# The city through the eyes of a garbage collector

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Podcast: [Think from KERA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-from-kera-875208)
Published: 2026-06-15T17:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Imagine what you can learn about a city by picking up the garbage of the people who live there. Simon Paré-Poupart, a sociologist and garbageman in Montreal, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his life on the back of a garbage truck, why he prefers the term G-men to garbagemen, and the people who are called to do this dirty job well and with pride. His book is “ Trash!: A Garbageman’s Story ,” and his companion piece in Harper’s is “ The Conscience of the City .” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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