At the announcement of New York City’s inaugural rat czar, we meet Darneice Foster, who despises the rats outside her apartment. And host Ira Glass introduces two special co-hosts for today’s show. (11 minutes)
Rats performed throughout the show by Bashir Salahuddin and Chandra Russell.
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Act 5: Harlem Shuffle (podcast only)
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Act Two: 150 Days of Bummer
Producer Diane Wu talks to an asylum seeker trying to hustle his way through bureaucratic limbo. (11 minutes)
Act Three: Lullaby of Broadway
Host Ira Glass meets some of the city’s newest arrivals in every New Yorker’s least favorite place. (9 minutes)
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