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The 'Thin Blue Line' In Minnesota, Plus 'Tell Them, I Am'

What's it like to cover the Derek Chauvin trial against the backdrop of continued police violence? Guest host <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/2101154/ari-shapiro">Ari Shapiro</a> talks to Minnesota activist and journalist <a href="https://twitter.com/purple612reign">O'nika Nicole Craven</a>. Then, he talks to <a href="https://twitter.com/MauriceChammah">Maurice Chammah</a>, staff writer at The Marshall Project, about the origins and evolving symbolism of the thin blue line. Plus, <a href="https://twitter.com/meuceph">Misha Euceph</a> on the new season of her podcast <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7tPWcHGyUAHd706dFe4VRf?si=wcvqapNSTDy9x0DxBmi41A">Tell Them, I Am</a>, and the many ways that Muslims find glimpses of God. Then, <a href="https://twitter.com/maryknauf">Mary Knauf</a>, executive producer of Tell Them, I Am, joins Ari and Misha to play Who Said That. You can follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin">@NPRItsBeenAMin</a> and email us at <a href="mailto:samsanders@npr.org">samsa</a><a href="mailto:samsanders@npr.org">nders@npr.org.</a> Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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