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    Episode 46: Reading In Dystopia with Jessica and Miguel

    en-usFebruary 21, 2020
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    About this Episode

    This episode, first in a new sub series, focuses on reading and how your freedom of reading is in danger. Your hosts, Jessica and Miguel talk about how algorithms keep your mind and tastes in an ad specific box, other sneaky modern ways of censorship - we're looking at you Missouri - and how access to public libraries is crucial to communities. They also mention the recent controversy surrounding the book "American Dirt."

    This episode produced by M. De Santiago, J. Silva and G. Armendariz. Hosted by M. De Santiago and J. Silva. Intro / outro music by A. Billi Free, "Spatial Property," off her "Room of Surfaces" EP. Cover by YouknowWho. Rated NSFW.

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