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Scott Sheffield's avatar

Nice recap AC! Every time I hear Tawana Brawley’s name I remember seeing her empty bed pans in the Hopewell convalescence center. I thought she was under qualified for the position. Sharpton really took care of her, the Rev should be cleaning out septic tanks.

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Ann, in your podcast you appear to convey a bit of (entirely understandable) frustration at not being able to read the bogus, entirely flawed 'studies' behind paywalls, and it leads me to believe that you may not be aware of an entirely legal way to circumvent most paywalls and read specific pages behind them.

There are a number of websites that link to various internet archive services, and because you're only accessing one page at a time, these sites are not in violation of any laws. My own preferred site is Paywall Reader

https://paywallreader.com/

although there may be others that are better. However, I haven't had a need to go elsewhere because I've usually been able to get wherever I've wanted to go via this page. I've bookmarked it and have it in my browser favorites ribbon for quick access. It's very simple to use...all you do is copy the URL of your desired page to your computer's clipboard and then paste it into the window at the top of the Paywall Reader page. Then, choose which archive service you want to try. If that service has your page available it will be displayed in the main window of Paywall Reader. If not, there will be an error screen and you can just go back and try one of the other services linked at Paywall Reader.

Thank you so much for your excellent podcasts...they're always the primary 'must listen' podcasts on the internet. You are providing an essential service for any thoughtful person and I hope you know that your work is sincerely appreciated. :-)

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