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Aug 2013
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Lee Daniels' The Butler: Slate's Spoiler...

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Slate's Dana Stevens and Aisha Harris discuss Lee Daniels' The Butler.  WARNING: This podcast is meant to be heard AFTER you've seen the movie.

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