15. Human Baths

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Science

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🗓️ 31 October 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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The End. Vanguard Estates is a production of Flash Forward. The story was written by me, Rose Eveleth; edited by Ace Tilton Radcliffe and Georgia Wyatt; and produced by Ozzy Llinas Goodman. The sound design is by Mischa Stanton and music is by Ilan Blanck. The voice actors for Welcome to Vanguard Estates are: Marcus Jones -- Keith Houston Imani Jones -- Shara Kirby Robot #1 -- Ashley Kellem Amy -- Chelsey B Coombs Vanguard Estates Representative -- Aiya Islam Missy -- Anjali Kunapaneni Robot # 2 -- Brett Tubbs NPR Host -- Sandhya Dirks An earlier version of Vanguard Estates was originally performed live for Pop-Up Magazine. You can also play through a web version of the story at flashforwardpod.com/vanguard, which features really cool illustrations by Mattie Lubchansky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're glad you decided to bring someone in to help your dad bathe, but it wasn't easy
0:07.1	to find a fit.
0:08.9	Your dad doesn't like the first few people you hire, and when you do eventually find someone
0:13.7	he does like, they quit six months later.
0:17.4	Senior care pays so poor ladies days, and is such a demanding job that most people don't
0:23.0	last more than a few years.
0:25.6	He goes through three more people until finally you find a good match, a big guy named Sven.
0:32.6	Your dad likes Sven.
0:34.4	He talks just enough and about the right things, football and World War II history.
0:40.2	The quest is over.
0:43.4	Until a few months later, you get a call.
0:47.0	Hi dad.
0:48.0	Hey kiddo.
0:49.0	How's it going?
0:51.0	Oh, today was Sven's last day.
0:54.8	Wait, why?
0:55.8	What happened?
0:56.8	You got hired in California at one of those big fancy retirement homes.
1:00.8	I'm sorry.
1:01.8	I'm sure we can find another good one.
1:05.6	You know, I married your mother 40 years ago.
1:09.6	Before that, I was in love only once with a girl named Mary.
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