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Speaker 3: Well, they half understood because they Hillary was nowhere to

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Speaker 3: that for Trump, not personally, but I felt the culture

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Speaker 3: go that way. And then I felt the culture go

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Speaker 3: that way for Karmala. But then I agree with you completely.

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Speaker 3: The last few weeks, I just I never felt it again.

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Speaker 3: It dissipated, and then maybe a little bit around the

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Speaker 3: time of the debate, but then nothing. I just I

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Speaker 3: felt like there was no cut through, there was no there.

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Speaker 5: Was no vibes, no And something you said there about

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Speaker 5: how you felt something around Brat me, remember that I

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Speaker 5: felt something, you know, when I felt a little teary.

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Speaker 3: It was fun, it felt joyful for the first time

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Speaker 3: US politics was like, oh my god, instead of these

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Speaker 3: embarrassing old men fighting and Biden and Shuffler, I mean it,

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Speaker 3: suddenly it was like, oh my gosh, it could be

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Speaker 3: actually cool and fun.

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Speaker 2: Here's when I felt something. It was actually a few

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Speaker 2: days before the end of the campaign, the SNL skit take.

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Speaker 6: My Pamela, the American people want to start the chaos

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Speaker 6: and and the dramaa with a cool new step Mamala

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Speaker 6: pick backing our pajamaa's and watch a rum Pamela.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, keep calm and carry on. Ala. I felt something

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Speaker 2: very different to what I think you need to feel

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Speaker 2: on the verge of winning a presidential election, which is

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Speaker 2: it was a small, intimate, beautiful moment between two black

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Speaker 2: literally sitting at a vanity like it's the smallest moment.

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Speaker 2: It's a private moment actually, and the skip was Camel

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Speaker 2: talking to herself. And I'm actually getting chills thinking about it,

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Speaker 2: because I feel like that's not what you want a

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Speaker 2: giant political campaign to climax with. I thought it was

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Speaker 2: a beautiful moment. It made me tear up. The respect

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Speaker 2: and admiration that you could feel between these two women,

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Speaker 2: the genuine feeling and emotion between two women who are

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Speaker 2: at the top of their game, really respecting each other

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Speaker 2: and having this moment. But that's not enough to win

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Speaker 2: an election. That's not going to win it.

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Speaker 3: Just to wrap up, can we think of anything positive

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Speaker 3: to say?

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Speaker 2: I know that's what we said yesterday.

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Speaker 3: But you know, in the cold light of day, the

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Speaker 3: day after the markets are up cryptosauring there are a

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Speaker 3: lot of signs that the business world is very, very

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Speaker 3: happy with the result. Are there any bright spots?

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Speaker 2: It's not a bright spot, But I'm going to tell

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Speaker 2: you what another friend texted me because I found it

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Speaker 2: not a bright spot but comforting. And she wrote to

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Speaker 2: me that she'd been talking to her therapist about what

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Speaker 2: to do and how to think about this, and her

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Speaker 2: therapist said that you need to accept what is happening.

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Speaker 2: That's not enough. And so the thought that her therapist

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Speaker 2: came up with is this is happening, and I still

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Speaker 2: need to keep doing the right thing. I appreciated the

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Speaker 2: acceptance of reality. I'm not into unlike in twenty sixteen,

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Speaker 2: where I was seeking out opium, like this idea of

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Speaker 2: like we can still fight, we can win, We've got

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Speaker 2: to resist pussy hats No, none of that. It is

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Speaker 2: what it is.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it doesn't feel like that, does it.

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Speaker 2: No, he controls it all. There's no silver lining. But

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Speaker 2: what are we going to do. We can't just roll

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Speaker 2: over like We've got to keep doing what we think

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Speaker 2: is right and in our small ways and in ways

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Speaker 2: that we can. And I found that kind of soothing.

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Speaker 3: Thank you, I love you. If we can't have optimism,

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Speaker 3: can at least be a little bit soothed.

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Speaker 2: Lots of love Now before I go.

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Speaker 3: Yesterday, we watch the world change in a way that

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Speaker 3: has left many women feeling shocked and confused. Many of

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Speaker 3: us are fearful of what's to come because across the ocean,

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Speaker 3: a new president was elected, but the waves of this

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Speaker 3: decision have reached us right here in Australia. As you

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Speaker 3: just heard. When America takes a step, the world feels

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Speaker 3: its impact, and for many of us, especially women, it

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Speaker 3: feels like an unsettling backwards step, and at an uncertain time.

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Speaker 3: More than ever, we need to ensure that women's experiences

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Speaker 3: and perspectives don't just fade into the background. And today

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Speaker 3: the role of independent media has never been more vital.

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Speaker 3: Now's the time to ensure that our stories are told,

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Speaker 3: our voices are not just heard, but amplified, and we

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Speaker 3: need to make sure our issues don't disappear from the conversation.

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Speaker 3: Muma Mia. This is our core purpose, it's actually our

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Speaker 3: to standing with you, and to helping you make sense

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Speaker 3: of this world that we're navigating together. We're rolling up

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Speaker 3: what you've just heard, and helps to raise women's voices.

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Speaker 3: Let's stand together, Let's keep going, because now more than ever,

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Speaker 3: our voices matter. There's a link in the show notes

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Speaker 3: worth at least that much. Lots of love, and we'll

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Speaker 3: be back in your ears tomorrow