Lola Montez was not the girl-next-door, nor was she a model female citizen of her time. Montez was a European woman who took the California Gold Rush, enhanced its shaping of the beginning of CA American institution of the burlesque feminist movement, and forever changed dancers lives on United States soil. Part 1 touches on her European past, how she reached California, and what the social, cultural, and political climate was of the state to better understand how burlesque got to where it is today!

Episode 1 is officially here! In this episode, Vegas goes into more detail from the trailer on the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the Under the Lights podcast.

Welcome to Under the Lights with Vegas St. James! In this trailer, Vegas quickly introduces herself, while letting the audience know what to expect when tuning in.