EP. 170 — Re-Release: The Welfare Queen w/ Ayo Edebiri

Happy Holidays, Con-gregation! We are revisiting our episode with Ayo Edebiri, one of our wildest episodes as we dig deep into the controversial tale of Linda Taylor, the Welfare Queen!

Research by Sharilyn Vera.

Sources:

https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Forgotten-Life-Behind-American/dp/031651330X

https://www.stitcher.com/show/one-year

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/books/review/josh-levin-queen-linda-taylor.html

https://newrepublic.com/article/154404/myth-welfare-queen

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