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Dickinson ForevermoreS3 Ep. 4 - Sometimes You Can Meet Your Heroes - Our Chat with Alena SmithWe are so delighted to be able share one of the absolute highlights of our podcast time together: our chat with Dickinson creator and showrunner, Alena Smith.
Jay's introduction says it all: Our guest on today's podcast is an astonishing writer, producer, and director, and has done phenomenal work for projects like My America, the Affair and the Bad Guys, just to name a few. She's also the showrunner and Creator of everyone's favorite show, and if it's not your favorite show, I can't trust you. The one, the only, the most incredible...
2023-04-2928 minDickinson ForevermoreS3 Ep 3 - A little More than Madness - Dickinson Rewatch 2022Season 3 is back and so are we as our #DickinsonRewatch2022 continues!
This week we shake things up for our Dickinson Season 3 Episodes 5 & 6. Our fabulous return guest this week is Luca and they will join is in the full deep dive into each episode. They always bring such great insights and a fresh perspective to this podcast, we are so lucky to have them back with us.
For our discussion: What is coded in Betty's brilliant lines? Is Emily really willing to lose Sue's love for Higginson's validation? Where are we now in Sue's journey to c...
2022-12-021h 26Dickinson ForevermoreS3 Ep 2 - Her Message is Committed- Dickinson Rewatch 2022Season 3 is back and so are we as our #DickinsonRewatch2022 continues!
This week we shake things up for our Dickinson Season 3 Episodes 3 & 4. Our fabulous return guests this week are Courtney and Anna Stefani will join is in the full deep dive into each episode and we loved every minute of it!
For our discussion: Who among us joins Emily's company where our loved ones must compete with the creative affair we have with our work? As the Civil War continues to rip the Country apart, what is really on Edward's mind as he contemplates death...
2022-10-181h 19Dickinson ForevermoreS3 Ep 1 - "Hope" is where your bird flies - Dickinson Rewatch 2022Season 3 is upon us as the #DickinsonRewatch2022 continues!
In our podcast this week we dive deep into Dickinson Season 3 Episodes 1 & 2. We start out revisiting how we are inspired by the fan family of Dickinson. What give us real hope and when do we need to use those quotes?
Where is the family now? Ms Dickinson, is she inspired by grabbing the pig scraper or waking up to question that world around her? Is Austin the wayward truth-sayer now or is he just drunk again? Or both?
Sue continues her journey to create the w...
2022-08-271h 28Dickinson ForevermoreS2 Ep 10 - To Love the Look of Fire - Dickinson Rewatch 2022We are wrapping up our own Season 2 as the #DickinsonRewatch2022 continues!
In our podcast this week we dive deep into Dickinson Season 2 Episodes 9 & 10. We explore the real life relationship between Mary and Sue. We discover the history behind the actual Harpers Ferry raid which led John Brown to his execution. How does all this ripple through Emily's family and who is centered the unfolding of it? Same sheep... different century?
Our questions abound as we ponder: where is Austin in his journey to find meaning now? Are we beginning to see the tea-cup perfect world...
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Dickinson ForevermoreS2 EP 9 - Except for Infiniteness - Dickinson Rewatch 2022Our Season 2 continues #DickinsonRewatch2022!
As the world around us keeps shaking us to our core, we find rich meaning in Emily's work and the art of Alena and her team.
In our host segment this week we dive into Dickinson Season 2 Episodes 7 & 8. We join the family for spa day and learn what treatments were real and which could have been dreamed up by Emily herself. Later when Emily disappears (or does she?) we find out how the world turns without her and because of her. And we dig into it all! Even, yes, that look... w...
2022-07-011h 58Dickinson ForevermoreS2 EP 8 - Just Another Snake at the Opera - Dickinson Rewatch 2022Our Season 2 continues #DickinsonRewatch2022!
Well, it's been a mad, mad world this May but we are back with our longest podcast yet!
In our host segment this week we dive into Dickinson Season 2 Episodes 5 & 6 get out our Opera glass! In some ways, we pose more questions than answers this week in our host segment. What do we learn at Emily's "Coming out" party that we didn't know yet? Why is that dang bookcase so important to the plot AND the story of Emily & Sue? And what is the meaning behind all that Sam does even d...
2022-06-112h 01Dickinson ForevermoreS2 Ep 7 - Who is the Daisy and Why is the Sun? - Dickinson Rewatch 2022Our Season 2 continues #DickinsonRewatch2022!
We have an extended episode for you this week!
In our host segment this week we dive into Dickinson Season 2 Episodes 3 & 4 and break out our ouija board. Question; who not only did seances in the 19th century but also started the newspaper North Star? What is the clue we find that sets Emily free in Season 3? Is Austin creating the world he wants to see or has Sue been building hers in spite of him? What else did Emily find in that maze? Listen in and see what you think!
2022-04-291h 47Dickinson ForevermoreS2 Ep 6 - Fame Put Out my Eye - Dickinson Rewatch 2022A reminder that AppleTV+ is hosting a "For your consideration" Dickinson watch & Q&A April 22nd 5pm PST with Alena Smith - Executive Producer & Showrunner. Hailee Steinfeld - Exec Producer, Ella Hunt - Star, Anna Baryshnikov - Star, Adrian Enscoe - Star, Chinaza Uche - Star. Television Academy members can register HERE.
On we go in our #DickinsonRewatch2022 and the lead up to Emmy season!
In our host segment this week we dive into Dickinson Season 2 Episodes 1 & 2
In our host segment this week, we do shake it up a bit. We start by cha...
2022-04-1559 minDickinson ForevermoreS2 Ep 5 - I Felt a Faith's Invention - Dickinson Rewatch 2022Our Season 2 continues #DickinsonRewatch2022!
In our host segment this week we dive into Dickinson Season 1 Episodes 9 & 10
First up, we have to say goodbye to Ben but what does this really mean for Emily? What is in the word Faith and what does it invent in all of us? That are the story and character arcs we see as setting up Season 2 and all the way through the series? What glimpses of season 2 and beyond do we see in Sue? How does Vinnie reclaim her identity and what did really happen to that hawk?
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2022-03-2457 minDickinson ForevermoreS2 Special Episode - All Things Ella HuntWe have a special episode this week! In preparation for March 19th Ella Hunt in the Goldrush Event, we are talking about Ella's work in film, music, television and on the red carpet.
In honor of Ella Hunt joining Gold Rush Events for the #GRWT2 we give you this special episode! Tweet your questions for the Q & A panel at #AskEllaGRW and you can follow @EventsGoldrush for more details about the event on March 19th.
Q & A (we'll be there too!) starts at 10:30 AM EST (Eastern time) and then stay tuned and play trivia pursuit...
2022-03-1719 minDickinson ForevermoreS2 Ep 4 - We All Went to the Circus - Dickinson Rewatch 2022Our Season 2 continues #DickinsonRewatch2022!
In our host segment this week we dive into Dickinson Season 1 Episodes 7 & 8
Is Emily's relationship with Ben salvation through love or desperation? What new threads begin in these two episodes which play out in Season 3? Is Sue already creating the world she needs or is she only the passenger on the Dickinson Family Train of Dysfunction? We also chat about the cinema of Emily's imagination and the use of sound design to bring her world alive.
In the second half of our podcast we meet Sam P and chat abou...
2022-03-101h 31Dickinson ForevermoreS2 Ep 3 - Who Can Own a Body? - Dickinson Rewatch 2022Our Season 2 continues #DickinsonRewatch2022!
In our host segment this week we'll dip into Dickinson Season 1 Episodes 5 & 6. We ponder the meaning of method, madness & privilege in Emily's world. We explore how Henry's story mirrors our world today and talk about how in many ways Emily is out with her lanterns but can't seem to look past her own boat yet. And of course, we dive into Sue's world and consider how she might helped Emily Master her imagination.
In the second half of our podcast the very talented Ashley Quach about her current projects in the lan...
2022-02-241h 24Dickinson ForevermoreS2 Ep 2: Wild Nights Indeed - Dickinson Rewatch 2022#DickinsonRewatch2022 has left the station with this our second episode of the season.
In our host segment this week we'll dip into Dickinson Season 1 Episodes 3 & 4. What are the threads of Austin's character arc we see to begin to fray? How did we not notice that Vinnie began her performance art with a headdress? What is the link between the asylum of love and Sue's real life break from the Dickinson drama sibs? And Edward. Oh Edward Dickinson - thou givest and thou taketh away with such patriarchal ease.
In the second half of our podcast we...
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Dickinson ForevermoreS2 Ep 1: Because I Could Not Stop for Volcanoes - Dickinson 2022 Rewatch Begins!And here we go!
The #DickinsonRewatch2022 has officially commenced as we start a Season 2 of our Podcast.
We'll start with our host segment by taking a deep dive into Dickinson Season 1 Episodes 1 and 2. Where in history did real life Emily and Sue connect first? What are the magic seeds that series creator Alena Smith may have planted for us from the very beginning?
In the second half of our podcast we chat with Dr. Stephanie Russo about her passion and published works about women in historical fiction. Her new book 'The Afterlife of Ann...
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Dickinson ForevermoreS1 Ep 6 - Always Spare the PoetsHere it is!
Our companion episode for Dickinson's Series finale with our honorary fourth podcast host, the amazing Brooke. In this episode we pose the question: what is in a rose... how is this explored in the show and what did it mean in Emily's life? Who our favorite but lesser known MVP who helped bring Emily's work to generation after generation?
We also share what we are all looking forward to when we make our podcast pilgrimage to the Emily Dickinson Museum when it re-opens (and covid willing) in the Spring of 2022.
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2022-01-271h 03Dickinson ForevermoreS1 Ep 5 - Inspiration needs InhalationInspired by Emily's line to Vinnie "Inspiration needs Inhalation" this week we explore how artists seek to find room to breathe both their creative lives and their walk through the world. Where do you find inspiration? And how do you create more breathe in your life?
Diving into the finale, Ep 10 we discuss what where we find each character and what we hope to sink our teeth into in our 2022 full series rewatch. What does it mean for Austin to take back his power? What imagery stays with us and what left us wanting more? The magic...
2021-12-3156 minDickinson ForevermoreS1 Ep 4 - My Poems are My ChildrenInspired by Emily's line in S3 Ep1 "My Poems are My Children" we'll explore what it means to be an artist. What does an artist owe the world compared to what they owe themselves. We'll dive into Episode 9: what made us laugh, cry and of course, we'll discover the iconic scene at the end which just reminds us why we will have this show Dickinson forevermore in our hearts.
We are really excited to have the multi-talented CourtneyLeighannaE (@PlanetSteinfeld on Twitter) as our guest on this episode. We'll dive into Courtney's own poetry, discover what inspires her a...
2021-12-211h 11Dickinson ForevermoreS1 Ep 3 - Emily's Civil WarsIn this episode we dive deep into the multiple Civil Wars in Season 3 Episode 8: the Civil War and how it broke death, a family torn apart and Emily's descent into that inferno where she can no longer hide. There are so many layers of symbolism throughout the entire show but this inferno cuts deep. What resonated with you?
We are so happy to welcome Brooke as our guest on this episode. Her insights and queries guide us into a new level of discovery for the show as a whole and specifically for Ep 7 & 8. You won't want to m...
2021-12-141h 15Dickinson ForevermoreS1 Ep 2 - Creating an Emily of Our OwnIn this episode we explore the question of what it means to create an Emily of our own. We dive into how this show has enhanced and influenced our relationship the poet herself. We also explore questions related to all forms of art: What is an artist's responsibility to their audience through their work?
We dive into our favorite and most thought-provoking moments in Season 3 Episode 7 along with the impact of the writing throughout this entire final season.
Our guest sequence features one of our favorite Dickinson detectives and lover of all things Hailee Steinfeld: L...
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Dickinson ForevermoreS1 Ep 1 - Falling in Love with DickinsonIn our first episode we dive into why everyone is falling in love with Dickinson, the parallels between Emily Dickinson's most prolific era and the modern era, as well as what character arc has resonated with us all. Our guest on this episode, Photographer Anna Stefani, brings her unique perspective on the series we all love so much. We also discover the costume design that shattered Jay's gay bones.
Guest this week: Anna Stefani: Follow her @Annastefaniphot on Twitter & see her beautiful work on Insta annastefaniphoto
Cover art created by CourtneyLeighannaE @PlanetSteinfeld on Twitter
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