The Vacuum

Nice Try! by Vox Media Podcast Network

Oct 21, 202130:43Arts

One of the most intimate, necessary, and perhaps loathed activities of the home is cleaning. Who does this work, and how good do we have to be at it? When is it okay to depend on some kind of help? A story of community,...

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