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Animals Die, People Ponder
Originally aired 01.24.1997
Stories of people who handle dead animals. Don't worry — it's not as gross as it sounds. In fact, not disgusting at all. A story by George Saunders about an animal control man who falls in unrequited love. A woman who studies illuminated manuscripts, whose pages look like paper but are in fact animals. And other stories.
Ira with an expert in medieval manuscripts, Sandy Hindman. (5 minutes)
Act One. I'm Ferdinand. I'm Glad to be Your Steak Tonight.
Jay Allison presents a woman who "talks" to animals and a slaughterhouse owner. (5 minutes)
Short fiction by George Saunders. (31 minutes)
Ira with Clarence Hicks, who picks up dead animals for a living. (9 minutes)
Jay Allison's story about Leo Brillo in Los Angeles who saves animals. (5 minutes)
