Feeling Seen

It is the inaugural episode of the Feeling Seen podcast, and we’re starting things off with a BANG. We have writer and podcaster Emily St. James (Vox, The A.V. Club, Arden Podcast) on to talk about seeing herself in the character of Dani from Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar.’ She discusses how Florence Pugh’s character finds community within a circle of women, and how that touched Emily as she was on her journey of coming out as trans. Plus, Emily writes a little fan fiction about Dani’s character after the events of ‘Midsommar.’ And in the final segment ‘One Quick Thing Before I Go,’ Jordan discusses what does and does not qualify as “Girl-Boss Action Cinema.”

Check out Emily’s work over at Vox

And if you haven’t seen Midsommar – get to it!

With Jordan Crucchiola and Emily St. James

Feeling Seen is hosted by Jordan Crucchiola and is a production Maximum Fun.

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The creative force behind the documentary ‘The Problem with Apu,’ comedian Hari Kondabolu, is on the show this week. Hari discusses a composite of media in which he saw parts of himself in growing up, but never the full picture. Here are just a few of the titles mentioned – Harold & Kumar, Office Space, the comedian Stewart Lee, and the BBC show Goodness Gracious Me. But that only scratches the surface. Plus, at the end of the program, Jordan elaborates on the need for better video game movies like ‘Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.’

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If you haven’t seen The Problem with Apu – it’s phenomenal!

With Jordan Crucchiola and Hari Kondabolu.

Feeling Seen is hosted by Jordan Crucchiola and is a production Maximum Fun.

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This week's guest: Michael Jai White. He's an actor, a martial artist. He played the title character in the original live action Spawn movie. He played the title character in Black Dynamite. The title character in Tyson, the Mike Tyson biopic.

Or maybe you saw him in Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? Or Insecure? In those True North inserts?

He's a big deal, a true action hero who's always dreamed of doing comedy, and we're thrilled to talk with Michael about the movies that made him who he is, including the TV miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man.

Michael Jai White's latest film is called The Commando, you can check out the trailer here, watch it on VOD or maybe even in a theater near you.

Plus, before we go: Critics loved Birds of Prey, the Harley Quinn movie. At the box office, though, the movie was cursed with a release just before the pandemic made its way around the world. Jordan makes the case for why it's time for this bisexual catastrophe to get a sequel.

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With Jordan Crucchiola and Michael Jai White.

Feeling Seen is hosted by Jordan Crucchiola and is a production Maximum Fun.

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On 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 the phenomenon of Barbenheimer.

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With Jordan Crucchiola and Ashley Ray

Feeling Seen is hosted by Jordan Crucchiola and is a production Maximum Fun.

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Joining us this week is the magnificent actor Bree Elrod. You can see Bree in one of 2021’s best films, ‘Red Rocket.’ But she’s on the show this week to talk about 1973’s ‘Paper Moon’ and the character of Addie Loggins played by Tatum O’Neal. Bree discusses trying to maintain the level of curiosity and openness in her acting that is inhabited by O’Neal’s fresh-faced performance in the film. Bree also talks about working with Sean Baker and what it was like acting with the locals in Texas City in ‘Red Rocket.’ Plus, at the end of the show, Jordan highlights the best horror movies of 2021.

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You can see Red Rocket in theaters now.

With Jordan Crucchiola and Bree Elrod.

Feeling Seen is hosted by Jordan Crucchiola and is a production Maximum Fun.

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