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StoryCorps by NPR

Oct 6, 202615:53Society & Culture

Some things you just have to learn on the job. This week, stories from funeral directors, garbage collectors, firefighters, and Golden Gate Bridge ironworkers about how their occupations challenged and changed them. Leav...

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