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<v Speaker 1>On the Bechdel Cast, the questions asked if movies have

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<v Speaker 1>women and them, are all their discussions just boyfriends and husbands,

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<v Speaker 1>or do they have individualism the patriarchy? Zeffi fast start

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<v Speaker 1>changing with the Bechdel Cast.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello Bechdel Cast.

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<v Speaker 3>Listeners, It's summer time. My name's Jamie Lovetes.

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<v Speaker 2>My name is Caitlin Drante. This is the Bechdel Cast.

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<v Speaker 2>And normally this is a show where we examine movies

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<v Speaker 2>through an intersectional feminist lens, using the Bechdel Test as

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<v Speaker 2>a jumping off point. But today we're taking the.

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<v Speaker 3>Week the day off truly. Okay, So just so you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we ordinarily, in our contract, are supposed to release fifty

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<v Speaker 3>episodes on the main feed a year. We ordinarily release

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<v Speaker 3>fifty one and only take the last week of the

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<v Speaker 3>year off. This year we said, you know what, you

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<v Speaker 3>know what, we are actually going to take the second

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<v Speaker 3>week off, and we're going to do it about six

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<v Speaker 3>months before it's reasonable. But yeah, we also know that

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<v Speaker 3>if a week goes by and there is not something

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<v Speaker 3>on the feed, oh, people get feral. They don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>They think we're.

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<v Speaker 2>Hurt riots in the streets.

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<v Speaker 3>They really, But I as a podcast listener, if the

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<v Speaker 3>feed doesn't update, I'm either like my phone is broken

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<v Speaker 3>or my parasocial friend is in danger. So we just

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to let you know that you know, we're fine.

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<v Speaker 3>We're just taking the week off.

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<v Speaker 2>Summer vacation, baby.

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<v Speaker 3>So enjoy your week. Enjoy the many back episodes of

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<v Speaker 3>the Bechdel Cast. Also, if you're really a hankering for

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<v Speaker 3>hundred and fifty episodes.

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<v Speaker 2>Wowie Wow. Also fun announcement a chance to see us

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<v Speaker 2>live for listeners who live in or near LA. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bechdel Cast is participating in American Cinema Tech's Friend of

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<v Speaker 2>the Fest Podcast festival this year, where we will be

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<v Speaker 2>presenting the new four K restoration of Thelma and Louise.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's a screening of the movie presented by the

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<v Speaker 2>Bechdel Cast, so we'll be there to introduce the film.

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<v Speaker 2>The screening is on Friday, August twenty fifth at seven

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<v Speaker 2>thirty PM at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica, and

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<v Speaker 2>more info about attending this screening of Thelma and Louise

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<v Speaker 2>can be found on American Cinema tech dot com or

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<v Speaker 2>by going to our link tree link tree Slash. Bechdel

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<v Speaker 2>Cast will also post details about it on our social

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<v Speaker 2>media and we hope to see you there.

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<v Speaker 3>The last thing that you wanted to share in the meantime,

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<v Speaker 3>because we have talked about it in passing on recent episodes,

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<v Speaker 3>but we just wanted to say explicitly and wanted to

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<v Speaker 3>acknowledge the ongoing strikes with the Screen Actors Guild and

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<v Speaker 3>the Writers Guild of America. We obviously are very pro

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<v Speaker 3>labor and without the actors and writers being given a

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<v Speaker 3>fair deal, we will never be able to make movies

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<v Speaker 3>that are enjoyable and we can't talk about them if

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<v Speaker 3>if people behind the scenes are not being treated equitably.

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<v Speaker 3>So if you have been having trouble keeping up with

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<v Speaker 3>the news on those strikes, I don't blame you. It's

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<v Speaker 3>really confusing. So we're going to link an update on

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<v Speaker 3>what's happening, what the implications as those strikes are. We

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<v Speaker 3>also did a Patreon episode about the Writer's strikes specifically,

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<v Speaker 3>and we'll link the entertainment. Can you to defund if

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<v Speaker 3>you have some money to contribute, It goes directly to

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<v Speaker 3>workers impacted by those strikes.

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<v Speaker 2>Indeed, it's a hell of a summer, folks. Tell me

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<v Speaker 2>about it. So and enjoy the week off, everybody. I know.

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<v Speaker 2>I will done, done.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go girls. Yes, we will be back next week

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<v Speaker 2>with your regularly scheduled programming. It's August, so be on

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<v Speaker 2>the lookout for a little birthday episode coming up for

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<v Speaker 2>a one Jamie loftus.

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<v Speaker 3>Her My dad's the guest. It's the opposite of let's

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<v Speaker 3>go girls.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I cannot wait, and we'll be back soon. See

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<v Speaker 2>you next week. Bye bye,