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.’

Episode 1 of the Feeling Seen podcast, hosted by Emily VanDerWerff, Jordan Crucchiola, Casey O'Brien, Maximum Fun, Emily St. James, titled "Midsommar with Writer Emily St. James" was published on November 11, 2021 and runs 46 minutes.

November 11, 2021 ·46m · Feeling Seen

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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.’

Episode Description

It is the inaugural episode of the Feeling Seen podcast, and we’re starting things off with a BANG. We have writer and podcaster Emily St. James (Vox, The A.V. Club, Arden Podcast) on to talk about seeing herself in the character of Dani from Ari Aster’s ‘Midsommar.’ She discusses how Florence Pugh’s character finds community within a circle of women, and how that touched Emily as she was on her journey of coming out as trans. Plus, Emily writes a little fan fiction about Dani’s character after the events of ‘Midsommar.’ And in the final segment ‘One Quick Thing Before I Go,’ Jordan discusses what does and does not qualify as “Girl-Boss Action Cinema.”

Check out Emily’s work over at Vox

And if you haven’t seen Midsommar – get to it!

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