Act Three

Senior editor David Kestenbaum helps his kids set up an ant farm.

Carmen Milito tells Ira the story of a date she went on as a teenager, and the bird her mom brought to the occasion.

Producer Bim Adewunmi on a decades-long political battle in Florida -- between the incumbent state bird and the challenger that threatens to knock it off its perch.

David Sedaris comes from a big family, who for many years growing up, took annual vacations to the same beach house.

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.

David Sedaris comes from a big family, who for many years growing up, took annual vacations to the same beach house.