Parasocial Relationships With Josh Peck
Dear Shandy
Sharleen Joynt & Andy Levine
4.9 • 4K Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2022
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Parasocial relationships are defined as one-sided relationships, where one person extends emotional energy, interest and time, and the other party, the persona, is completely unaware of the other’s existence.
Have you ever wondered how the celebrity in this situation, or the "persona", feels about this dynamic? Today we're joined by accomplished actor, writer, and Youtuber Josh Peck, to chat how it feels to be on the other side. With 3.5 million Youtube subscribers, 7 million TikTok followers, 12.6 million Instagram followers, and having been on TV since age 10, it's safe to say Josh is on the receiving end of millions of parasocial relationships.
Can he even process that so many people caring about him or feeling like they know him? How does it feel to know he could be shaping the identities of so many? And does he ever feel a reverse dynamic, where he feels attached to his fans or even betrayed by them? Listen on for a fascinating discussion about human nature, our relationship with ourselves, and the strange dynamic that is parasocial relationships.
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| 0:00.0 | Yeah, sometimes I'll be like, you want to take a picture knowing that someone might look at me straight |
| 0:04.4 | the eye and this is happening to know. |
| 0:11.2 | I just wanted to direction to the UPS. |
| 0:20.3 | Welcome back to Dear Shandy. |
| 0:21.7 | Listeners. Hello, Andy. |
| 0:23.5 | Hello. |
| 0:24.3 | How are you today? |
| 0:25.3 | Doing great. |
| 0:26.2 | Are you excited? |
| 0:27.1 | I am. I was just about to say I was excited. |
| 0:29.5 | You interrupted me. |
| 0:30.4 | But yes, I am excited about our guests. |
| 0:32.0 | Yeah, doubly excited over here because we have a very exciting guest. |
| 0:36.0 | I will begin rattling off his many accomplishments. |
| 0:39.6 | So our guest today is an accomplished actor, writer, YouTuber, and the host of the Curious Podcast. |
| 0:46.2 | He's been in the public eye since adolescence. |
| 0:48.8 | First rising to fame on the hit series Drake and Josh. |
| 0:51.7 | He has appeared in countless films and TV shows and he currently stars in the new sitcom |
| 0:56.9 | How I Met Your Father. |
| 0:58.8 | His gorgeous memoir Happy People Are Annoying. |
| 1:03.6 | The dichotomy of saying gorgeous. |
| 1:05.6 | And yeah, anyway, was just released two days ago on March 15th. |
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