Beat Check with The Oregonian

Why Tho? with Lizzy Acker: Ruby Franke allegations and the ethics of children on the internet

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Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the child abuse allegations against a Utah mom, Ruby Franke, who used to run a successful YouTube family channel called "8 Passengers." For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


More:

  • Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/
  • Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup
  • Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at [email protected] or tweet @lizzzyacker!
  • You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at [email protected] or tweeting her @hello_destiny!
  • Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html


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