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'Shiny Happy People' investigates sex abuse tied to Duggar Family and their religious organization

The Duggar Family, stars of the popular reality TV show “19 Kids and Counting,” helped propel TLC as a network. Prime Video’s new docuseries “Shiny Happy People” dives into the history of the family, the child pornography charges against its eldest brother and the sex abuse allegations leveled against members of the religious organization that the family belonged to.

We discuss it all with NPR TV critic Eric Deggans.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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