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12: Animals
Act One

Food Chain In A New York Apartment

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This American Life contributor Paul Tough visits Catherine Chalmers. She raises small animals and insects in her apartment, feeds them to each other, and photographs them eating each other. (23 minutes)

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Song:

“Insect Collector” by Shonen Knife

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