Imperial Ownership - Women in Society

So for this week's Around the Galaxy, we're going to be starting off with a lot of Andor because there's actually very heavy conversations happening around bodily autonomy, sexual assault, sexual harassment within Andor itself.

And also like a thinly veiled conversation around it in the podcast.

new Republic era.

But we'll start with Andor Season 1, specifically the scene with Mon Mothma and Davos Golden.

As we start up within Andor Season 1, Mon Mothma is trying to move money around without the Empire being none the wiser about where exactly that money is going.

And And one of the solutions that is proposed to her is working with kind of a known criminal individual or, like, gangster within the Chandralyn society, Davos Golden.

And when she finally gets the meeting that has been set up with Taekoma and Davos Golden, as well as herself, we find out what it is that Davos Golden is actually looking to get out of this deal.

So we're going to play that audio and then go from there.

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drop of discomfort may be the price of doing business.

Let's have it.

I'd like a return invitation.

I'd like to come back here at least once.

I'm sure that's something that can be arranged.

I have a 14-year-old son.

I'd like to bring him with me.

You can't be serious.

I'm not asking for betrothal.

Then what are we talking about? An introduction.

Her daughter's 13.

She'll soon come of age.

Two young people, attractive and privileged Shandrilan citizens.

What makes you think I approve of that tradition?

Alrighty, folks.

So the conversation, as Davos Golden kind of points out, he is looking not for a political favor.