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What’s up Con-gregation! Not gonna lie, this is one of our wildest episodes thanks to Ayo Edebiri (Sunnyside, Forbes) and dig deep into controversial tale of Linda Taylor, the Welfare Queen!
Research: Sharilyn Vera
SOURCES:
https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Forgotten-Life-Behind-American/dp/031651330X
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/slate/the-queen
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/books/review/josh-levin-queen-linda-taylor.html
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