John and Craig invite writer/director Sarah Polley to discuss her critically acclaimed feature “Women Talking.” They cover twice-removed adaptations, the world’s best eye-roll, and the power of narration.

We also look at “Run Towards the Danger” — the title of Sarah’s book as well as her personal philosophy.

In our bonus segment, we talk about child actors. Sarah shares her perspective as a former child actor and what it’s like to have her own kids on set.

Links:

• Sarah Polley on IMDb and on Instagram
• Women Talking film and novel by Miriam Toews
• Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory By Sarah Polley
• Talking-Read-The-Screenplay.pdf"> Find the Women Talking Script by Sarah Polley here
• The DIY Scientist, the Olympian, and the Mutated Gene by David Epstein for ProPublica
• Mophie 3-in-1 Charger with MagSafe
• Till film
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