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Jan 2024
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Under The Influence with Jo Piazza on Im...

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This week, Imperfect Paradise, the show about hidden worlds and messy realities brings you an episode of Jo Piazza’s - podcast Under the Influence with Jo Piazza.
Last December, Jo had LAist reporter Emily Guerin on to talk about Imperfect Paradise: People vs. Karen, the story about a white mom-fluencer who falsely accused a Latino couple of a crime and their fight to hold her accountable
If you haven’t listened to Imperfect Paradise: People vs. Karen yet, we encourage you to binge the series. In this episode you'll hear Jo and Emily get into some behind the scenes details that went into making People vs. Karen, and a deeper discussion into the role social media played in this story.

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