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In this episode, we delve into the concept of being "qualified" in the workplace, examining who gets labeled as such, who doesn't, and the underlying reasons. We explore "competency checking"—the practice of scrutinizing individuals' abilities—and how it disproportionately affects underrepresented groups, often going unnoticed or unchallenged. Our discussion aims to redefine qualifications in a fair, equitable, and actionable manner. Our guest, Shari Dunn , is an accomplished journalist, former attorney, news anchor, CEO, university professor, and sought-after speaker. She has been recognized as Executive of the Year and a Woman of Influence, with her work appearing in Fortune Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Ad Age, and more. Her new book, Qualified: How Competency Checking and Race Collide at Work , unpacks what it truly means to be deserving and capable—and why systemic barriers, not personal deficits, are often the real problem. Her insights challenge the narratives that hold so many of us back and offer practical solutions for building a more equitable future. Together, we can build workplaces and communities that don’t just reflect the world we live in, but the one we want to create. A world where being qualified is about recognizing the talent and potential that’s been overlooked for far too long. It’s not just about getting a seat at the table—it’s about building an entirely new table, one designed with space for all of us. Connect with Our Guest Shari Dunn Website& Book - Qualified: https://thesharidunn.com LI: https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/sharidunn TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesharidunn Related Podcast Episodes: How To Build Emotionally Mature Leaders with Dr. Christie Smith | 272 Holding It Together: Women As America's Safety Net with Jessica Calarco | 215 How To Defy Expectations with Dr. Sunita Sah | 271 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music…

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Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast

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502 – James Bond, Oscars Reactions, Paradise Season 1 (Spoilers!) 1:24:57

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This week, everyone is back in the War Room to talk about The Academy Awards. First, Da7e and Patches take a James Bond argument from Bluesky and port it over to the podcast, then we talk about the Oscars Broadcast (and Katey being in attendance!). Finally, the Hulu show Paradise has ended and hooked three out of four of our hosts. If you want to talk about the first season or don’t care about spoilers, the last segment is for you. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show ( @fitwr.bsky.social ), Katey ( @kateyrich.bsky.social ), Da7e ( @da7e.bsky.social ), Patches ( @misterpatches.bsky.social ), and David ( @davidehrlich.bsky.social ). Please s ubscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: CLONES! 2:50 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 502!! E-mails! 24:30 – Tidbit – James Bond Sold To Amazon 34:27 – Mini-Segment – Reactions to the Oscars 1:00:58 – Segment 3 – Paradise Season 1 (SPOILERS!) 1:22:04 – Outro…

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501 – The Monkey, Boycotts, The Pitt and Other TV 1:28:57

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This week, everyone is back in the War Room for the same format. If it ain’t broke… I guess! First, Da7e saw Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey and was not expecting it to be what is was, so he’s going to try and explain it. Then, Da7e has questions for his co-workers about boycotts that is mostly based out of curiosity. Finally, everyone has some TV they are excited about and we talk mostly about The Pitt before briefly touching on some other shows (and promising to loop back to Paradise and White Lotus ). Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show ( @fitwr.bsky.social ), Katey ( @kateyrich.bsky.social ), Da7e ( @da7e.bsky.social ), Patches ( @misterpatches.bsky.social ), and David ( @davidehrlich.bsky.social ). Please s ubscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Gundam 2:50 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 501!! Reviews! E-mails! 20:25 – Tidbit – The Monkey 35:52 – Mini-Segment – On Boycotts 52:05 – Segment 3 – TV! (The Pitt, Severance, Yellowjackets – No spoilers!) 1:22:56 – Outro…

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500 – Call-In Show 3 2:49:41

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We didn’t cancel the podcast It’s another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell! We did it, we finally recorded a 500th episode! It’s our third call in show (Episode 300 was a Call-In Show, episode 400 was a call in show, then Katey let us use her Riverside so here’s a new one!). Take a listen as we listen to you and answer your questions a good decade and a half into doing this thing (without ads as some of you mention) Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show ( @fitwr.bsky.social ), Katey ( @kateyrich.bsky.social ), Da7e ( @da7e.bsky.social ), Patches ( @misterpatches.bsky.social ), and David ( @davidehrlich.bsky.social ). Please s ubscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! Format 00:23 – Intro 04:19 – Amy 10:22 – Coby 17:50 – Jordan Hoffman 25:41 – Shruti 34:27 – Warpstone 40:11 – Chris Rosen 46:55 – Tyler 57:07 – Jeremiah 1:03:24 – Failed Imitator 1:12:11 – Joe Reid 1:19:25 – Jeff 1:28:04 – Jeff (a different Jeff) 1:36:25 – Henning Fog 1:44:47 – Ben 1:56:06 – Liam 2:03:00 – Best Captain K 2:13:57 – Andy 2:20:29 – Bennett 2:26:40 – Sasha 2:37:59 – William 2:48:41 – Wrap-up! Previous Quarter Quells: OpKino Classic: First Quarter Quell (August 26th 2011) OpKino Classic: The 2nd Quarter Quell (Feb. 22nd 2012) OpKino Classic: Storytelling Quarter Quell (Aug 10th 2012) OpKino Classic: Family Interview Full Quell (Feb 8th, 2013) FITWR 025 – The Filmmaking Quarter Quell (June 3rd, 2014) FITWR 050 – QQ2: Movies for the Moment (Dec. 2nd 2014) FITWR 075 – QQ3: Movies We Wanted To Be When We Grew Up. FITWR 100 – Significant Other Full Quell FITWR 125 – Movies We Want to Show (Our) Children FITWR 150 – Movies That Represent What We Want For America FITWR 175 – Revisiting Previous Infamous Discussions FITWR 200 – Foriegn Netflix Quell FITWR 225 – The Lifelong Evolving Obsession Quell FITWR 250 – The New York Movie Quell FITWR 275 – Movie of the Decade Quell FITWR 300 – The Call-In Show FITWR 325 – The Exceeded Expectations Quell FITWR 350 – The Summer Movie Quell FITWR 375 – The Anniversary Quell FITWR 400 – Call in Show 2 FITWR 425 – The Date Quell FITWR 450 – The “Not For You On Paper” Quell FITWR 475 – The Elder Millennial Canon Quell…

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499.7 – E-Mails and Captain America: Brave New World 1:13:31

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NEXT MONDAY 2/17 at 9PM EST we are recording EPISODE 500 as another CALL IN SHOW! Links to watch us record it live and ways to participate will be in a pinned post at fightinginthewarroom.com This week, we tried to do a “short one” since Patches is on vacation and Katey was just regaining her voice. However, there were a lot of listener e-mails and then Da7e and David want to talk about Captain America: Brave New World a little bit (with spoilers, I guess, if you haven’t seen the trailers). It was not a short one. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show ( @fitwr.bsky.social ), Katey ( @kateyrich.bsky.social ), Da7e ( @da7e.bsky.social ), Patches ( @misterpatches ), and David ( @davidehrlich.bsky.social ). Please s ubscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! We get email at fitwr.podcast(at)gmail(dot)com FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Worst Fictional President 2:50- Intro – Welcome to Episode 499.7!! Reviews! E-mails! 40:28 – Captain America: Brave New World 1:09:58 – Outro…

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499.6 – Wellness Check-In, Paradise, Piracy hits Online Sundance 1:27:02

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This week, everyone shows up in the war room to delay the Quarter Quell yet another week. After Patches and Da7e both felt like January was wasted, Katey organizes a host wellness check-in. Then, Katey and Patches are both into Paradise, the new Hulu show that has a twist at the end of the pilot (they WILL talk about the twist, and they should). Finally, Sundance Online is probably gonna go bye-bye after some piracy issues around a sex scene and a Selina documentary. Time to talk about Piracy again. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show ( @fitwr.bsky.social ), Katey ( @kateyrich.bsky.social ), Da7e ( @da7e.bsky.social ), Patches ( @misterpatches ), and David ( @davidehrlich.bsky.social ). Please s ubscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: 2/Two/Too 3:14- Intro – Welcome to Episode 499.6!! E-mails! 26:47 – Tidbit – Host Wellness Check-In 46:56 – Mini-Segment – Paradise 58:08 – Segment 3 – Piracy 1:23:32 – Outro…

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499.5 – Cleaning out the Mailbag, Oscar Nomination Reactions, Sundance Movies! 1:25:44

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This week, David is back from Sundance but Matt Patches has a (lah-dee-dah) dinner he has to get to answer skips out. First, Da7e notices that they have more emails than normal and suggests they stop skipping and read them. Then, Katey curates a conversation with the guys about Academy Award nominations even though that’s what she’s been doing all week for her job. Then, David leads a conversation about some notable Sundance movies even though that’s what he’s been doing all week for his job. Da7e has a grand old time. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show ( @fitwr.bsky.social ), Katey ( @kateyrich.bsky.social ), Da7e ( @da7e.bsky.social ), Patches ( @misterpatches ), and David ( @davidehrlich.bsky.social ). Please s ubscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Too Much Trailer 2:14- Intro – Welcome to Episode 499.5!! READING THE E-MAILS! 33:13 – Tidbit – Oscar Nomination Reactions 54:15 – Segment 3 – Sundance 2025 Movies! 1:21:38 – Outro…

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499.25 – Trump x2 Coping Media, 2025 New Movie Quiz, Making New Friends as an Adult 1:31:10

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This week, David has to fly off to Sundance, so we’re postponing whatever our 500th episode (numerically) would be to talk about pop culture in America in 2025. First, somehow Trump returned, so our hosts talk about what they have been ingesting media wise to cope with, ignore, or confront that reality. Then, Katey Rich has a quiz for Patches and Da7e to collaborate on about this year’s upcoming films. Finally, Katey’s husband asks why she doesn’t make new guy friends and Da7e and Patches try to help answer. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show ( @fitwr.bsky.social ), Katey ( @kateyrich.bsky.social ), Da7e ( @da7e.bsky.social ), Patches ( @misterpatches ), and David ( @davidehrlich.bsky.social ). Please s ubscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: BOOOOOOO! 1:41 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 499.25!! E-Mails! 24:34- Tidbit – Trump x2 Coping Media 48:48 – Mini-Segment – New Movies 2025 Quiz 1:12:05 – Segment 3 – Making New Friends as an Adult 1:27:53 – Outro…

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Top Tens 2024 2:21:26

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“It’s a bad podcast!” – David Ehrlich, FITWR 499 We’re sorry for delaying the beginning of 2025 by holding off on our Top Tens 2024 podcast. You know the format – Katey, David, Patches and Da7e take their time describing all the films on their four TOP TEN 2023 lists and number at a time (full lists below the timestamps). Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show ( @FITWR ), Katey ( @KateyRich ), Patches ( @misterpatches ), Da7e ( @da7e ) and David ( @davidehrlich ). Please s ubscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Introduction 1:17 – Preambles 9:24 – #10s 18:40 – #9s 35:10 – #8s 47:41 – #7s 53:26 – #6s 1:01:21 – #5s 1:16:32 – #4s 1:28:19 – #3s 1:38:59 – #2s 1:57:22 -#1s 2:18:46 – Outro Lists DAVID 10. I Saw The TV Glow 9. Nosferatu 8. The Beast 7. Challengers 6. A Different Man 5. Do Not Expect Much From The End Of The World 4. Anora 3. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2. No Other Land 1. Nickel Boys PATCHES 10. The Beekeeper 9 Love Lies Bleeding 8. Challengers 7. Evil Does Not Exist 6 Red Room 5. Look Back 4. Hard Truths 3. Anora 2. Rebel Ridge 1. Hundreds of Beavers KATEY 10. Thelma 9. Blitz 8. Flow 7. Hard Truths 6. I’m Still Here 5. Nickel Boys 4. Challengers 3. A Different Man 2. Anora 1. The Brutalist DA7E 10. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 9. Flow 8. A Real Pain 7. Anora 6. Challengers 5. The Substance 4. No Other Land 3. A Different Man 2. Nickel Boys 1. I Saw The TV Glow…

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499 – Holiday Catch-Up Special 1:24:38

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This week, everyone’s back in the War Room in 2025 but not quite ready for Top Ten Movies 2024 (that’s coming up next week!), instead they decompress about spending the holidays largely away from new movies, debate Sonic 3 Vs. Mufasa , revisit Black Doves , and felt okay about Squid Game 2 . It’s a “special” because it’s long and has no format, right? Donate to David’s Year End Fundraiser – Help Support the Palestine Red Crescent Society! Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show ( @FITWR ), Katey ( @kateyrich ), Da7e ( @da7e ) Patches ( @misterpatches ), and David ( @davidehrlich ) . Please s ubscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Animals Again 2:42 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 499!! Reviews! E-mails ! 17:27 – Holiday Catch-Up Special Content 1:19:30 – Outro…

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498 – Nickel Boys, Best TV 2024, Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim 1:12:20

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This week, everyone’s back in the War Room at the same time for the final episode of 2024. Since Nickel Boys is out on the coasts, Katey, David, and Da7e dive in with a review. Each host brings their favorite TV show from 2024, then Patches leads the conversation about the Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim, in theaters now. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show ( @FITWR ), Katey ( @kateyrich ), Da7e ( @da7e ) Patches ( @misterpatches ), and David ( @davidehrlich ) . Please s ubscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Villanous Backstory 1:45 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 498!! Reviews! E-mails ! 18:24- Tidbit – Nickel Boys 41:24 – Mini-Segment – Best TV 2024 49:28 – Segment 3 – Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim 1:09:05 – Outro…

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497 – Awards Season Check-In, Does Star Wars Have A Kids Problem?, Nightbitch 1:27:49

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This week, all four co-hosts make it to the war room, but not at the same time. First, Katey, David, and Da7e break down how Awards Season is going and some hot takes on Golden Globe nominations and other award season gems. Then, David is out and Patches steps in as Da7e claims the Star Wars franchise has a problem connecting with younger kids that Disney should fix. Finally, Katey and Patches (who have children but not with each other) and Da7e (who has no children and is a cis man) talk about Nightbitch and it ends up being much more contentious a conversation than one would expect with a movie about Amy Adams turning into a dog. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show ( @FITWR ), Katey ( @kateyrich ), Da7e ( @da7e ) Patches ( @misterpatches ), and David ( @davidehrlich ) . Please s ubscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Hunt (on foot) 3:04 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 497!! Review! E-mails ! 19:07- Tidbit – Awards Season Check-In 41:31 – Mini-Segment – Does Star Wars Have A Kids Problem? 54:43 – Segment 3 – Nightbitch 1:24:34 – Outro…

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496 – Conclave, 2024’s Biggest Disappointment Movie, Moana 2 1:22:09

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This week, David had to interview someone important for another thing, but Da7e, Patches and Katey convene for the Moana 2/Conclave episode nobody asked for! First, they dig into Conclave including some SPOILER discussion at the end of the episode. Then, they each describe their “Most Disappointing” movie of 2024 before all three talk about the dodgy Moana 2 . Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show ( @FITWR ), Katey ( @kateyrich ), Da7e ( @da7e ) Patches ( @misterpatches ), and David ( @davidehrlich ) . Please s ubscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Screw Asimov’s Laws! 1:14 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 496!! E-mails ! 13:58- Tidbit – Conclave (Spoilers start at 36:09) 45:52 – Mini-Segment – Most Disappointing Movie of 2024 54:04 – Segment 3 – Moana 2 1:18:49 – Outro…

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495 – A Real Pain, Blair Witch Project Special Edition Blu-Ray, Wicked: Part One is Bad. 1:14:06

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This week, everyone but Patches was able to catch Wicked: Part One (ironically as Patches is probably the biggest Wicked fan) and both David’s are on the Women Talking war path of “this movie looks horrible” but this time joined by Katey Rich! Also, David, Patches, and Katey talk about Jessie Eisenberg’s A Real Pain (and what he could possibly have hugged David for), and Da7e sings the praises of a Region B Blu-Ray restoration of a 1999 indie movie shot on Hi-8 and 16mm. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show ( @FITWR ), Katey ( @kateyrich ), Da7e ( @da7e ) Patches ( @misterpatches ), and David ( @davidehrlich ) . Please s ubscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Aw fuck, The Rock? 2:27 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 495!! Review ! 10:15- Tidbit – A Real Pain 34:43 – Mini-Segment – Second Sight’s The Blair Witch Project Blu-Ray 41:48 – Segment 3 – Wicked: Part One 1:10:29 – Outro…

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494 – Heretic, Movie League Check-In, Gladiator II 1:10:32

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This week, David is struck down with an illness, so it’s up to Katey, MAD PATCHES, and Da7e to enter the war room and talk Heretic where Hugh Grant shit talks religion, they check in with the FITWarriors in the Vulture Movie Fantasy League before diving into Ridley Scott’s newest…thing… Gladiator II ! Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us on Twitter: follow the show ( @FITWR ), Katey ( @kateyrich ), Da7e ( @da7e ) Patches ( @misterpatches ), and David ( @davidehrlich ) . Please s ubscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear! FORMAT 00:00 – Lightning Round: Pink! 1:38 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 494!! Reviews! E-mails ! 14:40- Tidbit – Heretic (SPOILERS start at 25:31) 33:23 – Mini-Segment – FITWarrior Check-In 43:04 – Segment 3 – Gladiator II 1:06:54 – Outro…

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493 – Phone/App Maintenance, Emilia Perez’s Viral Moment, Better Man 1:03:42

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