Strange Country Ep.168: Anthony Godby Johnson

Strange Country

Hey Dash Hounds, it might be helpful to grab a pen, some paper, some alcohol as Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly take you on the winding, confusing tale of Anthony Godby Johnson. In the early 1990s, Johnson was or was not a teen who was or was not abused who did or did not write a memoir about him suffering or not suffering from AIDS. Understand? Luckily, Beth and Kelly's newest intern is here to help, and get in a few zingers.

Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands

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