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Today, we talk to Hannah Matthews, author of the new book You or Someone You Love: Reflections from an Abortion Doula about what it means to be a doula, support systems, and how to safely navigate the unnecessarily complex, stigmatized process of abortion in the United States.
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Howdy! Today, we talk about the happenings in Texas; Representative Bryan Slaton resigned after being exposed for a sexual relationship with a 19-year old, a school was evacuated after a prank with fart gas went wrong, and we talk about "emergency bleeding stations" in schools in case of a shooting.
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Congressman George Santos surrenders to authorities after being charged by the Feds. We dig into the details of the charges.
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Now that Congressman George Santos has been charged by the Feds, we revisit our collection of all his lies (that we know of).
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Donald Trump has been found liable for sexual abuse and defamation in the E. Jean Carroll rape case. We bring you the details and explain how one member of the jury shows why this could completely change the 2024 election.
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We experience a GLORIOUS moment of satisfaction as a judge tells the orange vomit he is legally required to shut up in his hush money case. Meanwhile, E. Jean Carroll's rape case against him wraps up.
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Author of HELL TO PAY: How the Suppression of Wages is Destroying America Michael Lind joins us on today's episode to discuss wages and the three-way complex financial relationship between the government, buisnesses, and their employees.
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Today, we talk about 10 year-olds working at McDonald's, 14 year-olds being allowed to serve alcohol, and go through an entire list of buisnesses recently fined for exploiting child labor.
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For your weekend listening enjoyment, the key parts of Donald Trump's deposition in the E. Jean Carroll rape case. Your welcome!
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According to a report on Thursday in ProPublica, Republican megadonor Harlan Crow paid for the private boarding school tuition of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' grandnephew. Today, we talk about the apparently low-budget cost of buying over a Surpreme Court Justice.
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