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NewBe Too Much | United States of Comedy, Ep 2
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Called "too much" her whole life, Austin's Lea’h Sampson now embraces her true self in her standup. (23m 40s)
The Making of a Griot | United States of Comedy, Ep 1
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Haitian-born, Brooklyn-based comic Tanael Joachim mines comedy from being a fish out of water. (23m 51s)
All God's Children | The History of White People in America, Episode 5
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The powerful story of an enslaved woman who sued and won her family’s freedom in 1832. (4m 15s)
The Diary of Afong Moy | The History of White People in America, Episode 4
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How America's first Chinese woman was exhibited and exploited as a circus oddity in 1830s New York. (4m 52s)
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An Ozarks wild hog hunt leads to a vulnerable reunion for an Iranian American and childhood friend. (18m 29s)
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Oil painter Samir Khurshid's work reflects his tumultuous Iraq childhood and refugee life. (24m 2s)
After Angola | holding bodies: a justice anthology
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A support group for men who served time inside Louisiana's Angola State Pen. (18m 5s)
D.A. Time | holding bodies: a justice anthology
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A young woman feels pressure to plead guilty while kept waiting in jail for 60 days. (12m 44s)
First Disappearances | holding bodies: a justice anthology
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What's the first 24 hours after you're arrested like? (12m 36s)
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The bonds between a deaf father and his hearing, formerly incarcerated daughter deepen. (17m 59s)
LA Street Food, South Asian Style | Spice Road, Episode 4
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Rupak Ginna goes home to LA for Desi street delicacies and grocery store comfort food. (16m 31s)
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