Traci Thomas on 'Gone with the Wind'

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01/31/25 • 47 min

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Traci Thomas is the creator and host of the critically acclaimed literary podcast The Stacks, where Traci chats with an array of guests about the books we love and loathe, the impact reading has on our lives, and the way the written word shapes culture. This week, creative mediums collide and find common ground. Traci joins Feeling Seen to talk historical fictions, unlikeable female characters, and Vivien Leigh's portrayal of the tenacious Scarlett O'Hara in the 1939 historical romance drama Gone with the Wind. Plus, Traci and Jordan take to the stars to boast about their respective astrological signs. Can Leo season come any sooner?

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about Companion. A new trailer for the film brings a new twist!

You can keep up with Traci's words and writings on her Substack, Unstacked.

Sarah Churchwell's The Wrath to Come: Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells.

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Then, Jordan has one quick thing about Companion. A new trailer for the film brings a new twist!

You can keep up with Traci's words and writings on her Substack, Unstacked.

Sarah Churchwell's The Wrath to Come: Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells.

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

Need more Feeling Seen? Keep up with the show on Instagram and Bluesky.

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Chris Sullivan on ‘Presence’ and ‘The Goonies’

Chris Sullivan is veteran actor of the stage and screen. You may know him as Toby Damon from the Emmy-nominated NBC drama This Is Us, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, or the Cinemax medical drama The Knick, directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Chris reunites with Soderbergh in his newest project Presence. It’s a supernatural horror film centered on a family who moves into a new home BUT they aren’t alone. Chris stars alongside the incomparable Lucy Liu and newcomers Eddy Maday and Callina Liang in this grippingly innovative film. It’s in theaters right now.

Chris joins Feeling Seen to talk about Presence, his very own This Is Us podcast (That Was Us), and the 1985 adventure film The Goonies. Goonies never say die! Neither do we!

Then, Jordan hedges her bets on Demi Moore to take home the Oscar for Best Actress for The Substance. We're manifesting hard over here!

If you or anyone you know has been impacted by the fires in Los Angeles, Mutual Aid LA Network (MALAN) has created a non-exhaustive list of resources available for those in need. As mentioned in the episode, World Central Kitchen is offering free meals to first responders of the fires here in Southern California. You can find a list of meal distribution sites here.

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Director Justin Simien on 'Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One'

This week, we're throwing it back to one of our favorite interviews! When writer/director Justin Simien (Dear White People, Haunted Mansion) first saw William Greaves' groundbreaking 1968 film, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One. He was mad. Not about the film's avant-garde style (part fiction, part documentary, part performance art) but about the fact that he hadn't seen it sooner -- it might've saved him a lot of trouble as he found his way in a challenging, second-guessing industry. Now Justin is introducing more people to the contributions to cinema made by Black creatives like Greaves, through his series Hollywood Black, now streaming from MGM+.

Then Jordan has one quick thing about the politics of horror! It's a terrifyingly good take.

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

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