Drag royalty and Broadway star Jinkx Monsoon joins to share the downsides of meeting Paula Abdul in a k-hole, getting to the bottom of Gianmarco’s and Russell’s allyship, knowing your true self from a young age, and why telling Jinkx to run for president has gotta stop. 

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See Jinkx Monsoon in Oh, Mary! on Broadway as Mary Todd Lincoln through September 28: https://www.ohmaryplay.com/

See The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show on tour in a city near you! https://www.jinkxanddela.com/tour/#tour-dates

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Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi

Technical production by Ty Colgate & Lucas Stone

Video edited by Dave Columbo

Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann

Original music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Douglas Goodhart⁠

Executive Producer - Emma Foley

VP of Development & Production at Headgum - Kaiti Moos

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