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Speaker 1: You're listening to a Mother Mea podcast. Mama Maya acknowledges

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Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast

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Speaker 1: is recorded on Hello, It's Meya Yesterday, we watch the

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Speaker 1: world change in a way that has left many people

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Speaker 1: feeling shocked and confused, especially women. Many of us are

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Speaker 1: fearful of what's to come across an ocean. A new

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Speaker 1: president was elected, but the waves of this decision have

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Speaker 1: reached us right here in Australia. When America takes a step,

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Speaker 1: the world feels its impact, and for many of us,

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Speaker 1: especially women, it feels like an unsettling backward step at

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Speaker 1: an uncertain time. More than ever, we need to ensure

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Speaker 1: that women's experiences and perspectives don't just fade into the background. Today,

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Speaker 1: the role of independent media has never been more vital,

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Speaker 1: and now is the time to ensure that our stories

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Speaker 1: are told, our voices are not just heard, but amplified,

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Speaker 1: and we need to make sure that women's issues don't

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Speaker 1: disappear from the conversation and nor to women's opinions or voices.

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Speaker 1: At Muma Mia, this is our core purpose, our only purpose,

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Speaker 1: to make the world a better.

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Speaker 2: Place for women and girls. Our team of female writers, podcasters,

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Speaker 2: and content creators are committed to covering the stories that

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Speaker 2: matter to women, to standing with you, and to helping

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Speaker 2: you make sense of this world. We're navigating together today

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Speaker 2: and tomorrow, and every day. We're rolling up our sleeves

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Speaker 2: to ensure that our coverage is sharper, our support for

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Speaker 2: women's voices is stronger, and our pledge to you is unwavering.

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Speaker 2: If you believe as we do in the power of

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Speaker 2: independent women's media, there's something that you can do to

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Speaker 2: help us. For less than two dollars a week, you

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Speaker 2: can support our mission to keep women's voices at the

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Speaker 2: heart of the conversation. Every subscription to muma Mea strengthens

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Speaker 2: our ability to deliver the content that you rely on

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Speaker 2: and help to raise women's voices. So let's stand together,

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Speaker 2: Let's keep going, because now more than ever, women's voices matter.

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Speaker 2: There's a link in the show notes.