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Feeling Seen

Jordan Crucchiola, Maximum Fun

On 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

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00:50:55

Ke Huy Quan on Returning to Acting

Feeling Seen ·

2022/04/14

As a kid, he was Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Data in The Goonies. But as he got older, Ke Huy Quan began to feel that there wasn't really a place for him in front of the camera. After decades of telling himself he didn't miss acting, Crazy Rich Asians made a splash, and Ke began to think that maybe it was time to get back to acting. Ke opens up about all of that, and landing in the perfect threefold role of Waymond, Alpha Waymond, and CEO Waymond in Everything Everywhere

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00:53:31

Liz Hannah on ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’

Feeling Seen ·

2022/04/07

Every creative starts somewhere. Could it be that Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), the messy, gutsy heroine of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, was the spark that kickstarted screenwriter Liz Hannah’s creative career? Liz shares her love of Marion with us, along with stories of Longshot, The Post, and her latest miniseries, The Girl From Plainville, which she co-created with Patrick Macmanus.Then, one quick thing about the nbd treatment of queerness in the new movie Everything

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00:56:18

Josh Johnson on 'The Dark Knight's Joker

Feeling Seen ·

2022/03/31

Anybody can go crazy, it just takes one bad day. All-around great guy Josh Johnson – stand-up comedian, writer for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and the list grows on – explains the ways he sees himself in one of the most iconic villains of the Modern Era, particularly as played by Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight.Then, Jordan has one quick thing to say about the new action epic hitting US screens from India, RRR.Check out Josh’s Elusive Mix Tape or Channel BlackFind Josh on Instagram or

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00:54:17

Laura Leigh Abby on 'Now and Then'

Feeling Seen ·

2022/03/24

Now and Then: a mid-’90s coming of age movie with nostalgia for the ‘70s, beloved by kids who wouldn’t be teenagers until the aughts. Jordan and co-host Laura Leigh Abby (whose podcast is Seventeen: Conversations with my Teenage Self) both hold the film as a beloved classic, but as adults they notice some things in the film they didn’t see as kids. Before we go, Jordan X-plains it all!Listen to Seventeen: Conversations with My Teenage SelfJordan talks Deep Water on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy

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00:53:02

Mariama Diallo on 'Eve's Bayou'

Feeling Seen ·

2022/03/17

Mariama Diallo’s new debut feature film, MASTER, may be a horror movie, but just like Kasi Lemmons’ first feature, EVE’S BAYOU, it tackles themes of ritual and the supernatural. Mariama was about the same age as Eve (Jurnee Smollett) when she first saw the film. She and Jordan discuss both films, and the ways in which the promise of progress in ‘90s entertainment have been slow to materialize.Then, Jordan’s got some really important stuff to say about feeling seen by another title character: The

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00:52:11

Hany Abu-Assad on ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’

Feeling Seen ·

2022/03/10

Acclaimed director Hany Abu-Assad is a real standup guy. Randle McMurphy…eh, not so much. But ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST has us rooting for McMurphy nonetheless, and for a young Hany, he offered a glimpse into the nature of oppression, and the power of creativity as a form of resistance. No, really! After Jordan and Hany have a deep and thoughtful conversation about all that, and about his new film, HUDA’S SALON…Jordan has one quick thing to say about something else deep: the new trailer for

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00:55:52

Kali Reis on 'Euphoria'

Feeling Seen ·

2022/03/03

Kali Reis is a champion boxer, but 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 Cape Verdean heritage, brings us a character with much different problems, but whose physicality, sense of humor, and deeply felt emotions, have been

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00:53:27

Charlie Jane Anders on 'Auntie Mame,' Harley Quinn...

Feeling Seen ·

2022/02/24

When it comes to film characters, author and commentator Charlie Jane Anders found that she had to took way back to a movie she loved as a child, AUNTIE MAME (1958), to name someone that made her feel seen in an aspirational way. But in that special FEELING SEEN way, the search for a character to identify with ends up revealing a whole slew of exuberant women who aren't afraid to live their big, colorful lives -- women like Harley Quinn, Leslie Knope, and the 13th Doctor. For one quick thing this

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00:49:33

Jasmin Savoy Brown on 'Plan B,' 'A Wrinkle in Time,'...

Feeling Seen ·

2022/02/17

Jordan's dreams come true as she and fellow-Oregonian Jasmin Savoy Brown (THE LEFTOVERS, YELLOWJACKETS, SCREAM) have a heart to heart about Raven in THAT'S SO RAVEN, Meg in WRINKLE IN TIME, and the girls of PLAN B...and dairy, queer representation, standing up for what you believe in, and why releasing music is scarier than making TV and movies.Then, Jordan's hoping for that DEEP WATER will be both a trashy delight and the herald of a new era of erotic thrillers.***Follow us on Twitter, Instagram,

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00:52:15

Guy Branum on David Lynch's 'Dune'

Feeling Seen ·

2022/02/10

Comedian, author, actor, and pop culture commentator extraordinaire Guy Branum steps into the Feeling Seen-iverse with his own special mélange of characters: both The Reverend Mother AND The Baron from David Lynch's 1984 adaptation of DUNE.Then, in One Quick Thing: Jordan addresses action fandom's "irrepressible thirst" for Alan Ritchson's Jack Reacher. ***Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and FacebookWith Jordan Crucchiola and Guy Branum

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00:49:58

Bridget Everett on 'Rudy'

Feeling Seen ·

2022/02/03

Bridget Everett is a comedian, singer, and the star of her own new HBO series, Somebody Somewhere. Her journey to the semi-autobiographical series had lots of twists and turns along the way.On this week's episode, Bridget talks to Jordan about how she sees herself in the title character of 1993's Rudy -- from being underestimated to being cheered on by heroes when she needed it most. BRIDGET! BRIDGET! BRIDGET!***Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and FacebookWith Jordan Crucchiola and Bridget

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00:51:11

River Butcher on 'Back to the Future'

Feeling Seen ·

2022/01/27

Comedian, actor, and all-around great guy River Butcher joins Jordan to dig into the ways he saw himself in Back to the Future's Marty McFly (and in Marty's dad, George McFly), which he first saw at the tender age of four. How did Marty's cool skateboarding -- and also his awkwardness with Young Lorraine Baines -- strike a chord with a kid figuring out their place in the world? All this and more, plus Jordan's deepest hopes and dreams for the teens of Euphoria, on this week's episode. Stream River's

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00:47:11

Director Chelsea Stardust on 'Beetlejuice'

Feeling Seen ·

2022/01/20

It's showtime! This week's co-host is Chelsea Stardust, director of the horror comedy Satanic Panic, along with All That We Destroy, which was part of Blumhouse's Into the Dark series on Hulu. The character that made her feel seen? Fellow goth only-child Lydia Deetz of Beetlejuice, of course. Long before she was a rising star in horror cinema, Chelsea was a Midwestern kid with a love for the strange and unusual. The first time she saw Beetlejuice, she recognized herself in young Lydia Deetz, from

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00:45:34

Michael Jai White on 'Rich Man, Poor Man'

Feeling Seen ·

2022/01/13

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,

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00:53:42

Actor Isabelle Fuhrman on 'The Novice'

Feeling Seen ·

2022/01/06

This week: Isabelle Fuhrman! She's an actor - maybe you know her from The Orphan - she played Esther, the title character. One of the most iconic genre roles of all time! She also played Clove in the Hunger Games, one of the biggest movie franchises of all time. Wow!Isabelle breaks the Feeling Seen format a little bit this week - she talks with Jordan abut her newest movie, The Novice. It's an intimate, intense drama about a University rowing team and her character's journey to be the best at it

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00:49:08

Actor Bree Elrod on ‘Paper Moon’

Feeling Seen ·

2021/12/30

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

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00:48:32

Eureka on ‘Never Been Kissed’

Feeling Seen ·

2021/12/23

This week we are joined by the bigger-than-life personality that is the magnificent Eureka. You may know them from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ or their new show on HBO called ‘We’re Here.’ But they are gracing our show this week to discuss Josie “Grossie” Geller from the classic Drew Barrymore film, ‘Never Been Kissed.’ Eureka discusses how they’ve had to “customize” every aspect of their life – both physically and emotionally – and how they actually find comfort in the discomfort. Plus, they talk about

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00:49:28

Molly Quinn on ‘The Silence of the Lambs’

Feeling Seen ·

2021/12/16

This week we are joined by the wonderful actor and producer Molly Quinn. You may know her from her role as the daughter of the titular character of ABC’s hit show ‘Castle,’ Alexis Castle. Or you may know her from her new movie, the latest entry in the beloved “nun horror” genre, ‘Agnes.’ But on this very show she is going to talk about a character that has inspired her and made her “feel seen” – and that is Clarice Starling from 1991’s ‘The Silence of the Lambs.’ Molly discusses how she and Clarice

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00:53:44

Hari Kondabolu on Harold & Kumar, Stewart Lee, The...

Feeling Seen ·

2021/12/09

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

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00:48:34

IndieWire’s TV Editor Kristen Lopez on ‘My Girl’

Feeling Seen ·

2021/12/02

This week we are joined by IndieWire’s TV editor Kristen Lopez to discuss the “millennial classic,” ‘My Girl.’ Specifically, she’s here to talk about the Anna Chlumsky character of Vada Sultenfuss and the effect that she had on Kristen’s life. Kristen also talks about growing up disabled and how that influenced how she related to characters in film. Plus, at the end of the program, Jordan talks about how ‘Spencer’ beautifully portrays a type of love not often committed to film.Please consider

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