WEBVTT - An Open Letter To The MAFS 2027 Cast 

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and welcome back to the Maths Funny Podcast and

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<v Speaker 1>to you, my dearest listeners. The time is upon us

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<v Speaker 1>once again, and I can't believe it, but filming for

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<v Speaker 1>next year season is set to start in Sydney any

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<v Speaker 1>day now. Perhaps it's even already started. To be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>I have been quite distracted lately. So firstly, before we

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<v Speaker 1>get into this episode, I'm putting my annual plea out

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<v Speaker 1>there for anybody with information. Do you know someone going

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<v Speaker 1>on the show. If you're in Sydney, keep an eye

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<v Speaker 1>out for any weddings you may stumble upon. Slide into

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<v Speaker 1>my DMS if you see anything that maybe your Math's wedding,

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<v Speaker 1>you know you're looking out for, Like camera cruise trucks, limos,

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<v Speaker 1>We've GoPros attached to them, things like that every year.

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<v Speaker 2>That's basically how I find the most of the time.

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<v Speaker 2>It's through you guys.

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<v Speaker 1>So you are my eyes and ears out there on

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<v Speaker 1>the streets. And now for today's episode, on the topic

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<v Speaker 1>of the upcoming new season and the new cast. Last

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<v Speaker 1>year's cast are already trying to latch onto the newbies,

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<v Speaker 1>with Gia being the first on TikTok to offer them

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<v Speaker 1>some words of advice.

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<v Speaker 3>Let me just say this. If you're feeling like you're

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<v Speaker 3>going to be the villain and you're a little bit

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<v Speaker 3>of a baddie and you think shit, I'm you go

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<v Speaker 3>to the hens and they're setting you up and you

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<v Speaker 3>think shit, this is my character on the show sliding

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<v Speaker 3>my gms.

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<v Speaker 4>I got you, girl, I got you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be your bff. I've got you.

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<v Speaker 3>Been down this road to fucking shit road.

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<v Speaker 1>And then in response to GA posting that telling the

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<v Speaker 1>cast the message her for guidance, Stella then responded with

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<v Speaker 1>her own TikTok saying this.

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<v Speaker 4>Do not contact Gea, do not contact you.

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<v Speaker 2>Whatever you do, do not contact GA.

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<v Speaker 1>And then after that year obviously responding to Stella saying this, So.

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<v Speaker 4>I've seen the video where that person said, don't go

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<v Speaker 4>to her for advice. You know I don't come to

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<v Speaker 4>me for advice one hundred percent. If you're a good

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<v Speaker 4>girl edit or you're looking good on the show, you're

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<v Speaker 4>getting along with your partner and everything's peachy, Rosie Rainbow Sunshine,

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<v Speaker 4>don't come to me. What the fuck advice can I

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<v Speaker 4>give you? I thought I made it clear. I don't

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<v Speaker 4>know why some people aren't getting what I meant, but

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<v Speaker 4>I'll make it. Fucking Crystal, come to me if you

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<v Speaker 4>are a Billain, a Billain only, a villain only.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, And now today I'm going to insert myself into

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<v Speaker 1>this conversation. And this podcast you're about to listen to

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<v Speaker 1>is essentially an open letter to the new cast as

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<v Speaker 1>they prepare for what will be one of the most exciting, draining, bizarre, intense,

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<v Speaker 1>and dramatic phases of their lives. And you know you're

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<v Speaker 1>all still welcome to listen to it. Please do, even

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<v Speaker 1>though it is just for the new cast. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think you'll all gain something from this, especially as we

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<v Speaker 1>like talk about the mindset of these people and the

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<v Speaker 1>psychological journey they're about to go on, and like, trust

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<v Speaker 1>me to you new cast members, like, please save this

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<v Speaker 1>episode and come back to it, because everything I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to say is after covering this show for years and

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<v Speaker 1>working across more seasons than I can count, and even

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<v Speaker 1>meeting more former cast members than I could ever even

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<v Speaker 1>try and count.

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<v Speaker 2>So here we go. Let me get my notes up.

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<v Speaker 1>I've actually written a letter and printing it, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to be proper, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>That was me shuffling the paper for audio effect.

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<v Speaker 1>Dear future cast, why the fuck have you agreed to

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<v Speaker 1>go on this show?

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<v Speaker 2>Are you stupid?

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<v Speaker 1>No?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I didn't actually write that.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, Dear future cast, the next few months of your

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<v Speaker 1>life will be split into stages that you're yet to realize.

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<v Speaker 1>You're currently in the excitement phase. You've had months of auditions, meetings,

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<v Speaker 1>and excitement with producers and bosses selling you the dream.

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<v Speaker 1>You of course know how this show can ruin reputations,

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<v Speaker 1>and you've seen the complaints from former cast members. But

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<v Speaker 1>right now, trust me, I guarantee most of you are thinking, Nah,

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<v Speaker 1>that won't happen to me. You know that won't be

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<v Speaker 1>my experience, because so far, every interaction you've had with

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<v Speaker 1>everyone involved in this show has been nothing but positive.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, I assume you're also preparing yourself to potentially

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<v Speaker 1>not hit it off with your partner, and you're also

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<v Speaker 1>preparing yourself to potentially clash with the other cast. But

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<v Speaker 1>and again, I guarantee you're also thinking, well, you know

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<v Speaker 1>who you are, and you won't act in a way

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<v Speaker 1>where you'll be ashamed of yourself or slammed by viewers,

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<v Speaker 1>are even hated. And I say this politely, but that

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<v Speaker 1>means nothing, because the longer you're in the experiment, the

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<v Speaker 1>more you're away from your routine, you're away from your

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<v Speaker 1>loved ones, your reality, and you're also away from actual reality.

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<v Speaker 1>And again, the longer you're there, the more you will

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<v Speaker 1>and trust me I've spoken to I'd say at least

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred for my cast members. The more you're there,

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<v Speaker 1>the more you will start to lose touch with reality.

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<v Speaker 1>Because while you're there in the experiment, you have got

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<v Speaker 1>this incredible pressure building that you probably haven't noticed yet

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<v Speaker 1>because it hadn't started. And you're going to become isolated,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're going to be living in a tiny studio

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<v Speaker 1>apartment where you're surrounded by a cast that you don't

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<v Speaker 1>know if you can trust, and the only people you

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<v Speaker 1>think in your corner are you know, the ground producers,

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<v Speaker 1>the ones who have already started building relationships and what

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<v Speaker 1>you think have friendships with you, and you know, you think, well,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, people say producers are evil, but God, the

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<v Speaker 1>one I've got, the one I'm dealing with the most,

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<v Speaker 1>they're so lovely, Like God, I could be friends with them.

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<v Speaker 1>And as that pressure I just mentioned starts to build,

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<v Speaker 1>you will start to think without realizing at the time

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<v Speaker 1>that the show is the only thing that matters in

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<v Speaker 1>the world, and for a few months, it will be

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<v Speaker 1>the only thing that does exist in your world. And

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<v Speaker 1>they want you to think like that because then as

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<v Speaker 1>that excitement you started with fades and you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>chaos and confusion creeps in, and when storylines start to

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<v Speaker 1>get heated and you're unsure how to proceed, those producers

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<v Speaker 1>will then be encouraging you to like speak your mind

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<v Speaker 1>and be outspoken, and they're going to say things like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if you do that, if you if you

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<v Speaker 1>tell that girl what you think about, you know, Australia

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<v Speaker 1>is going to back you and you need to stand

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<v Speaker 1>up for yourself. But when they start doing that, and

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<v Speaker 1>trust me, they will that. That's how they do their job.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember one thing their job is to produce you. They

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<v Speaker 1>are paid to produce compelling television full of big reactions,

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<v Speaker 1>and they need to get those big reactions from you.

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<v Speaker 1>And once they've won your trust initially, which they are

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<v Speaker 1>doing now or maybe have done at this stage, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this is when they will start to gradually manipulate you

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<v Speaker 1>into reacting how they want you to react or how

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<v Speaker 1>their bosses want you to react. And by the point

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<v Speaker 1>you know that producer, you're producer, the one right now,

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<v Speaker 1>you think, oh, they're not that bad. Damn my friend.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, by the time they really start to produce you,

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<v Speaker 1>you will for a moment, like briefly feel empowered because

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<v Speaker 1>they've made you think like you want to make a

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<v Speaker 1>stand and speak up about whatever's happening. And even if

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<v Speaker 1>you're in the wrong in whatever the situation is, you

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<v Speaker 1>won't even realize that at the time, because again, those

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<v Speaker 1>producers will be telling you things like, God, Australia is

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<v Speaker 1>going to love you, Australia is going to be right

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<v Speaker 1>behind you. I can't believe that person has done that.

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<v Speaker 1>You need to say something. You need to say something

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<v Speaker 1>on behalf of everybody who's going to be screaming at

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<v Speaker 1>their telling is like, this is your moment. This is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna make you. You're gonna be so famous and get

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<v Speaker 1>so many followers. And trust me, they will say things

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<v Speaker 1>like that. They do it every year. Every former cast

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<v Speaker 1>member has told me they have done that. And again

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<v Speaker 1>they do that to produce you, because that's their job.

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<v Speaker 1>And then once they've done that, and you then have

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<v Speaker 1>that big moment and then it blows up in your

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<v Speaker 1>face and doesn't go how they said it was going

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<v Speaker 1>to go. By that point into the process, you would

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<v Speaker 1>then start to feel trapped and then you'll be like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh shit, I need to leave like that. This isn't

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<v Speaker 1>what I thought it was going to be. This isn't

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<v Speaker 1>going how I thought it was going to be, Like

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<v Speaker 1>just get me home. And when you say things like

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<v Speaker 1>that or threaten things like that or start thinking like that,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll then be told h nah, you can't leave, sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>and you'll then go no, like I really want to leave.

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<v Speaker 1>But they will say things like, well, if you do

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<v Speaker 1>leave now, like you're gonna regret it because the other

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<v Speaker 1>person will win and all the viewers will love them.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, they're gonna use tactics like that. Or they

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<v Speaker 1>may even say things like well, if you quit now

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<v Speaker 1>and go home Australia, it's definitely gonna hate you. So

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<v Speaker 1>you have to stay of why is you're gonna ruin

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<v Speaker 1>your reputation forever and never get a job. And they'll

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<v Speaker 1>say things like, you know, come on, just give it

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<v Speaker 1>one more week. We can turn it around. We can

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<v Speaker 1>turn everything around, we can make it good, we can

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<v Speaker 1>make you loved again, So then you go, okay, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna And then only then, once you have stayed and

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<v Speaker 1>the storyline's over and you're broken and you've delivered all

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<v Speaker 1>the drama they can squeeze from you, and your storyline

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<v Speaker 1>comes to an end, then you'll be encouraged to finally

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<v Speaker 1>right leave and leave the show. Or you may even

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<v Speaker 1>be encouraged, depending on how far along it now is,

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<v Speaker 1>to stay until fine of ours to dump someone, like

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<v Speaker 1>at that final moment, you know, for that last big hit,

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<v Speaker 1>and again they'll say things like, look, we know there's

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<v Speaker 1>no future, you know that, but but just wait, given

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<v Speaker 1>another week or so, like, have that big moment, really

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<v Speaker 1>show them what they've done, how they've hurt you. But

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<v Speaker 1>you may not even realize the saying the same to

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<v Speaker 1>the other person who's going to dump you first. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's only then when it's finally over and you're finally

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<v Speaker 1>free and you're finally back home and back to real

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<v Speaker 1>life and surrounded by your loved ones and away from

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<v Speaker 1>that bubble of producers and pressure and cast members and cameras,

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<v Speaker 1>you will then have a moment where you stop and

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<v Speaker 1>you'll think, what the fuck did I just go through

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<v Speaker 1>and then again, trust me, because I've spoken to far

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<v Speaker 1>too many cast members who all say the same story.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll then spend the next few months, as this show's

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<v Speaker 1>launch date gets closer and closer, stressing and fretting, thinking

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<v Speaker 1>is my life about to be ruined forever? Because you

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<v Speaker 1>realize you have no control of the edit, and you'll

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<v Speaker 1>think back on all those moments the producer said no,

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to be loved, but then in the moment

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<v Speaker 1>it didn't go how they said it was going to go,

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<v Speaker 1>and you'll think, well, maybe they could edit it in

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<v Speaker 1>my favor, but maybe they won't edit it in my favor,

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<v Speaker 1>and you'll realize anything can be taken out of context.

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<v Speaker 1>So my advice to you go into this with an

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<v Speaker 1>open mind. Show, but please remember who you are and

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<v Speaker 1>just remember what you stand for now in the real

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<v Speaker 1>world as a regular person having a regular life. And

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<v Speaker 1>as depressure mounts on the show or as things get heated,

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<v Speaker 1>just take a step back now and again and think

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<v Speaker 1>back to even this podcast and what I've just said,

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<v Speaker 1>and ask yourself, am I about to do something or

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<v Speaker 1>say something that I really want to or am I

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<v Speaker 1>about to react to something in a way I would

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<v Speaker 1>like now in the real world, in my regular day

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<v Speaker 1>to day life, or am I being subtly pushed to

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<v Speaker 1>do something that like you're realizing you're potentially being manipulated into.

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<v Speaker 1>Like the best advice for anyone on this show, like

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<v Speaker 1>you can't talk someone out of going a mass if

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<v Speaker 1>they're already sat in it, because again they're in that

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<v Speaker 1>phase now of the bad stuff won't happen to me.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to be loved, So again, just the best

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<v Speaker 1>advice every now and again, take a second walk away

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<v Speaker 1>from the building, away from your partner, the producers, the cast,

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<v Speaker 1>turn your phone off or phone your momare phone your

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<v Speaker 1>loved one, and then stop and go wait, what's happening?

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<v Speaker 1>And how would I react in the real world. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to bring in some inspirational music now because

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<v Speaker 1>I'm getting to a big moment in this in this

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<v Speaker 1>letter which I'm slightly going off script one, but also

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<v Speaker 1>remember in those moments when it does get too much

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<v Speaker 1>and you're feeling struggling and stressed and trapped, like just

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<v Speaker 1>remember you owe these people and those producers absolutely nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>They have no ownership on you, your name, your life, anything,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can put your hand up at any moment

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<v Speaker 1>and leave.

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<v Speaker 2>And then if they do start to say things like

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<v Speaker 2>you know, if.

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<v Speaker 1>You do this, you'll you'll regret it, and Australia is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna hate you to like pressure you and coerce you

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<v Speaker 1>into staying. Just hold your hand out and go wait,

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<v Speaker 1>and then get your phone out of your pocket. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's your personal phone, not the show one.

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<v Speaker 2>They give you.

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<v Speaker 1>There you have access to and just start recording. Just

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<v Speaker 1>start film and film them. Do that because in that moment,

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<v Speaker 1>as you do that, they'll be like, oh shit, and

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<v Speaker 1>that like evidence, which sounds weird to say evidence, but

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<v Speaker 1>your documentation of those moments.

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<v Speaker 2>You won't really. Yeah, it holds so much power.

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<v Speaker 1>And again you owe these people nothing and married at

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<v Speaker 1>first sight, Australia, as much as we love it, it

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<v Speaker 1>would not be the global success it is without people

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<v Speaker 1>like you hopefully listening now, essentially putting your everything on

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<v Speaker 1>the line for the sake of our entertainment.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, remember that, because.

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<v Speaker 1>Without you there is no show and without you, like

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<v Speaker 1>the network can't make their tens of millions of dollars

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<v Speaker 1>a year. So again, in those moments, you feel you

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<v Speaker 1>being manipulated coerced, pushed into doing something that doesn't feel right, doesn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Align with you.

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<v Speaker 1>Just get your phone out and press record, and just

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<v Speaker 1>document that dirty side, which is such a gray area,

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<v Speaker 1>especially at this point with all the investigations.

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<v Speaker 2>Into what happens behind the scenes, and.

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<v Speaker 1>Remind those producers in those moments, hey, I've signed up

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<v Speaker 1>for your show, but I haven't signed my life away

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<v Speaker 1>to you, so you listen to me.

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<v Speaker 2>And also remember they need you more than you need them.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know it may feel big and scary standing

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<v Speaker 1>up for yourself when you think that you're just an

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<v Speaker 1>average person from maybe a small town and these are

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<v Speaker 1>big TV people.

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<v Speaker 2>But again, they need you more than you need them.

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<v Speaker 1>And this isn't to deter any of the upcoming casts

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<v Speaker 1>from continuing with the show or to just quit now,

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<v Speaker 1>because again, if you're this fight, and you've already made

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<v Speaker 1>your mind up, and you may have the most incredible

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<v Speaker 1>experience of your life, and you may come out unscathed,

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<v Speaker 1>and you may even come out with love. But I

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<v Speaker 1>just say all of this now because these last few months,

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<v Speaker 1>more than ever, the things being brought to the service

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<v Speaker 1>about what can happen and has happened behind the scenes

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<v Speaker 1>on reality television and you know Maths UK Maths Australia

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<v Speaker 1>is shocking and you'll often hear me on here if

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<v Speaker 1>you followed the podcast talking about how I think producers

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<v Speaker 1>really need to step back, reassess how they work to

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<v Speaker 1>make these shows and realize they don't need to push

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<v Speaker 1>people as far as they do. But I personally don't

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<v Speaker 1>think that's going to happen. I don't think they are

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<v Speaker 1>going to step back and reassess or change anything. So

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<v Speaker 1>therefore it is down to you, guys the cast, to

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<v Speaker 1>stand up for yourselves and be more aware of their

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<v Speaker 1>tactics and be vocal from the start about what you

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<v Speaker 1>will and won't accept, because they're going to make you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like you're the luckiest person in the world to

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<v Speaker 1>be there, and you should jump through hoops when they say,

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<v Speaker 1>and you should be so grateful and you don't dare

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<v Speaker 1>question anything. But nah, again, they need you, you don't

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<v Speaker 1>need them, and you know, be the change you want

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<v Speaker 1>to see in the world and what we want to

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<v Speaker 1>see in the world because together united, all right, This

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<v Speaker 1>is getting a bit silly now, isn't it, But you

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<v Speaker 1>get my point right. Ultimately, though, if you are a

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<v Speaker 1>cast member on the new series. Like just again, be

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<v Speaker 1>aware of all this stuff now and save this podcast

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<v Speaker 1>because you won't realize any of the in the moment,

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<v Speaker 1>trust me, because there's going to be ten million things

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<v Speaker 1>happening and.

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<v Speaker 2>Other than all that. Yeah, have the best time and

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<v Speaker 2>probably see you around soon. My name's Josh.

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<v Speaker 1>You've probably been warned to stay away from me already,

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<v Speaker 1>which I always find quite laughable, to be honest, Eventually

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<v Speaker 1>you realize my intentions. I mostly just to have fun.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not here to screen anyone over, fuck anyone over.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just here to do a job, have a laugh,

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully entertain a few people on this podcast, and if

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<v Speaker 1>it does get a bit heated and hectic, then I

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<v Speaker 1>try to use this pod to like start positive conversations

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<v Speaker 1>or stir it in a way that could lead to change.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, see it