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Come for the cringe, stay for the connection. Follow four modern daters as they trade the swiping, the small talk, and the fumbled first kiss for a curated virtual date with a team of fairy godmothers behind the scenes. You might have eavesdropped on a first date before, but never like this. From the producers of Where Should We Begin, This is Dating, a series of recorded first dates. If you would like to get new episodes a week or so in advance in addition to ad-free listening subscribe to This Is Dating on Apple Podcasts. Visit the This Is Dating show page on Apple Podcasts for more info.

We will be back in the fall with a whole new series of recorded first dates. Thanks for being a part of this first season we can’t wait for you to hear who we will set up next.

America through the looking glass - enter a world where nothing is as it seems.

As America heads into a presidential election, Gabriel Gatehouse dives back into the labyrinthine rabbit warren of American conspiracy culture. Whilst liberals across the world worry about a possible return of Donald Trump, millions of Americans are convinced that their democracy has already been highjacked - by a sinister Deep State cabal. How did this happen? And who is behind it? That's the story that Gabriel Gatehouse is investigating in this series of The Coming Storm.

The search for the origins of this story takes Gabriel inside a paranoid political group that tried to build its own Deep State during the Cold War, now back in fashion in the conservative backwaters of western mountain states. Gabriel meets the January 6 rioters running for office who see their detention as political imprisonment in gulags, and the militia men convinced the CIA and FBI are working against the American people. In the background lurk the tech utopian ideologues, using their vast wealth and power to fund conspiracy flavoured content as they work to create sovereign states free of all government control. And online, amateur finance bros foment distrust of government, central banks and giant financial institutions to millions of followers.

What were once fringe ideas have burst into the mainstream. Conspiracy theories have become central planks of Trump's Republican Party, while Democrats run on dark warnings about the end of democracy. With both sides convinced the other is an existential threat, what are the prospects for the survival of the American political system?

Through bi-weekly episodes, the FGTW podcast presents conversations that highlight the voices and lived experiences of young Black females. With both individual and parental consent (where applicable), adolescent and young adult Black females (ages 13-29) now have a space to discuss life experiences, current events, and issues most pertinent to their wellbeing, from their vantage point, uncensored. Join the host Dr. Marquitta Shree Dorsey, Ph.D., in conversation with other Black females about sensitive topics most relevant to their lived experiences. You'll also hear Dr. Dorsey offer subsequent bi-weekly PEP (Promoting Encouragement and Perseverance) Talks to anyone who might find them valuable, but particularly to young Black females. 

Dr. Marquitta Shree Dorsey, Ph.D is a social worker with nearly 20 years of community practice experience with youth and young adult Black females and families. Dr. Dorsey has earned a Ph.D. in Social Welfare, a Masters in Social Work, a Masters in Business Administration, and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Human Sciences (major: Fashion Merchandising).

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