Janis Joplin Episode 5: Shaking Off the Feds, Hustling the Locals, and Kicking the Habit

33 minutes

As Janis continues to find herself in her pre-fame days, she flirts with romantic relationships with both men and women, winds up under FBI surveillance, hustles pool in New York City, and works to create her own mythology. But the biggest struggle she faces is her increasingly deadly drug habit.


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