ok, we have these challenges, but we had this sisterhood. we got through it and this is how we got through it. and there s a sense of celebration about how far things have come in the surf scene since then, and the sort of groundwork that these women laid for the women now who finally are getting equal pay when it comes to the competitions. yes, and only very recently getting equal pay. and i watched this thinking, i know nothing about surfing. i ve never tried it. am i going to get anything out of this? and i think what s interesting is this feels topical and this is just chance, but i spent the whole film thinking about the lionesses, and thinking about all those conversations we had when they won the euros, about the women who d gone before england footballers, other footballers who never got the recognition or the money, and, goodness, i mean, just a parallel story in the world of surfing, just in a different sport. completely. it feels very topical, as you say, by coincidence.
in the surf scene since then, and the sort of groundwork that these women laid for the women now who finally are getting equal pay when it comes to the competitions. yes, and only very recently getting equal pay. and i watched this thinking, i know nothing about surfing. i ve never tried it. am i going to get anything out of this? and i think what s interesting is that this feels topical and this is just chance, but i spent the whole film thinking about the lionesses, and thinking about all those conversations we had when they won the euros, about the women who d gone before england footballers, other footballers who never got the recognition or the money, and, goodness, i mean, just a parallel story in the world of surfing, just in a different sport. completely. it feels very topical, as you say, by coincidence. but i think that should hopefully give it appeal to people. as you say, i knew very little about surfing, not particularly into it, but this is a human story and it s a story
if you can stomach it. all right. really intriguing, for sure. for sure. what s your second choice this week? so, girls can t surf. obviously an ironic title. this is a documentary from australia about women on the surfing scene in the 80s and 90s. this was a time when they were not being taken seriously, and this kind of renegade rogue days for these women who were absolutely incredibly talented, but they were coming up against a lot of sexism. and this documentary mixes archive footage with modern day interviews with these amazing women. there are so many great, witty, wonderful women in this film sharing their recollections of the past in a very lively and funny way. it s not a moan fest, you know. they re saying, 0k, we have these challenges, but we have this sisterhood. we got through it and this is how we got through it. and there s a sense of celebration about how far things have come in the surf scene since then, and the sort of groundwork that these women laid for the women
it might tell us something about the new normal of climate extremes. you see the dash cam here, nothing major to report in the city. the governor and the mayor are pretty pleased with the response. no drama or major flooding to report. we will see as the rain bands come in this afternoon if that changes. chris, i do want to thank you. you gave me great advice for covering a storm last night. you said bring towels. i already had to use a couple towels when we were out here getting ready to broadcast. thank you for the tropical storm advice. always be prepared, brian. doing a great job. thank you very much. double duty for you today. this has been thankfully very easy for us in east hampton. this is where i live, so it s a great chance to see a lot of people i see all the time coming down and checking out a dramatic surf scene. luckily nobody is taking the foolish chance of going in the water to test it. it s not really organized well
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