EP. 36 — The Scheming Superintendent with Tracy Clayton

Greetings Con-gregation! This week Tracy Clayton (Another Round, Strong Black Legends) is on the pod to talk about the superintendent with a 4.0 average in fraud. Plus, a good old-fashioned pyramid scheme from Tracy and Laci’s favorite white woman: Tyra Banks!

Research by Sharilyn Vera.

Sources:

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/bad-education-hbo-true-story-scandal-fact-check-992263/

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a32291684/bad-education-hbo-true-story-frank-tassone-pamela-gluckin/

esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a32268352/bad-education-hbo-true-story-frank-tassone-now/

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/09/hugh-jackman-movie-bad-education-scandal

https://www.thecut.com/2016/06/tyra-banks-beautytainer.html

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