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If you've read the book "Contact" written by Carl Sagan or seen the movie, Jill was the inspiration for the hero played in the movie by Jodie Foster.

In this segment, the podcast host brings up the book 'Contact' by Carl Sagan, highlighting that Jill Tarter, who is a guest on the show, served as the inspiration for the character portrayed by Jodie Foster in the movie adaptation.

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After this short break, they'll return to talk about Jill's role in Carl Sagan's story, "Contact."

The podcast transitions to a break, highlighting that they will return to discuss Jill Tarter's role in Carl Sagan's story 'Contact' after the break.

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Back in the 1970s, the famous novel where Carl Sagan wrote was called "Contact," in which the heroine was essentially a fictionalized version of you.

The host refers to the novel 'Contact,' by Carl Sagan, mentioning that its heroine is modeled after Jill Tarter, the guest on the podcast.

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I had mentioned this to Carl and given him a copy of that report many years before he wrote "Contact," and it turns out that I'm pretty prototypical of the female profile that came out of that report, and so I think that's what really drives home the truth.

The guest recalls sharing a report with Carl Sagan before he wrote 'Contact,' noting that her profile closely resembles a character in the book.

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Yes, Carl and I were colleagues; we worked together, but I think probably more than just knowing me, he was aware of what women who succeeded in male-dominated fields were usually like, and that book was made into the blockbuster movie "Contact" starring Jodie Foster playing you.

The host mentions that the book 'Contact' by Carl Sagan was adapted into a blockbuster movie starring Jodie Foster, who portrayed the character based on Jill Tarter.

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