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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: We Are The World (1985)
Description: Itโs March 8th. This day in 1985, a song was released featuring virtually every major American music star, to raise money and awareness about the famine in Ethiopia.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how โWe Are The Worldโ came together, some of the stories from the recording session, and what the effort teaches us about charity, celebrity, and effective advocacy.
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