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Feminists Around the World: Amazing Feminists of 2023 · Stuff Mom Never Told You

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  Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha Emlco Stephane never told
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  Speaker 1: your production of iHeartRadio.
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  Speaker 2: And Happy New Year everybody, y'all. And uh, we are
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  Speaker 2: recording our first edition A Feminist around the World this
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  Speaker 2: year for the year. I guess that's how we're going
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  Speaker 2: to say it, because technically, did we already release one?
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  Speaker 1: Uh? I can't remember, Yes, we did, said, well, it
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  Speaker 1: was right, it was my episode of Nea DaCosta. Yeah, okay, already.
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  Speaker 2: Oh my goodness. Always the follow ups, I love them,
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  Speaker 2: but yes, and I thought it would be fun to
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  Speaker 2: shout out some of the amazing feminists of twenty twenty
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  Speaker 2: three who have gotten some recognition may be placed on
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  Speaker 2: some look and as always, there's so many unsung heroes
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  Speaker 2: and change makers that selecting just a few for a
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  Speaker 2: short segment it kind of feels insulting, but you know,
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  Speaker 2: we gotta narrow it down somehow. And please note that
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  Speaker 2: these amazing people are chosen randomly. It's not like I'm
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  Speaker 2: like I do search things and then find people. But
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  Speaker 2: it's not like, hey, this is going to be the
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  Speaker 2: specifics and they are not in any particular order, so
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  Speaker 2: we're not ranking or any of those things. We're just
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  Speaker 2: trying to get flowers to those who are with us still,
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  Speaker 2: and just as per usual for anything, when this comes
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  Speaker 2: to trying to go beyond our small realm outside of
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  Speaker 2: our country, typically when it's international and names from other countries,
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  Speaker 2: we have a hard time in finding pronunciations, especially if
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  Speaker 2: they're not big. So we do have some big names
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  Speaker 2: on this list, because we don't want to ignore that either.
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  Speaker 2: But there are several who not many people know and
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  Speaker 2: our very niche lists that we end up finding and
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  Speaker 2: we want to celebrate that on our platform. But that
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  Speaker 2: also means we might not know how to say their
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  Speaker 2: names correctly. So please forgive us in advance. We are
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  Speaker 2: trying our damnedest, and if you actually know the pronunciation,
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  Speaker 2: please let us know because we want to get it correct. Yes,
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  Speaker 2: I don't think we've ever gotten a call in for
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  Speaker 2: that yet. I mean, I have no one's actually let
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  Speaker 2: us know how to actually say the names. Maybe people
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  Speaker 2: might not be paying attention. I don't know, Oh no,
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  Speaker 2: that sorry, sorry, just kidding. I know if there are
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  Speaker 2: people who do listen, But I'm just trying to figure
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  Speaker 2: because I don't think anybody's ever actually let us know
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  Speaker 2: how to say some names, so we really really are
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  Speaker 2: asking if you know them, let us know, all right.
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  Speaker 2: So again there's just a few names, and there's a
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  Speaker 2: likelihood that we might come back on some of these
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  Speaker 2: names and do an expanded version of what they've accomplished
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  Speaker 2: or what they are accomplishing and things to note. But
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  Speaker 2: for today, we're just going to keep this tight with
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  Speaker 2: the few days that we wanted to talk about. First,
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  Speaker 2: I wanted to talk about the activists who've been working
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  Speaker 2: tirelessly in creating a safe and healthy environment around the world.
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  Speaker 2: And here are some amazing workers that were recognized by
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  Speaker 2: the Women in a Global Health organization with their category
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  Speaker 2: or with their award, Heroines of Health, And just so
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  Speaker 2: you know, here's a bit about their award quote. The
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  Speaker 2: Heroines of Health Awards were established by Women in Global
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  Speaker 2: Health in twenty seventeen as a powerful platform to amplify
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  Speaker 2: the exceptional work done by women who are the majority
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  Speaker 2: of the health workforce. Women drive and deliver health, but
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  Speaker 2: their contributions often remain invisible and underrecognized. This year, we
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  Speaker 2: recognize the contribution of women health workers in Africa in
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  Speaker 2: advancing sexual and reproductive health rights, which are key to
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  Speaker 2: guaranteeing the healthy and bodily autonomy of girls and women
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  Speaker 2: and achieving health for all. These extraordinary women represent the
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  Speaker 2: heart and soul of health in Africa and include community
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  Speaker 2: health workers, midwa lives doctors, nurses, and gender advocates. Each
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  Speaker 2: brings a unique perspective and expertise and is making an
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  Speaker 2: invaluable contribution to realizing the right to help for women
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  Speaker 2: and girls especially and to achieving universal health coverage in Africa.
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  Speaker 2: So and some of these recipients include Kenyon activist Phyllis B.
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  Speaker 2: K Nondolo, who is the founder and executive director of
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  Speaker 2: Women's Spaces Africa, which is a quote disability organization working
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  Speaker 2: on abortion and disability. We take pride in that and
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  Speaker 2: in gaining ground to sensitize women and girls and be
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  Speaker 2: part of the advocacy interventions. And it goes on saying
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  Speaker 2: that they promote quote safer abortion methods, improves physical access
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  Speaker 2: to safe abortion services, and racist awareness among health service
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  Speaker 2: providers about the specific needs of women and girls with disabilities.
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  Speaker 2: And then we have Uganda and healthcare worker doctor Elizabeth
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  Speaker 2: Namugaya Igaga, who is an antithesiologist who has worked to
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  Speaker 2: advocate for the pay management for women around her country.
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  Speaker 2: When she started her career in Uganda, she was only
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  Speaker 2: one of forty anesthesiologists in the country, and during this time,
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  Speaker 2: she was quote part of the team that advocated for
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  Speaker 2: the use of interthele morphine during labor and oral medication
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  Speaker 2: after delivery to enable patients to manage their pain while
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  Speaker 2: addressing the human resource challenges linked to administering parential analgesia.
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  Speaker 2: Her advocacy resulted in changes to anesthesia and pain relief
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  Speaker 2: approaches during labor and maternity awards nationwide.
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  Speaker 1: There's also Malawian activist Mary William Brown. Brown has been
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  Speaker 1: a leader and community health worker for her area and
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  Speaker 1: has helped to get access for contraception and she's also
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  Speaker 1: worked to have safer conditions for those who are pregnant.
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  Speaker 1: As she began working in advocating for safer access and conditions,
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  Speaker 1: she quote has dedicated herself to reducing maternal deaths and complications.
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  Speaker 1: With the support of the four cchws, she supervises they
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  Speaker 1: collectively identify and refers seventy five percent of pregnancies to
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  Speaker 1: the nearest facility Through regular home visits. She conducts health screenings,
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  Speaker 1: provides education and a companies pregnant women and new mothers
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  Speaker 1: to healthcare facilities. Since twenty ten, the community she supports
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  Speaker 1: has not had any maternal deaths and up to eighty
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  Speaker 1: percent of the postnatal women in her district attend post
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  Speaker 1: natal care. And again, these are just a few names
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  Speaker 1: from the list of amazing advocates. If you want to
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  Speaker 1: go see the full list, you can you can go
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  Speaker 1: to women igh dot.
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  Speaker 2: Org and Leah. Let's talk about the transactivists who started
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  Speaker 2: to get the recognition they deserve. First and foremost has
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  Speaker 2: got to shout out our iheartfam Raquel Willis, who has
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  Speaker 2: recently published her memoir and her US podcast. She's been
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  Speaker 2: doing some amazing work and has been working NonStop to
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  Speaker 2: not only tell her story, but the story for those
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  Speaker 2: who can no longer speak for themselves, also for those
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  Speaker 2: whose voice has been ignored for too long. Yeah, and
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  Speaker 2: for really, y'all, you should all go and grab our
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  Speaker 2: new book, The Risk It Takes to Bloom.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, absolutely, then we have the amazing Roupsana Kupali, who
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  Speaker 1: has been recognized by the BBC on their twenty twenty
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  Speaker 1: three list. Koupali is a human rights activist from Nepal
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  Speaker 1: who has been a fierce advocate for the LGBTQ plus community.
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  Speaker 1: According to the UK News, they write, Koupali was honored
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  Speaker 1: for her extensive work defending LGBTQ plus rights and supporting
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  Speaker 1: housing rights. She is a third year law student who
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  Speaker 1: has made headlines for her work and continued activism. And
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  Speaker 1: we have Erica Hilton and dudas Seleebaert, who became the
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  Speaker 1: first transgender women to be elected to the Brazilian Congress.
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  Speaker 1: Both had ran under the Leftist Party and are passionate
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  Speaker 1: about LGBTQ plus issues as well as the unhoused community.
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  Speaker 1: And both are working to make sure that all citizens
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  Speaker 1: are treated fairly and protected by their government.
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  Speaker 2: And we also have one of a Glamour's Women of
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  Speaker 2: the Year. Gina Rossero Rosera is a model, producer, author,
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  Speaker 2: and human rights activist who currently resides in New York.
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  Speaker 2: The Filipino American activist, model, and writer has been a
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  Speaker 2: strong voice for the trans community, using her own biography
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  Speaker 2: as a tool to encourage others around her. She is
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  Speaker 2: not shied away from the power of art, whether through
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  Speaker 2: a written word or photography. In her recent published memoir
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  Speaker 2: Horse Barbie. She recounts her life in the Philippines, including
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  Speaker 2: her time in the pageant world. She has been able
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  Speaker 2: to influence so many with her story and her activism.
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  Speaker 2: She's currently also part of the Gender Proud, which is
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  Speaker 2: a quote media production company that elevates stories about trans
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  Speaker 2: and gender non conforming people, which she founded in twenty fourteen.
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  Speaker 1: And then we have climate activists. Doctor Heidi Silvestra. She
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  Speaker 1: is a glaciologist who works at the Arctic Monitoring and
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  Speaker 1: Assessment Program AMAP AMAP we Never quite Know, a working
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  Speaker 1: group to the Arctic Council. With a PhD from France,
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  Speaker 1: she is a pioneer in researching and studying glaciers around
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  Speaker 1: the world. Sylvestra has been bringing attention to the causes
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  Speaker 1: of climate change and its impact. According to Forbes, she
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  Speaker 1: was recently featured on Electric Ladies podcasts which we should
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  Speaker 1: definitely collab with. Yeah Yeah, and here's what they had
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  Speaker 1: to say. Heidi Sevestra is a pioneering glaciologist whose field
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  Speaker 1: based research and studies of glaciers worldwide have been transformative
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  Speaker 1: and understanding the effects of climate change. Her dedication to
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  Speaker 1: science outreach is reflected in her lectures and documentaries where
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  Speaker 1: she communicates her findings and explains the impacts of climate
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  Speaker 1: change to the general public. Her work inspires many to
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  Speaker 1: take action toward a more sustainable future, and her focus
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  Speaker 1: on science communication is crucial ensuring that the public is
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  Speaker 1: aware of the pressing issues facing our planet.
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  Speaker 2: We should also get her on the show. There's so
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  Speaker 2: many says so that we should be having right here.
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  Speaker 2: We also want to celebrate and thank Mexican activist Veronica
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  Speaker 2: Cruz Sanchez, whose organization Las Libres has helped to provide
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  Speaker 2: safe abortions for so many since the beginning of the
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  Speaker 2: two thousands, and with her amazing work, she was recognized
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  Speaker 2: as one of the Times Women of the Year. And
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  Speaker 2: here's a bit from that Times article. Cruz in her
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  Speaker 2: colleagues have worked to distribute Missu Prestol, a who approved
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  Speaker 2: abortion pill, across Guadawato, helping women feel confident in its
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  Speaker 2: safety and inspiring similar networks in other Mexican states, and
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  Speaker 2: that article continues. Over the past eighteen months, Cruise, a pragmatic,
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  Speaker 2: fast talking fifty two year old who has campaigned for
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  Speaker 2: social justice organizations since she was a teen, has expanded
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  Speaker 2: Lost Libretes into the US. After the Texas legislators passed
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  Speaker 2: a near total abortion ban in May twenty twenty one,
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  Speaker 2: she received a flood of messages from Americans asking how
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  Speaker 2: to help affected women. Interest also searched after Roe v.
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  Speaker 2: Wade was overturned in June twenty twenty two. Los Libretes
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  Speaker 2: now counts around three hundred volunteers in the US who
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  Speaker 2: have so far assisted some ten thousand women. And by
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  Speaker 2: the way, the article was dated March twenty twenty three,
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  Speaker 2: just for reference, So to those who have helped in
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  Speaker 2: these times of needs, hats off to you, thank you
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  Speaker 2: so very much, and to all these amazing women who
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  Speaker 2: continue to do such a huge work. And again, y'all,
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  Speaker 2: we just narrowed down the lists and we wanted to
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  Speaker 2: take the time to talk about the lesser known people
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  Speaker 2: or maybe less less because there's a lot of actors
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  Speaker 2: and CEOs. By the way, I had a list apparently
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  Speaker 2: a fast company has top fifty lesbians in the Corporate
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  Speaker 2: World list and includes people from really shady organizations. Don't
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  Speaker 2: get me wrong, I'm really glad that queer people are
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  Speaker 2: part of these big organizations, being CEOs and CEOs. But
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  Speaker 2: I'm like, yeah, that's a shady company. I don't want
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  Speaker 2: to celebrate that, right, but it's interesting that this organization
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  Speaker 2: or this publishing publisher wanted to do a very niche
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  Speaker 2: list like this, and I think it's saying to like
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  Speaker 2: beware of like token lists. Yeah, and who they represent.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah. But yes, all these people we shut it out
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  Speaker 1: here are doing amazing work and I'm sure we'll probably
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  Speaker 1: revisit some of them. Maybe we will get a chance
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  Speaker 1: to collab with some of them. It would be delightful,
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  Speaker 1: it would be, It would be And yes, it's always.
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