EPISODE · Sep 25, 2019 · 48 MIN
FFR 96: Hustlers
from Feminist Frequency Radio · host Feminist Frequency
In December of 2015, an article was published in New York Magazine that told an amazing story. In the wake of the 2008 Wall Street collapse, a group of women who worked at the New York strip club Scores saw the men and the money stop coming in, so they devised a risky, unconventional, and illegal way to make the money come in. Now the true story of these women and their criminal endeavor is the subject of the new film Hustlers. Written and directed by Lorene Scafaria, the film stars Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu and charts the spectacular rise and fall of a criminal enterprise that tells us a great deal about wealth and power in the early 21st century.Time Stamps:* 03:50 - Entertainment News: Shane Gillis dismissed from SNL for racism, Sam Smith uses they/them pronouns* 10:09 - Main Segment: Hustlers* 39:30 - What’s Your FREQ Outs: Fun City Podcast, Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski, Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia NagoskiLinks Mentioned:* NY Times Review of Hustlers: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/11/movies/hustlers-review.html* The Real Story Behind Hustlers: https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/hustlers-the-real-story-behind-the-movie.html Follow Us:Join our Patreon Community https://www.patreon.com/femfreqOur Website https://feministfrequency.com/Subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Twitter https://twitter.com/femfreqInstagram https://www.instagram.com/femfreq/Youtube http://bit.ly/2bDhQUX
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In December of 2015, an article was published in New York Magazine that told an amazing story. In the wake of the 2008 Wall Street collapse, a group of women who worked at the New York strip club Scores saw the men and the money stop coming in, so they devised a risky, unconventional, and illegal way to make the money come in. Now the true story of these women and their criminal endeavor is the subject of the new film Hustlers. Written and directed by Lorene Scafaria, the film stars Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu and charts the spectacular rise and fall of a criminal enterprise that tells us a great deal about wealth and power in the early 21st century.
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