In Defense Of The Pet Snail

NPR | By Peter Breslow,

Scott Simon

Published November 28, 2020 at 8:00 AM EST

This story was edited for radio by Martha Ann Overland.

Peter Breslow

Two-time Peabody Award-winner Peter Breslow is a senior producer for NPR's newsmagazine Weekend Edition. He has been with the program since 1992. Prior to that, he was a producer for NPR's All Things Considered.

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Scott Simon

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