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Liza Powel O'Brien on 'Tootsie' Feb 29, 2024

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The 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

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Oscar Montoya on 'Young Sherlock Holmes' Feb 22, 2024

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Oscar 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 to most every retelling of that story...except this time, they're kids. As a smart but quiet kid himself, Young Oscar saw himself in the Young Watson of Young Sherlock Holmes.

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about the slate of upcoming horror movies!

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Diablo Cody on 'My So-Called Life' Feb 15, 2024

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It'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-seminal 1990s teen drama MY SO-CALLED LIFE.

Then Jordan has one quick thing about...MADAME WEB! And she's on Letterboxd.

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Jade Halley Bartlett on 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' Feb 08, 2024

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While 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 Ortega and Martin Freeman), and the lessons Jade learned and unlearned through the process of getting her own work from stage to screen.

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Moshe Kasher on Luke Skywalker, Harry Potter & Edmund Pevensie Feb 01, 2024

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You 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 Skywalker, Harry Potter, and Edmund from the NARNIA series.

Then, Jordan has one quick thing about a new action film from Dev Patel, and the state of action movie landscape.

Find out more about Moshe's book tour at linktr.ee/MosheKasher

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Kali Reis on 'Euphoria' [Replay with an Update!] Jan 25, 2024

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The 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 Cape Verdean heritage, brings us a character with much different problems, but whose physicality, sense of humor, and deeply felt emotions, have been making Kali feel seen: Rue Bennett from HBO's Euphoria.

Then, back in 2024, Jordan has one quick thing to say about the brand new crop of Oscar nominees.

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Parvesh Cheena on The Penguin & Dr. Evil Jan 18, 2024

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Star 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 characters of them all: Danny Devito's Penguin in BATMAN RETURNS and Mike Myers as Dr. Evil in the AUSTIN POWERS movies.

Michelle Pfeiffer whip stunt

Niecy Nash-Betts's Emmys acceptance speech

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Josh Gondelman on 'Inside Llewyn Davis' Jan 11, 2024

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Comedian 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 brand new movie your dad might be texting you about.

Josh’s Vulture piece about Speckle

Josh’s Newsletter, That’s Marvelous!

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Joey Clift on 'Prey' Jan 04, 2024

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Growing 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 Native

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Auli'i Cravalho on 'Mulan' [Replay] Dec 28, 2023

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This 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 favorite movie memories from 2023.

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