Moonface (podcast)

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Moonface is a fiction podcast produced by James Kim and starring Joel Kim Booster and Esther Moon. The podcast contained six episodes that were released in 2019.

Background

The podcast debuted on October 9, 2019.[1] The show contains sexually eplicit scenes.[2][3] The series contains six episodes.[4] The podcast draws inspiration from Igby Goes Down, Ghost World, and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.[5] The podcast was independently produced by James Kim.[6] The protagonist, Paul, is played by Joel Kim Booster and his mother is played by Esther Moon.[7] The story is set in Downey, California.[8] The story follows a first-generation Korean immigrant named Paul, who is struggling to come out to his mother as gay due to a language barrier.[9] Paul works a job as a waiter.[10]

Reception

Zoella called the podcast "Raw, thought-provoking and poignant".[11] Emma Dibdin wrote in The New York Times that the show is a "touching, elegantly soundtracked" podcast.[12] Ammar Kalia wrote in The Guardian that the podcast is "emotively nuanced" and "quietly thought-provoking."[13] Nicholas Quah wrote in Vulture that the podcast was "executed with tremendous flair".[14] Elena Fernández Collins wrote in The A.V. Club that the podcast uses "raw, tender sound design."[15] Ashlea Halpern wrote in the Condé Nast Traveler that the podcast "will move you to tears."[16] Jack Conway wrote in the LA Review of Books channel Podcast Review that the show "brims with joy and pain".[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Five Podcasts to Listen to in October". Podcast Review. Los Angeles Review of Books. October 2, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Williams, Wil (December 23, 2019). "The Best Podcasts of 2019". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Albeck-Ripka, Livia (October 25, 2019). "'My Grandchild Is Not a Terrorist'". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Bull, Justin (December 27, 2019). "From '1619' to 'Growing Up Moonie': The Best Podcasts of 2019". WBEZ. Chicago Public Media. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ McGrath, Jenny (October 21, 2019). "The Best New Podcasts for the Week of October 12, 2019: Moonface and More". Digital Trends. Digital Trends Media Group. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Conway, Jack (October 17, 2019). "In Conversation With Moonface's James Kim". Podcast Review. Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Quah, Nicholas (October 29, 2019). "Moonface is the Kind of Fiction Podcast That Stays With You". Vulture. Vox Media. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Dockterman, Eliana (November 30, 201). "The 10 Best Podcasts of 2019". Time. Time USA, LLC. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Woelfle, Alice (October 26, 2019). "Fictional Podcast 'Moonface' Shines Light on Korean American Queer Experience". KQED-FM. KQED Inc. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Collins, Elena Fernández (October 21, 2019). "It's Dolly Parton's America—We're Just Living in It". The A.V. Club. G/O Media. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "10 Fiction Podcasts to Listen to on a Dew-Soaked Morning Walk". Zoella. December 23, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Dibdin, Emma (August 24, 2021). "Seven Fiction Podcasts Ready Made for Vacation". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Kalia, Ammar (April 7, 2022). "Best Podcasts of the Week: The Writers of HBO's Insecure Add Some Joy to the 'Dumpster Fire' That is Modern Life". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Quah, Nicholas (December 5, 2019). "The Best Podcasts of 2019: In a Noisy Year for the Medium, Some of the Best Projects Turned Out to Be Personal, Individualistic, and Quiet". Vulture. Vox Media. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Collins, Elena Fernández (December 23, 2019). "The Best and Most Notable Podcasts of 2019". The A.V. Club. G/O Media. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ Halpern, Ashlea (June 23, 2017). "The Best Podcasts for Road Trips: With So Many Podcasts Out There, It Can Be Hard to Choose Which to Download Ahead of a Long Trip—Here Are Our Top Picks". Condé Nast Traveler. Condé Nast. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "The 10 Best Podcasts of 2019". Podcast Review. Los Angeles Review of Books. December 20, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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