Processing Our Michael Phelps Trauma with B.A. Parker

B.A. Parker takes a trip back in time to a community pool in the South that has some major logistical issues.

Parker is a freelance writer and the host of NPR's Code Switch podcast! Follow Parker on Twitter @aparkusfarce.

PSA: This is the FIFTH of ten episodes this season! We're halfway, baby!

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