ERK chats with RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE Season 5 winner and RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS Season 7 winner, the only two-time crowned queen in the franchise, Jinkx Monsoon. Hot off her crowning, Jinkx talks how she was convinced to return to the show nearly a decade later, the character she almost did for Snatch Game, the fellow winners she was most surprised to see weren't there and more, plus we talk Barbie, Patti LuPone, finding queerness in Portland and why airports are among the most transphobic places. Plus, Hari Nef, Antoni Porowski and Detox get some questions in as well. All that, plus we're discussing Demi Lovato's decision to add "she/her" back among her preferred pronouns.

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ERK chats with D'Arcy Carden, the Emmy-nominated star of THE GOOD PLACE and the upcoming Amazon Prime series A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN. They discuss her time working at The Ride, her appearance in the short films, MOB WIVES and MOB WIVES 2: THE CHRISTENING, Greta Gerwig's BARBIE, AND JUST LIKE THAT, befriending idols, hating men, working with Jennifer Coolidge and loving Jennifer Aniston. Plus, Ilana Glazer, Kate Berlant, and Michelle Collins get some questions in as well. All that, plus we're discussing the chicest wind chime and reviewing Jamie Lee Curtis's My Hand In Your merch offerings.

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ERK chats with CRUEL INTENTIONS, LEGALLY BLONDE and THE SWEETEST THING screen icon Selma Blair. The two chat about having her wedding dresses designed by Karl Lagerfeld, spending time with Britney Spears in rehab (and keeping her wig), her friendship with Carrie Fisher and the pranks they played on Debbie Reynolds, her cameo in SCREAM 2, why she's bit so many Hollywood's A-listers, why she loves a good hotel more than just about anything, the role that got away, her thoughts on Neve Campbell backing out of SCREAM 6 over a salary dispute, and what public humiliation taught her about fortitude. All that, plus her friends Sarah Michelle Gellar, Molly Shannon, and Jamie-Lynn Sigler are hopping by to ask some questions. That, plus we're discussing Shawn Mendes, grief, and REAL HOUSEWIVES ULTIMATE GIRLS TRIP.

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ERK chats with alt comedy king John Early, star of the new Peacock special "Would It Kill You To Laugh?" Early's credits include SEARCH PARTY, OTHER PEOPLE, BEATRIZ AT DINNER, WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER and THE AFTERPARTY. The two discuss their time at NYU, gay Pride, John's Wikipedia entry, Suzanne Somers, Lisa Kudrow, and Jane Krakowski. Plus Lena Dunham, Amy Schumer and Adam Pally get in on the fun. All that, and our political correspondent Brain Derrick joins us to discuss the recent SCOTUS ruling on Roe v. Wade.

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ERK chats with TEEN WOLF and ARROW star Colton Haynes about his revealing new memoir, MISS MEMORY LANE. The pair discuss Haynes's fraught childhood, growing up with an alcoholic mother, surviving sexual abuse, working as a sex worker, being forced to stay in the closet when he arrived in Hollywood, feuding with other out celebrities when he did finally come out, appearing in Lil Nas X's music video for INDUSTRY BABY, his friendship with Serena Williams, getting sober and so much more. Plus, Kiernan Shipka and Jesse Tyler Ferguson join us to ask Colton some deeply pressing questions. All that, and we're discussing Sarah Jessica Parker's recent statements about Kim Cattrall and the double-edged sword of the corporatization of Pride.

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ERK chats with Christina Ricci, whose film credits include MERMAIDS, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, CASPER, NOW & THEN, THE OPPOSITE OF SEX, FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, SLEEPY HOLLOW, MONSTER, SPEED RACER, and THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS and whose television credits include THE LIZZIE BORDEN CHRONICLES, YELLOWJACKETS and the upcoming WEDNESDAY. They discuss her early life as a child star, developing her fashion style, the art of being interviewed, partying in New York City, learning how to smoke from Winona Ryder, why she wants to play an evil Tinker Bell, having her breasts digitally enhanced for a film poster, THE REAL HOUSEWIVES, her status as a gay icon and more.

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ERK is joined by actress and comedian Molly Shannon to discuss her new memoir, HELLO MOLLY, as well as her work SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, THE WHITE LOTUS, THE OTHER TWO, SEX AND THE CITY, OTHER PEOPLE, working with Mike White, her favorite place to find chicken, throwing the "f*cks" around, her father's late-in-life coming out, why she can't get enough REAL HOUSEWIVES and more. Plus, Jennifer Coolidge, Sharon Stone, Heléne Yorke get in on the fun. Oh, and we surprise Molly with a very special guest: Her daughter Stella. All that, plus we're recapping the Met Gala and talking Kim Cattrall's recent comments about AND JUST LIKE THAT.

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It's SHUT UP EVAN x GUCCI, baby. In a very special episode presented in collaboration with the storied Italian fashion house, ERK is interviewing four of the biggest stylists in Hollywood, responsible for three of the best looks at the 2022 Met Gala: Kate Young, who styled Dakota Johnson, Elizabeth Stewart, who styled Jessica Chastain, and Wayman Bannerman and Micah McDonald, who styled Jodie Turner-Smith. We'll chat with them about what they love most about the Met Gala, how the creative process plays out and why they each knew Gucci was the right fit for this year's Gilded Glamour-themed affair.

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ERK is joined by four-time Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein, whose notable works on stage and screen include HAIRSPRAY, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, TORCH SONG TRILOGY, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, KINKY BOOTS, FUNNY GIRL, MRS. DOUBTFIRE, INDEPENDENCE DAY, and MULAN. The pair discuss his new memoir, I WAS BETTER LAST NIGHT, early memories of growing up gay and Jewish in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, what it means to be a radical faerie, his thoughts on gender, visiting popular gay sex spots, God, heaven, the onset of AIDS and how it affected our community (and the factions within the queer community that had to come together), and so much more. Plus, Tony Award-winner Marissa Jaret Winokur calls in to surprise Harvey — and start a beef. All that, plus we're chatting my favorite himbo, Shawn Mendes, and attempting to unpack his recent Notes App mental health check-in.

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ERK is joined by current reigning America's Drag Superstar, the winner of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE Season 13, Symone, to chat about the year since her crowning, her Arkansas roots, discovering drag, how DRAG RACE differed from her expectations, rumors that her season's cast doesn't get along, whether or not she'd film the long-rumored ALL-WINNERS season, attending the 2021 Met Gala, appearing in Kacey Musgraves’s STAR CROSSED: THE FILM, her upcoming film debut in Billy Eichner's BROS, dating, hooking up, and so much more. Plus, fellow DRAG RACE superstars Raja, Priyanka and Gigi Goode and rapper Princess Nokia join us to get in on the fun. All that, plus a state of the union THE REAL HOUSEWIVES, the once behemoth franchise that feels like it's starting to show signs of fatigue (which, same).

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