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650: Change You Can Maybe Believe In
Act One

The All-Too-Real Housewives of Argentina

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Reporter Jasmine Garsd grew up in Argentina watching talk shows, which were kind of extreme even for Latin American television. The women on screen were pumped with silicone and Botox, and sometimes showed up wearing almost nothing. Recently one long-time host seemed to have a change of heart overnight. Jasmine went back to Argentina to find out what had happened. This story is a collaboration with the NPR podcast Rough Translation. (23 minutes)

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Jasmine Garsd

Song:

“Machista” by Buffalo Moon

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