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Overflowing toilets, trash on trails, damaged Joshua trees: National parks during the government shutdown
It’s the 12th day of the partial government shutdown. National parks are largely unsupervised, including Yosemite and Joshua Tree in California. Joshua Tree has been open for visitors to enter -- for free, since no one was there to collect fees.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readIt’s the 12th day of the partial government shutdown. National parks are largely unsupervised, including Yosemite and Joshua Tree in California. Joshua Tree has been open for visitors to enter -- for free, since no one was there to collect fees.
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What’s it like to start your job as a congresswoman amid a government shutdown?- 0:00Overflowing toilets, trash on trails, damaged Joshua trees: National parks during the government shutdownYou’re reading this
- 5:22Is it legal to force federal employees to work without pay?
- 12:57Pizza, Ikea, and a government shutdown: How Katie Hill and Katie Porter have been preparing for their new lives in Washington
- 20:38How schadenfreude -- taking pleasure in another’s pain -- helps us bond and celebrate failures
- 34:05New exhibit and podcast asks what’s worthy of collecting
The full episode
1 of 5What’s it like to start your job as a congresswoman amid a government shutdown?- 0:00Overflowing toilets, trash on trails, damaged Joshua trees: National parks during the government shutdownYou’re reading this
- 5:22Is it legal to force federal employees to work without pay?
- 12:57Pizza, Ikea, and a government shutdown: How Katie Hill and Katie Porter have been preparing for their new lives in Washington
- 20:38How schadenfreude -- taking pleasure in another’s pain -- helps us bond and celebrate failures
- 34:05New exhibit and podcast asks what’s worthy of collecting