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Nov 2018
1h 11m

Color of Sunshine, Color of Moonlight

Chris Gethard
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Days after the 2016 election, a mother of three was nervous about how the outcome of the election would impact her children and left an emotional voicemail for Beautiful Anonymous. Two years later, she talked to Geth about the challenges she and her kids face today and all the love and beauty that inspire them.



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