Ira with Clarence Hicks, who picks up dead animals for a living. (9 minutes)
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Act Three: The Caretaker
Producer Bim Adewunmi travels to the site in Minneapolis where George Floyd was murdered by a police officer.
Act One: Goodbye Mr. Facey
Producer Chana Joffe-Walt wondered what it was like for surviving MTA employees coping with the loss of their co-workers due to Covid-19.
Act Two: When It Rains
Producer Sean Cole has, unfortunately, experienced something known as “cumulative grief” this year.
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Act Four: Here’s What Else You Need To Know Today
Host Ira Glass with the last piece in today’s show, inspired by the New York Times podcast, The Daily. (3 minutes)
Act One
Reporter Paul Tough and Host Ira Glass look at the biggest change in admissions this year: colleges no longer requiring the SATs.
Act Four: Boiling Under
Lots of things go unspoken between family members, sometimes for years.