Urban Spinster

Urban Spinster

By Sadia SandersSociety & Culture
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Urban Spinster episodes

  • MacLaren Hall - The Sin of Being A Single Mother in Poverty (Episode 6)

    Continuing the episodic series on MacLaren Hall, my guest Robert Barela entered the foster care system at the age of 1.

    Born to drug-addicted parents. He was moved in and out of group homes, mental hospitals, and of course Mac.

    After overcoming his own addiction, Robert is on a positive path forward with his newfound faith and wife.

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    54 min
  • Know Your Worth!
    Sometimes it takes a while for women to reverse the conditioning received from birth. And when we do, often that awakening is met with backlash. Especially from males.
    14 min
  • MacLaren Hall - The Sin of Being A Single Mother In Poverty (Episode 5, Part 1)

    Continuing the episodic series on MacLaren Hall, my guest Gilbert Bao has spent more of his life in state custody than he has outside of it.  From being removed by children's services at the age of 8, to a revolving door of juvenile detention and then sentenced to 24 years to life in California State Prison, Gilbert has come out on the other side. He admits that there are daily adjustments to be made. But his freedom is worth it. 

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    1 hr 2 min
  • MacLaren Hall - The Sin of Being A Single Mother In Poverty (Episode 3)
    Civil Justice and personal injury Attorney Ben Crump has joined forces with Adam Slater of Slater, Slater, Schulman LLP to file a lawsuit against Los Angeles County on behalf of Survivors of sexual abuse at "House of Horrors" MacLaren Hall. 
    I attended a press conference held in downtown LA at Stanley Mosk courthouse. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE! anchor.fm/urbanspinster/subscribe
    15 min
  • MacLaren Hall - The Sin of Being A Single Mother In Poverty (Episode 2, Pt 2)
    Continuing my episodic series on MacLaren Hall, I speak to Claudia Flowers, who began her career in Social Work in 1993 and remained at the facility until its closing. This is Part 2 of 2.
    MacLaren Hall Children's Center has been called "Los Angeles' Dirty Little Secret". Owned by the county, It once housed thousands of kids removed from their homes for various reasons and placed at what was to be a temporary facility until a suitable foster home became available. Disproportionately, poor single mothers without the proper resources would lose their children to foster care. Many were victimized at the hands of those with a duty to protect them, resulting in lawsuits and the facility shut down. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE! anchor.fm/urbanspinster/subscribe 
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    28 min
  • MacLaren Hall – The Sin of Being A Single Mother In Poverty (Episode 2, Pt 1)

    Continuing my episodic series on MacLaren Hall, I speak to Claudia Flowers, who began her career in Social Work in 1993 and remained at the facility until its closing. This is Part 1 of 2. 

    MacLaren Hall Children's Center has been called "Los Angeles' Dirty Little Secret". Owned by the county, It once housed thousands of kids removed from their homes for various reasons and placed at what was to be a temporary facility until a suitable foster home became available. Disproportionately, poor single mothers without the proper resources would lose their children to foster care. Many were victimized at the hands of those with a duty to protect them, resulting in lawsuits and the facility shut down. 

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    31 min
  • MacLaren Hall ~ The Sin of Being A Single Mother in Poverty

    MacLaren Hall Children's Center has been called "Los Angeles' Dirty Little Secret". Owned by the county, It once housed thousands of kids removed from their homes for various reasons and placed at what was to be a temporary facility until a suitable foster home became available. 

    Disproportionately, poor single mothers without the proper resources would lose their children to foster care. Many were victimized at the hands of those with a duty to protect them, resulting in lawsuits and the facility shut down. 

    On this episode I speak to Andrew Bridge. He is a Survivor of MacLaren Hall and the LA County foster care system, an Attorney, Author and Children's Advocate. 

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    1 hr 13 min
  • Why Do People Put So Much Trust In Social Media Influencers? 🤷🏽‍♀️🧟‍♀️
    The latest social media influencer drama with Darius Williams aka Darius Cooks has me wondering why so many people will not only blindly follow, but staunchly support and defend folks they don't know in real life?
    Go with me down the #dariuscrooks vs The Kitchenista et al. rabbit hole.
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    26 min

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Celebrating the SINGLE life without judgement and redefining the word “Spinster”