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Latrice Royale on 'Harlem Nights' (1989) May 02, 2024

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Drag superstar Latrice Royale has been in the game since before Ru Paul's Drag Race was a phenomenon. She won Miss Congeniality on her season of that show, and went on to appear on All-Stars and Drag U. An actor and performer, Latrice is one of the co-hosts of the just-launched Season 4 of HBO's We're Here. And if you know anything about Latrice, just a few moments with Della Reese's character, Vera Walker, in the Eddie Murphy-directed dramedy Harlem Nights will show you how Latrice's persona may have been shaped by Vera's no-nonsense power and heart of gold.

Then, Jordan has one quick think about Humane, directed the latest Cronenberg to join the family business, Caitlin.

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Lisa Ann Walter on 'Shall We Dance' & Funny Broads [Replay] Apr 25, 2024

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This episode originally aired on May 18, 2023.

From 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 especially Jason Momoa).

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Larry Fessenden on 'The Wolf Man' (1941) Apr 18, 2024

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Larry 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 MAN, starring Lon Chaney, Jr. as...well...the Wolf Man.

Then Jordan has one quick thing from the premiere of CHALLENGERS!

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Avril Speaks on 'Awkward Black Girl' Apr 11, 2024

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Avril 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!

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Michael Mohan on 'The Savages' (2007) Apr 04, 2024

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THE 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, yet rarely depicted phase of life -- one that Michael found himself in right at the moment his Hollywood career hit its stride.

After this moving and open conversation, Jordan has one quick thing about GODZILLA X KONG.

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Jackie Kashian on 'My Favorite Year' Mar 28, 2024

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It'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 into all of that, plus learn why Jackie relates to A.X.L., the top-secret robotic dog from 2018's A.X.L.

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about the...ahem...Poohniverse?

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BoCo Preview - Erotic Thriller Pilot, 'Color of Night' (Director's Cut) Mar 23, 2024

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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 Willis as a psychologist who's also trying to solve his friend Scott Bakula's murder (while on vacation in Los Angeles, a vacation he went on to try and heal from a totally unrelated trauma), you won't want to miss hearing us walk you through it. Here's a sneak peek at the full episode, which (if you play your cards right) will hopefully be just the start of an entire Bonus Content series on erotic thrillers! But that will only happen if we get 100 new/upgrading/boosting FEELING SEEN listeners!

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Susie Banikarim on 'The Devil Wears Prada' Mar 21, 2024

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Susie 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 a devil after all.

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Caitlin Peluffo on 'Little Giants' (1994) Mar 14, 2024

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Comedian 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 just might prove to be June Squibb's BEEKEEPER.

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Jack Haven on 'Midnight Cowboy' Mar 07, 2024

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Jack Haven (who at the time of this recording was known publicly as Brigette 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 in the big city. All that and more on today's FEELING SEEN!

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about DUNE: PART TWO.

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