The It Girl Podcast with Britney Shields

God of War, Odious Ari, and I am Furious, but I am Sailing with Annie Biotixx and Blaque Tea

It’s the interview you’ve all been waiting for… this week on the it girl podcast we sit down with Annie Biotixx and Blaque Tea following the final show of Free Clinic that we hosted together after the announcement of its cancellation at Mattie’s. Annie spills the tea on how it all went down, from receiving the news to the messy aftermath of having to cancel the bookings of over 60 drag artists (during the month of pride no less). It’s been a strange pride month indeed, and even stranger following the 4th of July when faith in our country is at an all-time low. But it’s not all drama and sadness! Blaque Tea shares her joy of performing, singing, and even cooking and reflects on how finding joy even in the most difficult of times can be the greatest rebellion. She talks about working with Annie back at an old downtown bar called Redline and the importance of non-competitive spaces like Free Clinic within the fierce West Hollywood community. Blaque Tea elaborates on participating in more of the Indie drag scene and collaborating with the artists within that space. Some of those performers are the same activists working behind Drag Performers United in an effort to create better working conditions so situations like Annie’s don’t happen again. Then we get into the It Girls of the Week: (Spoilers ahead!) ·      Madonna releasing her best album in 20 years with Confessions II ·      Demi Lovato and her gender identity journey ·      The Empire State Building Couple and the proposal that could have gone terribly wrong ·      JUST&T MARRIED – Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce officially tie the knot in New York Niche Girls: ·      God of War – announcing its new female protagonist that has the incels infuritated ·      Tilly Norwood – the AI actress stealing our jobs ·      Odious Ari – the mysterious drag laureate representing West Hollywood for the next three years that we have yet to meet ·      I am Furious, but I am Sailing – the new iconic Patti Lupone quote that just dropped ·      Fab Five Fallout – the toxically positive reality TV gays that actually hate each other IRL ·      Tyra Banks and her lawsuit against Netflix for the same cutting room crimes she committed It Girls Who Got Away: ·      Girl Talk – a pioneer in music mashup culture ·      Pinning your events and the importance of communicating your event details clearly  ·      Alanna Ubach and the unrecognized star power of character actresses It’s a full on tea spilling session with two queens who know how to serve it up hot!

The Last Free Clinic, Pickles, and Rhode Island with Virgo and Barbra Please

This week, it girl apparent Virgo Please is joined by her mother Barbra Please following her win of the Hunty Games Season 2. We talk about the competition and the best criticism she received (which was basically just praise). Virgo talks about how she leaned on Barbra for support and as a sounding board for her ideas and elaborates on the kind of mother she is, even while Barbra was busy on the road with a drag version of the Eras Tour. Famous on the West Hollywood streets for both their mugs and their hair, they discuss their shared obsession with perfection and aiming for the highest standards. Having started in the same Battle Babies competition with Barbra, I ask Barbra how she quickly went on to create and host one of West Hollywood’s most popular drag shows, Beachin’ Mondayz which has become a hot spot for local it girls. With Virgo’s new show “Virgo’s Groove” launching the same week as this podcast, the Pleases have officially become the dominant drag family on Monday nights. Then we get into the It Girls of the Week: (Spoilers ahead!) ·      The Love Island Girls banding together after a scandalous Casa Amor ·      Raven being announced as a contestant on Drag Race Down Under ·      Democratic Socialists backed by Zohran Mamdani winning big in New York Niche Girls: ·      The Last Free Clinic – the abrupt cancellation of a local show that has the girls spiraling ·      Pickles – and the crazy recipes dominating Virgo’s feed ·      Rhode Island – the smallest state having its biggest year ·      Gabriel Gonzalez – the West Hollywood hottie taking over our feeds It Girls Who Got Away: ·      Indigo – the color of the rainbow that is too often forgotten ·      The Education system and the lack of reverence for intellect  ·      Stop! That! Train!, and how the drag community could be riding harder for mother RuPaul It’s a mother daughter duo more clinically insane than Joan and Christina finally getting the televised therapy they desperately needed. Did it work? That’s for the academy to decide.

X-Men '97, House of the Dragon, and Alaska's "Revolution" with Kit D. Crooks and Marci Morningstar

This week on the It Girl Podcast, we dive into the creative and kooky minds of Kit D Crooks and Marci Morningstar who’s love for everything fantastical bonded them together. Marci shares her background of being a tattoo artist, dressing in cosplay, and how being an artist originating from Sin City informs her drag. Kit D Crooks comes from the military and jokes about how most of her army pals knew she was a drag queen before she did. She talks about doubling down on wearing her elf ears and how she maintains her joy and infectious positivity that she is known for in the West Hollywood scene. Marci delves into the background of her name as an homage to both her comic book sensibilities as well as her love for her mom who always knows how to have a good time. She talks about how nice it is to have other queer people in her family, even if they may caution her with being so out there as to not paint a target on herself. Both of these queens are chronically online and hysterically witty, which is why I knew they would be perfect for the podcast. Then we get into the It Girls of the Week: (Spoilers ahead!) ·      Kit D Crooks getting to perform for KATSEYE and the theories behind Manon’s absence ·      Zohran Mamdani’s political winning streak that continues to give us hope in dark times ·      The Love Island bromance between Zach and Bryce heating up that has all of us screaming “Girth check!” Niche Girls: ·      X-Men ’97 Season 2 – and the stories that resonate even more powerfully today ·      House of Dragons Season 3 – and the upcoming stories about to devastate our timelines ·      Alaska’s new song “Revolution” – and culture’s hunger for a revolutionary figure It Girls Who Got Away: ·      Tinashe, fighting for her space in the music industry tooth and nail ·      The Baby Black Pegasus, from 1940’s Fantasia who needs a full franchise now ·      Girlicious, from the Mastermind of the Pussycat Dolls Robin Antin In this pod, we go down every wormhole imaginable. It’s comic books, it’s pop divas, it’s fantasy franchises all with an underlying political message worthy of conversation.

Dyke Day, Mattie Meow's Bob, and Tin Canned Fish Reviews with Maureen SanDiego and Fred Henson

This week on the It Girl Podcast, we have Precinct Award Winning improvisers from Alaska Thunderfuck’s Drag Show 5000, Maureen San Diego and Fred Henson. Both are multi hyphenates dominating the performance art scene here in LA. Fred just released a country single “Ride Out” and shares his journey on his return to music, fundraising money for the last ever AIDS lifecycle (we solved it), and dabbling in drag. Maureen is the pod’s first female female impersonator and delves into the booming bioqueen scene and the importance for women to be just as bad at drag as the rest of us. She talks about the conception of her upcoming show “A Star is Aborted,” where she plays a fetus impregnated in Alan Cumming’s ass. We discuss creating the show in a post Roe v. Wade world and how gay men can be showing up more for their female counterparts.  Then we get into the It Girls of the Week: (Spoilers ahead!) ·      Los Angeles’ brand new D train and why everyone should Ride the D ·      Nithya Raman v Karen Bass and how we hope they’ll make each other better candidates ·      The Nicks winning the big game/championship/tournament Niche Girls: ·      Tin Canned Fish Reviews – truly a recession indicator ·      Dyke Day ·      Mattie Meow’s bob – the local queen starts a new trend with her iconic look It Girls Who Got Away: ·      Nadia Oh, a hyperpop diva ahead of her time ·      Patra’s Charbroiled Burgers, another affordable LA restaurant bites the dust ·      Maureen SanDiego’s lovelife, listen she’s bipolar so it’s like a two for one It’s a conversation that is equal parts compelling as it is chaotic – it’s all over the place and we go there.

Nithya Raman, Robyn Gravees, and the Flamingo Girls with Cake Moss and Hunnie Bunnz

On this week’s episode of the It Girl Podcast, we have this season’s winner of Dragged Out Hunnie Bunnz alongside Dragged Out All Star and all-around West Hollywood legend Cake Moss. Hunnie talks about starting up in drag in the current scene while Cake is able to share her perspective starting 14 years ago. Hunnie opens up about her relationship with Miami Knight from the Roccette’s and what it means to receive their guidance and endorsement in the Dragged Out competition. We dive into some of the challenges Hunnie faced in the competition including a drunk audience member crashing her performance and some bad behavior from the other queens. The conversation then turns to West Hollywood Pride which faced criticism for not collaborating more closely with working artists and drag queens in the local community. West Hollywood Pride has long faced scrutiny over corporate sponsorships and transforming a protest into a music festival for profit. We discuss the gentrification of West Hollywood general and the cultural push to becoming Beverly Hills Jr. that locals are resisting. Then we get into the It Girls of the Week: (Spoilers ahead!) ·      Kathy Hilton being removed as Weho Pride Grand Marshall and the politics of Paris and other pop stars ·      Principal Laura ANDREWS effortlessly taking down a homophobic parent ·      A woman with no hands getting arrested for talking on the phone while driving ·      The Tony’s and Qween Jean becoming the first openly trans person to win a Tony, alongside celebrity performers P!nk and Megan Thee Stallion Niche Girls: ·      The Los Angeles Mayoral race with Nithya Raman beating out Spencer Pratt and now going to a run off against her old ally Karen Bass ·      Salina Estitties and Aura Mayari clashing and crashing out on RuPaul’s Drag Race ·      The Flamingo Girls, a burlesque female dancing group here in West Hollywood ·      Billy Francesca’s Big Gay Show before Pride to commemorate LGBTQ History ·      Cake Moss’ drag daughter Robyn Gravees’ returning to drag It Girls Who Got Away: ·      Rasputin, an old West Hollywood club venue that pulled out all the stops ·      Drag Competition Camaraderie and backstage etiquette ·      Cupcake Canne, a fabulous drag queen taking a break from the game It’s hot takes and even hotter tea from a baby queen with fresh eyes and a veteran who’s seen some things. Listen up bitches!