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Stories from Hart Island

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 8, 2023

While Hart Island has a reputation for being the burial grounds of New York's unwanted, those laid to rest on the island each have stories and loved ones. Joe Richman, founder and executive producer of "Radio Diaries", discusses the Radio Diaries series "The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island" and Susan Hurlburt, Neil Harris' mother, shares stories of her son Neil Harris Jr., also known as Steven, who was buried on the island.

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