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In this go-round, Molly wonders why Americans shun vacation so much. A study indicated only 25-percent use their entire vacation time. A recent Gallup poll found that 70-percent of Americans hate their jobs. Connection? 

Also, the opening of the new 9/11 museum in New York makes Ben think about 'too soon,' as in when is it too soon to memorialize, historicize and commodify a tragedy.

And speaking of memorials, Andy talks about pet cemeteries and how they reflect our changing relationships with our pets.

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The Interpreters on Americans' fear of vacation, 9/11 as a consumer experience and the meaning behind pet cemeteries.

In this go-round, Molly wonders why Americans shun vacation so much. A study indicated only 25-percent use their entire vacation time. A recent Gallup poll found that 70-percent of Americans hate their jobs. Connection? 

Also, the opening of the new 9/11 museum in New York makes Ben think about 'too soon,' as in when is it too soon to memorialize, historicize and commodify a tragedy.

And speaking of memorials, Andy talks about pet cemeteries and how they reflect our changing relationships with our pets.

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Podcast: The Interpreters, episode 4

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