Fandom Made Me with Sabrina Cartan
Society & Culture
Actor and cartoonist Lela Lee (Scrubs, Tremors, Better Call Saul) joins host Sabrina Cartan ahead of the Oscars to talk about Asian women's representation in media, including recent hit films like Everything Everywhere All At Once and Pixar's Turning Red. For nearly 30 years, Lela has guest starred in numerous iconic sitcoms and dramas, while also working on her Angry Little Asian Girl cartoon series, which has become an international phenomenon complete with books, a 12-part web series starring Margaret Cho, and a popular merch series.
Lela reflects on her time as Bonnie on the hit show Scrubs, why she left the show, and how she bonded over a Grey's Anatomy storyline with Sandra Oh. She also gets into the nuances of growing up Korean-American in the 1970s and 1980s, being an Asian daughter, and what it's been like to see her own children see Korean culture celebrated in pop culture today.
Follow Lela's work at https://angrylittlegirls.com/.
Learn more about Fandom Forward and support us at:
fandomforward.org
patreon.com/fandomforward
Follow Sabrina at twitter.com/sabrinacartan.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Making Taylor Swift Bracelets to Support Girls’ Rights with Tiny CEO India Abrahams and Her Mom, Tara Abrahams
How Movies Connect Us to Our Feelings with Kevin Smith Fan and “You Are Good” Co-Host Alex Steed
Can We All Be Philanthropists? with Mariah Carey Fan Amy Schiller
Henry Jenkins on the Future of Fandom & Media Consumption
Abigail Disney on Disney Fan Activism and the Labor Movement
Mara Wilson on Foreign Teen Dramas and Her Hollywood Memoir “Good Girls Don’t”
How Food Becomes Pop Culture with Burger Scholar George Motz
Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Leadership with Viva La Feminista's Veronica I. Arreola
What Succession Teaches Us About Corporate America with Big Dirty Money Author Jen Taub
"Free to Be" Childfree with Feminist Filmmaker Therese Shechter
The "Lost" Art of Fan-Artist Communities with Gilmore Girls Actor John Cabrera
Self-care in Fandom & Gay Pirates with Fan Researchers Tanya Cook and Kaela Joseph
Dahlia Lithwick on Muppet Theory and Understanding the Supreme Court
Black Nerds Create Co-Founder Bayana Davis on Black Magical History Month & Tolkien Black Folks
Journalism Icon Cindi Leive on "Brenda Starr" and Women in Media
Marvel Comics and Reimagining Jan. 6 with Harvard Law Prof. Alan Jenkins and Artist Gan Golan
Gilmore Girls and Disability with Ellen & Emily Ladau
Shireside Chats Trailer
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Modern West
Voices of Misery Podcast
House of Whimsical Terror
Just Dumb Enough Podcast
Stuff You Should Know
Timcast IRL