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Jul 2023
48m 12s

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About this episode
Mina discusses the SAG strike and how that's impacting Hollywood, but also my content, Find My Friends addiction, dealing with the TikTok age filter, and how the tourism industry is making American tourists more annoying than need be.

Mina's reading list:
“Orange Is the New Black” Signalled the Rot Inside the Streaming Economy
All the Actors Strike Questions You Were Afraid to Ask
Fran Drescher on Her Disgust With Hollywood Executives
IS TIKTOK’S AGED FILTER ACCURATE? NOT REALLY, EXPERTS SAY
Find My Friends is becoming another form of toxic social media
Stop trying to have the perfect vacation. You’re ruining everyone else’s.

Edited by Sophie Carter
Music by Olivia Martinez
Cover by Lindsay Mintz 

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