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This may be my most controversial interview yet! I'm interviewing award-winning author Laura Hunter, who recently released her book, Summer of No Rain. Being southern herself, Laura eloquently captures the southern culture of the 1960s in this fictional book based on real-life events. During her research as a writer, Laura Hunter stumbled upon a case of eugenics in Alabama made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.  The government was using a secret drug to sterilize "certain" populations. As an author who endorsed this book personally, I found this information extremely eye-opening because the drug is still in use today, and I myself was offered it in the 90s. This is an interview you don't want to miss! Laura Hunter's interview is also available inside of GEMS Magazine. After interviewing Laura I felt it was important to add my editorial thoughts to both the magazine article and at the end of this Podcast interview because we touched on some controversial topics and used some terms that many may be