| 1 | Introducing America's Girls 2021-11-29 |
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| 2 | 1. The Rise to Fame 2021-12-07 |
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| 3 | 2. All That Glitters 2021-12-07 |
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| 4 | 3. Naked Ambition 2021-12-14 |
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| 5 | 4. The Uniform 2021-12-21 |
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| 6 | 5. The Rules 2021-12-28 |
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| 7 | 6. The Perfect Look 2022-01-04 |
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| 8 | 7. All-American Sexy Girls 2022-01-11 |
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| 9 | 8. Making the Dream 2022-01-18 |
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America's Girls
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad burst onto the field back in 1972—the same year Title IX passed, the same year Deep Throat came out, and a year before Roe v. Wade. Sarah Hepola digs into the untold stories behind the global pop culture phenomenon, from the stripper who allegedly inspired the squad's creation, to a scandalous Playboy cover shoot that was actually a battle over fair wages, to the ongoing debate about sexuality and women’s bodies in a post-#MeToo world. The result is a vibrant mix of history, cultural criticism, and storytelling, featuring interviews with New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino, award-winning novelist Ben Fountain, Oscar-nominated director Dana Adam Shapiro, local television sports legend Dale Hansen, folk-writing hero Joe Nick Patoski, and a whole bunch of cheerleaders whose names you don’t know yet—but should.
