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Bonus Fruit: The Return of Janet Jackson?
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5 minutes
Released:
Jun 10, 2015
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A battle of the generations broke out when, on a recent episode, we talked about Janet Jackson's upcoming album and tour! Flyy Sexuality TV's Kendra Elise Anderson called the singer all washed up, scandalizing Jaison, and our other guest, actor Billy Flood. We thought we were going to have to get out the smelling salts. This funny segment didn't make the final cut of the show, but we couldn't resist sharing it as a slice of bonus fruit! What do you think, Fruitcakes? More info on the album & tour here: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/janet-jackson-promises-new-album-new-world-tour-in-2015-20150516 ______________________________________________ Support Strange Fruit: https://www.patreon.com/StrangeFruit
Released:
Jun 10, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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Strange Fruit #31: Urmi Basu of New Light India; Kaitlyn Hunt, Statutory Rape & Queer Relationships: Activism runs in Urmi Basu's family; her grandfather was a doctor who set up a school for _dalit_ children (India's untouchable caste) in his own home. Urmi says her family "always challenged everything that's traditional in India." Thirteen years ago, she combined her passion for gender equality and her background and education in social work—along with 10,000 rupees, or $200—to found [New Light India](http://www.newlightindia.org/). New Light is non-profit organization based in the red light district of Calcutta, intended to help victims of sex trafficking and provide healthcare to people living with HIV/AIDS. With an estimated 40,000 new trafficked sex workers in the city each year, it's no small task. But Urmi is a woman of great determination. She was in Louisville recently and she sat down to talk with us about her work, and how sex trafficking in India is part of the larger globa by Strange Fruit