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This week on Next Take Podcast, Canada’s own Mikel and Tanyka break down two stories making headlines: a message from Hollywood stars Ryan Gosling and Anne Hathaway, and the controversy surrounding transgender girls being told to leave Girlguiding. They examine the stories, the reactions, and the wider conversations they’ve sparked.

Ryan Gosling and Anne Hathaway are speaking up about Hollywood’s responsibilities. Gosling says bringing audiences back to cinemas starts with filmmakers creating movies worth seeing on the big screen. Meanwhile, according to Meryl Streep, Hathaway urged producers of The Devil Wears Prada 2 to avoid featuring models whose extreme thinness had concerned them. Their comments raise questions about how the entertainment industry earns audiences’ support and shapes the beauty standards reflected on screen. (via source: Variety - Ryan Gosling Tells Hollywood It’s Not Moviegoers’ Job to Keep Theatres Open: ‘It’s Our Job to Make Things’ That Are ‘Worth’ Viewers Coming Out ) and The People Magazine - Meryl Streep Says Anne Hathaway Told Devil Wears Prada 2 Producers Not to Cast Models Who Are 'So Skeletal'

Girlguiding has introduced a major change to its membership rules, requiring transgender girls and young women who were already members to leave the organization by September 6, 2026.

The decision follows Girlguiding’s December 2025 announcement that transgender girls would no longer be accepted as new members. The organization says the changes were made following the UK Supreme Court’s 2025 ruling on the legal definitions of “woman” and “sex” under the Equality Act 2010. Girlguiding says the transition period was intended to give affected members and their families time to prepare and access support. The decision has sparked sharply different reactions, with transgender-rights advocates criticizing the policy as exclusionary while supporters of sex-based membership rules argue that it preserves Girlguiding as a single-sex organization. The controversy raises a broader question about how youth organizations balance inclusion, single-sex membership, and changing interpretations of equality law. (Via Source: BBC News - Transgender girls told to leave Girlguiding groups by September )

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Episode Produced By: Tanyka

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