'Gang Initiations' is the topic of our upcoming series, and this episode will provide extra context using excerpts from three previous episodes—Urban Legends, Drugs, and Dangerous Teens.

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Sound design and co-production by Riley Swedelius-SmithProduced and edited by Miranda ZicklerHosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith

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