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#32 - April 25, 2016

We Need To Balance Out Our Feminism

Polly and Shelby have a quick update about North Carolina's bathroom bill and Colorado's caucus system. Polly has been all about the romantic comedies lately, so we dive into what makes them so great and then we dive into the Bechdel Test and how Hollywood has room for improvement on gender equity.

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Show Notes

  • That Dumb Bathroom Bill in North Carolina
  • The 30 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time
  • Wikipedia - Bechdel test
  • New Research Reveals Essential Information About Film Dialogue, Broken Down By Gender and Age
  • Film Dialogue From 2,000 Screenplays, Broken Down by Gender and Age
  • Hollywood's Gender Divide and its Effect on Films
  • 12 Sexist Reactions To 'Ghostbusters' All-Female Casting & Thoughtful Responses To Put Each Concern To Rest
  • An All-Female Ghostbusters Cast: Twitter Explodes
  • Bunny and Kitty - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

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Shelby Edwards

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Polly Kyle

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