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Lynnette Hardaway’s conversion from lifelong Democrat to Donald Trump’s “most vocal and loyal supporter” happened sometime between her concluding Democrats “didn’t give a damn about my fellow black brothers and sisters” and her acquiring a new iPad. In 2015 she received one as a birthday present, trained the camera on herself and pressed record. Her sister, Rochelle Richardson, told her to put the result on YouTube.

"Who Are Diamond and Silk? How Two Small-Town Ex-Democrats Found Fame as ‘Warriors’ for Trump." is from the April 26, 2018 Lifestyle section of The Washington Post. It was written by Monica Hesse and Dan Zak and narrated by Sam Scholl.

On a cloudy day in May of 2015, the first student speaker at Howard University’s commencement was a handsome legal communications major named Tyrone Hankerson Jr., whose graduation robe was adorned with a medal, a stole and multiple cords signifying the many honors he’d earned. “As we gather here on the upper quadrangle, I am reminded of the significance of this place,” Hankerson said from the podium. The actor Morgan Freeman, scheduled to receive an honorary degree that day, sat nearby.

"On a Campus in Chaos, a Howard University Student Became a Viral Villain. Is He a Scammer or a Scapegoat?" is from the April 08, 2018 Lifestyle section of The Washington Post. It was written by Monica Hesse and Jessica Contrera and narrated by Sam Scholl.

America woke up Monday with a crazy idea in its addled brain: Oprah Winfrey could be the next president of the United States. The notion has tugged at the imagination for as long as Winfrey has been famous, but her barnstorming speech at the Golden Globes on Sunday electrified much of the 56 percent of the populace that disapproves of her fellow television personality, President Trump.

"Oprah Could Run. Oprah Could Win. Is America Going Insane or Coming to Its Senses?" is from the January 08, 2018 Lifestyle section of The Washington Post. It was written by Dan Zak and Monica Hesse and narrated by Sam Scholl.

It is either a safe haven or a wormhole to a parallel dimension.

"I Tried to Watch as Much ‘Fox & Friends’ as the President. Here’s What I Learned." is from the March 16, 2017 Style section of The Washington Post. It was written by Monica Hesse and narrated by Sam Scholl.

The White House Correspondents’ Association punched back this weekend against an administration that has denigrated it, attempted to discredit it and, ultimately, snubbed it by becoming the first administration in decades to skip out on the annual bread-breaking between the White House and the reporters who cover the presidency.

"‘We Are Not Fake News’: At a Trump-Free Correspondents’ Dinner, White House Press Has Its Say." is from the April 30, 2017 Lifestyle section of The Washington Post. It was written by Monica Hesse and narrated by Sam Scholl.

What if Election Day 2016 had gone a little differently? What if a freak snowstorm across the Rust Belt had kept rural Trump voters from the polls? What if Russia had read its psyops data wrong and pivoted its resources to Snapchat? What if James Comey had taken a closer look at those emails in late October and decided, eh, it’s probably nothing.

"What If Hillary Had Won? A Jolly Trip Down Memory Lane, Alternate-timeline Edition." is from the November 08, 2017 Lifestyle section of The Washington Post. It was written by Ben Terris, Dan Zak, Monica Hesse and Amy Argetsinger and narrated by Sam Scholl.

If there is an urtext of modern feminism, especially for those of us who prefer it in the form of juicy dystopian novels instead of lofty essays, then Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” is probably the closest thing we’ve got. It’s one of those books that people believe can tell a lot about another person based on what that other person thought of it.

"The Handmaid's Tale' Has Been Feared, Banned and Loved. Now It's Scaring the Bejeezus Out of Us Again." is from the April 25, 2017 Lifestyle section of The Washington Post. It was written by Monica Hesse and narrated by Sam Scholl.

Shocked by a five-month arson spree that left rural Virginia reeling, Washington Post reporter Monica Hesse drove down to Accomack County to cover the trial of Charlie Smith, who pled guilty to 67 counts of arson. But Charlie wasn't lighting fires alone: he had an accomplice - his girlfriend, Tonya Bundick. Through her depiction of the dangerous shift that happened in their passionate relationship, Hesse brilliantly brings to life the once-thriving coastal community and its distressed inhabitants.