It’s one of the most charged, taboo, and divisive words in the English language, four letters that can stop a room cold. Join Miriama Kamo and Mark Crysell, along with guests - broadcaster Bree Tomasel, women's advocate Jackie Clark, and sociolinguist Dr Julia de Bres - to they dive headfirst into the C work. Where did it came from? Why does it shocks us? And can it ever truly be reclaimed?

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