Listen Now: The Defenders

Choice Words with Samantha Bee

Lemonada Media

Comedy

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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We are dropping in your feed to share Lemonada Media's newest series, The Defenders. On Friday, June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Since then, it's been a barrage of bad news and bleak headlines. But for every restriction, there are many more acts of resistance, and a growing network of activists, clinic workers, faith leaders, and everyday people working to expand access to care.This is the story of the fight for freedom in a post-Roe America, co-hosted by Samantha Bee and Gloria Riviera.

Episode One of The Defenders features Brittany, Back in 2022, shortly after the fall of Roe, Brittany felt trapped. She was pregnant and stuck in an abusive relationship, totally cut off from her support system. She didn’t see a way out - until she happened to hear a radio story about the Midwest Access Coalition, an abortion fund helping people travel across state lines. We follow Brittany’s harrowing journey as she travels hundreds of miles, with the help of a group of volunteer pilots from Elevated Access.

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1:13.2	In 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
1:17.7	Since then, it has been a barrage of bad news.
1:21.3	But behind the bleak headlines there are people working to protect
1:26.3	our right to control our future. The Defenders is a new 10-part series about the
1:31.4	fight for freedom in a Post Row America.
1:33.9	Co-hosted by Gloria Riviera and May.
1:37.2	The show will examine ways people are still accessing care, from crossing state borders
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