On this very special season one finale of IOC, drag queen, artist, businesswoman, Smoochum stan, and bowl cut spokeswoman Bijou Bentley spills the tea on drag culture, “local drag,” the shoving incident, her latest entrepreneurship gig with her line of towels, and more!

On this very special season one finale of IOC, drag queen, artist, businesswoman, Smoochum stan, and bowl cut spokeswoman Bijou Bentley spills the tea on drag culture, “local drag,” the shoving incident, her latest entrepreneurship gig with her line of towels, and more!

Brother. Son. Boyfriend. Friend. Gamer. Photographer. Artist. Professional. Diva. Icon. Legend. Star. Delusional. These are words that some would use to describe Joseph Fortuno. On this special birthday episode, we discuss his rise to mediocre stardom and fall from grace as we get to know the enigma that is our co-host, Jojo. Will there be drama? Yes. Is this a filler episode? Probably. Will he butcher more songs? Absolutely.

Brother. Son. Boyfriend. Friend. Gamer. Photographer. Artist. Professional. Diva. Icon. Legend. Star. Delusional. These are words that some would use to describe Joseph Fortuno. On this special birthday episode, we discuss his rise to mediocre stardom and fall from grace as we get to know the enigma that is our co-host, Jojo. Will there be drama? Yes. Is this a filler episode? Probably. Will he butcher more songs? Absolutely.

In celebration of Black History Month, we’ve invited three black creators to have a roundtable discussion about heritage, representation, accountability, and inclusion. Join us with artist Mercedes James, model Mahal Williams, and audio engineer Khory Davenport as we discuss what it means to be a black creative in today’s entertainment industry.

In celebration of Black History Month, we’ve invited three black creators to have a roundtable discussion about heritage, representation, accountability, and inclusion. Join us with artist Mercedes James, model Mahal Williams, and audio engineer Khory Davenport as we discuss what it means to be a black creative in today’s entertainment industry.

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and on this episode, we dive deep into all things love! Is Valentine’s Day an unpaid-holiday about love, a day with a super dark origin story, or a corporate trap to make us feel worst about the neverending anxiety about being single? We discuss how to celebrate Valentine’s love in a non-romantic way, the toxic nature of dating online when you’re brown and queer, and falling in love in the middle of a global panini! Plus some advice about love that you didn’t ask for but probably need!

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and on this episode, we dive deep into all things love! Is Valentine’s Day an unpaid-holiday about love, a day with a super dark origin story, or a corporate trap to make us feel worst about the neverending anxiety about being single? We discuss how to celebrate Valentine’s love in a non-romantic way, the toxic nature of dating online when you’re brown and queer, and falling in love in the middle of a global panini! Plus some advice about love that you didn’t ask for but probably need!

Continuing last week’s episode about all things roomies, we dive even deeper into the topic and discuss things about ourselves that we learned in our lil home! Such as, what is a chore board? Is it functional? How much pain and suffering has your roomie chore board cost you? How do you move on from that?

Joining us on this exciting conclusion to the two-part saga are ex-roommates but current boss ladies, Paola Valenzuela and Kalyn Farmer!

Continuing last week’s episode about all things roomies, we dive even deeper into the topic and discuss things about ourselves that we learned in our lil home! Such as, what is a chore board? Is it functional? How much pain and suffering has your roomie chore board cost you? How do you move on from that?

Joining us on this exciting conclusion to the two-part saga are ex-roommates but current boss ladies, Paola Valenzuela and Kalyn Farmer!

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