Animals Die, People Ponder

Stories of people who handle dead animals. Don't worry — it's not as gross as it sounds. In fact, not disgusting at all. A story by George Saunders about an animal control man who falls in unrequited love. A woman who studies illuminated manuscripts, whose pages look like paper but are in fact animals. And other stories. Prologue: Ira with an expert in medieval manuscripts, Sandy Hindman. (5 minutes) I'm Ferdinand. I'm Glad to be Your Steak Tonight: Jay Allison presents a woman who "talks" to animals and a slaughterhouse owner. (5 minutes) The 400 Pound CEO: Short fiction by George Saunders. (31 minutes) Dead Animal Man: Ira with Clarence Hicks, who picks up dead animals for a living. (9 minutes) Redemption: Jay Allison's story about Leo Brillo in Los Angeles who saves animals. (5 minutes)