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Bleeped

Bleeped Media

Imagine being arrested for taking pictures of a farm, harassed for reading a storybook to children, or jailed for displaying a photograph in a museum. Censorship like this seems unimaginable, but it’s real and happens every day. Bleeped tells these stories. Each episode relives a David and Goliath tale of an individual who triumphed over censorship from a powerful organization, showing that if you’ve been wronged, you can fight back and win!

  • 30 minutes 4 seconds
    6: Ag-Gag Me with a Spoon
    One day, Amy Meyer went to see a slaughter-house near where she lived, and she ended up becoming the United States' first ag-gag criminal.

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    27 August 2019, 5:22 am
  • 31 minutes 28 seconds
    5: Dylan's New Dress
    When Santana Pilar Andrews was asked to read at Lafayette, Louisiana's first-ever Drag Queen Story Time, Santana thought it would be an excellent opportunity to help children learn to accept others for who they are. But many in Lafayette didn't agree. They feared the Drag Queens had a "secret agenda" and tried to stop the event from happening.

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    13 August 2019, 4:06 am
  • 30 minutes 4 seconds
    4: Felony Disenfranchisement
    Before a jury convicted Alfonzo Tucker of a felony, he had never voted in an election. Then, while incarcerated, he read books about civil rights leaders who lost their lives fighting for the rights of African American's to vote and became inspired. When he was released, he tried to register to vote, but Alabama refused to let him. Alfonzo became one of the 6.1 million disenfranchised ex-felons.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 July 2019, 4:25 am
  • 25 minutes 22 seconds
    3: Terms of Service
    John Palmer bought a Christmas gift for his wife Jen from KlearGear.com, but the gifts never arrived. So the Palmers left the company a bad review. KlearGear then fined them $3,500. That's how everything started.

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    16 July 2019, 5:11 am
  • 29 minutes 16 seconds
    2: There's No Sin in Cincinnati
    Cincinnati prided itself on being a clean town that's free of pornography and vice, but in 1990, a museum tried to exhibit a collection of Robert Mapplethorpe photographs depicting homoerotic S&M. The city wanted to stop them. 

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2 July 2019, 4:15 am
  • 30 minutes 36 seconds
    1: Riviera Beach
    The City of Riviera Beach sought to use eminent domain to take away 5,500 people's homes. Fane Lozman tried to stop them.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    18 June 2019, 6:03 am
  • 1 minute 13 seconds
    Introducing Bleeped
    Imagine being arrested for taking pictures of a farm, harassed for reading a storybook to children, or jailed for displaying a photograph in a museum. Censorship like this seems unimaginable, but it’s real and happens every day. Bleeped tells these stories. Each episode relives a David and Goliath tale of an individual who triumphed over censorship from a powerful organization, showing that if you’ve been wronged, you can fight back and win!

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 May 2019, 2:05 am
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