The always delightful Rod Thomas returns to talk staying sane, DJ stuffs, cinema trips, Neil Young, Spotify & Joe Rogan, horror-rock films, Toni Basil, political frustrations, compassion deficits, "Magnolia", slippery slopers, self-gaslighting, keeping cheerful and more!

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Deven Green & Brian Bradley join me for a deep dive on “Outrageous!”, an essential entry in queer cinema history. Starring pioneering drag legend Craig Russell as hairdresser-turned-performer Robin and Hollis McLaren as his schizophrenic and supportive best friend Liza, “Outrageous!” is a touching and funny story of self-acceptance, mental illness, and making life the way you want it.

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Deven & Handsome Ned's game show VERSUS is on Revry: https://www.revry.tv/originals/versus

Brian Bradley’s definitive Craig Russell biography

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The fabulous Darian Darling joins me to talk glaMOUR, her brilliant makeup and styling for the likes of Jake Wesley Rogers, Semi Precious Weapons & the Lady Gaga, working with Trixie Mattel, NYC nightlife & NDAs, Jobriath, being queen of the brunch-time world, hot-tub terrors, Miss Guy, “Crocodile Dundee”, creative directing, “STAR 80”, Jem & The Holograms, Lady Stardust, Anne Carlisle & “Liquid Sky”, the best high-school in America, “Veronica Mars”, Amanda LePore, Loni Anderson and MORE!

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“Deep Sniff” author Adam Zmith joins me to talk poppers, raids on the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, poppers trainer videos, late-stage sexuality acceptance and the corresponding impact on quality of life, poppers blindness, 70’s clone culture, gay bars, amyl, butyl, and more. After my talk with Adam, enjoy an excerpt of my Patreon only chat with Stephen Trask. Taken from the multi-episode deluxe edition of my “Hedwig & The Angry Inch” Movie Club, we get into the fraught period before the creation of “Midnight Radio”, theater crime, and more.

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Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures: Zmith, Adam: 9781913462420: Amazon.com: Books

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The delightful Divina De Campo joins me to talk first time in drags, how lovely almost all of her fellow Drag Race UK cast mates were, Frock Destroyers, dancing in Wales, loving and living with Paul, Tatianna the Terrifying, John Cage, discovering pop at 14, the mystery of the whistle tone, Divine, opera, and more! We taped this in January 2021, and I was delighted to rediscover it.

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The team behind the Pidgin Doll join me to talk the creation of Pidgin, growing up gay in a conservative Christian household, first time at the gay bars, being romantic and business partners, “Cabaret”, home-schooling, Hell Houses, smuggling dolls across the border, Deven Green and more!

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House Of Avalon’s video wizard Caleb joins me to talk classic Nintendo, aesthetic approach, “Labyrinth”, dating habits, learning as you go, Lady Gaga, school drinking, Memphis larceny, the joys of nicotine, hypno-porn, Sugar Tank, “Titanic” and more!

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Melissa Ong & Chrissy Chlapecka joined me to talk candyflipping, boofing, TikTok, fisting questions, fried chicken addiction, constipation confusion, masturbation intervention, burger-based religious coercion, Instagram, literature aversion, Denny’s fights, keyboard jockeys, power kinks, social media sinkholes and so much more.

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Director & stylist John Mark joins me to talk the new season of “The Browns”, choreography, tornado fever, working with Tammie Brown, being a young male model overseas, Lizzo, teaching high-school, Jar-Jar Binks, Christian techno, Carrie Fisher, "All That Jazz" and more.

Check out “The Browns” on OutTV & Apple TV

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6 and Craig talk hair salon hierarchies, homelessness, getting caught out in Detroit, relocating to North Carolina, psychotic episodes, living a double life, restarting in Los Angeles, losing it all, seeking help, staying sober, Eureka O’Hara, We’re Here, and more!

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