Sept. 10, 2019: UK Parliament Suspended; Mortician Author On Death

Sept. 10, 2019: UK Parliament Suspended; Mortician Author On Death

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British Parliament began a five-week suspension on Tuesday. We spoke to Amanda Sloat, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about what this means for the UK and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who lost a second bid for a snap election Monday. And, mortician and author Caitlin Doughty joins Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson to discuss questions about death that she explores in her new book, “Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death.“