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Federalism and the abortion pill; 'Succession' and the swift nature of death : It's Been a Minute This week, host Brittany Luse is joined by UC Berkeley Law professor Khiara Bridges to connect the dots between the recent legal battles over the abortion pill mifepristone and our constitutional right to privacy. Then, Linda Holmes of NPR's 'Pop Culture Happy Hour' stops by to chat about the television episode that still has our group chats in a chokehold, and how it eloquently captured the way we experience death and grief in real life.

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Death and grief in 'Succession'; plus, privacy and the abortion pill

Death and grief in 'Succession'; plus, privacy and the abortion pill

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The third episode in season four of the HBO hit 'Succession' has the dysfunctional Roys dealing with grief and death. HBO hide caption

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The third episode in season four of the HBO hit 'Succession' has the dysfunctional Roys dealing with grief and death.

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This week, host Brittany Luse is joined by UC Berkeley Law professor Khiara Bridges to connect the dots between the recent legal battles over the abortion pill mifepristone and our constitutional right to privacy.

Then, Linda Holmes of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour stops by to chat about the television episode that still has our group chats in a chokehold, and how it eloquently captured the way we experience death and grief in real life.

This episode was produced by Barton Girdwood and Alexis Williams. It was edited by Jessica Placzek and Jessica Mendoza. Engineering support came from Alex Drewenskus and Stacey Abbott. Our executive producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of programming is Yolanda Sangweni and our senior VP of programming is Anya Grundmann.