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Hey, welcome back to Queen Charlotte, the official podcast, where we delve into the world of Queen Charlotte and explore its intriguing characters.

I'm your host, Gabby Collins, and on this episode, we've got some special interviews lined up for you. Joining us is none other than the esteemed executive producer of Queen Charlotte, Betsy Beers.

She has delivered episodes upon episodes of people finding their persons, and she's helped to transform Thursday nights in our recent history, y'all.

And she does everything but drive a bus.

Later on, we're getting up close and personal with our dear friend, choreographer, Jack Murphy.

Episode three of Queen Charlotte is when we get to the Danbury ball. And y'all know how I feel about

the Danbury. So, okay, we're going to do that. We're getting into the Danbury ball.

During our check-in with Betsy, we're going to do that. We're getting into the Danbury ball. During our check-in with Betsy, we're going to explore the complex relationships of Queen Charlotte, Lady Danbury, and Dowager oficumptus Bridgeton, and how these three-dimensional characters defy the gravity of ageism.

We're going to dive into the way Queen Charlotte a Bridgeton story contributes

to a broader cultural shift in embracing the expansive, triumphant, messy stories of women who have

lived. So let's get into the first part of our conversation with Betsy, who has been

instrumental in how Queen Charlotte came to fruition.

Betsy Beers, thank you for joining us today. We are really, really excited to talk about Queen Charlotte

with you. Great. I'm always excited to talk about Queen Charlotte. I mean, who wouldn't be, right?

Who wouldn't be? And it feels like a lot of people are.

Yeah. I mean, do you look at what people say after you put out a baby into the world?

I am not somebody who absorbs a lot of that stuff. I will read sometimes, you know, reviews

because I'm curious, but I don't really take that much to heart

and I'm not a, because I'm not a social media person. We always start from the place, like,

I'm just incredibly proud of it. I'm proud of everything that Shonda did with this and every single

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