About this episode
In this episode of Women Vs Hollywood, Helen O’Hara is joined by investigative journalist Lucy Osborne, film historian Shelley Stamp, and actress Jessica Regan to discuss the impact of the #MeToo movement on Hollywood and society at large. We’ll hear how far back sexual abuse in Hollywood goes, what impact it has on women in the film industry, and what we can do to make things better. You can find our host, Helen O’Hara (she/her), on Twitter @HelenLOHara. You can also find Helen on The Empire Film Podcast. Comments? Questions? Talk about the show on your social media platform of choice using #WomenVsHollywood. Our Guests This Week Were: Jessica Regan (she/her): @itsjessregan on Twitter Find out more about her work at https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/jessica-regan Shelley Stamp (she/her): @StampShelley on Twitter Find out more about her work at https://people.ucsc.edu/~stamp/research/Shelley_Stamp/Home.html Lucy Osborne (she/her): @Lucy_Osborne on Twitter Find out more about her work at https://www.theguardian.com/profile/lucy-osborne This week’s recommended films were: On the Record (2020), directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering (recommended by Lucy Osborne). You can purchase Women vs Hollywood in the UK, here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/women-vs-hollywood-the-fall-and-rise-of-women-in-film/ You can purchase the audiobook of Women vs Hollywood on Audible in the UK, here: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Women-vs-Hollywood-Audiobook/ You can purchase the audiobook of Women vs Hollywood on Audible in the US, here: https://www.audible.com/pd/Women-vs-Hollywood-Audiobook/ You can pre-order Women vs Hollywood in the US, here: http://bookshop.org/books/women-vs-hollywood-the-fall-and-rise-of-women-in-film/ Host: Helen O’Hara (she/her) Producer: Maddy Searle (she/her) Executive Producers: Kobi Omenaka (he/him) and Ella Watts (she/her) Artwork: Steve Leard (he/him) Music: Jazz Apricot – Joey Pecoraro; Jazz Mango – Joey Pecoraro; Walk Through The Park – TrackTribe; On Hold For You by Kevin MacLeod - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6928-on-hold-for-you - License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license; Members Only – Track Tribe; Night on the Town - Track Tribe SFX: stefan021 via freesound.org Find out more about Stripped Media and our other shows on our website, here: https://stripped.media/our-podcasts/ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider giving us a five star review on iTunes or your Podcatcher of choice, and telling your friends and family about the show. Word of mouth is still the best way to market any podcast, and every little helps! From the whole team at Women vs Hollywood: thank you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices