Courtney tells Jennifer the amazing story of Henrietta Lacks and her family. The book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot was challenged in Tennessee when a mom confused gynecology with pornography. Now, the books has been removed from required reading lists, when Henrietta's story should be amplified and used as an important lesson in bodily autonomy, Black history, systemic racisim, and so much more. Read Henrietta's grandson's book "The Untold Story of Henrietta Lacks" by Ron Lacks to learn more about this phenomenal woman and her family.

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DeSantis Seeks to Silence Brain Cancer Patient Speaking Out About Her Abortion

Crownsville: Turning a grim site from Maryland's past into a jewel | WYPR

Sickle Cell Disease Continues to Face Underfunding, Lack of Research | Newsroom

Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don't take them seriously.

Student creates app to improve care for black babies

Federal judge: DeSantis can’t threaten Florida TV stations airing pro-abortion rights ad

Banned Books Week: “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”

Henrietta Lacks' descendants reach a settlement over the use of her 'stolen' cells

County judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban, citing voter-approved reproductive rights amendment | AP News

Books Challenged or Banned in 2015-2016, by Robert P. Doyle - Illinois Library Association

Oprah Winfrey doesn't think Lacks family deserves more than $16,000 consultancy fee for movie

Jennifer and Courtney discuss the irony in a Florida school district banning a book called "Ban this Book" by Alan Gratz.

Other notable topics include but are not limited to: JD Vance's obsession with pronatalism, why Minecraft is more relevant than the Tuttle Twins, and the horrors of selling slime kits at Scholastic Book Fairs.

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Awards for Ban This Book - Alan Gratz

A Florida school district banned ‘Ban This Book.’ Author says that’s ‘erasure of the highest order’ and wants it reinstated | CNN

Book about book bans banned by Florida school board | Books | The Guardian

Georgia abortion clinics see surge after 6-week abortion ban overturned - State Affairs

• Under this new law, Amber Thurman and Candi Miller would be alive today.

The Tuttle Twins and the Case of the Really Bad Libertarian Propaganda

Examples of SA and violence in the Bible:

• Genesis 16 NIV - Hagar's Mistreatment by Sarah and Abraham
• Judges 4:21 NIV - But Jael, Heber’s wife, picked up a - Bible Gateway
• Samuel 2:13 NIV - Amnon SA's his sister Tamar, then her brother Absalom orders a hit on Amnon
• Judges 19:24 NIV - Look, here is my virgin daughter, and his concubine. I will bring them out to you now, and you can use them and do to them whatever you wish. But as for this man, don’t do such an outrageous thing.

WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of SA.

With 54% of American adults having a reading level below the 6th grade, should we be concerned that homeschooling numbers are on the rise?

Join Courtney and Jennifer as they discuss the novel, "Push" by Sapphire, which tells the story of 16-year-old illiterate Claireece "Precious" Jones, whose battle with poverty, abuse, and systemic neglect reveals the nefarious intent of right-wing extremist politicians to defund the public education system, make reproductive care illegal, and keep poverty a reality. After all, education = empowerment and we wouldn't want that, would we?

Also, Mariah Carey = GOAT and John McEntee, former director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office in the Trump administration, has a small penis...probably. This episode is dedicated to Amber Thurman and the dozens of lives that could have been spared if not for the dangerous and extreme abortion bans.

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Senate Republicans block IVF bill, as Democrats elevate issue ahead of November election

Abortion is on the ballot in these states for November elections

'The GOP doesn’t care': JD Vance lambasted for calling school shootings 'a fact of life' - Alternet.org

Reading the numbers: 130 million American adults have low literacy skills — APM Research Lab

"Precious" mettle | Salon.com

Artists With the Most No. 1 Songs on the Hot 100, From The Beatles to Rihanna & More

Former PPO Director John McEntee Joins Project 2025; Personnel Database Launches | The Heritage Foundation

Why Some Members of Congress Are Wearing AR-15 Pins | TIME

Amber Thurman's Preventable Death in Georgia

JR Episodes are back! This week Courtney and Jennifer cover the adorable tear-jerker "Sam is My Sister" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter. Safe for little ears, Courtney reads the book and then joins Jennifer in a discussion on the outrageous "Abducter Bill" AKA SB 254 that not only makes gender-affirming care illegal, but allows the so-called "free" state Florida to intervene in custody and healthcare decisions, even if those decisions were legally and consensually made in another state.

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US judge strikes down Florida ban on gender-affirming healthcare | Reuters

Florida 'abduction' bill? Opponents call it 'legal kidnapping.' What does the bill say?

Florida can enforce transgender gender-affirming care ban, restrictions. What that means

Jennifer and Courtney are trying this new thing called "consistency" where they release a "challenged book" episode every Monday.

Join them this week as they discuss Malindo Lo's phenomenal historical fiction "Last Night at the Telegraph Club".

Episode highlights:

• Courtney admits her attraction to women in mid-century masculine fashion
• Jennifer calls out Moms for Liberty for taking books out of context YET AGAIN when they mistake a novelty naked lady cigarette lighter for a robotic sex toy...(We're pretty sure sex toys were not robotic in the 1950s...)

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From penis jokes to using tampons for nose bleeds, Jennifer and Courtney discuss why watching the DNC was so much fun to follow.

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Join Courtney and Jen as they discuss Kamala's veep pick,Tim Walz, and why he is the midwestern dad that America so desperately needs.

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• Why Republicans are calling Walz 'Tampon Tim' — and why Democrats embrace it
• The Pink Tax: Latest Updates and Statistics | Bankrate
• Period Poverty – why millions of girls and women cannot afford their periods | UN Women – Headquarters
• The Litter Box Lies
• Why JD Vance's world ain't my Appalachia, either
• Tim Walz couch joke explained; what he said about JD Vance
• How Tim Walz made school meals free for all Minnesota students - Fast Company
• Tim Walz’s Major Policy Stances—As Kamala Harris Picks Him As VP
• The Hold Steady

Courtney and Jennifer discuss Biden's exit and America's problem with electing women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+...Basically anything other than white Christian men.

Who could be Kamala Harris' running mate?