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Also with us is the host of the podcast, Happy to Be Here, Greta Johnson.
I'm so excited to be here.
Delighted to see you both.
So in Margot's Got Money Troubles, Elle Fanning stars as Margot Millett, a young woman who's studying writing in college.
She was herself raised by a single mom, former Hooters waitress Cheyenne, played by Michelle Pfeiffer, and has only a limited relationship with her dad, a former professional wrestler named Jinx, played by Nick Offerman.
Margot is doing well in school and holding down a job, but things change when she has an affair with her married professor.
When she gets pregnant, she decides to have the baby, a boy she names Bodhi.
Bodhi's dad is not helpful, and eventually Margot's need to support herself and Bodhi leads her to explore online sex work with an OnlyFans account.
It makes sense to Margo.
It's something she can do that's creative, she can do it from home, and she doesn't have to deal with anybody in person.
As all this is happening, Margo also struggles with her relationship with her mom, who fears that Margo is repeating all her most painful mistakes, and with her dad, who's recently out of rehab and wants to help.
The show was created for TV by David E. Kelly, who way back in the day made shows like Ally McBeal and The Practice, and who in the more contemporary cable and streaming era has done work like Big Little Lies and The Undoing.
Margo's Got Money Troubles is airing now on Apple TV.
I'm going to start with you, Greta.
How did you like Margo's Got Money Troubles?