When your past is too painful, you do what you can to carry it without letting it drown you. A life behind the counter, a life full of listening to others.

stopGOstop present The Ones That Pay, a series of monologues exploring labor, industry, and history. A mechanic reflects on machines (ep. 192), a bank teller traces the life of money(ep. 191), a bartender watches the night unfold (ep 190), a waitress moves through routine(ep 189), and a driver drifts through highways (ep. 188)—each navigating the rhythms of work, motion, and time.

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