How do you turn the classic raunchy teen comedy on its head? Emma Seligman, writer and director of the critically acclaimed, lesbian fight club film, “Bottoms,” and the claustrophobic, indie hit, “Shiva Baby,” talks movie-making, her early aughts inspiration, queer representation on screen and how it’s changing. Guest hosted by Sharon Attia, our researcher and associate producer, who also happens to be Emma’s best friend. 

GUEST:
Emma Seligman, writer-director of “Bottoms” and “Shiva Baby” 

FOR MORE:
Watch “Bottoms”
Watch “Shiva Baby”  
Why Emma Seligman Decided to Make a Movie About a Queer Fight Club (New Yorker)
The Brains Behind the New Comedy, Bottoms (New York Magazine) 

How do you turn the classic raunchy teen comedy on its head? Emma Seligman, writer and director of the critically acclaimed, lesbian fight club film, “Bottoms,” and the claustrophobic, indie hit, “Shiva Baby,” talks movie-making, her early aughts inspiration, queer representation on screen and how it’s changing. Guest hosted by Sharon Attia, our researcher and associate producer, who also happens to be Emma’s best friend. 
GUEST: 
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<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/emmmaseligman/?hl=en">Emma Seligman</a>, writer-director of “Bottoms” and “Shiva Baby” </li>
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FOR MORE:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bottoms-Rachel-Sennott/dp/B0CG8K2S4D">Watch “Bottoms”</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.hbo.com/movies/shiva-baby">Watch “Shiva Baby”  </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/why-emma-seligman-decided-to-make-a-movie-about-a-queer-fight-club">Why Emma Seligman Decided to Make a Movie About a Queer Fight Club </a>(New Yorker)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/bottoms-emma-seligman-rachel-sennott-ayo-edebiri.html?_gl=1*56ztmq*_ga*MTE5MTc3NDM0OS4xNzA2MjA0NzI2*_ga_DNE38RK1HX*MTcwODAwODIwNC4zLjEuMTcwODAwODI3NC42MC4wLjA.#_ga=2.191419945.2091898990.1708008204-1191774349.1706204726">The Brains Behind the New Comedy, Bottoms</a> (New York Magazine) </li>
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Is there a cultural moment from your past that looks different in retrospect? Maybe it’s a scandalous tabloid story seared into your teenage brain or a political punchline that just feels wrong now. It might be a very specific red swimsuit that inspired a decade of plastic surgery (see: “Baywatch”) or the inescapable smell of an entire generation of prepubescent boys (Axe body spray, anyone?). Each week on IN RETROSPECT, Emmy-winning journalist Susie Banikarim and New York Times editor Jessica Bennett revisit a pop culture moment from the 80s and 90s that shaped them — to try to understand what it taught us about the world, and a woman’s place in it.

Talk to us at @inretropod, @susiebnyc and @jessicabennett on Instagram. New episodes each Friday.

Is there a cultural moment from your past that looks different in retrospect? Maybe it’s a scandalous tabloid story seared into your teenage brain or a political punchline that just feels wrong now. It might be a very specific red swimsuit that inspired a decade of plastic surgery (see: “Baywatch”) or the inescapable smell of an entire generation of prepubescent boys (Axe body spray, anyone?). Each week on IN RETROSPECT, Emmy-winning journalist Susie Banikarim and New York Times editor Jessica Bennett revisit a pop culture moment from the 80s and 90s that shaped them — to try to understand what it taught us about the world, and a woman’s place in it.
Talk to us at @inretropod, @susiebnyc and @jessicabennett on Instagram. New episodes each Friday.

In Retrospect with Susie Banikarim and Jessica Bennett

Gay & Horny Teens on Screen with Emma Seligman

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