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We are here because we did not believe them when they told us our rage was not ladylike.

We did not believe them when they said our violence goes too far. We did not believe them when they said the hatred that we feel for our enemies is not Godlike.

They say that to women like us because they know what happens when we are free.

Free to hate when we must. Free to kill when we must. Free to bring destruction when we must.

That is our freedom. That is our prayer. No matter what they think of us. After we grind them into the dust, that is our love!

I'm really mad at you Shannon. Why are you mad at me? I'm mad at you because I'm in tears. Yes.

And my heart is so full and it's your fault. And maybe I didn't want to feel anything today. Maybe I just didn't want to feel anything this big today. And you left me no choice.

This is episode 7 baby. All the feels. All the feels.

Let's get into it. Episode 7. I am.

Welcome to Lovecraft Country Radio. I'm Ashley C Ford, podcast host writer and horror enthusiast.

And I'm Shannon Houston, a writer for the HBO series Lovecraft Country and mother to three free black children.

And also mother to a turtle named John Avelli, who my youngest child told me I absolutely have to shout out today on the podcast.

So hello John Avelli. Hello John Avelli. So this is Hippolyta's episode and also your episode Shannon.

Yes. I'm all the way here for it. This is so wild to me. I can't believe we're at episode 7. I co-wrote this episode with our showrunner Misha Green.

And it's very Shannon centric and it just feels so good to dive into all of the things that Hippolyta and our other characters experienced on this wild, wild ride of an episode.

So this is an episode about the guiding of black women. And there are such beautiful oads to black women as adventurers.

Right when Hippolyta starts her own adventure, she runs into Bessie Stringfield, which freaked me out.

As soon as I saw her, I knew who she was. I've wanted a motorcycle for so long. I've had motorcycle dreams for many, many years.

And seeing her was amazing. She was the first black woman to ride her motorcycle alone across the United States.

And then over in Paris, we see Josephine Baker become Hippolyta's mentor who was an American born entertainer in France.

She was also really involved in politics both here and abroad. And she's played beautifully here.

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