Act Three

Editor Bethel Habte examines video evidence of two parents trying to get to the bottom of a minor crime committed in their own home. (7 minutes)

An excerpt from “Belles Lettres," a short story by Nafissa Thompson-Spires from her book Heads of the Colored People, performed by actors Erika Alexander and Eisa Davis with a cameo from our colleague Alvin Melathe.

There are many kids who do not gradually discover that grown ups don’t have a handle on everything.  These kids already know.

David Sedaris comes from a big family, who for many years growing up, took annual vacations to the same beach house.

When a pet dies, to what degree can it be replaced by another? And to what degree can pets replace people in our lives? David Sedaris tells this story of cats and dogs and other animals.

David Sedaris comes from a big family, who for many years growing up, took annual vacations to the same beach house.