Everyone told Darin Strauss that there would have been no way to avoid hitting the bicyclist who swerved into the path of his car. When the girl died, the police said Darin wasn't at fault. He tells what it's like to live with being the accidental cause of someone's death. Darin also tells this story in his new book Half a Life. (24 minutes)
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Act Three: One Last Thing After I Go
Producer Aviva DeKornfeld tells the story of Bill Edgar, who accidentally ended up helping people have a say at a moment when most people don’t get to say anything at all.
Act One: Ghostwriter
Vauhini Vara lost her sister when she was in college.
Act Three: Bought the Farm
Senior editor David Kestenbaum helps his kids set up an ant farm.
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