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EP. 110 — The Crooked Car Executive w/ Bryan Safi
What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, we have Bryan Safi discussing the LGBTQI Icon Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael, a car executive who attempted to sell the Dale, a fuel-efficient three-wheeled car in response to the 1974 oil crisis. Plus, a corrupt NYPD Officer steals thousands of dollars in rent and deposit money for a Queens apartment. Stay Schemin’!
CW: There are non – graphic mentions of violence against a trans woman.
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://www.wpr.org/lady-and-dale-stranger-fiction-life-liz-carmichael
https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a35325931/liz-carmichael-wife-kids/
https://www.vulture.com/article/the-lady-and-the-dale-hbo-series-review.html
https://time.com/5935209/lady-and-the-dale-true-story/
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/01/10280883/elizabeth-carmichael-crimes-wife-family-death
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