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564: Too Soon?
Act Two

Pink Slip

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One of the show's producers, Zoe Chace, tells Ira about a joke she made pretty soon after something terrible had happened.

And then Ira talks to Amy Silverman about something else being too soon, and how she finally figured out the right moment for it. Amy's blog about her daughter is at girlinapartyhat.com. (15 minutes)

By

Zoe Chace

Song:

“Too Soon to Tell” by Todd Snider

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