The 100 tampons NASA (almost) sent to space -- and other absurd songs | Marcia Belsky

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🗓️ 1 April 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Performing two original songs, stand-up comedian, writer and musician Marcia Belsky shares comical commentary on some peculiar aspects of our culture -- from Instagram-stalking your crush to fending off mansplainers on social media -- and lampoons NASA’s notorious decision to provide astronaut Sally Ride with an egregious supply of tampons for her six-day trip to space in 1983.

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0:00.0	You're listening to TED Talks Daily.
0:05.8	I'm Elise Hugh.
0:06.9	You are in for a comedic treat.
0:09.9	Musical comedy, to be more specific.
0:12.6	From the stage at TED Women, 2021, Marsha Belski
0:15.4	simultaneously sass the audience and had us in stitches with her fresh perspective on feminism, social media, and outer space.
0:26.9	I'm so excited to be here at TED Women. You know, I think I speak for myself, but also for all of us.
0:34.7	When I think I'm really inspired, you know, and personally I feel like I'm not going to
0:38.8	stop until every person living or dead is a woman. Yeah. Yeah, I think that's where we're at. Yeah.
0:51.1	No, but I do hate when people say that God is a woman, right?
0:56.9	I hate that.
0:57.5	I really, I think she would have done better, you know?
1:00.3	No.
1:02.2	Yeah.
1:03.8	It's like if God is a woman, she's a real guys gal, if you know what I mean.
1:08.1	So.
1:11.9	I'm going to do a couple songs for you guys.
1:14.9	So this first one I wrote before lockdown, but it became especially relevant.
1:20.7	And it's about this thing I do where I like somebody I have a crush or maybe we go on a
1:26.2	couple dates.
1:27.4	And instead of letting things unfold naturally, I'll sort of act. I like somebody I have a crush, or maybe we go on a couple dates.
1:30.2	And instead of letting things unfold naturally,
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