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You're joined, as always, by Melbourne Writers, Michelle Andrews, that would be me, and Zara McDonald, that would be you.

We're back.

We're so back, baby.

We missed you.

We missed you so much.

We are also here with producer Annabelle.

Hello. Hello, Nana Bot. Coming up on today's show, nobody do the Bechdale test on this episode because it's all about boyfriends and girlfriend. No, but it doesn't care. It's not the Bechtel test because it's men being attached to women and women being attached to men.

It's all good.

Is that the definition?

That's absolutely failing the Bechel test. You know what? We can talk about this later. Let me do my intro. Paul Meskell wants to protect his relationship with Gracie Abrams. America's new Bachelorette has been announced and she has a curious past we want to dive into. Kelsey Bellarini has split from her partner mere hours after he posted her on Instagram. I'm not done with the relationship chat because then we need to talk about Liam Hemsworth's engagement and the controversy around it. And welcome to Zara's algorithm. She's told me it has to do with relationships, but that's all I know. She wanted me to keep my nose out of it. I can't wait.

Hey, by the way, on the Bechdel test.

The Bechdel test evaluates, you know, the betrayal of women.

My point is we are also talking about men in the context of women as well.

So it's actually reductive to men.

No.

And women. I observe your thoughts.

Thank you. And that's all I ever ask for. They're incorrect. The Bechdel test, doesn't it measure?

It's any piece of content that only talks about women in relation to their romantic lives with

men and it doesn't involve any conversations about things outside of that.

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