Miles Heizer of Boots
Elvis Duran and the Morning Show ON DEMAND
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🗓️ 7 October 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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This week, Tommy is joined by actor Miles Heizer who you know and love from 13 Reasons Why, Parenthood, Love Simon and so much more. Now he is starring in the upcoming Netflix series Boots, dropping October 9th! Miles plays Cameron Cope, a bullied, gay high school student who joins the Marines with his best friend in hopes of finding some direction in life. The problem is he joined the Marines in the 90s when it was illegal to be gay in the military. The series is based off a powerful true story and explores friendship, resilience, and finding your place in the world. Today, Miles opens up about why this series is so important to him, why playing this role was a cathartic and healing experience, the scariest thing about stepping into this role, the reality show he watched to unwind from long days on set, the shift he has seen working in Hollywood as an openly gay artist, the wink he got from the universe when auditioning for Boots, the moment he got emotional during filming, why he’s already hoping for a Season 2, the supernatural twist he would want to see happen, dreams of being an opening kill in a horror movie, something he has never said before, and so much more.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
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| 0:46.9 | Hey guys, welcome to I've never said this before with me, Tommy DeDario. There are so many great shows to watch at any given time, right? |
| 0:57.0 | But sometimes a really special one comes along that you can't stop thinking about. |
| 1:02.3 | Today's guest, he is in what I am calling one of the best shows of the year. And his performance |
| 1:07.2 | will make you laugh and cry and all of the amazing things in between. |
| 1:12.6 | The brilliant Miles Heiser joins my show today, who you know and love from parenthood, |
| 1:16.8 | 13 Reasons Why, Love Simon, and now the very binge-worthy series Boots, which is coming out on |
| 1:21.9 | Netflix on October 9th. |
| 1:23.7 | So in Boots, Miles plays Cameron Cope. |
| 1:26.0 | He is a bullied gay high school student who, with his best friend, kind of on a win, joins the Marines to find some direction in his life. |
| 1:33.8 | The problem is he joined the Marines in the 90s when it was illegal to be gay in the Marines. |
| 1:39.5 | So the series is based off a very powerful true story and it explores so many themes. |
| 1:45.3 | I mean, friendship, resilience, finding your place in a very difficult world. |
| 1:49.6 | I am calling it now. |
| 1:50.7 | Boots is going to soar to number one within 24 hours of it being released. |
| 1:55.2 | I'm even surprised words are coming out of my mouth to be honest because I don't know. |
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