{"podcast":{"title":"The Film Comment Podcast","slug":"the-film-comment-podcast-1101320","podcast_index_feed_id":1101320,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-film-comment-podcast","website_url":"http://www.filmcomment.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/i_CWIHwGQw-b-npAo5T8zkgmXUK2nelVHnhPh3qhmHA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lYTM5/OWEzOWNmOWQ1MDIx/Y2VjYzZiYzRjMjJi/NjIwOC5wbmc.jpg","author":"Film Comment Magazine","episode_count":596,"summary":"Founded in 1962, Film Comment has been the home of independent film journalism for over 50 years, publishing in-depth interviews, critical analysis, and feature coverage of mainstream, art-house, and avant-garde filmmaking from around the world. The Film Comment Podcast, hosted by editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute, is a weekly space for critical conversation about film, with a look at topical issues, new releases, and the big picture. Film Comment is a nonprofit publication that relies on the support of readers. Support film culture. Support Film Comment.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T18:20:09.175481+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-film-comment-podcast-1101320"},"episode":{"title":"John Early on Maddie’s Secret","slug":"john-early-on-maddie-s-secret","published_at":"2026-06-17T18:15:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-film-comment-podcast-1101320/john-early-on-maddie-s-secret","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-film-comment-podcast-1101320","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/a9d7fa7d","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/a9d7fa7d/c96e5794.mp3","summary":"Listeners might know John Early as a very funny comedian and actor—but last year at the Toronto International Film Festival, John debuted a new role: an auteur. His first feature, Maddie’s Secret , takes cues from TV movies, PSAs, erotic thrillers, internet videos, Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls , and more to craft a movie that, despite all these influences and parodic touches, feels wonderfully original and earnest. Early plays the titular Maddie, a food influencer who struggles with bulimia, with sincere commitment, somehow walking the tightrope between campy, laugh-out-loud wit and a profound empathy. Maddie’s Secret opens in cinemas on June 19. Keep your ears open for Part 2 of this conversation, which will be dropping soon as an exclusive for Film Comment subscribers.","meta_description":"Listeners might know John Early as a very funny comedian and actor—but last year at the Toronto International Film Festival, John debuted a new role: an a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2698,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-film-comment-podcast-1101320/episodes/john-early-on-maddie-s-secret/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-film-comment-podcast-1101320/john-early-on-maddie-s-secret.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}