Producer Nancy Updike reveals to Ira the staff’s concern about his dog, Piney. (17 minutes)
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Act Three: If These Dogs Could Talk
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Act Two: Oh What A Hangled Web We Weave
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Act Two: Snail in the Coffin
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Harper High School - Part One
We spent five months at a high school in Chicago where in the last year 29 current and recent students were shot.

Harper High School - Part Two
Part two of our program on Harper High School in Chicago, where in the last year 29 current and recent students were shot.