WEBVTT - Businessweek Extra - Laura Dern

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<v Speaker 1>This is Bloomberg Business Week from Bloomberg Radio. I'm Jason

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<v Speaker 1>Kelly and I'm Carol Master. Welcome to the Bloomberg Business

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<v Speaker 1>Week Extra. It's our weekly podcast where we bring you

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<v Speaker 1>an in depth conversation and man, this was a great one.

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<v Speaker 1>We were in Los Angeles at the Milk and Institute

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<v Speaker 1>Global Conference. You never know who you're going to run

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<v Speaker 1>into there, and we got a chance to sit down

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<v Speaker 1>with none other than Laura Dern, actress, activist. She participated

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<v Speaker 1>in a panel at Milking and it was all about mindfulness,

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<v Speaker 1>but she got into whether it's meditation or mindfulness, kind

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<v Speaker 1>of stopping in the moment, the impact it can have

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<v Speaker 1>on your health. And it wasn't just kind of a

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<v Speaker 1>soft feeley kind of panel. It was medical experts and

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<v Speaker 1>looking into the science of this and the impact it

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<v Speaker 1>can have on your health. So we got into that

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<v Speaker 1>and we got into so much more, I have to say,

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<v Speaker 1>and thankfully we got into a little bit of Big

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<v Speaker 1>Little Lies that's coming up season two, and it's not

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<v Speaker 1>just about the show. It's about what the show represents

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<v Speaker 1>at a really critical time in here's Laura. First of all,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for being with us. We thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>having to this. You're participating in a panel was called

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<v Speaker 1>stand in your Power the Mindful Way. Tell me a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of that. I do a lot of yoga,

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<v Speaker 1>and I understand the importance of kind of taking a

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<v Speaker 1>moment and being in the moment, So it tell us

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<v Speaker 1>little bit about that. Well, it's interesting, you know, as

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<v Speaker 1>an actor, I think, uh, there was a bit of

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<v Speaker 1>labeling for a long time if an actress was talking

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<v Speaker 1>about mindfulness or meditation in any way, UM, it was

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<v Speaker 1>sort of this I don't know, alternative conversation. But this

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<v Speaker 1>panel was based on neuroscience, and so to be part

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<v Speaker 1>of a panel with neuroscientists and psychiatrists looking at the

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<v Speaker 1>study of mind training for mental and physical health, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>anti aging, for inflammation in the body, for cardiovascular health,

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<v Speaker 1>that the studies are showing that to have a practice

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<v Speaker 1>some form of mind awareness practice, whether in my case

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<v Speaker 1>it's transcendental meditation for others mindfulness training, UM that we

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<v Speaker 1>do each day, that the numbers are showing that nothing

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<v Speaker 1>can impact our health in the same way. Well, what

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<v Speaker 1>impact have you felt it on your health? When I

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<v Speaker 1>am as uh regular as I like to be and

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<v Speaker 1>really doing it as a daily practice, it's phenomenal. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I've watched my stress level changed dramatically, and therefore everything

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<v Speaker 1>as seemingly subtle as allergies to everything is dramatic as

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<v Speaker 1>blood pressure, um shifts in the body and um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we forget. And I think more and more of the

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<v Speaker 1>medical profession is showing us how stress, anxiety, depression are

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<v Speaker 1>impacting people. And as much as you know, pharmaceutical industry

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<v Speaker 1>would love to say, well, here's the pill that can

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<v Speaker 1>change all that, nothing is changing it like this kind

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<v Speaker 1>of awareness training, And why do you think it's happening now, Laura?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think it's fair to say we live

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<v Speaker 1>in a bit of an age of anxiety. That is

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<v Speaker 1>empirically true, absolutely, But what has provoked this very meaningful response.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels like from the world of science to really

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<v Speaker 1>study this and put some numbers in, some data around it.

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<v Speaker 1>I think looking at pandemic, you know, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>think that we are in a crisis that we've never

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<v Speaker 1>seen before if we just look at the youth. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we are in America, as I'm raising two teenagers, dealing

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<v Speaker 1>with kids where the number the suicide rate is astronomical.

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<v Speaker 1>Cases of clinical depression is like nothing we've ever seen.

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<v Speaker 1>And I was talking to my daughter who's fourteen, about

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<v Speaker 1>it the other day and asked her, as I was

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<v Speaker 1>trying to seemingly understand it, she said, Mom, we're afraid

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<v Speaker 1>to go to school because we might get shot. What

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<v Speaker 1>do you mean? People don't understand why we're scared, depressed

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<v Speaker 1>and anxious, And and they see the news in real

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<v Speaker 1>time before they have a parent or a teacher advising

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<v Speaker 1>them on how to consider the news story. It's on

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<v Speaker 1>their phone in front of them and their eleven right,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're seeing footage, um that is unbearable footage. So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think that it is from that place

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<v Speaker 1>that we're all trying deeply to understand what to do

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<v Speaker 1>for our youth, but also therefore for ourselves. How do

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<v Speaker 1>we deal with this level of stress. And that's not

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<v Speaker 1>just stress in the workplace, it's not just within our

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<v Speaker 1>own homes. It's the way the world is currently. I

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<v Speaker 1>got to ask you, you know, I feel like social

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<v Speaker 1>media to some extent, seven news cycles to some extent

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<v Speaker 1>have really exacerbated the situation that, you know, something happens

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<v Speaker 1>and it's NonStop in front of us. Is that part

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<v Speaker 1>of the problem. I think it is and I and

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<v Speaker 1>I really do think in terms of the panel, why

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the practice of you know, really bringing your

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<v Speaker 1>attention back to the moment, to be in the moment

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<v Speaker 1>is so essential for all of us to learn that practice,

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<v Speaker 1>to develop that muscle that we it's in our psyche

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<v Speaker 1>all day long, every day, whether it's literally the news

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<v Speaker 1>cycle or our own thinking, to be able to not

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<v Speaker 1>try to escape from it or pretend it doesn't exist,

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<v Speaker 1>but to actually allow all the thoughts and also know

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<v Speaker 1>how to bring your attention back to this moment. How

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<v Speaker 1>do we make something though, like meditation or yoga. I've

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<v Speaker 1>been doing yoga for twenty years and have developed this

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<v Speaker 1>as part of my practice. But how do you get

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<v Speaker 1>kind of your traditional you know, caring systems and infrastructure,

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<v Speaker 1>the health care system that doesn't always embrace whether it's acupuncture,

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<v Speaker 1>alternative modes that can really have a huge impact on

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<v Speaker 1>your health. How do we get that to be much

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<v Speaker 1>more mainstream and affordable mainstream it's easy for all of us. Questions, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean accessibility, if you know, if people want, if

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<v Speaker 1>executives and CEOs want their corporation to work at the

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<v Speaker 1>highest level let's just talk about money. They should be

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<v Speaker 1>investing in these practices for their staff. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen numbers of success and we've seen you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Phil Jackson will tell you all about it. He believes

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<v Speaker 1>it brought the Lakers to success. And many companies will

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<v Speaker 1>talk about this success, which is you know, that's where

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<v Speaker 1>it starts. And in terms of the medical profession, U

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<v Speaker 1>c l A is such a beacon for me recently,

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<v Speaker 1>uh you know, watching how with family members they're interested

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<v Speaker 1>in building a team and mindfulness and yoga, acupuncture, alternative

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<v Speaker 1>modalities are part of the process of a health care

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<v Speaker 1>system in their mind, and that's that's where leadership is well.

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<v Speaker 1>And it also feels like we're at a moment and

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<v Speaker 1>you've alluded to this where we're asking big questions about

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<v Speaker 1>the role of technology, the role of social media, and

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<v Speaker 1>all of those things you mentioned. Your a parent of teenagers,

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<v Speaker 1>the three of us apparent all the time, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think we both, Carol and I both have very similar

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<v Speaker 1>conversations to one you described with your fourteen year old.

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<v Speaker 1>And I do wonder are we doing enough as a

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<v Speaker 1>society in terms of calling the companies to account, calling

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<v Speaker 1>the government to account to regulate or think differently about

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<v Speaker 1>media and technology and social media specifically. Of course, not

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen to seventeen year olds were on tender until people

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<v Speaker 1>who wanted to affect change demanded that we look at that.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're really seeing how it's the wild West, and

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<v Speaker 1>we know the benefits and the incredible advancements because of technology,

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<v Speaker 1>and and we're all addicts, um. And the apps are

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<v Speaker 1>built in in a way with algorithms in order to

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<v Speaker 1>addict us. So like let's call it what it is.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we systematically, I mean, we have to find

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<v Speaker 1>our our own training for ourselves and for our children

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<v Speaker 1>on you know, the consideration of screen time, the consideration

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<v Speaker 1>of what we want to take in, UM. How to

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<v Speaker 1>be considerate consumers in the information we take in and

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<v Speaker 1>that our kids have access to. And it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as a parent, you know you're failing because it's coming

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<v Speaker 1>too fast. UM. And so now that it's here, the

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<v Speaker 1>hope is because the panel to digress back to it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't just about mindfulness per se, but also about empathy, right,

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<v Speaker 1>is how to look at as we grow businesses, as

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<v Speaker 1>we raise children, how to be aware with empathy, how

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<v Speaker 1>we want to sell our product, how we want to

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<v Speaker 1>raise our children, how we want to impact the world,

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<v Speaker 1>and if we want to do it with understanding, even selfishly,

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<v Speaker 1>if we want to do it to get the consumer

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<v Speaker 1>to buy more. The consumer wants to feel seen and

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<v Speaker 1>be heard. Our children want the same. We want the same.

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<v Speaker 1>So I keep saying, I mean here meeting businessmen were like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I hear you. A gentleman came up to me doing

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<v Speaker 1>work to promote more women and like diversity and business

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<v Speaker 1>and I said, yeah, you like making money, right, So

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<v Speaker 1>your consumer wants to be seen and heard. You better

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<v Speaker 1>have your boardroom be a diverse boardroom because you need

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<v Speaker 1>the voices for representation, so you sell more. So let's

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<v Speaker 1>talk about that. But that that leads to something else

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<v Speaker 1>we definitely wanted to get into, which is um this

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<v Speaker 1>this coda thon you're working with Booking Holdings a company.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh we know, well, on that that tell us what

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<v Speaker 1>inspired you to take that specific path, because obviously, as

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<v Speaker 1>Carol said in the introduction, you're an activist. This is

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<v Speaker 1>broadly a very important issue to you. Why this Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I was very excited as we're all looking for people

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<v Speaker 1>in leadership positions to inspire us and pave the way.

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<v Speaker 1>I was super excited to learn about Gillian Tan's, the

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<v Speaker 1>CEO of Booking dot Com, because I loved when I

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<v Speaker 1>looked at the numbers, because now I'm an actor in

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<v Speaker 1>the film and television industry and a producer, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>looking to other industries to teach how we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>find both gender and diversity parody and businesses. And I

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<v Speaker 1>learned that she yes, they proudly announced they've reached over

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<v Speaker 1>fifty gender parody and Booking dot Com in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>their workforce. But she also chose to announce and we're

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<v Speaker 1>only at in tech of women. Why are these numbers

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<v Speaker 1>what they are. We want to grow those numbers. Not

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<v Speaker 1>only are we gonna do that, We're going to create

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<v Speaker 1>this code of thon preceding college to take teens STEM

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<v Speaker 1>focused teens predominantly and and and within that group of

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<v Speaker 1>girls that I met in the last few days, they

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<v Speaker 1>also are artists and designers and entrepreneurs and and activists

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<v Speaker 1>and really invest them in their experience of coding and

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<v Speaker 1>what coding can offer. And they're so lit up and

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<v Speaker 1>they're so excited. And then from that place, also Booking

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<v Speaker 1>dot Com announced this beautiful grant and scholarship for universities

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<v Speaker 1>for young women in coding. And I was just so

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<v Speaker 1>excited that somebody stood up and said, this number may

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<v Speaker 1>look great, but you know what, there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>work to do in these other areas, so let's also

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<v Speaker 1>invest in it. And and I'm seeing this as a

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<v Speaker 1>board member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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<v Speaker 1>We can say we need the numbers to change, but

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<v Speaker 1>where is the investment in finding young women who want

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<v Speaker 1>to be cinematographers and camera loaders, not just going well,

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<v Speaker 1>we'd love to hire more women, but they don't have

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<v Speaker 1>the skill set. There aren't enough numbers of people. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>go teach those numbers. Change pipeline, create the pipeline. Except

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<v Speaker 1>that I think people are tired of hearing there is

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<v Speaker 1>no pipeline and and looking for people to go actually

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<v Speaker 1>create it, as you're saying, And that feels like we

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<v Speaker 1>are at a slightly different moment in that regard in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of the motion picture industry. Do you feel like

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<v Speaker 1>there have been significant changes since me too and there

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<v Speaker 1>heightened awareness our things really changing? I think it's fair

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<v Speaker 1>to say, and I hope you guys will agree to

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<v Speaker 1>that in all our industries. There has been a shift

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<v Speaker 1>in awareness cultural awareness in our industries about harassment in

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<v Speaker 1>the workplace and the abuse of power affecting women and

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<v Speaker 1>men throughout all industries. So now using voice um is

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<v Speaker 1>not the go to that a predator would focus on, right,

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<v Speaker 1>because we've seen the effects of not just one voice,

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<v Speaker 1>but if you're one voice, how many others will stand

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<v Speaker 1>with you to try to make a difference. So that

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<v Speaker 1>we've definitely seen in terms of the METO movement, in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of gender parity, numbers are shifting. And in the

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<v Speaker 1>words of my daughter, fourteen year old, she was like, Mom,

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<v Speaker 1>I have no problem if shame is the way I

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<v Speaker 1>get in the room. She's like, you know, if it's

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<v Speaker 1>about somebody saying, oh god, we've got to get these

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<v Speaker 1>numbers to look better in the areas of gender parity

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<v Speaker 1>and diversity parody, that's how it's going to change, whether

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<v Speaker 1>right exactly, Uh, and work your way up to be

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<v Speaker 1>part of that pipeline, yes, and bring others along. And

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<v Speaker 1>so representation is shifting, is their equality and pay parity.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we have a long way to go. It's like, girl,

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<v Speaker 1>I got you in the room. I'm not saying I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to pay you the same. You know, there's and

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<v Speaker 1>can we talk about that for a second, because I

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<v Speaker 1>think for people who you know traffic and business and

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<v Speaker 1>economics every day, that feels like more than the pipeline.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a solvable problem in the sense of pay the money.

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<v Speaker 1>Just pay the money. Did it right? They looked at

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<v Speaker 1>the numbers and so hard. I just said, make it equal.

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<v Speaker 1>I know. I mean, it's it's been interesting as I've

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<v Speaker 1>been learning more in the world of teaching and professors

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<v Speaker 1>and tenure, and I mean, there's so much to do

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<v Speaker 1>in so many industries. But you just cannot believe. I

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<v Speaker 1>cannot believe I'm saying this. You know, people are like

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<v Speaker 1>I've heard actress is at times got a half of

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<v Speaker 1>what they're leading. Man got here. I was like, wait

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<v Speaker 1>a minute, you mean one one hundreds as a raid

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<v Speaker 1>in a film of what the actor is being paid

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<v Speaker 1>for many many years and I was raised by actors

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<v Speaker 1>where I watched what my father's career was like at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time as my mother, while they were both

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<v Speaker 1>nominated for oscars, had very similar paths as brilliant artists.

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<v Speaker 1>It just you know, and she was raising a kid

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<v Speaker 1>and you can take a child on a movie at

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<v Speaker 1>that time, just like women in the workforce and across

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<v Speaker 1>all industries. No, it's very different now for us than

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<v Speaker 1>it was for our mother's but her hard for many.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's not better, but still far. Yeah, just

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<v Speaker 1>just barely let's go season coming out speaking speaking, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's so great that this project. I have a sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>year old daughter and she loves that all the women

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<v Speaker 1>involved in front of behind the scenes. This is such

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<v Speaker 1>a really strong message. Well that's women on the screen

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<v Speaker 1>and and you know, and and with our partner being HBO,

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<v Speaker 1>really working to make sure we were reaching parody behind

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<v Speaker 1>the camera as well. That was really important to us.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, first of all, for particularly myself, Nicole Kidman,

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<v Speaker 1>and Reese Witherspoon, who all started acting when we were children.

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<v Speaker 1>We never had another woman on the movie maybe one

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<v Speaker 1>female crew member. When I started my makeup and hair

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<v Speaker 1>people were men. Every every job was male, and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>there was one other actress playing another small role in

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<v Speaker 1>the film or something. So just have other women to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to, it is quite nice, and I like talking

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<v Speaker 1>to on a set with all of you. It's amazing,

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<v Speaker 1>it's amazing it's just an extraordinary support system uh reinvention

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<v Speaker 1>of a workplace environment for us as actors uh IN,

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<v Speaker 1>including our bosses, are at times our fellow actors UM

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<v Speaker 1>and it's really a community of collaborators looking out for

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<v Speaker 1>each other far beyond just on set. And we care

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<v Speaker 1>deeply about the stories we tell. We want many aspects

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<v Speaker 1>of a woman's emotional life represented and the challenges that

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<v Speaker 1>women walk through UM and I did love. After the

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<v Speaker 1>first episode of the first season came out, there were

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of reviews that were kind of what you

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<v Speaker 1>dream of because it wash a bunch of privileged women

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<v Speaker 1>are going through hard things who cares and to see

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<v Speaker 1>the stigma of a lack of empathy because they can't

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<v Speaker 1>understand how hard it is. Absolutely, and then when we

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<v Speaker 1>go deeper, we're confronted with the fact that we are

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<v Speaker 1>all universally going through so any similar traumas, dynamics and

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<v Speaker 1>challenges UM in our personal lives, in the workplace environment,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever it is. And it was interesting for me playing

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<v Speaker 1>Ranada Kline because she's the person they all hated, because

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<v Speaker 1>she's the boss, she's the CEO, she's got all the money,

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<v Speaker 1>so why should you complain about her life, but also

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<v Speaker 1>she doesn't have a sisterhood, partially because she was the

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<v Speaker 1>one female in a boardroom of twelve or thirteen that

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<v Speaker 1>got to be in that room and had to act

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<v Speaker 1>within that world as one of the boys. And it's yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I learned so much about finance and the world of

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<v Speaker 1>tech through playing this part, just talking to other women's

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<v Speaker 1>ceo s, which was fantastic. And so what did you

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<v Speaker 1>all take from that first season? Because the first thing,

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<v Speaker 1>you never know how it's gonna go, as you say,

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<v Speaker 1>you never know how it's going to be received. Then

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<v Speaker 1>it's this runaway hit for women and met you know,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's just glued to this. So what do you take

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<v Speaker 1>from the first season when it is this runaway hit

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<v Speaker 1>that you apply to the second season because it's no

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<v Speaker 1>longer like, oh, we'll see how this goes. Now everybody

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's the sophomore effort, so people are tuning in

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<v Speaker 1>even more closely. Well, a few things one with success,

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<v Speaker 1>you look around and realize it's the zeitguys, So let's

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<v Speaker 1>use this on a larger scale on a social justice level.

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<v Speaker 1>Women want to see each other, want to find that bond,

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<v Speaker 1>want to have these conversations. So we started all growing opportunity,

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<v Speaker 1>certainly within storytelling, as producers started, all of us, every

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<v Speaker 1>single actor on it is now producing content that it

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<v Speaker 1>was more possible, I mean, and it opened the doors

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<v Speaker 1>and was successful, and so that says to the buyer,

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<v Speaker 1>this is great news. And then in addition, we got

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<v Speaker 1>smart enough as a group to go when you're really

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<v Speaker 1>lucky to be in this place and you get to

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<v Speaker 1>do it again, you should ask Meryl Streeper join you

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<v Speaker 1>if you could ask for the moon, to ask for

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<v Speaker 1>Meryl Streep and then she'd say yes, the greatest gift

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<v Speaker 1>in the world. We are looking forward to the second season,

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<v Speaker 1>and thank you so much for dropping by a standing time.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for asking these questions. And in the world

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<v Speaker 1>of business and finance, it's helping everyone. So I'm very

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<v Speaker 1>excited to have these conversations. Well, we hope you'll come

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<v Speaker 1>back in visit us as you continue on in all

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<v Speaker 1>these efforts, and I know we'll be tuning in to

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<v Speaker 1>Big Littalize for sure. Season two. Thank you, thank you,

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