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Another Clinton on Politics and Comedy

Lesbian, feminist comic Kate Clinton. Last night she hosted a gay ball in Washington D.C., celebrating the inauguration. She tackles social taboos and politics without putdowns, name-calling, or abusive behavior. Her subjects include menstruation, men-bashing, and people in wheelchairs. She's been doing comedy since the early 1980s. Before that she was a high school English teacher.

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Other segments from the episode on January 21, 1993

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, January 21, 1993: Interview with Kate Clinton; Interview with Roger Kendis; Obituary for Audrey Hepburn; Review of Allison Krauss's album "Every Time You Say Goodbye" and…

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