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Will Ferrell & Harper Steele's Roadtrip Across America

2024/10/7
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Will Ferrell: Will Ferrell 分享了他与 Harper Steele 长期友谊中，Harper 公开变性身份后的经历和感受。他描述了自己最初的震惊、随后对 Harper 的支持和理解，以及在公路旅行中见证 Harper 面对社会偏见和内心挣扎的过程。他强调了友谊的重要性以及在面对挑战时彼此支持的重要性。 Harper Steele: Harper Steele 回顾了她漫长的自我探索和接纳过程，以及最终决定公开变性身份的艰难决定。她分享了变性后在社会中遇到的挑战和歧视，以及她如何克服恐惧，勇敢地面对这些挑战。她还谈到了她与 Will Ferrell 之间的友谊，以及 Will 对她的支持和理解如何帮助她度过难关。她强调了变性并非易事，但最终让她更加快乐和真实。 Terry Gross: Terry Gross 作为主持人，引导了对话，并提出了关于变性、社会偏见、友谊以及自我认同等关键问题。她引导 Will Ferrell 和 Harper Steele 分享了他们各自的观点和感受，并深入探讨了这些话题的复杂性。

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Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, longtime friends and former SNL colleagues, embark on a cross-country road trip documenting Steele's transition. The film explores their evolving friendship as they navigate Steele's coming out as a trans woman and visit places she once frequented but now fears.
  • Steele and Ferrell's friendship dates back to their time at SNL.
  • Steele's coming out letter was a surprise to Ferrell.
  • The road trip explores Steele's fears and anxieties about being a trans woman in certain environments.

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Will Ferrell and his longtime friend and former SNL writing partner Harper Steele traveled from New York to California, talking along the way about Steele coming out as a trans woman. Their documentary, Will & Harper, is now streaming on Netflix. Also, classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reflects on "maverick" composer Charles Ives.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)