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Speaker 1: And That's what You Really missed with Jenna.

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Speaker 2: And Kevin an iHeartRadio podcast.

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Speaker 3: Welcome to and That's what You Really miss Podcasts. This

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Speaker 3: is part two of our Corey tribute and this is

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Speaker 3: the very special fan edition.

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Speaker 2: Thank you so much to everyone who shared your voice memos.

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Speaker 2: It's incredible to hear just how much Corey meant to

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Speaker 2: all of you, especially because he meant so much to us.

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Speaker 2: So it's nice to know that you know, those of

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Speaker 3: We truly can't thank you enough. I was floored by

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Speaker 3: like how many people submitted, and like for sharing your stories,

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Speaker 3: for your grief, for your love with us. It's all

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Speaker 3: we're so grateful. So we're going to turn it over

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Speaker 3: to you guys now, So kicking us off for our

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Speaker 4: Hello to Kevin, Jennas, Sam, all of the listeners listening

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Speaker 4: at home, Thank you so much for having me on.

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Speaker 4: I'm Connor. I was on a previous fan episode of

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Speaker 4: and That's what You Really missed, And I just wanted

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Speaker 4: to send you over a voice note to quickly pay

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Speaker 4: my own little tribute to Corey and celebrate the person

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Speaker 4: Corey Montit like, let's just jump straight in and talk

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Speaker 4: about the talent out of this world. As an adult

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Speaker 4: watching Glee, something I'm really struck by when it comes

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Speaker 4: difficult job on the show because so many of the

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Speaker 4: He is someone who says and does remarkably dumb things,

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Speaker 4: confused young person, like, for example, when he left school,

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Speaker 4: he was very unsure about what to do. Was he

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Speaker 4: and that's a big chunk of that character's arc, and

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Speaker 4: Corey played it with so much conviction and nuance and

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Speaker 4: understanding that is genuinely remarkable to watch. I'm an actor,

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Speaker 4: say this is sound hyperbolic, genuinely remarkable. If anyone wants

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Speaker 4: twentieth episode of Season one, Bad Reputation, when Finn argues

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Speaker 4: But the thing that strikes me as most impressive about

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Speaker 4: Fellow cast members, members of the crew and production team,

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Speaker 4: So I can't articulate how happy I am that you

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Speaker 4: So I just want to sincerely thank Kevin and Jennet

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Speaker 4: Corey continues to inspire me greatly for a myriad of

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Speaker 8: My name is Ali and I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Speaker 8: When I first started watching Lee, I found myself attaching

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Speaker 8: He provided me with so much comfort, and he didn't

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Speaker 9: Hi, I'm Nicole Lamb.

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Speaker 10: I am from Birmingham, Alabama, and I am what you

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Speaker 10: would call an og Glee fan. I was a freshman

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Speaker 10: It felt like he was your friend. Like Finn and

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Speaker 10: forget where I was when I found out that Corey

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Speaker 10: passed away. And I feel like a lot of Glee

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Speaker 11: I am from Wisconsin. I've been an avid Glee fan

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Speaker 11: The Quarterback episode is one that's hard for many fans

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Speaker 12: When I think of Corey Monteeth, I think of his

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Speaker 23: Hi Jenna, Hi, Kevin, Hi everybody, And that's what you

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Speaker 25: Thank you, Hey, guys, it's free from the fan fiction episode.

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Speaker 25: I just wanted to pop on and say a few

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Speaker 25: things about Corey. You know, I think we know that

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Speaker 25: he was a really special person, and what I've really

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Speaker 25: enjoyed is hearing stories about him from you guys and

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Speaker 25: others who have worked with him, because it shed such

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Speaker 25: a beautiful light on him and as a human and

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Speaker 25: what he brought to the world. And I know for

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Speaker 25: me that that information has really been so special and

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Speaker 25: incredible to hear because it feels like we're continuing to

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Speaker 25: get to know him in a way. I could sit

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Speaker 25: here and tell you that I know exactly where I

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Speaker 25: was when when I heard the news and exactly how

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Speaker 25: I felt. But there's kind of something else that's really

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Speaker 25: important to me that I wanted to touch upon, because

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Speaker 25: what I think is really unique about the situation is

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Speaker 25: that for a lot of us, we lost two people

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Speaker 25: right because of what they did in the show. So

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Speaker 25: we lost Corey and we also lost Finn and fans

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Speaker 25: had to sort of grieve two losses at the same

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Speaker 25: time because they are two different people.

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Speaker 26: But what's also.

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Speaker 25: Unique is that, you know, usually when we lose someone

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Speaker 25: in our lives, we often feel is that person is

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Speaker 25: sort of frozen in time, sort of the only thing

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Speaker 25: we tend to think about or the memories we have

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Speaker 25: up until that person left us. But in this case,

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Speaker 25: and really with Nya as well, is you know, they

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Speaker 25: continue to live on through storytelling, particularly in.

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Speaker 27: The fan fiction world.

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Speaker 25: I know that fans, myself included, have really utilized the

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Speaker 25: ability to continue to write for these characters, giving them

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Speaker 25: sort of new experiences and creating new worlds for them

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Speaker 25: every single day, and I think that's such a special

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Speaker 25: way to honor them and give the comfort that's somehow

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Speaker 25: you know, they're still with us in a way, no

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Speaker 25: matter what you believe or don't believe on a deeper level,

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Speaker 25: but they sort of exist in that world, and while

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Speaker 25: we can't bring them back, we can continue to do

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Speaker 25: what we can to keep their memories and their characters alive,

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Speaker 25: which I think is really incredible. So thanks for having

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Speaker 25: me back, and I hope all is well for you.

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Speaker 24: Bye.

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Speaker 20: Hello. So my name is Joanna. I'm from Bavaria in

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Speaker 20: Germany and I'm a big Glee fan since the beginning

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Speaker 20: when it first aired in two thousand and nine. And

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Speaker 20: I really really liked character Finn and also Cory because

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Speaker 20: when he played his character, he was so dirty all

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Speaker 20: the time and he always brought a smile to our faces.

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Speaker 20: And the funniest thing I think was his dancing because

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Speaker 20: I'm a dancer myself and seeing him trying his very

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Speaker 20: absolute beast was absolutely hilarious. So every time I'm not

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Speaker 20: in a good mood or something, I watched Glee and

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Speaker 20: I'm pretty happy again.

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Speaker 28: Hi, Jenna and Keavin. My name is Sidney. I'm from

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Speaker 28: on her New Jersey. I'm so honored to be a

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Speaker 28: part of today's episode and I absolutely love your podcast.

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Speaker 28: I look forward to it every single week. I wanted

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Speaker 28: to share one of my favorite Finn moments from the show,

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Speaker 28: and honestly my favorite Glee episode ever, which has to

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Speaker 28: be Girled Cheese, as anytime I make a girl cheese

498
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Speaker 28: and or eat one, I constantly think of this episode.

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Speaker 28: I feel like this episode truly captured not just Finn

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Speaker 28: as a character, but Corey's goofy and outgoing personality. It

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Speaker 28: is truly, again one of my favorite episodes and I

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Speaker 28: reference it all the time. I recommend it to friends

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Speaker 28: who have never seen this show. It is just iconic.

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Speaker 28: And since listening to the podcast, I've loved hearing all

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Speaker 28: the amazing stories castmates and guest stars and previous co

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Speaker 28: stars have told about Corey. He truly was one of

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Speaker 28: a kind. I'm thinking of him always. I'm thinking of

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Speaker 28: our quarterback always and again, I'm so honored to be

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Speaker 28: a part of today's episode. I love you guys so much.

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Speaker 21: Hey, So, this is Dave from London and I just

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Speaker 21: want to say about how Finn reminded me of like

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Speaker 21: all of my straight friends who stood up for me.

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Speaker 21: And it was absolutely heartbreaking to hear about Corey. And

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Speaker 21: I think what they should all know and they should

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Speaker 21: people should always remember is he was there for people

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Speaker 21: and he made you feel loved and seen. Like hearing

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Speaker 21: you guys talk about him and how he was like

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Speaker 21: the leader is it just makes things amazing. Thanks for

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Speaker 21: the podcast, all the love. This is Dave from London.

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Speaker 21: All right, love love.

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Speaker 24: Hi Owe.

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Speaker 29: My name is Chastity. I'm from New Jersey and I

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Speaker 29: am a Gleek. I started watching Lee as an adult.

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Speaker 29: I was hooked from the music and definitely stayed for

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Speaker 29: everything else. The characters, the storyline, the actors. I have

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Speaker 29: to say, I think my favorite coupling or favorite actors

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Speaker 29: or characters I guess on the show, We're definitely Finchel.

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Speaker 29: I loved the whole Finn Rachel Quinn dynamic. I loved

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Speaker 29: having a little Puck in there, and even in later

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Speaker 29: seasons having that Rachel, Finn and Brody kind of dynamic.

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Speaker 29: I loved listening to Finn and Rachel sing. I really

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Speaker 29: feel like their voices meshed so nicely together. My favorite

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Speaker 29: song from Finn would have to be Jesse's Girl. I

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Speaker 29: think anytime where you have Corey mont teeth in his

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Speaker 29: element with the drums and just his singing and the

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Speaker 29: way that song tied in with the storyline, it definitely

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Speaker 29: was a performance that I really enjoyed watching, and you

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Speaker 29: can see how his character matured throughout the seasons. From

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Speaker 29: season one to season four. You got to see even

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Speaker 29: just how Corey Montite's voice changed over the seasons as well.

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Speaker 29: So it was definitely something that was fun to watch,

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Speaker 29: and from performance to performance, I feel like it was.

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Speaker 5: Just something that kept you.

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Speaker 30: He kind of kept you.

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Speaker 29: Coming back for more and seeing you know kind of

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Speaker 29: where that storyline was gonna go. Being that I was

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Speaker 29: late to the game, I was not aware of Corey

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Speaker 29: as an actor until Lee.

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Speaker 31: But from a lot.

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Speaker 29: Of the interviews that I've seen and just hearing Jenna

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Speaker 29: and Kevin talk about him, outside of being Finn and

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Speaker 29: being a great actor on Glee, it sounded like he

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Speaker 29: was a really wonderful person, a caring individual. I've heard

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Speaker 29: nothing but nice things said about him on podcasts and interviews,

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Speaker 29: and it's just sad to know that we'll never know

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Speaker 29: what he could have been capable of.

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Speaker 16: Hi.

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Speaker 30: My name is Spencer and I'm from Lexington, Kentucky. When

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Speaker 30: I think of Corey and Finn, I think of one

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Speaker 30: word heart. Both of them were the heart of Glee,

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Speaker 30: and that extended beyond the cast and the crew to

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Speaker 30: us fans as well. The kindness that Corey showed others

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Speaker 30: was unparalleled, and I love that he used his platform

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Speaker 30: to openly share his past struggles, letting others know that

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Speaker 30: they weren't alone and our own battles. Seeing a character

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Speaker 30: like Finn the All American High school jock except and

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Speaker 30: champion those who were different than him was monumental for

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Speaker 30: me to see as a gay man growing up. It

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Speaker 30: reminded me that people aren't always what they seem on

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Speaker 30: the surface, and sometimes your support system can come from

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Speaker 30: the most surprising places. Beyond that acceptance for the outcasts,

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Speaker 30: Finn also reminded fans that it was okay to make

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Speaker 30: mistakes because at the end of the day, that's how

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Speaker 30: you grow and you do better going forward. Over a

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Speaker 30: decade later, I still think back on the lessons Corey

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Speaker 30: and Finn taught me, and much like the star Finn

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Speaker 30: gifts Rachel for Christmas, I like to think that Corey

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Speaker 30: Monteith is up there somewhere reminding us all to lead

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Speaker 30: with love.

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Speaker 32: Hi.

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Speaker 33: My name is Kathy and I'm from Temecula, California. My

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Speaker 33: favorite Finn solo is Losing My Religion. Corey did such

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Speaker 33: a great job on the song, and after he passed,

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Speaker 33: whenever I listened to the song, I can't help but

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Speaker 33: tear up listening to it. And I remember when the

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Speaker 33: Quarterback episode air, I dvr'd it, but I couldn't watch it.

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Speaker 34: It was just too sad.

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Speaker 33: For me to watch. It when it first air, so

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Speaker 33: I waited until the show came back from the hiatus

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Speaker 33: with Katie Versus Gaga episode, and I'm glad I waited

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Speaker 33: to watch it, even though it was so unhinge of

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Speaker 33: Glee to follow up the Quarterback episode with the outrageous

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Speaker 33: Katie Gaga episode. I was so sot after watching the

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Speaker 33: Quarterback that the chaos of Katie Gaga was exactly what

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Speaker 33: I needed to get me out of this badness. All right,

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Speaker 33: love you guys.

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Speaker 15: Hi, Kevin, and Jenna, This is Alexa in New York City.

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Speaker 15: I think that my favorite Finn moment from the show

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Speaker 15: was probably his relationship with Kurt and seeing how they

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Speaker 15: went from strangers to classmates and teammates to brothers. I

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Speaker 15: wish we did get to see a little bit more

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Speaker 15: of their home life together, but I feel like watching

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Speaker 15: kind of the character development that they both went through together,

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Speaker 15: as well as that their parents went through, was just

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Speaker 15: so interesting to see. And I really enjoyed the storyline

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Speaker 15: on the show. And I also just wanted to say

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Speaker 15: that I have always loved hearing everyone who's ever worked

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Speaker 15: with Corey met Corey, even just briefly, always has the

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Speaker 15: same things to say about him. They always are saying

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Speaker 15: that he, you know, was so kind, so welcoming, so approachable,

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Speaker 15: and I think that that's just very telling of the

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Speaker 15: kind of person that he was. And it was very

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Speaker 15: comforting to hear for me when I was thirteen when

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Speaker 15: he passed away, and that was kind of the first

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Speaker 15: experience that I had had with grief, especially for someone

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Speaker 15: that I had never met before, I had never interacted with.

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Speaker 15: It wasn't someone that I personally knew. He was just

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Speaker 15: somebody that I knew through my TV and I just

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Speaker 15: think that it was such a complicated time for me,

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Speaker 15: and I can only imagine how it was for the

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Speaker 15: people who truly knew him and were loved by him.

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Speaker 15: But I just think that it has been so comforting

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Speaker 15: over the last decade to hear just about the amazing

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Speaker 15: person that he was.

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Speaker 35: Hi, Jenna and Kevin, my name is Charlotte and I'm

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Speaker 35: from the UK, in Yorkshire, so hopefully you can all

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Speaker 35: understand my Yorkshire accent to me. Carey, whilst Gley and

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Speaker 35: He was the leader of the show, he was the

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Speaker 35: hot of the show. You can see it through the

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Speaker 35: way that everyone talks about him on the podcast.

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Speaker 36: You and all your guests.

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Speaker 35: It was clear that he was well loved by many,

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Speaker 35: including fan and I think my favorite moments were the

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Speaker 35: bodline up and your Heart performance. Him and Leah performing

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Speaker 35: that in the Madonna episode is one of my favorite performances.

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Speaker 35: It's my top played Glee song on Spotify, which might

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Speaker 35: be controversial, I'm not sure. And then also the graduation

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Speaker 35: Superlatives behind the scenes interview where they asked who has

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Speaker 35: the hottest spoty and he really quickly says Leah Michelle

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Speaker 35: and does that little adorable half smoke smile, which I

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Speaker 35: just love so much.

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Speaker 4: Is so cute.

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Speaker 9: Hi, this is Nina from the Netherlands. What I loved

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Speaker 9: about the character of Finn was his kind heart, earnestness,

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Speaker 9: and endearing naivete. Corey's portrayal really made him more multi

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Speaker 9: dimensional than the typical jock attractive male lead character. I

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Speaker 9: thought he was especially good at the balance between drama,

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Speaker 9: silliness and romance that the character needed. The Girl Cheeses

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Speaker 9: episode sticks out to me specifically as one of my favorites. Yank,

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Speaker 9: Shannon and Kevin for taking us behind the scenes of

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Speaker 9: the show with you and curious to hear your thoughts

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Speaker 9: on season five.

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Speaker 7: Hi, I'm Carla or Carla as the North Americans say.

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Speaker 7: I am from Perth, Western Australia, but I currently live

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Speaker 7: in Vancouver, Canada, working in the film industry or attempting to.

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Speaker 7: I'm from the same place as Mike's Mike one of

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Speaker 7: your very popular guests, and I'm a big fan of

658
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Speaker 7: him as well. My favorite memory and just like experience

659
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Speaker 7: with watching Glee growing up and Corey slash Finn is

660
00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:42,319
Speaker 7: kind of just how genuine Finn's character was, which you

661
00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:48,640
Speaker 7: could tell was partly Corey coming through. I think, especially

662
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Speaker 7: in the later seasons when he was acting alongside Rachel

663
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Speaker 7: or Leah. I get really emotional watching the later seasons

664
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Speaker 7: because you can just tell hell in love they are.

665
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Speaker 7: I started watching Glee when I was eight. I am

666
00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:10,759
Speaker 7: now twenty three. It is still my comfort show. It

667
00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:12,880
Speaker 7: was there for me when I didn't really have friends

668
00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:15,920
Speaker 7: and I was bullied. I also am a lesbian, so

669
00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:18,960
Speaker 7: it did some good with the representation. I won't lie.

670
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Speaker 7: I miss Corey and Naya a lot. I think being

671
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Speaker 7: in Vancouver, I feel really connected and I think about

672
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Speaker 7: Corey often. Also. I started watching the show when I

673
00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:31,759
Speaker 7: was in grade three. Insane, I know, But in grade

674
00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:35,160
Speaker 7: five I started playing percussion slash drums, and I think

675
00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:39,760
Speaker 7: subconsciously Glee slash Corey had a bit of an influence

676
00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:44,400
Speaker 7: on me, and I still play drums and I really

677
00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:48,240
Speaker 7: love it. And I just loved the scenes where Corey

678
00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:51,279
Speaker 7: as Finn is playing drums and singing. You can tell

679
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Speaker 7: he's in his element. And yeah, Glee is still my

680
00:38:55,680 --> 00:38:59,440
Speaker 7: comfort show and I miss Corey a lot, but I

681
00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:03,200
Speaker 7: think about often, especially when I'm walking in the Vancouver streets.

682
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Speaker 7: Sending love to Sam and Jenna and Kevin. Thank you

683
00:39:08,719 --> 00:39:11,239
Speaker 7: for the podcast. Glee has continued to be here for

684
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Speaker 7: me in many years, over ten years, and I'm very

685
00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:16,680
Speaker 7: grateful to be a part of this.

686
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Speaker 16: Thank you.

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Speaker 1: Hey, this is Ian alred Hi. I'm Lena Kanatzer, and

688
00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:24,600
Speaker 1: we're the co hosts of the podcast Recovering Gleek.

689
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Speaker 36: Our podcast is all about how much Glee meant to

690
00:39:27,719 --> 00:39:31,879
Speaker 36: us growing up and revisiting those feelings as adults, and

691
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Speaker 36: something that has come across while we've been rewatching the

692
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Speaker 36: show is how much Finn means to us. So genuinely,

693
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Speaker 36: from the bottom of our hearts, thank you so much

694
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Speaker 36: for giving us this chance to talk about him like this.

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Speaker 1: What I love most about Finn Hudson is how human

696
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Speaker 1: he is as a character. He feels like a real

697
00:39:49,960 --> 00:39:54,360
Speaker 1: teenager when the show starts. He is deeply insecure, He

698
00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:56,439
Speaker 1: lets his emotions get the best of him, he puts

699
00:39:56,440 --> 00:39:58,760
Speaker 1: his foot in his mouth. He really messes up at times,

700
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Speaker 1: but at him his core, he has an incredibly genuine

701
00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:04,680
Speaker 1: and earnest heart and just wants to be a good

702
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Speaker 1: guy who does the right thing. And watching him go

703
00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:13,800
Speaker 1: on the transformation from deeply insecure fifteen year old who's

704
00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:16,840
Speaker 1: way in over his head and is incredibly scared to

705
00:40:17,040 --> 00:40:21,440
Speaker 1: then becoming the coach of the new directions, being an

706
00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:25,720
Speaker 1: advocate for these kids, leading them, standing up for them.

707
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Speaker 1: It's so beautiful to watch. And Corey puts so much

708
00:40:29,880 --> 00:40:33,319
Speaker 1: heart and sincerity into his betrayal of this character that

709
00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:36,399
Speaker 1: even when he messes up, I cannot help but root

710
00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:38,600
Speaker 1: for Finn every step of the way. I see that

711
00:40:38,719 --> 00:40:40,879
Speaker 1: at his core he is good, and at his core

712
00:40:40,960 --> 00:40:44,240
Speaker 1: he wants to do the right thing, and I'm cheering

713
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Speaker 1: for him every single step of that journey.

714
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Speaker 36: One of my favorite plot lines of all of Glee.

715
00:40:48,760 --> 00:40:53,680
Speaker 36: Genuinely ever is the Furt plot line. I am from

716
00:40:53,719 --> 00:40:57,040
Speaker 36: a blended family. I also see a lot of myself

717
00:40:57,200 --> 00:41:00,880
Speaker 36: in Kurt and like as and also as a person

718
00:41:00,920 --> 00:41:04,760
Speaker 36: who sees myself as like a member of the Glee club.

719
00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:09,520
Speaker 36: It is like so special to me the journey that

720
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Speaker 36: Finn goes on with Kurt. I think about him singing

721
00:41:14,719 --> 00:41:18,600
Speaker 36: for Kurt at the wedding. I think about him standing

722
00:41:18,680 --> 00:41:22,160
Speaker 36: up for Kurt in born this way. I think about

723
00:41:22,719 --> 00:41:27,280
Speaker 36: Kurt showing all of them his prom kilt and Finn

724
00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:31,200
Speaker 36: calling it gay, brave heart. As a weird kid, it is,

725
00:41:31,760 --> 00:41:35,320
Speaker 36: I don't know, speaks to a weird dream of having

726
00:41:35,360 --> 00:41:40,240
Speaker 36: the coolest person you know, the coolest, most popular person

727
00:41:40,280 --> 00:41:44,800
Speaker 36: in school, choose you, choose to be your friend, stick

728
00:41:44,880 --> 00:41:48,680
Speaker 36: up for you, show you their heart and give space

729
00:41:48,760 --> 00:41:51,120
Speaker 36: for yours. And I don't think any of that could

730
00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:55,759
Speaker 36: have been possible without Corey's heart. And I'm just I

731
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Speaker 36: love Finn. He means so much to me.

732
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Speaker 26: Hey guys, my name is Mylin and of from Nutre.

733
00:42:00,760 --> 00:42:03,200
Speaker 26: I discovered Glee during the second half of season one.

734
00:42:03,520 --> 00:42:05,279
Speaker 26: My English teacher is the one who told me about

735
00:42:05,280 --> 00:42:07,359
Speaker 26: the show. He would play the music all the time

736
00:42:07,440 --> 00:42:09,680
Speaker 26: during class and we even put on a Glee show

737
00:42:09,719 --> 00:42:13,000
Speaker 26: for the entire school during our eighth grade year. During

738
00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:15,680
Speaker 26: that time, Jesse's Girl was my favorite song, which I

739
00:42:15,719 --> 00:42:18,200
Speaker 26: don't think is a coincidence. Since that year, I also

740
00:42:18,239 --> 00:42:21,960
Speaker 26: realized that I was bisexual. During season three, when Santana was

741
00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:25,040
Speaker 26: going through her coming out story, I was facing something

742
00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:28,520
Speaker 26: very similar at home, and I had this routine of

743
00:42:28,560 --> 00:42:32,000
Speaker 26: whenever I was feeling angry or sad, I would watch

744
00:42:32,080 --> 00:42:35,239
Speaker 26: the Nationals episode from season three and then follow it

745
00:42:35,320 --> 00:42:39,839
Speaker 26: up with the Glee Concert DVD. And every time Corey

746
00:42:39,880 --> 00:42:43,239
Speaker 26: would appear on my TV singing Jesse's Girl and I

747
00:42:43,239 --> 00:42:46,800
Speaker 26: would see that bright smile, all of those negative emotions

748
00:42:46,800 --> 00:42:49,799
Speaker 26: will fade away. I never met him, but he had

749
00:42:49,840 --> 00:42:52,799
Speaker 26: a way of showing his heart through the show, and

750
00:42:52,840 --> 00:42:54,960
Speaker 26: I felt that as a fan, he was there for

751
00:42:55,080 --> 00:42:57,719
Speaker 26: me too. I'm always going to keep his memory and

752
00:42:57,760 --> 00:42:59,560
Speaker 26: what he did for me very close to my heart.

753
00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:02,719
Speaker 26: I thank you guys for the show, for being a

754
00:43:02,760 --> 00:43:05,839
Speaker 26: part of it, and for this podcast. Thank you guys

755
00:43:05,880 --> 00:43:06,279
Speaker 26: so much.

756
00:43:07,160 --> 00:43:07,359
Speaker 22: Hi.

757
00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:10,720
Speaker 37: I'm Montana and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. I started watching

758
00:43:10,760 --> 00:43:12,880
Speaker 37: Glee when I was twelve years old, so think in

759
00:43:12,920 --> 00:43:15,960
Speaker 37: two thousand and nine. I want to preface this by

760
00:43:15,960 --> 00:43:19,240
Speaker 37: saying I never met Corey personally, but as a longtime viewer,

761
00:43:19,640 --> 00:43:22,680
Speaker 37: it seemed that there were so many similarities between Finn

762
00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:26,600
Speaker 37: as a character and Corey as a person. From watching

763
00:43:26,640 --> 00:43:29,399
Speaker 37: the show and from all accounts of people who knew

764
00:43:29,400 --> 00:43:33,719
Speaker 37: and loved him in real life. The goofiness and genuineness

765
00:43:33,719 --> 00:43:37,480
Speaker 37: and vulnerability that Corey put into Finn, it seemed to

766
00:43:37,560 --> 00:43:40,319
Speaker 37: me like that was really indicative of just how good

767
00:43:40,360 --> 00:43:42,879
Speaker 37: Corey was as a person on and off screen. And

768
00:43:43,239 --> 00:43:45,640
Speaker 37: as viewers, we didn't just love the character's huge heart,

769
00:43:45,719 --> 00:43:48,040
Speaker 37: we really loved that the person behind the character had

770
00:43:48,040 --> 00:43:51,120
Speaker 37: a huge heart too. And on a personal note, as

771
00:43:51,400 --> 00:43:54,680
Speaker 37: a musician and a singer who also kind of stumbled

772
00:43:54,719 --> 00:43:57,720
Speaker 37: accidentally into being a front man, not unlike both Corey

773
00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:01,319
Speaker 37: and Finn, he was a huge inspa like to all

774
00:44:02,040 --> 00:44:06,560
Speaker 37: budding artists to follow their raw, innate talent and let

775
00:44:06,600 --> 00:44:08,720
Speaker 37: the show go all over the place or something.

776
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Speaker 38: Hi, Jenna and Kevin. My name is Louise. I'm Irish.

777
00:44:13,360 --> 00:44:17,239
Speaker 38: I live in Ireland and I'm not going to say

778
00:44:17,239 --> 00:44:20,280
Speaker 38: how old, but I'm probably a lot older than most

779
00:44:20,280 --> 00:44:25,319
Speaker 38: of your regular geeks. I remember the day Corey died

780
00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:28,040
Speaker 38: so well, I couldn't believe it. Well, to be honest,

781
00:44:28,040 --> 00:44:31,400
Speaker 38: I still can't believe it because when I watch Glee now,

782
00:44:31,480 --> 00:44:36,080
Speaker 38: he's so larger than life and so alive and so

783
00:44:37,640 --> 00:44:40,960
Speaker 38: I don't know, so real, so genuine. I mean, he

784
00:44:41,320 --> 00:44:47,360
Speaker 38: always came across as being such genuine, real person. Maybe

785
00:44:47,400 --> 00:44:51,120
Speaker 38: like most viewers, I didn't know anything about his struggles

786
00:44:51,160 --> 00:44:55,960
Speaker 38: with addiction, and you know, it stound me now to

787
00:44:56,040 --> 00:45:00,600
Speaker 38: think that he had been going through something like you know,

788
00:45:00,680 --> 00:45:04,880
Speaker 38: his addictions are dealing with the addiction and still turning

789
00:45:04,920 --> 00:45:12,279
Speaker 38: in such great performances on the set, and you know,

790
00:45:13,200 --> 00:45:17,040
Speaker 38: dealing with all of the pressure you all were under

791
00:45:17,239 --> 00:45:23,440
Speaker 38: to get through, you know, learning lines and and singing

792
00:45:23,480 --> 00:45:27,040
Speaker 38: and dancing all at the same time, and you know,

793
00:45:28,200 --> 00:45:34,879
Speaker 38: like the regular showtime that people had to do. And

794
00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:39,120
Speaker 38: I remember the day he died, myself and my kids

795
00:45:39,480 --> 00:45:43,480
Speaker 38: had gone to the concert in Dublin, the first concert

796
00:45:43,480 --> 00:45:46,000
Speaker 38: I think it was, and it was amazing. We had

797
00:45:46,040 --> 00:45:50,400
Speaker 38: the best time and you know, we were all all

798
00:45:50,440 --> 00:45:53,480
Speaker 38: there singing along and what have you. And then I

799
00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:56,160
Speaker 38: think that was in twenty eleven, and then two years

800
00:45:56,200 --> 00:45:58,120
Speaker 38: later I remember, like I walke the kids up to

801
00:45:58,120 --> 00:46:01,120
Speaker 38: tell them, and it was it was hard because I

802
00:46:01,120 --> 00:46:06,920
Speaker 38: think that was the first celebrity death they had they

803
00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:12,000
Speaker 38: knew of, and especially someone we kind of thought we knew,

804
00:46:12,719 --> 00:46:14,360
Speaker 38: you know, the way you see them on television, you

805
00:46:14,360 --> 00:46:18,120
Speaker 38: think you know somebody, and they were they were very

806
00:46:18,160 --> 00:46:21,680
Speaker 38: upset and it was a difficult conversation to have with them,

807
00:46:22,080 --> 00:46:26,280
Speaker 38: you know, as to what had happened to Corey. And

808
00:46:27,320 --> 00:46:29,839
Speaker 38: I have to say that listening to the podcast this

809
00:46:29,960 --> 00:46:34,240
Speaker 38: last for for series four, it's been kind of hard

810
00:46:34,760 --> 00:46:37,600
Speaker 38: listening to because I know what's coming, and you know,

811
00:46:37,800 --> 00:46:43,080
Speaker 38: I think most people do. And but what really made

812
00:46:43,120 --> 00:46:46,600
Speaker 38: me happy listening to your podcast is that anytime anyone

813
00:46:46,680 --> 00:46:51,440
Speaker 38: has been asked about Corey, you know, it aligns with

814
00:46:51,480 --> 00:46:54,360
Speaker 38: what I think or what I think he was like

815
00:46:54,480 --> 00:46:56,640
Speaker 38: that everyone points to the fact that he was such

816
00:46:56,680 --> 00:47:03,239
Speaker 38: a kind person, such an honest, genuine person person. And yes,

817
00:47:03,680 --> 00:47:06,520
Speaker 38: he's really really missed by the people who knew him,

818
00:47:06,560 --> 00:47:11,279
Speaker 38: and obviously the fans and everything. And I'm sorry for

819
00:47:11,280 --> 00:47:14,560
Speaker 38: your loss. It's been a long time, but I'm sorry

820
00:47:14,640 --> 00:47:17,040
Speaker 38: for your loss. It must have been really hard for

821
00:47:17,160 --> 00:47:20,799
Speaker 38: everyone who knew and loved him. If it was hard

822
00:47:20,840 --> 00:47:25,560
Speaker 38: for us fans, who didn't know him anyway. Thank you

823
00:47:25,760 --> 00:47:26,239
Speaker 38: very much.

824
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Speaker 32: Hi, Jena and Kevin. This is Joseph from the Philippines

825
00:47:29,800 --> 00:47:33,000
Speaker 32: and I am a huge, huge, huge fan of Glee.

826
00:47:33,280 --> 00:47:36,480
Speaker 32: I watched a show during its run while I was

827
00:47:36,520 --> 00:47:39,560
Speaker 32: still a teenager, and I'm so glad I had to

828
00:47:39,760 --> 00:47:44,400
Speaker 32: go through high school with and with Finn. Well, Finn

829
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Speaker 32: is such an amazing guy. I look up to him.

830
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Speaker 32: He was a great leader. He has wisdom, He's very wise,

831
00:47:51,239 --> 00:47:53,239
Speaker 32: he knows what to do, he knows what to say,

832
00:47:53,960 --> 00:47:57,000
Speaker 32: and what I love most about him is he puts

833
00:47:57,120 --> 00:48:00,719
Speaker 32: passion in everything he does. He can see he's a

834
00:48:00,760 --> 00:48:04,960
Speaker 32: passionate guy with football, with delete club, when he's with

835
00:48:05,000 --> 00:48:10,600
Speaker 32: his friends, everything. Such an overall amazing guy. Plus his talent, Wow,

836
00:48:10,800 --> 00:48:14,200
Speaker 32: I really love listening to his songs. So his voice,

837
00:48:14,440 --> 00:48:18,480
Speaker 32: he's very moving and I love his entire character art

838
00:48:18,520 --> 00:48:21,880
Speaker 32: in the show. And despite in season four he was

839
00:48:22,000 --> 00:48:25,359
Speaker 32: quite lost, he can still see the wisdom in him.

840
00:48:25,920 --> 00:48:29,360
Speaker 32: He was a great teacher to the new directions. And

841
00:48:29,400 --> 00:48:32,040
Speaker 32: I'm just so happy that his season four ended with

842
00:48:32,120 --> 00:48:36,040
Speaker 32: him going to college pursuing a degree in education. And

843
00:48:36,239 --> 00:48:39,040
Speaker 32: I'd like to think that was his ending. He would

844
00:48:39,040 --> 00:48:42,759
Speaker 32: have been a great teacher, definitely, and with Corey, based

845
00:48:42,800 --> 00:48:45,200
Speaker 32: on her stories, I can also see he's a great

846
00:48:45,239 --> 00:48:50,520
Speaker 32: guy and much like the Finn, and I'm so glad

847
00:48:51,200 --> 00:48:57,040
Speaker 32: he existed. I'm thankful for his assistance and for his life.

848
00:48:57,239 --> 00:48:59,440
Speaker 32: Thank you so much for including me on this. I

849
00:48:59,560 --> 00:49:03,200
Speaker 32: wish I could have thought more about believing you guys,

850
00:49:03,280 --> 00:49:07,080
Speaker 32: but yeah, more power to their podcast, and thank you

851
00:49:07,120 --> 00:49:07,960
Speaker 32: so much by.

852
00:49:08,760 --> 00:49:12,160
Speaker 34: Hi, Jenna Kevin and producer Sam. My name's Lauren and

853
00:49:12,200 --> 00:49:15,960
Speaker 34: I'm from Melbourne, Australia. If I had to pick a

854
00:49:16,000 --> 00:49:20,280
Speaker 34: memory of Corey, it would probably be this specific clip

855
00:49:20,360 --> 00:49:23,799
Speaker 34: of Corey and Diana from the Glee video Diaries that

856
00:49:23,960 --> 00:49:27,440
Speaker 34: missed to get posted on YouTube. I always remember the

857
00:49:27,440 --> 00:49:29,839
Speaker 34: clip of them filming each other and they just cut

858
00:49:29,880 --> 00:49:31,560
Speaker 34: back and forth saying, I'm.

859
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Speaker 14: Filming you film and me filming you film and me.

860
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Speaker 34: Those ones always made me laugh and always kind of

861
00:49:37,320 --> 00:49:40,840
Speaker 34: just reminded me that Corey always found joy in such

862
00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:45,160
Speaker 34: little things. But I think no matter if he was

863
00:49:45,200 --> 00:49:48,840
Speaker 34: on screen as Finn or off screen as Corey, the

864
00:49:48,880 --> 00:49:52,000
Speaker 34: immense joy and happiness that his presence brought to the

865
00:49:52,040 --> 00:49:56,240
Speaker 34: lives of so many people was second to none. Whether

866
00:49:56,280 --> 00:49:58,839
Speaker 34: you knew him personally or you were just a fan

867
00:49:59,000 --> 00:50:01,600
Speaker 34: like me, felt like he was a long lost friend

868
00:50:01,600 --> 00:50:04,960
Speaker 34: who could always make you laugh. When I think of Corey,

869
00:50:05,160 --> 00:50:07,640
Speaker 34: I can only ever think about his smile and his

870
00:50:07,719 --> 00:50:11,040
Speaker 34: ability to bring joy to those around him. I didn't

871
00:50:11,080 --> 00:50:13,799
Speaker 34: know him personally, but I feel like he could never

872
00:50:14,120 --> 00:50:16,880
Speaker 34: say anything bad about the kind of person that he was.

873
00:50:17,600 --> 00:50:20,279
Speaker 34: Corey had a unique voice and was truly such a

874
00:50:20,320 --> 00:50:22,759
Speaker 34: gift to the world, and I hope together we can

875
00:50:22,760 --> 00:50:24,240
Speaker 34: all remember him.

876
00:50:25,000 --> 00:50:28,600
Speaker 24: Hey, Jen, I Kevin. My name is Isabella and I'm

877
00:50:28,640 --> 00:50:31,600
Speaker 24: from a small town in West Virginia. I just wanted

878
00:50:31,640 --> 00:50:34,200
Speaker 24: to say thanks for allowing me to speak about Corey

879
00:50:34,320 --> 00:50:37,120
Speaker 24: for his Tribe episode. I don't know how difficult it

880
00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:39,359
Speaker 24: must be to you know, I really have that time

881
00:50:39,360 --> 00:50:42,080
Speaker 24: in your olds lives, but I really appreciate and love

882
00:50:42,120 --> 00:50:44,960
Speaker 24: the fact that you guys always try and keep Corey's

883
00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:50,720
Speaker 24: memory alive. I unfortunately never doubt the opportunity to meet Corey,

884
00:50:51,719 --> 00:50:54,200
Speaker 24: But in like this weird sense, I kind of I

885
00:50:54,280 --> 00:50:56,759
Speaker 24: kind of feel like I knew a piece of him.

886
00:50:57,320 --> 00:50:59,279
Speaker 24: I think he was just that kind of person you

887
00:50:59,320 --> 00:51:02,160
Speaker 24: know that no matter who you are, he would just

888
00:51:02,640 --> 00:51:05,799
Speaker 24: make you feel welcome and see. He always seemed to

889
00:51:05,800 --> 00:51:09,080
Speaker 24: exude such like a positive energy, and he seems so

890
00:51:09,160 --> 00:51:12,880
Speaker 24: magnetic towards anyone and was just so willing to basically

891
00:51:13,160 --> 00:51:15,480
Speaker 24: be an icon for people at you know, like such

892
00:51:15,480 --> 00:51:19,240
Speaker 24: a young age. He just seemed like such a down

893
00:51:19,280 --> 00:51:23,240
Speaker 24: to earth and loving guy with an immense talent, which

894
00:51:23,280 --> 00:51:26,120
Speaker 24: I think is still underrated, but you know, just a

895
00:51:26,239 --> 00:51:30,799
Speaker 24: genuine talent that's that's so rare to find these days.

896
00:51:30,960 --> 00:51:34,440
Speaker 24: But he also seemed like someone who's had a lot

897
00:51:34,560 --> 00:51:37,480
Speaker 24: happened to him in his life, and you know, I'm

898
00:51:37,480 --> 00:51:40,960
Speaker 24: sure he didn't show or talk about it often, which

899
00:51:41,120 --> 00:51:44,560
Speaker 24: I think that might be the main reason why I

900
00:51:44,600 --> 00:51:48,360
Speaker 24: feel like I relate to him the most. As for Finn, though,

901
00:51:49,280 --> 00:51:52,240
Speaker 24: you know, no matter how dumb or lost he seemed

902
00:51:52,280 --> 00:51:54,840
Speaker 24: at times, he was always willing to take on the

903
00:51:54,920 --> 00:51:58,239
Speaker 24: role of the leader who cared about his friends. He

904
00:51:58,440 --> 00:52:01,840
Speaker 24: wasn't a saint, and he made a lot of mistakes,

905
00:52:01,880 --> 00:52:07,080
Speaker 24: but that's just what made his character human. And I

906
00:52:07,120 --> 00:52:10,279
Speaker 24: really love that he started off as that stereotypical job

907
00:52:10,760 --> 00:52:14,239
Speaker 24: who only cared about football and girls, but ended up

908
00:52:14,239 --> 00:52:18,279
Speaker 24: breaking his status quo and went after his passions. So

909
00:52:18,400 --> 00:52:21,160
Speaker 24: I always invironed him for that uh and invited him

910
00:52:21,160 --> 00:52:27,160
Speaker 24: for taking on that role. But for one specific storyline

911
00:52:27,160 --> 00:52:31,680
Speaker 24: throughout the show that's always impacted me the most was

912
00:52:31,880 --> 00:52:36,760
Speaker 24: when Finn and Kurt like lost both of their parents.

913
00:52:38,239 --> 00:52:41,560
Speaker 24: That really resonated with me because Lee was a show

914
00:52:42,280 --> 00:52:44,960
Speaker 24: I started watching back back in two thousand and mine

915
00:52:45,880 --> 00:52:47,919
Speaker 24: and I would watch it with my parents every single week.

916
00:52:49,560 --> 00:52:53,759
Speaker 24: But in twenty eleven, I was unfortunately in an accident

917
00:52:53,880 --> 00:52:58,360
Speaker 24: and lost both of my parents. So, you know, going

918
00:52:58,440 --> 00:53:01,960
Speaker 24: back and watching some of these scenes that I've watched

919
00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:05,640
Speaker 24: before a few years later when I found Lee again,

920
00:53:06,800 --> 00:53:09,719
Speaker 24: Cory's performance just, you know, I could still bring me

921
00:53:09,760 --> 00:53:11,920
Speaker 24: to tears no matter how many times I've seen it,

922
00:53:11,960 --> 00:53:15,000
Speaker 24: and he was just so natural and effortless when it

923
00:53:15,040 --> 00:53:18,560
Speaker 24: came to those heavier and emotional scenes, And I personally

924
00:53:18,640 --> 00:53:21,400
Speaker 24: think that's where he truly shined the most. Like he

925
00:53:21,560 --> 00:53:24,000
Speaker 24: just left such an impact on not just me, but

926
00:53:24,520 --> 00:53:28,160
Speaker 24: so many people like I can't speak for everybody, but

927
00:53:28,480 --> 00:53:31,319
Speaker 24: his performance throughout the show has really helped me get

928
00:53:31,400 --> 00:53:35,799
Speaker 24: through a lot of hard times and by just remembering

929
00:53:35,840 --> 00:53:39,200
Speaker 24: that there will always be struggles along the way. So

930
00:53:39,239 --> 00:53:42,400
Speaker 24: I'm obviously harder than others, but to just keep looking

931
00:53:42,440 --> 00:53:45,560
Speaker 24: forward and I don't want to get cheesy, but you know,

932
00:53:45,680 --> 00:53:49,480
Speaker 24: to just keep believing in something. But you know, it's

933
00:53:49,520 --> 00:53:52,520
Speaker 24: still a little incomprehensible to me, like how a show

934
00:53:52,560 --> 00:53:55,279
Speaker 24: and a person I've never met can have such a

935
00:53:55,400 --> 00:53:59,080
Speaker 24: lasting impact on my life and he really had a

936
00:53:59,160 --> 00:54:02,000
Speaker 24: hand in shaping him. I am today and sended you guys,

937
00:54:02,040 --> 00:54:04,560
Speaker 24: but I just wanted to say that there's so many

938
00:54:04,560 --> 00:54:07,760
Speaker 24: people who have gone through tragedy and it it really

939
00:54:07,760 --> 00:54:10,120
Speaker 24: means a lot to me personally that you all are

940
00:54:10,160 --> 00:54:10,920
Speaker 24: still so close.

941
00:54:19,360 --> 00:54:23,560
Speaker 39: Hey, guys, it's from the Netherlands. I think as a

942
00:54:23,600 --> 00:54:26,600
Speaker 39: fan in your teens of the show and of the cast,

943
00:54:26,680 --> 00:54:29,560
Speaker 39: it felt very validating to know that whatever you think

944
00:54:29,600 --> 00:54:32,560
Speaker 39: about the people that you're a fan of is actually true.

945
00:54:33,280 --> 00:54:37,880
Speaker 39: And Corey just seemed like the absolute nicest and kindest person,

946
00:54:38,040 --> 00:54:40,640
Speaker 39: and everything that everybody has ever said about him, like

947
00:54:40,719 --> 00:54:43,759
Speaker 39: before and after his passing, was always the same thing,

948
00:54:44,320 --> 00:54:47,120
Speaker 39: and that is that he was indeed very nice, very kind,

949
00:54:47,280 --> 00:54:51,279
Speaker 39: very welcoming to people, even to paparazzi when it really

950
00:54:51,280 --> 00:54:53,600
Speaker 39: didn't have to be, Like I remember videos of that

951
00:54:53,719 --> 00:54:56,000
Speaker 39: time when they were following you guys, around tour and

952
00:54:56,040 --> 00:54:58,120
Speaker 39: he was just nice to them and asked them how

953
00:54:58,120 --> 00:55:01,200
Speaker 39: they were. Like, I feel like he really didn't have

954
00:55:01,239 --> 00:55:04,600
Speaker 39: to be that nice, and he still was, so it

955
00:55:04,640 --> 00:55:07,359
Speaker 39: was It's just lovely to see and to know that

956
00:55:07,400 --> 00:55:11,600
Speaker 39: he was a very kind person, and that's how I

957
00:55:11,640 --> 00:55:14,080
Speaker 39: will always remember him. Love you guys.

958
00:55:14,719 --> 00:55:17,319
Speaker 40: Hey, guys, my name is Bronson ray Byerley and I'm

959
00:55:17,320 --> 00:55:21,080
Speaker 40: from Sara Sota, Florida. I'm currently on my twelfth rewatch

960
00:55:21,080 --> 00:55:23,520
Speaker 40: of Glee. If I had to choose one of my

961
00:55:23,640 --> 00:55:26,959
Speaker 40: favorite Finn songs, it would be Jesse's Girl. Hands down.

962
00:55:27,440 --> 00:55:30,480
Speaker 40: That performance was on a whole other level. His voice

963
00:55:30,520 --> 00:55:33,200
Speaker 40: and his confidence were top notch and made me see

964
00:55:33,200 --> 00:55:36,040
Speaker 40: why Quinn and Rachel were both so in love with him.

965
00:55:36,680 --> 00:55:38,960
Speaker 40: One thing that I've always loved about Finn is who

966
00:55:39,000 --> 00:55:42,600
Speaker 40: he represents to me. Finn represents all the people out

967
00:55:42,600 --> 00:55:44,640
Speaker 40: in the world that don't know what the future holds

968
00:55:44,760 --> 00:55:46,840
Speaker 40: or know how to get to the next step. And

969
00:55:46,840 --> 00:55:49,759
Speaker 40: although he's struggling on the inside, he's still out there

970
00:55:49,760 --> 00:55:53,680
Speaker 40: supporting all of his friends and their successes. Most of

971
00:55:53,719 --> 00:55:55,799
Speaker 40: the time, Finn was the only character that felt the

972
00:55:55,800 --> 00:55:59,480
Speaker 40: most realistic within the satire that Glee is him being

973
00:55:59,520 --> 00:56:01,719
Speaker 40: on top of the world out one moment and hitting

974
00:56:01,800 --> 00:56:04,719
Speaker 40: rock bottom the next. Is truly the high school experience,

975
00:56:05,560 --> 00:56:08,560
Speaker 40: at least the one I had. Sure he made some

976
00:56:08,600 --> 00:56:11,120
Speaker 40: mistakes along the way, but at the end of the day,

977
00:56:11,440 --> 00:56:16,279
Speaker 40: we all do. Glee Fan and Corey will forever have

978
00:56:16,320 --> 00:56:19,720
Speaker 40: a special place in my heart. Thank you so much.

979
00:56:19,960 --> 00:56:25,520
Speaker 41: Hi, Jenna and Kevin. My name is and I am

980
00:56:25,640 --> 00:56:32,560
Speaker 41: from New Jersey. I probably first watched Glee when I

981
00:56:32,640 --> 00:56:38,120
Speaker 41: was too young to be watching it. I started watching

982
00:56:38,120 --> 00:56:40,879
Speaker 41: it around the time it had started, so I would

983
00:56:40,880 --> 00:56:43,760
Speaker 41: have been in elementary school and I'm twenty five now.

984
00:56:44,760 --> 00:56:48,080
Speaker 41: But it is a show that has stuck with me

985
00:56:48,640 --> 00:56:52,279
Speaker 41: and that I have greatly enjoyed. I still listen to

986
00:56:53,719 --> 00:56:58,920
Speaker 41: the recordings and watch the performances to this day, and

987
00:56:59,440 --> 00:57:06,359
Speaker 41: I the podcast so much. I think a big part

988
00:57:06,520 --> 00:57:12,839
Speaker 41: of why I enjoyed the show was Cory's character and

989
00:57:12,920 --> 00:57:17,840
Speaker 41: getting to see Finn integrate himself into the glee.

990
00:57:17,560 --> 00:57:19,440
Speaker 33: Club and.

991
00:57:22,240 --> 00:57:28,520
Speaker 41: Navigating high school as an athlete and also as a

992
00:57:28,560 --> 00:57:34,880
Speaker 41: part of this club that became a sort of chosen family.

993
00:57:35,880 --> 00:57:38,520
Speaker 41: And of course I enjoyed seeing his performances, and one

994
00:57:38,600 --> 00:57:42,840
Speaker 41: that stuck with me was when he's sang I'll stand

995
00:57:42,880 --> 00:57:45,360
Speaker 41: by you. And season one it was quite early on,

996
00:57:45,520 --> 00:57:48,800
Speaker 41: so perhaps that's why it stuck with me. But of

997
00:57:48,840 --> 00:57:54,400
Speaker 41: course he had iconic moment such as grilled cheesus, and

998
00:57:55,840 --> 00:58:00,520
Speaker 41: it was a joy to see the bond that he

999
00:58:00,880 --> 00:58:04,720
Speaker 41: and Kurt had. You could tell that Corey put a

1000
00:58:04,720 --> 00:58:11,320
Speaker 41: lot of heart and soul into his performance as VN

1001
00:58:11,880 --> 00:58:18,120
Speaker 41: and you know that has really stuck with me, and

1002
00:58:18,160 --> 00:58:23,000
Speaker 41: hearing the stories of how Corey was as a person

1003
00:58:24,360 --> 00:58:28,280
Speaker 41: has stuck with me as well. Thank you, Take care.

1004
00:58:30,200 --> 00:58:33,240
Speaker 6: Hi Kevin, Hi Jenna. My name is Barr and I'm

1005
00:58:33,280 --> 00:58:36,360
Speaker 6: twenty six years old. So I started watching Glee when

1006
00:58:36,400 --> 00:58:41,320
Speaker 6: I was twelve. I was a shy, super nerdy girl,

1007
00:58:41,520 --> 00:58:45,400
Speaker 6: and that made me an easy target for bullies. Unfortunately,

1008
00:58:46,480 --> 00:58:49,520
Speaker 6: when I found Glee, I obviously saw myself in a

1009
00:58:49,520 --> 00:58:53,840
Speaker 6: lot of the underdog characters, but I remember really identifying

1010
00:58:53,880 --> 00:58:58,080
Speaker 6: with Finn and his struggles between doing what he loves

1011
00:58:58,240 --> 00:58:59,800
Speaker 6: and desperately wanting.

1012
00:58:59,520 --> 00:58:59,880
Speaker 37: To fit in.

1013
00:59:00,960 --> 00:59:03,880
Speaker 6: Since I didn't have a real life Finn or Glee

1014
00:59:03,880 --> 00:59:06,320
Speaker 6: club of my own who could have helped me stand

1015
00:59:06,360 --> 00:59:08,920
Speaker 6: up to some of the people at my school, I

1016
00:59:09,000 --> 00:59:13,280
Speaker 6: eventually decided to switch schools and start fresh. I could

1017
00:59:13,280 --> 00:59:16,480
Speaker 6: have used this opportunity to kind of like alter my

1018
00:59:16,560 --> 00:59:20,000
Speaker 6: personality to make sure I fit in with the popular kids,

1019
00:59:20,600 --> 00:59:24,800
Speaker 6: but I decided to stay tued of myself, kind of

1020
00:59:24,840 --> 00:59:28,640
Speaker 6: like Fin did. This of me not only find my

1021
00:59:28,760 --> 00:59:32,680
Speaker 6: own group of loyal and loving friends who accepted me

1022
00:59:32,880 --> 00:59:35,520
Speaker 6: for who I was, but I also got to help

1023
00:59:35,640 --> 00:59:37,640
Speaker 6: them because they all say to the day that they

1024
00:59:37,640 --> 00:59:41,240
Speaker 6: were inspired by my insistent to be authentic and by

1025
00:59:41,280 --> 00:59:44,440
Speaker 6: my refusal to give in to social norms. And I

1026
00:59:44,520 --> 00:59:48,200
Speaker 6: have Finn and Corey and Glee to thank for that.

1027
00:59:49,200 --> 00:59:52,560
Speaker 6: I love you guys so much. Thank you for this podcast.

1028
00:59:52,720 --> 00:59:54,640
Speaker 6: It really does bring me so much joy.

1029
00:59:55,800 --> 00:59:58,400
Speaker 31: Hi there, This is Josh from New York. Big fan

1030
00:59:58,440 --> 01:00:01,840
Speaker 31: of the podcast and huge fan of Glee obviously, So

1031
01:00:01,880 --> 01:00:03,720
Speaker 31: I heard you guys were doing a Corey tribute episode,

1032
01:00:03,720 --> 01:00:05,320
Speaker 31: and I just wanted to share a story from one

1033
01:00:05,320 --> 01:00:07,200
Speaker 31: of the times I had the pleasure of meeting Corey

1034
01:00:07,280 --> 01:00:10,600
Speaker 31: back in the Glee Heyday. In July twenty eleven, me

1035
01:00:10,600 --> 01:00:12,440
Speaker 31: and some friends made a road trip out to Hershey

1036
01:00:12,440 --> 01:00:15,280
Speaker 31: Park to see Corey and his band Bonnie Dune, who

1037
01:00:15,360 --> 01:00:18,120
Speaker 31: were performing some of their new songs. Hearing and playing

1038
01:00:18,120 --> 01:00:20,360
Speaker 31: the drums live felt so special. He had such a

1039
01:00:20,400 --> 01:00:23,400
Speaker 31: passion for performing, and it was such a memorable moment

1040
01:00:23,440 --> 01:00:26,120
Speaker 31: for me. Finn was always my favorite character on the

1041
01:00:26,120 --> 01:00:28,200
Speaker 31: show for a number of reasons. I found him so

1042
01:00:28,360 --> 01:00:31,720
Speaker 31: relatable and obviously so charming. I got a chance to

1043
01:00:31,760 --> 01:00:34,160
Speaker 31: see both of the Glee tours, but Bonnie Dune was

1044
01:00:34,200 --> 01:00:37,439
Speaker 31: a different kind of energy. After the show, the band

1045
01:00:37,440 --> 01:00:39,360
Speaker 31: did a free me and greet signing a poster, and

1046
01:00:39,400 --> 01:00:41,240
Speaker 31: we were all told ahead of time that Corey would

1047
01:00:41,240 --> 01:00:43,960
Speaker 31: not be doing any pictures at the event. Well, it

1048
01:00:44,000 --> 01:00:46,000
Speaker 31: turns out not only did he take pictures with anyone

1049
01:00:46,040 --> 01:00:47,680
Speaker 31: who asked, but he had the hugest smile in his

1050
01:00:47,720 --> 01:00:50,360
Speaker 31: face the entire time. He even thanked us for coming

1051
01:00:50,360 --> 01:00:52,440
Speaker 31: all the way from New York. He was just the

1052
01:00:52,440 --> 01:00:54,840
Speaker 31: sweetest human and I never had a bad interaction with him.

1053
01:00:55,280 --> 01:00:57,880
Speaker 31: I still think Finn was the beating heart of Glee,

1054
01:00:57,960 --> 01:01:02,040
Speaker 31: and I'm really looking forward to visiting the rest of

1055
01:01:02,080 --> 01:01:06,760
Speaker 31: the series. I know that he is no longer in

1056
01:01:06,920 --> 01:01:09,720
Speaker 31: season five and six, but you can really feel his

1057
01:01:09,760 --> 01:01:14,840
Speaker 31: spirit still present and everything that remains. So I'm excited

1058
01:01:14,880 --> 01:01:17,920
Speaker 31: to revisit and thank you for letting me share my story.

1059
01:01:18,560 --> 01:01:21,400
Speaker 27: Hi, my name is Brinn and I am from Toronto

1060
01:01:21,520 --> 01:01:24,840
Speaker 27: in Canada, and getting to meet Corey a few times

1061
01:01:24,840 --> 01:01:27,800
Speaker 27: as a child will forever be some of my fondest memories.

1062
01:01:28,480 --> 01:01:31,280
Speaker 27: Clee was and still continues to be such a huge

1063
01:01:31,320 --> 01:01:33,480
Speaker 27: part of my life and it taught me so much

1064
01:01:33,520 --> 01:01:37,120
Speaker 27: about who I am. After meeting Corey for the first time,

1065
01:01:37,160 --> 01:01:39,080
Speaker 27: he invited my family and I to fly out and

1066
01:01:39,160 --> 01:01:43,040
Speaker 27: visit the set in California, something we immediately said yes to.

1067
01:01:43,840 --> 01:01:46,439
Speaker 27: This was not something he needed to do in any way,

1068
01:01:46,520 --> 01:01:49,160
Speaker 27: shape or form. It was something he was doing because

1069
01:01:49,200 --> 01:01:51,520
Speaker 27: he knew what it would mean to me and my

1070
01:01:51,640 --> 01:01:54,840
Speaker 27: sister as kids, and how special that would be for

1071
01:01:54,920 --> 01:01:57,720
Speaker 27: us to experience that. When we got there, he had

1072
01:01:57,760 --> 01:01:59,760
Speaker 27: a whole tent set up for us. We sat on

1073
01:02:00,400 --> 01:02:02,720
Speaker 27: and he brought people over one by one to meet us,

1074
01:02:03,240 --> 01:02:06,280
Speaker 27: and it truly is one of the best memories I

1075
01:02:06,280 --> 01:02:09,120
Speaker 27: have in my life. This day, to me, is such

1076
01:02:09,120 --> 01:02:12,360
Speaker 27: an example of who Corey was as a person. He

1077
01:02:12,480 --> 01:02:16,200
Speaker 27: was so giving and kind and caring, and this was

1078
01:02:16,200 --> 01:02:18,520
Speaker 27: not something he needed to do, but he did it

1079
01:02:18,600 --> 01:02:22,040
Speaker 27: out of love and care for the people around him,

1080
01:02:22,640 --> 01:02:26,840
Speaker 27: and his loss is one of the greatest we've ever experienced,

1081
01:02:26,920 --> 01:02:30,200
Speaker 27: but we're so lucky to have had him in this

1082
01:02:30,320 --> 01:02:32,400
Speaker 27: show that still lives on to this day.

1083
01:02:32,960 --> 01:02:36,800
Speaker 5: Hello, Kevin and Jenna. It's Andrew from Glick the Week podcast.

1084
01:02:37,480 --> 01:02:39,919
Speaker 5: I want to thank you for having myself and other

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Speaker 5: fans on to talk about Corey, but also thank you

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Speaker 5: for being so vulnerable to discuss the quarterback episode and

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Speaker 5: all of the feelings, those very messy feelings that come

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Speaker 5: along with it. Admittedly, Finn wasn't one of my favorite

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Speaker 5: characters while the show was on the air. I often

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Speaker 5: got super frustrated that he continued to step in it

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Speaker 5: and say the wrong thing constantly. But through the process

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Speaker 5: of rewatching as an adult and dissecting the series with

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Speaker 5: other fans, I realized that Finn is no different than

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Speaker 5: any one of us, constantly making mistakes, and sometimes the

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Speaker 5: same mistakes so many times over, Finn always persevered do

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Speaker 5: mainly impart to all of his great friends in the

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Speaker 5: Glee Club. And just like the Glee Club, the gleef

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Speaker 5: fandom has been with each other through thick and thin.

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Speaker 5: And while grief is possibly the world's most confusing and

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Speaker 5: often frustrating emotion to live with, particularly in this case,

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Speaker 5: someone that you've never had the privilege of meeting, but

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Speaker 5: still had such a colossal impact on our lives. One

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Speaker 5: of the silver linings of the tragedies that have taken

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Speaker 5: place within this fandom is that you're not alone. Every

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Speaker 5: last fan of the series is processing their grief at

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Speaker 5: their own pace, but never alone. Everyone I've had the

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Speaker 5: opportunity to chat with from the show never shies away

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Speaker 5: from singing his good graces. It's so evident how much

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Speaker 5: he loved Glee, the fans and the both of you,

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Speaker 5: and I know that Corey loves that you're doing this.

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Speaker 3: Those were really lovely stories and memories. It just goes

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Speaker 3: to show how loved and adored that Corey truly, truly was.

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Speaker 2: Thank you again to everyone who took the time to

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Speaker 2: record these messages and to send them and to be

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Speaker 2: so vulnerable with us and willing to share them with

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Speaker 2: you know, all the Gleeks. We appreciate it so so much.

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Speaker 14: That's what you really missed.

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Speaker 2: Thanks for listening and follow us on Instagram at and

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Speaker 2: that's what you really miss pod. Make sure to write

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Speaker 2: us a review and leave us five stars. See you

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Speaker 2: next time.