I am so over this situation here. I'm unbumble to find something real. You know

like someone you can count on, someone who actually cares about what you think. I

just want someone who's ready for that long-term kind of love. Whether you're

looking for your next boyfriend, girlfriend, casual date or just someone a truly

getcha, it's waiting for you unbumble. Find them unbumble.

Hey guys, a quick disclosure before we start. We are talking about the writer's

guild of America Strike in today's episode and Slate's staff journalists like

me are part of the WGA. We are not striking though, it's just the television

and screenwriters. We are not covered under their contract. Okay, here's the show.

I think of my friend, Michelle Dean, as someone who has made it. She's a

journalist and a screenwriter and she wrote a big deal TV show. I'm the cook

creator of the act which was a limited series on Hulu the aired in 2019. It

told the story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her mother Deity Blanchard.

Oh, sweet pea. I know sometimes you want to be like everybody else, but you know what?

I like you, special.

Deity had what's known as Munchausen's Biproxy. She abused Gypsy for years,

pretending that the girl was sick, taking her to doctor after doctor for treatment

after treatment. Gypsy eventually struck back by having her boyfriend kill her

mother. The act is a fictionalized version of their real life. Gypsy is now serving

prison time. Michelle first wrote a viral bus feed news story about the family in

2016, then developed it into the act. The show was a big success, nominated first

lieu of awards, Patricia Arquette won both Phenemi and a Golden Globe for her

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