REBEL(LIOUS) Video Podcast with Jen Esposito & Cat Yezbak - for your summer viewing, listening, thinking, dancing, + with Lisa's THUNDER Karaoke, for your singing pleasure! Nighttime edition + words
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This is a very deep interview. That is all I will say. These bitches are the best!
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Hold up. Nighttime edition here.
And now I will say a few more words because the formidable, multi-talented, multi-hyphenate Jennifer Esposito — you must see her new film FRESH KILLS in which she is giving Martin Scorsese a run for his money — and the passionate Cat Yezbak, dive deep with me into the essence of freedom and the power of storytelling. Jen’s candid reflections on her journey in the film industry continue to illuminate the resilience needed to navigate and challenge entrenched norms and we all love her for it!
Jen and Cat are so brave, so cool and so supportive of female filmmakers and improving the film ecosystem for everyone that it’s impossible they won’t bring out the best in everyone they meet, teach and work with. Even my mother agrees they did that for me. I can’t thank them enough. But I can hang with them in NYC soon!
Our discussion traverses personal experiences, growing up and reading THE WOMAN WARRIOR in high school, living and studying in China, facing systemic challenges in the world, in foreign policy and the film industry, overcoming them to make INVISIBLE NATION and the unwavering spirit required to instigate democratic change modeled so beautifully in Taiwan.
There’s gravity and depth to our topics, but a lot of laughter and camaraderie, the kind found in shared purpose and mutual respect that brings a levity and understanding that makes the interview not just informative, but profoundly human and relatable. A favorite approach of Jen and Cat’s.
This conversation stands as one of the most impactful and meaningful I’ve had.
For more and more ways to listen: https://www.rebelliouspodcast.com/
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While on the rebellious tip…
If you don’t like singing and dancing to this song right now, I can’t help you. ;)
xoV
I’m doing a deep dive study towards my PhD in NonDē and in the subset of podcasts and the subset of podcasts featuring Vanessa Hope there’s a phenomenon that hits sometimes that I call the V-Hope-Vibes-With and it sparks a certain fire with Jen & Cat and then some. It definitely gets a double kick at 1.5x speed too.
Vanessa, it was so great having you on the show and we can't wait to hang with you in person! This piece made me smile. And your film is an inspiration. Thank you. Say hi to your mom for me.