Ep 50. Adwoa talks to Emily Ratajkowski about being politically engaged, as both a woman and a mother-to-be.

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Gurls Talk

Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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She’s known as the supermodel turned actress turned writer who’s sick of being put in a box because of how she looks. This episode with @Emrata is a biggie for anyone who’s sick of being told how they should behave, how intellectual they should be, and what they should or shouldn’t have an opinion on. While the world is on fire, my conversation with Emily Ratajkowski gave me a whole lot of love. She’s taught me how to appreciate myself, and to realise my impact on the world. We spoke just bef...

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0:00.0	Girls Talk.
0:06.8	You're listening to the Girls Talk podcast, hosted by me, Adjoa-Boha and powered by our friends at Nike.
0:13.9	This is where girls come together to talk, share, listen and take control.
0:19.0	So listen to us every week for your source of fierce chat.
0:22.7	And don't forget to subscribe.
0:31.6	Hi everyone.
0:33.0	It's so good to be back for another episode of the Girls Talk podcast.
0:37.4	Today I'd like to welcome a woman
0:39.4	that I truly admire and respect and someone who is an authentic voice for all women. Emily Ratadowski.
0:48.2	Emily is an entrepreneur, writer, actress, model and activist. She has been incredibly outspoken politically and uses her
0:57.1	platform to advocate for social justice and women's rights issues. Most recently, Emily published an
1:03.9	essay in the New York magazine called Buying Myself Back, which led to a larger conversation regarding
1:09.7	image ownership. Immediately following, she landed
1:13.1	her first book deal, her own personal essay collection called My Body, which will be published in
1:19.0	2022. We constantly talk about feminism and being an advocate for others on the Girls Talk
1:25.9	podcast, topics that Emily and I will also discuss today.
1:30.5	We'll speak about the authenticity of her voice in the fashion industry
1:34.5	and how to challenge the narrative around what it means to be a model.
1:38.8	And we'll discuss how important it is to exert political power in 2020.
1:44.0	Emily campaigned for Bernie Sanders in both
1:46.4	2016 and 2020 and is no stranger to using her voice. Without further ado, Emily, welcome to the
1:54.1	Girls Talk podcast. So firstly, congratulations, babe.
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