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Former Cranford Resident Examines The People Of Hope In Podcast Series

Some say the group was a partial inspiration for A Handmaid's Tale.

Karen Coburn
Karen Coburn (Liz Chalmers)

In the 1980s Karen Coburn was attending Cranford High School. Some of her friends and their families had become involved with The People of Hope, a Catholic covenant community. Many years later, after moving to Los Angeles, Karen became interested in what happened to the group and those from Cranford who became a part of it. That interest led to an eight-episode podcast series called Shadow of Hope.

Karen is my guest on this week's episode to discuss the group and her podcast.

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