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Hello and welcome to the Double X Gab Fest for Thursday, June 30th.

It's the What Does Anderson Cooper Do at Night Edition?

Joining me here in New York is Culture Blogger Extraordinaire and double-ex editor Nina Ristoggi.

Hi, Nina.

Hi, Jess.

And coming to us from the high altitudes of Aspen is double-x founding editor Hannah Rosen.

Hi, Hannah.

Hi, I'm very fancy double-x editor this week.

Indeed.

So on today's Gab Fest, we're going to discuss a remarkable essay in Good Magazine

from Mother Jones reporter Mack McClellan about how consensual violent sex helps her cope with

the post-traumatic stress disorder she developed after reporting from post-earthquake Haiti.

It's a lot of posts. We will also discuss the mainstreaming of Minnesota rep Michelle

Bachman, who is suddenly a serious contender for the GOP nomination. And finally, we'll discuss

the Cameron Diaz movie Bad Teacher and whether or not her character is good for women in comedy.

We'll start with Mack McCullen's brave piece. Hannah, could you tell us a little more about it?

Yes, I can. First, I want to say, I'm just going to put a shout out to Aspen Public Radio, which has gone to great lengths to make me comfortable here in their studio. So I am incredibly grateful. It's like the cutest little studio, and they've been unbelievably nice. So I just want to say that. not fancy, not posh, but really, really nice.

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