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Pioneering Women Journalists

Season 32 Episode 3216
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To The Contrary Season 32

Grandmothering While Black

Season 32 Episode 3217
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To The Contrary Season 32

Sen. Tammy Duckworth & Reproductive Rights

Season 32 Episode 3218
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Legacy Admissions; Crisis of Masculinity

Legacy Admissions; Crisis of Masculinity

Season 32 Episode 3219
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To The Contrary Season 32

Women's World Cup & Equal Pay

Season 32 Episode 3220
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Harris in the Spotlight; Alcohol & Women

Season 32 Episode 3221
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Abortion & GOP; Women in Combat

Abortion & GOP; Women in Combat

Season 32 Episode 3222
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To The Contrary Season 32

Diversity in Rock; Period Poverty

Season 32 Episode 3228
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Prostitution vs. "Sex Work"

Prostitution vs. "Sex Work"

Season 32 Episode 3229
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The Catholic Church & Slavery

Season 32 Episode 3214

Journalist, author, and professor Rachel L. Swarns discusses her new book “The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church.” Swarns exposes the Catholic Church's reliance on slave labor and sales, as she follows the Mahoney family's two-century journey of indentured servitude and enslavement, revealing the harrowing origin story of the Church in America.

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New standards for military, and Dems overperform in special elections
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