What "The Competition" Says About Teenage Girlhood

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 3, 2024
Every year, 50 teenage girls representing each state in America descend on Alabama to compete for large scholarship checks in the Distinguished Young Women program. Shima Oliaee, host and creator of "The Competition," creator of Pink Card, co-creator of Dolly Parton's America and founder of Shirazad Productions, discusses her new podcast which follows young women on their two-week journey and offers a peek into what it's like to be a teenage girl in America today.

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