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May 2022
38m 40s

BELATED MOTHER'S DAY

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The team celebrates a belated mother's day by revisiting some of the best mothers to call into the show. A favorite guest from the two-timers club, “Not Racist Susan, ” shares stories of her wayward youth that includes a stint as a women’s oil wrestler in the 80s. An adult entertainer talks about raising a body-positive child, and A Chicago doula talks about the miracle of childbirth, and the support women need to bring new life into the world. 

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