Podcast Version
Episode 910: Producer Jessica Devaney (Pray Away), Critic Elizabeth Kim (Gen Z Critics) and Singer Phreckle$
Global warming is real FAM! — feels like we’re living in Satan’s ball sack! Free speech is back or at least anonymous cyberbullying is back on a smart device near you - Yik Yak! Yup. Marissa hits 24% body fat with her beach body ready for bikini COVID — the “young terrorist organization” the Girl Scouts responded back with checkout our new Adventurefuls; indulgent brownie-inspired, caramel-flavored cream, chocolate drizzle cookie. Say hello to cookie curves. Men of the world have decided to share “guy secrets” online and women are mortified or at least Marissa is. Chris uses his “hotrod” to pee off the poo sticking to the bowl. Come on guys, we’ve all done that a few times.
Critic Elizabeth “Betsy” Kim (Gen Z Critics) joins Just Taking. Betsy’s an advocate for the younger generation to start critiquing film and tv without barriers. Betsy gives the Oscar’s a kick and reboot, Gen Z Critics is having their own Oscar’s nominations vote. Like COVID we’re all butt hurt over the way Game of Thrones ended. Her top vote during our this lockdown is to “run into the arms of Korean Drama’s (K-Drama’s)”, they’ve got drama, comedy, tons of episodes and are incredibly fun to watch. There’s one under the radar sketch comedy show Betsy recommends, Ziwe (Zee Way) on Showtime “nails Gen-Z humor” but “too cool” for the Emmys and snubbed. Matt Damon predicts the pandemic is the enemy of modern cinema with so many films going straight to streaming services — Gen Z Critics, hopes not, filmmakers need to show films in theater, “I want the experience”. Scarlett Johansson, just responded with that’s my point Disney! Submit your film critique at https://genzcritics.com/
Producer Jessica Devaney joins Just Talking. Pray Away is available on NETFLIX, exposes Exodus International, the largest and most controversial conversion therapy organization in the world. It’s about Gay conversion therapy, it’s a sensitive subject — the themes, the topics, the people. Jessica describes producing this film as “we wanted to draw attention to the fact that this still is ubiquitous across the country and around the world… it’s still the evangelical and christian churches main response to LGBTQ folks.” It’s alive and thriving, certain states in the U.S. are implementing laws and regulations that allow this practice to proliferate. Pray Away is a deeply compassionate approach to portraying people discovering their gender/sexual identity in the context the modern church without weaponize the message. It’s a powerful documentary, available on NETFLIX, https://www.netflix.com/title/81040370.
Phreckle$ joins Strike a Chord from #909! What’s good! A model, a singer, a rapper, perfect hair, has freckles, a mom and the list goes on. Once known as Female (Femm maalee), she left a life of addiction, toxic relationships, parting and reinvented herself as Phrecke$ the powerhouse artist today. Artist grow over the years, rather than hold on to old party music she went in a new direction, rebranded herself, “something that has it’s own lane” google Phreckle$. Remember when Prince got sober, he wouldn’t perform any of the stuff that made him famous from the past, it wasn’t his story anymore. Phreckle$ isn’t an artist you can place in genre, “I don’t want to be in box, get me out of the box.” She was band nerd, playing trumpet in high school, then bass guitar in various bands, then having a baby, modeling and finally circled back to music. “My music is a mesh between hip hop, pop, a little bit of a rock edge in a way.” Phreckle$’ track Because Of You, “All because of you, I can finally see the light, since you came into my life, I think it’s going to be alright.” is tribute to her daughter, a powerful and sobering example of changing your life in a positive direction. Listen and follow Phreckle$ at https://www.iamphreckles.com.