We are over the moon to welcome Capricorn dream LIL MISS HOT MESS to the podcast to discuss her book If You’re a Drag Queen and You Know It, Drag Story Hour, queer drag pedagogy, standing up to fascists and MORE.
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Aquarius friend to the show MICHELLE TEA joins us to talk about the recent anti-queer violence at the Glendale School Board meeting, and how to show up, resist, and keep your queer joy.
Also- Nicole discusses the latest drama from her "friendly" tortoise Facebook group.
Lil Miss Hot Mess is the author of the children's books If You’re a Drag Queen and You Know It (Running Press Kids, 2022) and The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish (2020) and serves on the board of Drag Story Hour. She has also appeared on world-class stages like SFMOMA, Stanford University, and Saturday Night Live, was a founding organizer of the #MyNameIs campaign that challenged Facebook’s “real names” policy, and has published essays in The Guardian, Wired, and Salon. When not twirling, Lil Miss Hot Mess is a university professor.
Michelle Tea is the author of over a dozen books, including Knocking myself up, Valencia, Against Memoir, and Black Wave.
She is also the co-creator of Sister Spit and Drag Queen Story Hour.
Michelle joined me from a literary festival’s wellness center in Denver Colorado to discuss the recent attack on the Glendale school board by the proud boys, and how to be an ally and spark queer joy in the face of it.
Please enjoy my talk with Michelle Tea
Episode #165-MONA TAVAKOLI talks Rock Camp 4 Girls LA!!!!
Episode #164-MICHELLE TEA & BETH PICKENS: How to Make Something Out of Nothing!!
Episode #163-MICHELLE TEA, DAWN RIDDLE, ISAAC SOLOWAY STROZIER!!!
Episode #162-VEGAN TASTE TESTS!!! With Fan Favorite MORGAN!!
Episode #161-BETH PICKENS DOES PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, plus ADVICE WITH MORGAN!!!
Episode #160-ARCHIE BONGIOVANNI!!! Sex, They/Them Pronouns, Vibrator Danger & MORE!
Episode #159-MARIKO TAMAKI! Live In-Conversation at Queers & Comics
Episode #158-KAREN TONGSON!!! Karen Carpenter, queerness, Amazing Race, karaoke & MORE!!!
Episode #157-ROCCO KAYIATOS!!! Camp Lost Boys! OP Magazine! Trans Dating Advice & MORE!!!
Episode #156-VEGAN RANTING, CHOCOLATE NACHOS, ADVICE ON FAMILY, COMING OUT & MORE!!
Episode #155-KOREANGRY!!! Art, rage, & puppets with EUNSOO JEONG!!
Episode #154-CHICKPEA ICE CREAM & ARTIST ADVICE! with Morgan & BETH PICKENS!!
Episode #153-JESSICA LANYADOO astrology, internet scandals, emotional maturity, pet ADHD, and MORE!!
Episode #152-PONY SWEAT!!! Emilia Richeson & CJ Miller talk PUNK DANCE AEROBICS
Episode #151-CRISTY ROAD talks Tarot, Miami, Punkness, Queerness & MORE!!
Episode #150-FAVORITE VEGAN RESTAURANTS! DRIED FRUIT! FOOD POISONING & MORE with Morgan!!
Episode #149-BETH PICKENS Art, Advice, Crying, Pets & Grief!
Episode #148-MICHELLE TEA!!! Advice, anti-racism, weddings, breakups and MORE!!
Episode #147-YASMINE DIAZ & AKINA COX!!! Talking about secrets, estrangement, cults, religion, zines & MORE.
Episode #146-BETH PICKENS gives ADVICE on making art during grief, while getting an MFA, applying for grants & MORE!!
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