#jesse thorn

[gloriousgwendolinechristie]

Gwendoline Christie recorded a podcast episode with Jesse Thorn. Coming soon!

[keelycassavetes]

This is gonna be a total mess of words and grammatical nightmare but whatever here we go!

I had such an amazing time last night, and to get a bit personal, my love for what I do was reaffirmed in the best way. I’m quite young, still in school, but I’m the age that people “in the industry” are expected to be getting pretty active if there’s any hope for success. I’m a comedy writer and performer, and while I’ve had some medium breaks over the past couple of years (documentary work shown in local theaters, some well received stand-up gigs, all that kinda stuff) it can be hard to maintain faith that I’ll ever get a chance to do what I really want to with my career.

Going to that Bullseye taping last night was exactly what I needed right now, all of the guests had so much faith in the stories they tell and their ability to keep telling these stories. It’s no secret that this is a bad time for the United States, and artists who acknowledge this are being treated in an unamerican manner. I’m more of a Seth Meyers person, but when Colbert and Kimmel were cancelled I was terrified. I have always taken my unique right to speak truth through art for granted, and these awful actions on Trump and the FCC’s part were a brutal wake up call on this front.

I love comedy more than anything else. I have loved comedy since I knew what television was. Comedy is, along with my loved ones, the most important thing in my life. I wake up everyday, and the knowledge that I can laugh, or make other people laugh, is what gets me out of bed. We possess wonderfully human superpower that transcends time and language. Adam Scott was on The Good Place, the show that made young Keely know I just had to be a comedy writer. I grew up on his work, and all of his projects completely reaffirm my love for what I do. Especially the Schur shows he’s in, where no joke is without a biting thesis on how we treat other people. Boots Riley is also a huge inspiration to me, because he’s obviously a musical and filmic legend. We’re also from the same place, I love all his work, and like Adam Scott, he’s done something pretty rare for entertainment, and hasn’t silenced his beliefs in the name of making more money.

Meeting both of them was amazing, and I remembered why I have to keep striving for creative excellence. Big breaks are stupid and made up. What makes us human is our ability to never stop growing, and all of the people I heard speak (and met) yesterday were perfect examples of this. If you’re passionate, smart, and kind, trying and failing is all you need to do. I’ve been completely reinvigorated by this weekend, and I’m so ready to keep trying, and keep writing.

♡ Keely

[westeroswisdom]

Jesse Thorn interviews Gwendoline Christie on NPR.

Of course they talk about Game of Thrones (specifically in the middle) and acting in general. But the conversation starts off with talk of farm animals and goats in particular. She appeared with goats in the Apple TV series Severance.

[readtilyoudie]

BUBBLE

[laraleecupcake]

Jesse: Did you know what your show was going to be when you started your show?

Marc: No. I didn’t have any idea. It was all, you know, a flurry of panic and desperation. We had been taken off the air in New York, and we wanted to do a podcast because we knew that the medium was an option, and we did segments. You know, WTF actually was supposed to be a thematic thing. It was lighthearted in a lot of ways. We experimented with having a crew in the room, one or two people. We did short interviews. We tried to do bits that were refillable. We did phone interviews. It was sort of a mishmosh of radio ideas in a lot of ways, but we knew we had freedom. When I moved out here and when you came over, and when I bought the wrong mic initially, and you told me how to operate garage band, and I still do it exactly the same way. The two things you showed me how to do. Like, ‘How do I make it bigger?’ ‘Well, you click on the little one.’ ‘Oh. Good.’

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[pragmatismandmagic]

Oof, I genuinely like the stuff on the maximum fun network but the sheer ferocity of the maxfundrive ads with people talking about how it's not just a podcast distributor it's a "value system" and they met their "best friends through it" and people who listen are "always good people" makes me think I am one pledge tear away from being in a cult.

[keplercryptids]

Sign Petition: Show the Max Fun Podcast Network: We Care About Accessibility!

Across the board, Maximum Fun podcasts do not provide transcripts with their shows. Without transcripts, whole populations (including deaf and hard-of-hearing

Across the board, Maximum Fun podcasts do not provide transcripts with their shows. Without transcripts, whole populations (including deaf and hard-of-hearing folks, neurodivergent people, people with auditory processing disorders and more) cannot access audio mediums like podcasts. Jesse Thorn, owner of Max Fun, has said that part of the reason for this is a lack of demand, and that he thinks deaf and hard-of-hearing people won't find the humor in many of the podcasts by reading them. Not only is this incorrect, it puts the responsibility of accessibility onto disabled people. It also ignores the fact that for many, reading is the only way to access certain media like podcasts. It is imperative that content creators build accessibility into their products from the start. Otherwise, they are sending the message that their work is for able-bodied people only. Jesse Thorn stated that he was willing to revisit his decision not to provide transcripts in the future. So it's very important that Max Fun fans let him know: we care about accessibility! We want to be able to share the shows we love with disabled friends and family. We want transcripts! Sign to show the folks at Max Fun that a truly accessible, inclusive network is something we care about!

Please sign and reblog! Share on facebook and twitter too if you can!

(also, please let me know if there are any accessibility issues with this site, i’ve never used this platform before. thanks, y’all, you’re my favorites.)

[keepingupwithlinmanuel]

Jesse Thorn interviews Lin

On the latest episode, the one and only – Lin-Manuel Miranda!

He'll throw us back to his childhood. Lin-Manuel grew up in a working class neighborhood north of Harlem. He went to a fancy school for gifted kids on the Upper East Side. It would be remiss to ignore that he directed a high school production of West Side Story. He went to college at Wesleyan. Not long after he graduated, had a hit Broadway musical with In The Heights.

Listen here. 

It’s a great interview. They talk HDM, the Marvel role Lin turned down (!!!), code-switching, West Side Story, people who say they don't like hip-hop but like Hamilton and FLS.