Feeling Seen
134 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsOn Feeling Seen, writer and general enthusiast Jordan Crucchiola invites filmmakers, writers, comedians, and artists to discuss the movie characters that made them "feel seen." It's about that instant when a person connects to a piece of art so deeply that they see themselves reflected in it. Every week Jordan gabs it up with a guest about those magical moments when they were watching a film and realized, "That's me!" It's an informative, funny, and comforting show about our intimate relationship with movies, the impact they have on our lives, and how they influence our art.
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Larry Fessenden on 'The Wolf Man' (1941)
April 18, 2024 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBLarry Fessenden is almost a kind of mythic figure in the world of indie filmmaking. He's a filmmaker behind dozens of his own independently produced projects, an actor, an editor, and a producer who's helped give directors from Ti West to Kelly Reichart their start. His new film is BLACKOUT, which focuses on a different kind of mythic figure: the werewolf (with Larry's signature thoughtful touch). Appropriatey, Larry is feeling seen by...Larry, the Wolf Man from the 1941 original THE WOLF MA...
Avril Speaks on 'Awkward Black Girl'
April 11, 2024 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBAvril Speaks, independent filmmaker and co-host of the film advice podcast DISTRIBUTION ADVOCATES PRESENTS tells us why J from AWKWARD BLACK GIRL was such a revelation -- even more so than when the successful web series morphed into INSECURE, and J became Issa. Plus, she shares her affinity with Summer, a teen girl coming of age as her mother converts to Islam, in her film JINN. Then, Jordan has a long-awaited one quick thing about...MAXXXINE! *** With Jordan Crucchiola and Avril Speaks
Michael Mohan on 'The Savages' (2007)
April 04, 2024 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBTHE SAVAGES (directed by Tamara Jenkins, who also directed SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS, and starrring Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman) is an often poignant comedy about adult siblings trying to get care for their elderly father, who suffers from dementia. That might not be the most expected pick from a director whose new horror film, IMMACULATE, now has the distinction of being NEON's highest grossing opening weekend ever. But it's the movie that speaks most directly to an all-to-common,...
Jackie Kashian on 'My Favorite Year'
March 28, 2024 07:00 - 58 minutes - 54 MBIt's the final week of #MaxFunDrive! Thanks to everyone who has joined or upgraded so far; if you've been putting it off, now's thie time! maximumfun.org/join It's been a long time since comedian Jackie Kashian (co-host of MaxFun's own Jackie and Laurie Show) has been a industry newb like Benji (Mark Linn Baker) in 1982's MY FAVORITE YEAR. But she felt really seen by Benji's journey into the world of comedy -- the risks, the shifting identity, and the heartbreak. She and Jordan will get int...
BoCo Preview - Erotic Thriller Pilot, 'Color of Night' (Director's Cut)
March 23, 2024 07:00 - 7 minutes - 7.26 MBThis podcast is part of the #MaxFunDrive! If you’d like to help this podcast continue and get great gifts in the process, go to maximumfun.org/join and become a MaxFun Member for as little as $5 a month. You can also upgrade or boost your membership for as little as $1 more a month to help the show out even more and earn gifts and certain levels. COLOR OF NIGHT is one of the wildest, most surprising movies Jordan has ever seen, and now producer Marissa can say the same! Starring Bruce Willi...
Susie Banikarim on 'The Devil Wears Prada'
March 21, 2024 07:00 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBSusie Banikarim has been a freshman journalist. She's also been a boss. Now, she's the co-host and EP of the podcast In Retrospect, along with her friend, New York Times editor Jessica Bennett. Over the years, Susie has kept watching the 2006 modern classic The Devil Wears Prada, and she's noticed a funny thing happen. Where once she (obviously!) identified with the put-upon lead, Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway), time and life have shown her that maybe Miranda Preistly (Meryl Streep) wasn't such ...
Caitlin Peluffo on 'Little Giants' (1994)
March 14, 2024 07:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBComedian Caitlin Peluffo (whose new album, DIRTY BIRD, just dropped) was a soccer star as a kid who craved attention from boys, despite not fitting the "cute girl" stereotype. Becky "Icebox" O'Shea, a central character in the 1994 family football comedy LITTLE GIANTS, is on the precipice of that same flight. Caitlin never did shake her deep affinity with Becky/Icebox, but her relationship to it has changed over the years. Then, Jordan has one quick thing about the upcoming THELMA, which jus...
Brigette Lundy-Paine on 'Midnight Cowboy'
March 07, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBBrigette Lundy-Paine comes from a creative family, and (in addition to their music and their work on WAIF Magazine), has been acting since childhood. In adulthood, success in their career has shown them the difference between being playing a role on screen and playing one in real life. Joe Buck, the pretend cowboy and wannabe hustler at the center of 1969's MIDNIGHT COWBOY goes on a journey of identity, too. It's also a journey of friendship, and one through the perils and pleasures of life...
Liza Powel O'Brien on 'Tootsie'
February 29, 2024 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBThe host and writer of the SIGNIFICANT OTHERS podcast, Liza Powel O'Brien, was a teenager when Dustin Hoffman's iconic Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels dropped into her life via TOOTSIE. The Michael/Dorothy transformation illustrated to her the same thing it showed Michael in the movie: it takes a lot of work to dress up like a woman. Jordan and Liza will get into all that, and then Jordan has one quick thing about Drive Away Dolls *** With Jordan Crucchiola and Liza Powel O'Brien
Oscar Montoya on 'Young Sherlock Holmes'
February 22, 2024 08:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBOscar Montoya is a co-host of the new MaxFun podcast Eurovangelists, all about the Eurovision Song Contest. And his love of song and spectacle factors into his professional life as a dancer, actor, and comedian. But long before that career began, Oscar was a kid growing up in Colombia, where for some reason a 1985 movie called Young Sherlock Holmes was playing on repeat. Directed by Barry Levinson and produced by Steven Spielberg, the movie captures the Watson/Sherlock dynamic that is common...
Diablo Cody on 'My So-Called Life'
February 15, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBIt's a banner day for Feeling Seen! On the heels of her latest screenplay, LISA FRANKENSTEIN (in theaters now), Jordan is talking to none other than Diablo Cody. From the Oscar win for her first screenplay (JUNO) to her recent success in the realm of the Broadway musical (JAGGED LITTLE PILL), Diablo has made a career of writing from her unique voice and perspective. And she's feeling seen by the unique, and arguably misunderstood (especially by parents!) Rayanne from the shortlived-yet-semin...
Jade Halley Bartlett on 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'
February 08, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBWhile MILLER'S GIRL, in theaters now, is Jade Halley Bartlett's debut feature, she's been a working screenwriter, playwright, and actor for many years. In this conversation, Jade and Jordan discuss the multi-faceted awakening that was Elizabeth Taylor as the witty-but-acerbic, strong-but-broken Martha in Mike Nichols' debut feature, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, adapted from Edward Albee's play. And they'll get into the complicated victims and villains of MILLER'S GIRL (which stars Jenna ...
Moshe Kasher on Luke Skywalker, Harry Potter & Edmund Pevensie
February 01, 2024 08:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBYou might know Moshe Kasher from his standup, from his podcast Endless Honeymoon (co-hosted with his wife, actor/comedian Natasha Leggero), or from his memoirs -- of which the latest, SUBCULTURE VULTURE: A MEMOIR IN SIX SCENES, is out now. But that's just scratching the surface in the many lives and quests of Moshe. He tells Jordan about his forays with scenes as diverse as AA, Rave culture, sign language interpretation, and Burning Man, and how it all relates to characters like Luke Skywal...
Kali Reis on 'Euphoria' [Replay with an Update!]
January 25, 2024 08:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBThe interview in this episode was originally published in March of 2022. Before she was the starring alongside Jodie Foster in TRUE DETECTIVE, Kali Reis was a champion boxer. As she shares in this interview, she has always been "boxing for a cause" -- in particular, that of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women. In her feature debut, 'Catch the Fair One' (directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka), she plays a woman whose world is shaken when her sister goes missing. Reis, who is of Wampanoag and ...
Parvesh Cheena on The Penguin & Dr. Evil
January 18, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBStar of stage and screen, film and television, voice over and live action, Parvesh Cheena's list of credits is expansive -- and you've almost certainly seen or heard him in SOMETHING (Barbershop? Outsourced? Crazy Ex-Girlfriend? Mythic Quest? The Mandalorian?). Parvesh has carved out a place for himself as a character actor -- a position that has at times been a little lonely, and a little strange. As for seeing himself on screen? Even as a kid, he looked to some of the biggest, weirdest ch...
Josh Gondelman on 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
January 11, 2024 08:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBComedian and writer Josh Gondelman is a pep-talk enthusiast and famously upbeat guy, with a solid career and a happy home life. Not one of these traits does he share with Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac), from the Coen Brothers' 2013 film INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS. And yet, when he saw it in the theater, Josh felt so seen by Llewyn -- and not in a good way -- that he couldn't watch the movie again for a decade. Which brings us to now, when he tells us why! Then, Jordan has one quick thing about the bra...
Joey Clift on 'Prey'
January 04, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes - 48 MBGrowing up on the rez, comedian and writer Joey Clift didn't know that comedy (or TV writing) was an option for him. But a decade in Hollywood has taken him from UCB teams to Emmy nominations, and on the way he's helped create the Native representation he didn't see as a kid. He's also watched as the industry has begun to make that representation more common -- as with his Feeling Seen movie pick of Naru from Hulu's 2022 hit PREY. After that, Jordan has one quick thing about Watch Gone Na...
Auli'i Cravalho on 'Mulan' [Replay]
December 28, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBThis interview was originally recorded in April of 2022, when Auli'i Cravalho, who made a name for herself as the voice of Moana, was co-starring in Hulu's CRUSH (which is delightful, you should watch it!). Now, Auli'i will soon be hitting big screens as Janis Ian in the new movie adaptation of the MEAN GIRLS musical. With warm wishes for a bright New Year to all our listeners, we're delighted to bring you this all-time favorite episode, plus a brand-new One Quick Thing from Jordan about her...
Justin Kirkland on 'The Family Stone'
December 21, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBWhen it comes to the many characters of sleeper Christmas favorite The Family Stone, writer and podcaster (John Dutton Must Die: A Yellowstone Podcast, My Year With Dolly) wishes he could identify as an Amy. But he sees himself instead as a Julie – as in Claire Danes character, the sister who rushes in to save the day and somehow manages to charm the insular Stone family. He tells Jordan about that affinity and why he will go to bat for the manic pixie dream girl. Then, Jordan has one quick...
Matt Rogers on 'Bring It On'
December 14, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBComedy writer, singer, co-host of the Las Culturistas podcast, and now Prince of Christmas, Matt Rogers is filling a musical comedy niche previously occupied by...well, no one at all. Is it possible that he got here by following his inner Torrance Shipman, aka Kirsten Dunst's character from the 2000 film Bring It On? Matt shares why the movie was important to him growing up, how he relates to it as a former high school star athlete, and how he found his way to his current Christmas throne. ...
William Brent Bell on 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'
December 07, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBWhen the director of some of the juiciest modern horror films came to us with Ferris Bueller as his "feeling seen" pick, we were surprised and intrigued. John Hughes' fun-loving and beloved (except by the principal) truant, as played by Matthew Broderick, is the ultimate main character. And while William Brent Bell might not crave the spotlight, he has a surprising amount in common with young Ferris. Then, Jordan has one quick thing about books from the authors who we've had on the show ...
Stephen Tobolowsky on 'It's a Wonderful Life' & 'Bride of Frankenstein'
November 30, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBAll-time great character actor Stephen Tobolowsky might be best known as Ned Ryerson from GROUNDHOG DAY, but his film and television credits number in the hundreds. His thoughtful character choices for today are appropriately iconic -- George Bailey from It's a Wonderful Life and the Monster from Bride of Frankenstein. But the real highlight of this episode are Stephen's riveting storytelling and invaluable wisdom about the hidden gifts a seeming catastrophe can bring. *** With Jordan Cruc...
Rahul Kohli on 'The Karate Kid' [Replay]
November 23, 2023 08:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBThis episode originally aired just over a year ago, on Nov 17, 2022. Since then, actor Rahul Kohli has joined yet another Mike Flanagan project, one we love here at Feeling Seen -- The Fall of the House of Usher. Happy Thanksgiving! In this episode, Rahul (who starts in NEXT EXIT, directed by Mali Elfman) tells us the many ways that he feels seen by Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) in the KARATE KID films, and does so with a scrappy spirit that Daniel would approve of. Then, Jordan's one qu...
Steffan Alun on '13 Going on 30'
November 16, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBWelsh comedian Steffan Alun joins us to get really serious about a movie that rarely gets the philosophical treatment: 2004's coming-of-age romcom 13 Going on 30. He's seen the movie countless times, and relates not only to Jennifer Garner's Jenna Rink, but also her boss at Poise magazine, Richard, as played by Andy Serkis (!). Then, Jordan has one quick thing about a new indie crime thriller called Your Lucky Day, featuring the late Angus Cloud in one if his final roles. *** with Jordan ...
Roxana Hadadi on 'Pump Up the Volume'
November 09, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBVulture TV Critic and former Whole Movie Podcast cohost Roxana Hadadi joins us at last, and the film she brought is one for the ages! PUMP UP THE VOLUME was released in 1990 and yes, it's a time capsule of teenaged Gen-X angst. But it's also weirdly timeless, relevant, and stirring. Roxana is a Millennial, but she's carried both sides of "Hard Harry" -- unapologetically anti-establishment media figure and shy, awkward artist -- with her throughout her life. *** With Jordan Crucchiola and ...
Rusty Cundieff on 'Cooley High'
November 02, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBFrom Fear of a Black Hat to the Tales from the Hood series to Chapelle's Show, director Rusty Cundieff (whose latest is sci-fi thriller 57 Seconds) has always been comfortable swinging between genres -- especially horror and comedy. His Hollywood journey may have been inspired by the big ambitions of Preach from the 1975 classic Cooley High. Then, one quick thing about the fact that this is the 100th episode of Feeling Seen!! Wow!! *** With Jordan Crucchiola and Rusty Cundieff
Malachi Moore on 'Get Out'
October 26, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBMalachi Moore is a writer, model, former Division 1 football player, and entertainment renaissance man. And when he saw Chris Washington (as played by Daniel Kaluuya in Jordan Peele's GET OUT), he not only related to Chris's plight in the film, but also to the depiction of a Black man who is also a sensitive, anxious artist. All that, plus some contrasting spooky movie recommendations, on what we'll go ahead and call our Halloween episode of FEELING SEEN! Haunted Reels *** With Jordan C...
Glen Tickle on 'Clerks' (...& 'Bluey')
October 19, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBComedian Glen Tickle says he owes much of his creative live to seeing Kevin Smith's CLERKS when he was in high school. A New Jersey native like Smith (and like the film's characters), Glen didn't just see himself on screen -- he also saw a style of creative expression that felt achievably close-to-home. Now a comedian and father of two, he also felt compelled to shout-out the goofy dad king of modern children's programming, Bandit. Then, Jordan has one quick think about Totally Killer. **...
Natasha Halevi on Wednesday Addams
October 12, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBActor and director Natasha Halevi was identified as a Wednesday type by others before she saw it in herself. Decades later, she's still channeling Wednesday's wisdom and willingness to speak truth to power, most recently as the driving force behind the abortion rights horror anthology Give Me an A. Then, Jordan has one quick thing about an Exorcist sequel she actually enjoyed. *** With Jordan Crucchiola and Natasha Halevi
Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins on 'A Different World' & 'One on One'
October 05, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBAshley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins (aka ABFJ) grew up relating to Breanna Barnes, the main character of UPN's sitcom One on One. But she wanted to be living the life of its star, Kyla Pratt. When reality (and Ashley's parents) pushed her acting dreams to post-college, Ashley went to Howard University...but not before bingeing A Different World in hopes of seeing what an HBCU might be like. Now an actor in a college show of her own (and the host of an OWN Podcast), Ashley shares her own trials-...
Raúl Castillo on 'The Outsiders' [Replay]
September 28, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBThis episode originally aired on Nov 24, 2022 (Thanksgiving Day). Sometimes our co-hosts really struggle to come up with a character to discuss for our show. But actor Raúl Castillo (The Inspection, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Looking, and now Cassandro) went with his gut, and what came to mind immediately was The Outsiders, and especially Matt Dillon's character of lead "greaser" Dallas "Dally" Winston. Jordan, Raúl, and you the listener will all learn at the same time just why this character ...
Megan Suri on 'Bend It Like Beckham'
September 21, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBAt 24, Megan Suri couldn't have been more than 10 years old when she first laid eyes on Parminder Nagra as Jess in BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM. Here was a girl and a family that resembled her; and Jess was the talented, desired center of her own story. Now, Megan stars in IT LIVES INSIDE, which hits theaters this weekend (9/22/23). Then, Jordan will have one quick thing about how the Criterion Channel is keeping sleepover horror rolling into October. Note: IT LIVES INSIDE was granted an interim a...
Myq Kaplan on 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'
September 14, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBIn 2013's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Walter is a quiet outsider with an active fantasy life but not much of a real life beyond his job. But through the movie (and in service of his work) he embraces a great adventure and grows in the process. Comedian Myq Kaplan relates to both versions of Walter -- the awkward, quiet creative mind and the self-assured, evolved adventurer. And in today's episode, he tells Jordan why. Then, Jordan has one quick thing about www.myqkaplan.com *** With...
Cameron Esposito on 'Bound'
September 07, 2023 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBActor and comedian Cameron Esposito was in her 20s when BOUND first came to her attention, and to this day it remains not only stuck in her memory, but also extremely formative. Gina Gershon as Corky was undeniably gorgeous while also being unquestionably masc. It's a pairing that's still relatively rare on screen, almost 30 years after the Wachowskis made BOUND. Jordan's one quick thing is about the new Taylor concert film, of course! Listen to QUEERY! *** With Jordan Crucchiola and Ca...
Sammi Cohen on Coming of Age (At Any Age) Movies
August 31, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBSammi Cohen has gotten their directing career off to a rousing start with CRUSH and now YOU ARE SO NOT INVITED TO MY BAT MITZVAH. Both movies focus on middle or high schoolers learning more about themselves, so perhaps its no surprise that Sammi has brought us a trio of characters who, at various ages, are "coming of age" through life-changing experiences of gender, friendship, loss, success, and failure. Then, Jordan has one quick thing about GIVE ME AN A! *** With Jordan Crucchiola and ...
Emma Seligman on 'Jennifer's Body'
August 24, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBWhen Emma Seligman's debut film SHIVA BABY premiered in on a Brooklyn rooftop in 2021, Jordan was there to see the event first-hand. That was arguably the start of a whirlwind of movie deals and news that led straight to BOTTOMS, Seligman's new film, co-written by Rachel Sennott (who stars in both films). On this week's episode, Emma and Jordan talk through that trajectory as they compare notes on Needy Lesnicki, the heroine of one of FEELING SEEN's most beloved texts. Then, Jordan has one ...
Stewart Thorndike on 'Abigail's Party'
August 17, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBStewart Thorndike made a splash with LYLE in 2014, establishing her as an exciting new voice in horror. Her latest film. BAD THINGS, further solidifies this, with its focus squarely on (queer) female characters who aren't afraid to be messy. In Mike Leigh's play ABIGAIL'S PARTY, filmed for television in 1977, Beverly Moss is the life of the party...whether the party wants her to be or not! Then, Jordan has one quick thing about THEATER CAMP. BAD THINGS is out on Shudder and MGM+ on August ...
William J. Stribling on 'The Birdcage'
August 10, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBDirector William J. Stribling saw THE BIRDCAGE as a 7 or 8 year old, and it instantly became his favorite, watched on repeat. At its center is director and drag club owner Armand Goldman (or is it Coleman?), played by the incomparable Robin Williams. Decades later, Will is a comedy director himself, whose latest film (full disclosure: it was written by this show's producer, Marissa) is THE MIRROR GAME. After this conversation, Jordan has one quick thing about another director: past guest Ch...
Carter Smith on 'Nightmare on Elm Street 2'
August 03, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBCarter Smith is a queer horror icon, even if all his films aren't highlighting explicitly queer relationships. A master of depicting complex male...friendships?, he continues that trend in his new film, THE PASSENGER. And perhaps that instinct got its start watching Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge. Much has been said -- and not all of it in alignment -- about the gay subtext of Freddy's Revenge, and central to that is the performance of Mark Patton as Jesse Walsh, a young man fig...
Ashley Ray on 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'
July 27, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBOn her podcast, TV, I SAY WITH ASHLEY RAY, Ashley has no pretentions about good entertainment. But once upon a time, she was a young Bergman scholar (and even, briefly, a beat poet). This entire trajectory of self-examination and unapologetic devotion to her own interests might just have its roots in Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman's 2004 opus, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, and its female lead, Clementine (Kate Winslet). After that conversation, Jordan has one quick thing about t...
Manuel Betancourt on 'Closer' and 'My Best Friend's Wedding'
July 20, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBManuel Betancourt's new book is called THE MALE GAZED: ON HUNKS, HEARTTHROBS, AND WHAT POP CULTURE TAUGHT ME ABOUT (DESIRING) MEN, but he's feeling seen by two of the brightest stars of '90s and '00s Hollywood. He tells Jordan about what spoke to him in Natalie Portman's Alice from CLOSER (2006, d. Mike Nichols) and Julia Roberts's Jules in MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING (1997, d. P.J. Hogan). Then, Jordan has one quick thing about the ladies of DEAD RECKONING. *** With Jordan Crucchiola and ...
Jessica St. Clair on Best Friends On Screen
July 13, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBJessica St. Clair is a writer and actor who you've definitely seen or heard, be it on her own shows with Lennon Parham (Best Friends Forever, Playing House), countless TV and movie appearances, or on her podcast with June Diane Raphael, The Deep Dive. She and Jordan bond over the messy, weird details of deep best friendship across lots of movies and TV shows, but especially past Feeling Seen favorites Anne of Green Gables (1985), When Harry Met Sally (1989), and Lady Bird (2017). Then, Jord...
Isabelle Fuhrman on 'The Novice' [Replay]
July 06, 2023 08:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBThis episode originally aired in January 2022. We were delighted to have actor Isabelle Fuhrman as one of our earliest guests. She may be best known for playing the titular role in the Orphan franchise (and since this interview she's gone on to stun us with Orphan: First Kill); Sheroes is in theaters now; and she played Clove in the Hunger Games movies. In this episode, she talks with Jordan about her movie, The Novice (just released at the time of this interview), and how her role in it ...
Shar Jossell on 'Two Can Play That Game'
June 29, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBIn 2001's Two Can Play That Game, Vivica A. Fox plays Shanté Smith, a confident, self-possessed woman who narrates the film by barreling the camera and telling the audience just how it is. A middle-schooler at the time, Shar Jossell (now a journalist and the co-host of We See Each Other: The Podcast), heard Shanté speaking to her in more ways than one. And what she heard changed her life. That, plus one quick thing about the new movie SHEROES. *** With Jordan Crucchiola and Shar Jossell
Mary Harron on 'His Girl Friday'
June 22, 2023 07:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBBefore she was directing movies about iconic figures (becoming something of an icon herself in the process) Mary Harron was a journalist. And before that, she was inspired by characters like Rosalind Russell's Hildy Johnson in HIS GIRL FRIDAY -- a woman who is valued for her incomparable skill and undeniable smarts, who can't quite seem to leave her complicated profession behind for what society deems a more "respectable" life. Mary's new movie is DALíLAND, in theaters and on demand now. T...
Laya DeLeon Hayes on 'Insecure'
June 15, 2023 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MBAt just 18, actor Laya DeLeon Hayes already has a decade in film, television, and video games under her belt. She voiced Doc McStuffins, won a BAFTA for God of War Ragnarök, and co-starred with Queen Latifah on The Equalizer. Now she's helming a film of her own in Bomani J. Story's The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster, a reimagining of Frankenstein that premiered at SXSW and is now in theaters. She comes to us today with the kind of character she hopes to see more of -- and play more of -- o...
Byron Lane on 'Big Business'
June 08, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBLong before becoming a celebrated author of A STAR IS BORED and the newly-released BIG GAY WEDDING, Byron Lane was a small-town Louisiana kid who dreamed of life in the big city. More than dreaming of it, he felt like it was where he was meant to be. Which is why he felt so seen by Bette Midler's switched-at-birth country twin, Sadie Ratliff, in the 1988 Midler & Tomlin comedy BIG BUSINESS. Then, Jordan has one quick thing about the newly released trailer for GIVE ME AN A! *** With Jordan...
Liz Glazer on 'The Wonder Years'
June 01, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBWhen award-winning comedian Liz Glazer watched The Wonder Years as a kid, she thought she was seeing, for the first time a kid just like her: one who knew even as he lived his life that he'd one day look back on all this wistfully. This simple (mis?)interpretation of the show foreshadowed the type of adult she'd grow into: a comedian who is able to weave tragic experience into comedy with ease. After Jordan and Liz's conversation, Jordan has one quick thing about the new John Cena/Jackie ...
Anna Bogutskaya on 'Election'
May 25, 2023 07:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MBIf you've never seen ELECTION, or haven't seen it in a while, you might think of it as a quirky tale of a try-hard shrew-in-training who cares too much about winning an election. But take a closer look and you'll find that Tracy is by no means the villain of the piece. For film commentator, festival programmer, and The Final Girls co-host Anna Bogutskaya -- whose new book is called UNLIKEABLE FEMALE CHARACTERS -- Tracy embodied a personal inner striver that she couldn't deny, and refuses to ...
Lisa Ann Walter on 'Shall We Dance?' 'Paper Moon,' and Funny Broads
May 18, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBFrom her roles in a semi-autobiographical sitcom in 1996 (Life's Work) to The Parent Trap to Abbott Elementary, Lisa Ann Walter has played a lot of different kinds of strong, brassy women. And even though standards of beauty and acceptance in Hollywood are always changing, those winds haven't always blown in her favor. But what makes an icon iconic is her unwavering commitment to being her own unmistakable self. After talking with Lisa, Jordan has one quick thing about Fast X (and especiall...