You know, I really have issues in general in movies with the concept of villains. I think

it's a really harmful concept. I don't think we should have them. I think we can have

people do terrible, awful things, but I think if we don't seek to understand some part

of their humanity, we're just doing all of us a great disservice.

On the TED Audio Collective, this is Design Matters with Debbie Milman.

For 18 years, Debbie Milman has been talking with designers and other creative people about

what they do, how they got to be who they are, and what they're thinking about and working

on. On this episode, Sarah Polly talks about her family and her career, and about her

most recent film.

I found the debates so alive, and electric, and the premise so hopeful.

Hi, I'm Francis Roy, and I'm Ann Morris, and we are the hosts of a new TED podcast called

Fixable. We've helped leaders at some of the world's most competitive companies solve

all kinds of problems. On our show, we'll pull back the curtain and give you the type of

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One of the contenders for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars this

year is Sarah Polly's latest movie, Women Talking. The movie is intense,

closely observed, hopeful, and disturbing, and a must watch for anyone interested in

complexly beautiful stories. This is Sarah Polly's fourth feature film as a director,

and it's now clear that she is in the midst of an extraordinary new chapter of her career,

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