[TBAAL -Rick Smiley prank call: mom_06]

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Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made on the Rick Smiley radio show to a supposed "bad mom." The call was made at the request of her son. At the end of the call, a pastor tries to calm the angry woman down. Laughter can be heard after the woman disconnects from the call.

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1 sound recording (Compact Disc) (1 min., 55 sec.)

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Creator: Unknown. June 24, 2022.

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Audio from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters. The audio is of a prank call made on the Rick Smiley radio show to a supposed "bad mom." The call was made at the request of her son. At the end of the call, a pastor tries to calm the angry woman down. Laughter can be heard after the woman disconnects from the call.

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1 sound recording (Compact Disc) (1 min., 55 sec.)

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  • Preferred Citation: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records (AR0797), University of North Texas Special Collections

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  • June 24, 2022

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[TBAAL -Rick Smiley prank call: mom_06], audio recording, June 24, 2022; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1983713/: accessed May 31, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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