Lena Dunham's Surrogacy, Channing Tatum & Joanna Howe
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What is the opening premise of the episode and who are the hosts?
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Hi, I'm Justine and I'm Sarah and this is Big Small Talk.
This is the podcast where we try and cover the entirety of the news cycle, from the serious to the frivolous, all in one place. Because loving pop culture
doesn't mean that you don't understand politics.
And today we're gonna be talking about anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe and her husband's comments on consent, Chatting Tatum's alleged burner account, One Nation's announced crackdown on migration, Lena Dunham becoming a mum through surrogacy, the latest on the McMahon and Ed Sheeran fallout, and the UN General Assembly Bee Hope campaign.
Before we begin today's episode, we would like to start by acknowledging the traditional owners on the land on which we're recording today, the Gadigal people, and pay our respect to elders past and present. Before
we
get into the actual news, Justine, what is your personal headline this year? Oh my gosh, I'm resurrected slightly to life. Thank you. I still sound a little funny, but it was an awful week. My personal headline for this week is that I have a dilemma for you and a dilemma for the audience.
Okay. I love I love I love someone who comes prepped for these personal headlines. Usually it's getting here and wiggled.
My life isn't interesting enough to do that. I have to come prepared. Um, no, so my my dilemma f my dilemma at the moment is I'm going overseas later this week. You're going to New York. I am going to New York. I used to live in New York. I'm going back there to see some people. So the thing to know about my husband, Alex, for most wonderful man, bless his cotton socks, love him to pieces. He will do anything to inconvenience himself to save money. Number one. Oh no. And number two, he loves a bit. He loves a joke. Like he loves a good story. So he loves to do s he loves to, you know, just do funny things. And yesterday he turned to me and he goes, How are we gonna get to the airport on Thursday? And I was like, I don't know, we'll get an Uber from our place.
We live like not too far from the airport. And he goes, Oh, do you want to walk? And I was like, what are you talking about? He's like, so I looked it up. It's a one hour to an hour and a half walk from our house with your suitcases. To the airport. And he's been saying this for a few months. Like he's been like, Did you know it's actually not that far to the airport from our place? And I thought that he was kind of joking. And he's like, No, no, no, I'm dead serious. Like, I want to walk to the airport on Thursday morning. It'll be six AM. The flights at like ten fifty. Is this the most batshit thing? I don't even have a response to this. Are you pranking me right now? No, I'm not. A hundred percent. And I was like, I thought you were joking.
And he's like, no, no, no, I'm being completely serious. I thought we were gonna walk on and he looked genuinely disappointed, like crestfallen. I don't even like walking between terminals. Why would I walk? And he's like, it'll be the perfect time of morning, 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. He's like, then we're gonna be on a flight for like 14 hours to L like to San Francisco. So why wouldn't we walk? I'm just like, I'm gonna be sweaty. So my question is, how far do I go for love? You're
crying, right now. No, you should know this. You should know this about me. I have
have always glassy eyes. I have like chronically dry eyes. I have to put eye drops in every morning. Don't stress.
You should have leapt in and said that this is like so traumatic.
Do I find that endearing or psychotic? Psychotic, I think. It was a fine line. Like I understand you could play it either side. I'd actually really
like to know what the listeners think. Is the motivation to save money or to stretch legs pre flight? I actually don't know. I think that the motivation that underpins all of this is the novelty of walking to catch an international flight. He's you're right. He's entirely doing this is attention seeking behavior. And then on top of that, he's like, and also it'll save us money. And also it'll stretch our legs.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening premise of the episode and who are the hosts?
0:02–7:46
2
Why did anti‑abortion activist Joanna Howe and her husband spark controversy over consent?
7:46–19:19
3
Is there any truth to the claim that Channing Tatum runs a burner Instagram account?
19:19–30:28
4
What new migration crackdowns are being announced by Labour and One Nation?
30:28–42:43
5
How does Lena Dunham describe her experience becoming a mother through surrogacy?
42:43–49:02
6
What are the ethical arguments for and against commercial surrogacy?
49:02–1:00:34
7
How can listeners participate in the UN General Assembly’s Be Hope campaign?
1:00:34–1:07:04
8
What final thoughts and calls to action do the hosts leave listeners with?
1:07:04–1:09:27
Speakers
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