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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!

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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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 oppo...
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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 lead...
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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. Kl...
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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 Mapp...
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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.
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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....
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