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We made a special episode about the damage being done to public mental health here in Minnesota. Even if you don't live here, it's a bracing look at the dangerous position we're in, what we stand to lose, and what our community is doing about it.

Sophie Nélisse on 'Inside Out 2' Podcast Episode · Feeling Seen · 02/05/2026 · 51m

We are going back to our ROOTS w/ this @feelingseen.bsky.social because I am talking to THE Shauna Shipman (and now The Rose Landry)… Sophie Nelisse. We have an impromptu therapy session talking about her connection with INSIDE OUT 2 and anguished inner monologues podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Chiwetel Ejiofor Reteams With Mike Flanagan For ‘The Exorcist’ Chiwetel Ejiofor joins cast of 'The Exorcist' from Mike Flanagan.

I'm so excited to work with Chiwetel again! And more to come, very soon... deadline.com/2026/02/the-...

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

This absolute bastard. And not for nothing, complete and total loser. Desperately trying to make up for a life of being a nerd by becoming whatever vapid celebrity CEO this is now. What a waste of resources.

Sophie Nélisse (YELLOWJACKETS, HEATED RIVALRY, & WHISTLE, now in theaters) has a few thoughts about eMoTiOnS!

That's why she's brought INSIDE OUT 2 to the show today, for a great conversation about facing anxiety and the unknowable inner monologues all around us!

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THANKS LARRY!

A yellow-backed graphic shows a photo of a smiling man (Chris Stuckmann) on the left, next to some film images: a red-tinted cutout of a woman screaming and a still of two young women in hats and coats cozying up to each other outside. In the lower corner, a photo of a smiling woman (Jordan Crucchiola). Text on the graphic reads "Episode 207: Chris Stuckmann on 'Shelby Oaks' and 'You Can Live Forever.'"

Today we've got CHRIS STUCKMANN (writer/director of SHELBY OAKS and longtime YouTube movie guy) talking about one of the few on-screen representations of the Jehovah's Witness world he left behind: 2022's YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER. And it's a queer teen romance, you guys!

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Chris Stuckmann on 'Shelby Oaks' & 'You Can Live Forever' Podcast Episode · Feeling Seen · 01/29/2026 · 49m

Latest feeling seen is with filmmaker Chris Stuckmann, who brought a movie for discussion I’d never heard of: YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER, about a gay teen girl struggling in the Jehovah Witness community. We talk about living for movies and for yourself and it’s lovely! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

We better get leaks AS SOON as this wraps!

For Jolenta Greenberg, the first time through high school felt almost as awkward as Jerri Blank's return there in STRANGERS WITH CANDY. Except Amy Sedaris made it all seem hilariously...bearable. All this, plus RHONY reminiscences and the scoop on self-help books!

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Jolenta Greenberg on 'Strangers with Candy' Podcast Episode · Feeling Seen · 01/22/2026 · 50m

It is a hallowed day on Feeling Seen. For we are discussing… STRANGERS WITH CANDY! Find out how Jolenta Greenberg connects with THE Jerri Blank! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

If there is one Oscar nominee I will beg you to see, it’s the feature doc MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN. It’s told from the perspective of a school teacher in a small Ural Mountains town as he, the schools documentarian, captures the tightening authoritarian grip following Russia’s invasion into Ukraine.

Very exciting to talk about Kristen Stewart's new-to-theaters directorial debut with @roxanegay.bsky.social and @alainmartin.bsky.social. We're talking THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER, plus a discussion of memoir movies we love and ones we'd like to see get made. #filmsky

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SUPPORT INDEPENDENT CINEMA! is a really rallying cry for us at Feeling Seen, and OBEX is as indie as things get. Saw it at last years Sundance and finally got to chat with Albert Birney about his inspirations and to my great delight: Marcel the Shell!!

Looking for some creative inspiration? @albertbirney.bsky.social’s stunningly creative, super handmade film OBEX is in theaters now, & he told @jorcru.bsky.social about filmmaking with friends for the joy of it. All through the lens of MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON!
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Yes, please believe that Jordan asked Tim Blake Nelson about his teen high school adaptation of Othello, 2001’s ‘O,’ starring Mekhi Phifer, Julia Stiles, and Josh Hartnett. And believe that he told her all about how he came to direct it — and how it almost didn’t get released!

A yellow square with a red-tinted image of Tim Blake Nelson. Behind him, an image of people dancing (from the film THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE) and a black and white image of a man cradling his head in his hands (from the film DOWN BY LAW). The words “Feeling Seen” in block letters across it all.

Extremely grateful to the extraordinary Tim Blake Nelson for sitting down with @jorcru.bsky.social to talk about his career as an actor, director, & writer, from Juilliard (where he was studying when he first saw Jim Jarmusch’s DOWN BY LAW) to THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, & beyond! #filmsky

We're still getting settled but wanted to give you a look at our new studio. Thanks to everyone who participated in our moving sale (closes today, so last chance: maximumfun.org/movingday)! We're so excited to have this nice space and as you can hear, hosts who record here are pumped about it, too!

A rewatch is in order

Marching orders:
1) watch HAG (tubitv.com/movies/10004...)
2) watch HOW TO BE SINGLE
3) marvel at the surprising points of comparison
4) Listen to HAG's director, Sam Wineman, on this week's FEELING SEEN!

(step 4 can also become step 1, we won't tell)

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Sam Wineman on 'Hag' & 'How to Be Single' Podcast Episode · Feeling Seen · 12/18/2025 · 55m

It is a most beautiful day on @feelingseen.bsky.social because I have my dear friend Sam Wineman talking about both his new movie HAG, and also about the movie that is core to his being: HOW TO BE SINGLE podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

YouTube video by Maximum Fun James Badge Dale on 'King Ivory' & 'Mean Streets'

Badge told us a lot of great stories in this episode: about being in a table read with Meryl Streep in his 20s. About working at a Pizza Hut in Utah. And this might be the best of them all: how he almost got fired from the movie SHAME before filming even started. #filmsky
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A square yellow graphic reads “Feeling Seen,” and features a red-tinted headshot of James Badge Dale, as well as two movie stills. On the top, the still is of Dale in the film KING IVORY, carrying an automatic weapon and walking though a fluorescent-lit room covered in plastic tarps. The second is a young Robert De Niro in MEAN STREETS, holding a bag of ice to his eye and laughing in front of a sign that reads “POSITIVELY NO GAMBLING.”

Continuing into our 200s with major star-power…JAMES BADGE DALE gives us an acting masterclass packed-full of amazing stories, and the inspiration he felt watching the free performances in Scorsese’s MEAN STREETS. You gotta listen! #filmsky

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James Badge Dale on 'King Ivory' & 'Mean Streets' Podcast Episode · Feeling Seen · 12/11/2025 · 52m

Team I need you to drop everyone and listen to THE James Badge Dale on @feelingseen.bsky.social right now! An actor’s actor. A talent. A storyteller. A cool ass guy. Talking to him about MEAN STREETS and KING IVORY and so much more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Thank you for your help, Felipe! And for your honorary toilet paper dispensing.

For folks who want to achieve this status (well, close to it--all the toilet stuff got claimed so fast, so you won't be on that level), there are still a few items left to be sponsored: maxfunstore.com/collections/...

A yellow graphic features a photo of Shea Whigham, and another of him in his film AMERICAN PRIMEVAL. In the background, an image of Robert Duvall in TENDER MERCIES. An inset photo of Jordan Crucchiola. Amid all this, text reads "Episode 162: Shea Whigham on 'American Primeval' and 'Tender Mercies.'"

Looking for a great episode of FEELING SEEN to listen to? There are now 200 to choose from! Like this delightful & insightful conversation with amazing actor Shea Whigham, (which has come up often ever since)? He felt seen by Robert Duvall in TENDER MERCIES. #filmsky
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I mean...it was kinda for you! Our first-ever co-host :) CLAIM IT

Feeling Seen Episode 1: Midsommar with Writer Emily St. James Writer and podcaster Emily St. James (Vox, The A.V. Club, Arden Podcast) is on to discuss why she felt seen by the character of Dani in Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar.’

In continuing celebration of 200 episodes...have you heard our very first episode, with @emilystjams.bsky.social, from 2021? Not only does it set the tone for the whole show going forward, but it was nominated for an LA Press Club award!

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Thomasin McKenzie on 'Before Sunrise' Podcast Episode · Feeling Seen · 12/04/2025 · 55m

Reminder: Thomasin McKenzie was on Feeling Seen and she’s an absolute gem podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...