Kyle is out of town, so it's just Karen and her extraordinary guest, Julia Scotti.

Thanks to America's Got Talent and a beautiful documentary, many of our listeners may be familiar with this A-list trans comedian.

Karen has a million questions about her experience, and Julia is generous in her answers. Please forward this one to your friends.

Carla delights Karen and Kyle with a zillion stories about working with stars. Yes, she was just in this mega Ariana video, but she also did serious theater with Kelly McGillis.

Kelly, if you are listening, Carla wants to reconnect. Her kids have been working since they were infants, and Carla sounds like the perfect stage mother. She's more Maria von Trapp than Kris Jenner.

Do NOT miss the worst mom of the week. We promise she is better than her kid.

Karen and Kyle chat with superstar Brian Kiley as he gears up for his Middle Eastern tour. We start the episode like grown-ups, discussing Brian’s origin story and the proper pronunciation of Qatar. However, things quickly go off the rails as soon as we touch on cannibalism. But the discussion about the nude beach at the end of the show is one for the record books.