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Quick Cap #5: Fleabag monologues, Jessica Simpson\'s new book, Brit Marling\'s NYT essay, and Natalie Portman claps back at Rose McGowan

**We can\\u2019t get enough of Fleabag. There were two monologues from Season Two that didn\\u2019t fit into our standard format -- we tried to let them go, but we couldn\'t.

• Kate applauds the relatability of the speech on womanhood delivered by Kristen Scott Thomas on women\'s awards and women\'s pain.
• \\u201cHair IS everything!\\u201d Fleabag says to Anthony after Claire gets a bad haircut -- and yes, Fleabag, we totally hear you. Carinn gets personal about her emotional hair journey, including cutting off seven inches of her own hair with some kitchen shears a few weeks ago.

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**We dissect the New York Times Opinion piece by Brit Marling with the incendiary title, \\u201cI Don\\u2019t Want To Be The Strong Female Lead\\u201d.

• We couldn\\u2019t resist this teaser: \\u201cIn pop culture, women are often objectified and disposed of. But even when we\\u2019re not being victimized, the alternative leaves much to be desired.\\u201d We unpack Brit\\u2019s fascinating journey from Goldman Sachs to Netflix darling The OA, and of course find a way to compare Brit\'s ideas of the hero\'s journey to Fleabag and Erica Barry from Something\\u2019s Gotta Give.
• We also dig DEEP into what it means to have masculine and feminine traits, pulling from astrology, Chinese philosophy and Tantric tradition. (19:57)

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**We recount the Natalie Portman vs. Rose McGowan Oscar\\u2019s feud over Natalie\\u2019s dress with a shout-out to the names of the snubbed female directors. Rose McGowan called out her \\u201ctype of activism\\u201d as \\u201cdeeply offensive\\u201d and hollow, but Natalie clapped back eloquently but with bite. (39:15)

**Carinn stayed up way too late starting Jessica Simpson\\u2019s memoir, \\u201cOpen Book\\u201d. It\\u2019s juicy, quirky and deep -- a rare combo! (48:20)

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