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On this episode of Our Body Politic, host Farai Chideya listens to some of the conversations she is thankful for this year. First is Farai’s most recent interview with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. Then Farai speaks with Renata Joy, founder of Pure Joy Wellness, and Dionne C. Monsanto, Founder of Joyous Ocean, about gratitude for good health. We round out the show with guest host Imara Jones and her interview with Oklahoma State Representative Mauree Turner and then hear The Grio’s Natasha S. Alford in conversation with Jemele Hill about the gift of allyship in women’s sports.