The first episode episode of the Controversy and Conversation podcast series features an interview with Deborah S. Esquenazi, the director of the documentary film Southwest of Salem. The documentary follows the struggle for exoneration of four Latina lesbians who were wrongfully convicted of gang rape against two young girls. The Controversy and Conversation podcast series, like the monthly program, discusses documentaries about the most controversial issues of the day. Presented in partnership with The University of Texas Humanities Institute's Difficult Dialogues program. Details at library.austintexas.gov/event-tags/controversy-conversation. Read the Humanities Institute's Controversy and Conversation blog sites.utexas.edu/humanitiesinstitute/category/difficult-dialogues/controversy-conversation Join the Controversy and Conversation Facebook group for regular announcements about the program facebook.com/groups/controversyandconversation