February 17, 2020

EP. 21 — The Welfare Queen w/ Ayo Edebiri

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

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

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