{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Marissa Bode On Nessarose, Making History, And The Magical, Accessible World Of Wicked","description":"In this week\u2019s episode I sat down with Marissa Bode. Marissa is an artist and actor who made history in her feature-film debut as Nessarose in the film Wicked, being the first actor that is also a wheelchair user to play the part. We discuss her audition process, what Nessa means to her, the importance of seeing disabled characters authentically portrayed on screen and stage and much, much more. And yes, there will be spoilers. Follow Marissa: Instagram: @marissa_edob TikTok: @marissa_edob YouTube: Marissa Bohdee&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Relief For Disabled People Impacted By The Los Angeles Fires: Richard Devylder Disaster Relief Fund:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/disabilitydisasteraccess.org\/rd-relief-fund\/ United Spinal Disaster Relief Grant:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/unitedspinal.org\/disaster-relief-grant\/ Inevitable Foundation Emergency Relief Fund:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.inevitable.foundation\/erf Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana&amp;nbsp;,&amp;nbsp;@alwayslookingup.podcast&amp;nbsp;TikTok:&amp;nbsp;@jillian_ilana&amp;nbsp;Website:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.jillianilana.com&amp;nbsp;Email:&amp;nbsp;alwayslookingup227@gmail.com Read With Me: Goodreads The StoryGraph This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin ","author_name":"Always Looking Up","author_url":"https:\/\/www.jillianilana.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34724870\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/183075130"}