Hello, Guilty Feminists, this is a spontaneous episode because we are presenting Susie Miller's The Election Monologues conceived by Abigail Gonda.

Susie Miller, you will know because she was recently on the Guilty Feminist talking about her novel, Primer Facy, which was of course based on the very famous play of the same name for which Jodie Comer won an Olivier and also a Tony Award.

And that was about a barrister and a sexual assault.

Susie has now written four election monologues that you can listen to here

and also will be performed in other places around the world.

These gripping monologues feature Miller's signature blend of compassion, urgency and sharp insight,

and on this podcast will be brought to life by the incredible Juliette Stevenson,

the brilliant Jessica Hines, the wonderful Barbara Hines, and the wonderful Raphael Boucher.

They address ideas around intellectual and reproductive freedom

and are inspired by real-life testimonials with doctors and librarians in Idaho, USA.

Susie Miller says with the US election about to determine so much of the world's future,

these monologues based on real people are a taste of what is at stake.

They act as a warning bell for people around the world in democracies as to what we must

protect at all costs. They're currently playing around the world, including USA, Scotland,

England and Australia, and they show the human cost where democracies are fragile and basic human rights

are at risk. I hope that you enjoy our interpretation of them, but you can also Google them

and find out where else they'll be performed live in the next couple of days. With a huge,

huge thank you to Susie, Abigail and our incredible performers, Juliet, Jessica, Barbara and Raphael.

I present Susie Miller's election monologues.

Louisa, played by Jessica Hydez.

It's 3 a.m. and I'm awake.

I'm out of bed in my winter PJs quietly, but Chris stirs rolls over, asks me,

...