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646: The Secret of My Death

646: The Secret of My Death

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The clues people find when trying to make sense of a death.

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Cryptic messages on a cell phone and a teeter-totter at a
construction site: these are clues people found, trying to make
sense of a death.

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(00:00:00) Prologue: Host Ira Glass talks to a guy about a crazy
experiment he devised when he was a kid. It almost killed
him. (5 minutes)

(00:06:45) Act One: We begin with a woman whose sister has died.
She has questions. Her name is Nadia Bowers, and she wrote
this to someone she thinks might be of help. (17 minutes)

(00:29:53) Act Two: There’s a problem with having a Facebook
account after you’re dead that you’ve never, ever,
ever thought about. Producer Stephanie Foo tells this story,
about Dave Maher. (14 minutes)

(00:45:49) Act Three: A guy goes to a funeral for someone he
doesn’t know at all, and has to piece together
everything about him. Producer Dana Chivvis
reports. (16 minutes)

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