Must Be Rats on the Brain | This American Life | Episode 801

From This American Life

The one animal we can’t seem to live without, even when we really, really want to. 00:00:00 Prologue: At the announcement of New York City’s inaugural rat czar, we meet Darneice Foster, who despises the rats outside her apartment. And host Ira Glass introduces two special co-hosts for today’s show. (11 minutes) 00:11:54 Act One: Producer Elna Baker meets Todd Sklar, a man who can’t quit rats. (22 minutes) 00:34:13 Act Two: Fifty years ago, New York City started to put garbage out in plastic b...