A poultry-themed poem by Luis Rodriguez. (4 minutes)
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Act One: The Youth In Asia
When a pet dies, to what degree can it be replaced by another? And to what degree can pets replace people in our lives? David Sedaris tells this story of cats and dogs and other animals.
Act Two: Polly Wants More Than A Cracker
Veronica Chater explains the conflict in her house between her love for her pet macaw—a kind of parrot—and her love for her husband and three kids.
Act Four: Resurrection
Writer Brady Udall with another story about what animals can take the place of, in our lives and in our homes—this one involving an armadillo.
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All kinds of little stories that we ordinarily can't use on the radio show because they are just too short.
Act V
A group of inmates at a high-security prison stage a production of the last act of Hamlet.
