Ronald Reagan and "The Welfare Queen" with Laci Mosley
Episode description
Laci Mosley (Scam Goddess) tells Sarah about Linda Taylor and the origins of the Welfare Queen myth ("the build the wall" of the 70s). They also discuss the origins of the Ronald Reagan myth, and how the latter used the former to become the "Beyoncé of the GOP."
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Some articles referred to in this episode:
- http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2013/12/linda_taylor_welfare_queen_ronald_reagan_made_her_a_notorious_american_villain.html
- https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/05/the-queen-linda-taylor-welfare-reagan-podcast.html
- https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/josh-levin/the-queen/9780316513272/
- https://www.earwolf.com/episode/the-welfare-queen-w-ayo-edebiri/
- https://newrepublic.com/article/154404/myth-welfare-queen
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https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good
http://maintenancephase.com