Our Year: Who's “Essential” Now?

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🗓️ 15 March 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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When the coronavirus pandemic shut down cities across the U.S. and forced many people to work from home, others deemed “essential” still had to show up for their jobs. A year later, the gap between the need for essential workers and the way they’re treated is all too apparent. Guests: Henry Grabar, staff writer at Slate. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.2	Exactly one year ago, I started going to work in my closet.
0:36.6	I put a microphone in here, some Christmas lights.
0:39.9	The closets under my stairs.
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0:55.0	Same way he always had.
0:57.6	Nishan works the MTA, the New York City Subway system.
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