Hi, Darl.

Hi, darling. My name is Chelsea Fairless. And I'm Nomi Garoni. Oh, that's good. And clearly we are doing a film near and dear to our hearts, which is showgirls. I'm so excited to talk about this movie with you, which is why I have

brought some brown rice, some vegetables, and some cocaine for us to enjoy. Oh, that's weird. I brought

press on tal and nail and puppy chow. Obviously, we love this film, but do you realize that we

would not be friends without this movie?

Oh, I forgot about that.

That's so funny.

Which is, for the Lauren and Chelsea heads out there, this is integral to us becoming friends and eventually setting us on the path of starting the podcast, which is I saw Chelsea from afar. Wow, this is getting into like a stockery territory. But Chelsea was a very cool person. And I would see you in our in our lounge. And I was like, oh, man, I'd love to be her friend. But like, she wouldn't want to be friends with me. She's so cool. In our lounge in college. Yes. Like this student lounge.

Let's be honest. It was Parsons. It was a room that was defined as a lounge.

But a friend of ours didn't understand the concept of camp.

And you were trying to explain to her the idea of camp through the film showgirls.

And I was like, now's my time.

And I butted into the conversation.

And that was the first conversation you and I ever had.

And we've been friends ever since.

It is a very special movie, but not one that everyone likes, right?

There's two types of people in this world.

And it is people that love showgirl girls and people that hate show girls.

And if you hate show girls, I kind of get it.

Like, it obviously is a film that merits a bit of criticism.

But if you love show girls, it means that you do have a true appreciation for camp,

as well as a slightly demented worldview, which obviously

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