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NPR, The Today Show, The Washington Post, The New York Times, the all-around stories. And then we got this email. It was from a woman who was very surprised by this obituaries because as far as she knew, the inventor of the Trapper Keeper was very much alive. And he was her father. She said her dad invented it, not the guy in the obit. And she was not happy about it.
Obviously, this is not the kind of tip that a self-respecting radio producer can just let go. Thea Benin, here on our program, tried to figure out what was going on.
Obviously, this is not the kind of tip that a self-respecting radio producer can just let go. Thea Benin, here on our program, tried to figure out what was going on.
Thea Benin hates being on the radio. For now, anyway, we're working on her. She's an editor here at our show. Coming up, explaining the sex robots of the future to your great-grandkids and other legacy issues we have yet to face but will someday. That's in a minute from Chicago Public Radio when our program continues. This is American Life from Ira Glass.
Thea Benin hates being on the radio. For now, anyway, we're working on her. She's an editor here at our show. Coming up, explaining the sex robots of the future to your great-grandkids and other legacy issues we have yet to face but will someday. That's in a minute from Chicago Public Radio when our program continues. This is American Life from Ira Glass.
Today's program, How I Learned to Shave, stories of our parents' legacies and what we learned from our dads, whether it's intended or not. We've arrived at act two of our show, act two, Raised by Wolf. So we now turn to this father and son who go hunting together, have all kinds of adventures, and then things get complicated. Both of them were raised by wolves because they are wolves.
Today's program, How I Learned to Shave, stories of our parents' legacies and what we learned from our dads, whether it's intended or not. We've arrived at act two of our show, act two, Raised by Wolf. So we now turn to this father and son who go hunting together, have all kinds of adventures, and then things get complicated. Both of them were raised by wolves because they are wolves.
Lily Sullivan is a producer on our show. Rick McIntyre told the story of eight and 21 in his book, The Rise of Wolf Eight. Rick says Wolf Eight died a few months after the fight that never was. From what it looked like, he died taking care of his pack. An elk kicked him in the head while he was out hunting for them. Rick's latest book is called Thinking Like a Wolf.
Lily Sullivan is a producer on our show. Rick McIntyre told the story of eight and 21 in his book, The Rise of Wolf Eight. Rick says Wolf Eight died a few months after the fight that never was. From what it looked like, he died taking care of his pack. An elk kicked him in the head while he was out hunting for them. Rick's latest book is called Thinking Like a Wolf.
Act 3, Story Car, the post-apocalypse edition. We close out our show today with Simon Rich, who has this story about a dad who was also a grandfather and a great-grandfather who has some very strong ideas about what he wants family members who come after him to know about him and his life.
Act 3, Story Car, the post-apocalypse edition. We close out our show today with Simon Rich, who has this story about a dad who was also a grandfather and a great-grandfather who has some very strong ideas about what he wants family members who come after him to know about him and his life.
Simon Rich, reading his short story history report. It's from his most recent collection of short stories, which is called Gory Days.
Simon Rich, reading his short story history report. It's from his most recent collection of short stories, which is called Gory Days.
Our program is produced today by our show's senior editor, David Kesterbaum, with James Bennett II.
Our program is produced today by our show's senior editor, David Kesterbaum, with James Bennett II.
The people who put together today's show include Bima Adewumni, Chris Bender, Evgen Daya-Bahn, Sean Cole, Michael Kamate, Aviva de Kornfeld, Miki Meek, Stone Nelson, Catherine Raimondo, Nadia Raymond, Ryan Romery, Ike Srees, Kanda Raja, Francis Swanson, Christopher Sotala, Matt Tierney, Julie Whitaker, and Diane Wu. Our managing editors, Sara Abdurrahman, our executive editors, Emmanuel Berry.
The people who put together today's show include Bima Adewumni, Chris Bender, Evgen Daya-Bahn, Sean Cole, Michael Kamate, Aviva de Kornfeld, Miki Meek, Stone Nelson, Catherine Raimondo, Nadia Raymond, Ryan Romery, Ike Srees, Kanda Raja, Francis Swanson, Christopher Sotala, Matt Tierney, Julie Whitaker, and Diane Wu. Our managing editors, Sara Abdurrahman, our executive editors, Emmanuel Berry.
Help on today's rerun from Henry Larson. Special thanks today to Nicole Wolfe-Rodriguez-Robbins, Tarek Fouda, Mark Johnson of Global Wildlife Resources, David Meech of the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Minnesota, and Bill White. This American Life is delivered to public radio stations by PRX, the public radio exchange, to become a This American Life partner.