WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO — Afterlives: The Layleen Polanco Story

There Are No Girls on the Internet

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Society & Culture, Technology

4.4 • 820 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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We're taking a break from our usual content to share a new podcast from iHeart's Outspoken network, Afterlives: The Layleen Polanco Story.

You can check out the rest of the show here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-afterlives-the-layleen-po-127683074/

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0:00.0	We talk a lot about how the internet can be used as a tool to draw attention to stories that would otherwise fall under the radar.
0:06.7	After Lives, a new podcast from IHeart's Outspoken Network, spotlights one of those stories.
0:12.0	After Lives examines the life and legacy of Laylene Polanco, a transgender Afro-Latina who tragically died at New York City's Rikers Island jail.
0:20.7	Laylene's death was totally preventable, and this new podcast sets out to investigate the
0:25.4	systems of power that led to her untimely passing, as well as how her story sparked national
0:30.4	movements for change. As we're seeing more and more legislation policing how trans people
0:34.6	exist, including how they show up online. This story is more important than ever.
0:39.3	Thank you so much for listening.
0:40.9	Be sure to subscribe.
0:42.0	Here's After Lives,
0:43.1	the Layling Polanco story, episode one.
0:47.0	Afterlives is a production of IHeart Podcasts
0:50.0	and the Outspoken Podcast Network
0:52.2	in partnership with School of Humans.
0:59.6	Just a heads up,
1:01.6	the following episode discusses
1:03.9	transphobia, racism,
1:06.9	mental health, suicide, and violence.
1:10.8	Take care while listening. Mental health, suicide, and violence.
1:12.3	Take care while listening.
1:26.9	Ready? Sing it.
1:29.0	Sing it.
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