On the Job, 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week

“They are taking care of people with very complex needs, people who have multiple chronic conditions, who may have all kinds of varied living environments. A lot of the families are really dysfunctional and the aides have to deal with that, too. And they’re getting paid chump change, and it’s a travesty.”

Published: Sep 2, 2019
Length: 13 minutes (3,433 words)

The Doctor Will See Your Iguana Now

Andy Newman covers a day in the life of Dr. Anthony Pilny, veterinarian at the Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine in Manhattan, New York. Dr. Pilny’s days routinely involve bowel-obstructed bunnies, lame ducks, and feisty, festering iguanas, just to name a few of his pint-sized patients.

Published: May 12, 2017
Length: 9 minutes (2,465 words)