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‘It made me very uncomfortable’ - Woman’s experience of casual racism in café

26 September - 17 mins
Podcast Series Lunchtime Live Highlights

Sally, a listener, emailed into the show about an experience of casual racism she had over the weekend.

Sally joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to tell her what happened...

17 mins

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