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Before we get started, we want to give you a heads up.

You should start with episode one.

Things will make a lot more sense that way.

Also, the series is about sexual assault.

And there's some swearing.

There is one question we get asked the most about the Larry Nassar case.

Whether it's our boss, our families, or just people at parties being like, oh, what are

you working on these days?

People here, Larry Nassar.

And it's like their voices get lower, they lean in and they ask, but what about the parents?

How could the parents of these girls have been in the room while Larry abused their child

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