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And Then She SaidHeartstopper Follow-Up with Maddie OMaddie is back to discuss Kit Connor's forced outing and the out-of-control queerbaiting discourse in online communities.
2022-12-1221 min
And Then She SaidHeartstopper with Maddie O, Grayson B, and Veronica Wwe talk about gay people happy pride!!!!!!!!! - maddie
Welcome back to And Then She Said! In this episode, I am joined by my senior intern, Maddie (she/her), and her friends Grayson (they/them) and Veronica (she/her), to discuss the Netflix show Heartstopper and the original webcomics by Alice Oseman (she/they). We chat about the significance of a queer teen coming of age story that accurately depicts Gen Z teens and gives queer teens the same rom com storylines that straight teens have always had.
2022-06-0356 min
The Tea with Bri92. The Tea with Bri and Ellie BBri sits down with Ellie Blakeslee (pronouns:she/her) to 'spill the tea' about representation in media, specifically in theatre, its effects on society, the way we form opinions of people different from us, and the need for conscious and accurate diversity.
Ellie can be found on Instagram at @oh_elnora
During the episode we discussed:
Ellie’s podcast, And Then She Said
Gabrielle Union’s Book - You Got Anything Stronger
*This episode was recorded on October 23, 2021.
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2022-02-1047 minAnd Then She SaidInterview with the HostIn this special episode, your usual interviewer becomes the interviewed. Special guest host Michelle Terry, Artistic Director of the Globe Theatre in London, talks with me about diversity in theatre and the need for systemic change, and why I created this podcast in the first place.
2020-09-2822 minAnd Then She SaidShakesqueer: Kenny Leon's Much Ado About NothingThis is an episode of our series Shakesqueer, in which I and a guest discuss productions of Shakespeare's plays that include greater representation and conscious casting of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC people in the text we know so well. Kayla Mims and I discuss Kenny Leon's 2016 production of Much Ado About Nothing for the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park in New York. The production, led by Danielle Brooks and Grantham Coleman as Beatrice and Benedick, stars an all-Black cast and sets the story in Atlanta, Georgia in 2020. The cast brings the play to life with joy and exuberance (this...
2020-08-3156 minAnd Then She SaidShakesqueer: The Bridge DreamThis is an episode of our series Shakesqueer, in which I and a guest discuss productions of Shakespeare's plays that include greater representation and conscious casting of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC people in the text we know so well. Gil Bengston and I discuss the Bridge Theatre's 2019 production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Nicholas Hytner. Immersive, hilarious, and magical, the production swapped the power dynamic and storyline between Titania and Oberon, allowing both roles to shine in a new way. The world of the play was queer-inclusive and all around delightful, from the courtship dance between Oberon and...
2020-08-0639 minAnd Then She SaidQueer Films in ConversationGil Bengston and Vincent Merouze recommended different LGBTQ+ films to me within hours of each other - Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) and Just a Question of Love (2000) - and here they share with me what resonated for them both in each film. The three of us also discuss the differences in representation in the 20 year gap between when the films were made and why representation in media is important to us. Happy Pride 2020!
Portrait of a Lady on Fire was directed by Céline Sciamma. Just a Question of Love was directed by Christian Faure.
2020-06-2847 minAnd Then She Said"Home Work" and Home FriendsJulie Andrews' second memoir, Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years, covers her life through her time in Hollywood, beginning with Mary Poppins in 1963 and recounting her experiences balancing home and work life with her late husband, Blake Edwards, and the challenges they faced while raising their children and managing their busy careers. Carrie Kirby and I chat about why we related to the book - everything from her descriptions of being a performer and worrying about being "good enough", to the endless learning and effort that goes into introspection and therapy.
Home Work was published b...
2020-06-0144 minAnd Then She SaidShakesqueer: Queerness in Twelfth NightThis is the first episode of our series Shakesqueer, in which I and a guest discuss productions of Shakespeare's plays that include greater representation and conscious casting of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC people in the text we know so well. The National Theatre recently live-streamed Simon Godwin's 2017 production of Twelfth Night, starring Tamsin Greig as Malvolia, as part of their National Theatre at Home series during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lucille Bengston and I discuss the production, how it explores gender and queerness in Shakespeare's beloved comedy, and the resonance the production has for us as members of the LGBTQ+ community.
2020-05-1139 minAnd Then She SaidSleeping Beauty in QuarantineThe book Spinning Straw Into Gold by Joan Gould focuses on fairytales and how they depict transformation in women's lives. Lily Elliott and I discuss Sleeping Beauty and the transformation she experiences while asleep - and how we are all "asleep" from our normal lives in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Spinning Straw Into Gold was published by Random House in 2005.
2020-04-1640 min