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Apr 2022
33m 58s

S3 Ep. 9: Finding Freedom in the Air

BLUE WIRE
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Host Amira Rose Davis and story editor Jessica Luther recap their highlights from the American Prodigies series, talk about the gymnasts and topics that they wished they could have covered, and consider whether to abandon gymnastics or whether there’s something there worth believing in.  

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