Are Drag Queens Doing More Than Performing? | 21
Call Me Curious
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4.4 • 555 Ratings
🗓️ 28 July 2022
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Jujubee is everywhere! The amazing drag queen, reality TV personality (Ru Paul’s Drag Race) and recording artist stopped by to talk to Nikki and Mr. Malone about her life, her rise to fame, and her new sexy Wondery podcast, Queen of Hearts. The new blind date game show that’s anything but a drag! So does Juju think the art of drag is more than just performance? Get ready for the funny, feisty answer.
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| 0:00.0 | From Wondry, I'm Nikki Boyer, and this is Call Me Curious, where every week I'll get to the bottom of those funny, strange, puzzling, or just got-a-no questions you have. |
| 0:16.9 | And we'll tell you the best we can what the answer is. |
| 0:21.0 | Because I've got 21 questions. |
| 0:23.6 | I've been 21 guessing you could teach me a lesson. |
| 0:28.3 | Call me curious. |
| 0:32.2 | Call me curious. |
| 0:34.2 | Call me curious. |
| 0:36.2 | So tell the truth. Hi, welcome to call me curious. |
| 0:52.6 | I'm so happy you're here today. |
| 0:54.6 | So drag performers have been in the news a lot lately, right? |
| 0:57.8 | But they're hardly a new phenomenon. |
| 1:00.3 | From the comedies and tragedies of ancient Greece to the work of Shakespeare and Monty Python, |
| 1:05.2 | and of course the indelible RuPaul, men dressing as women, has been a mainstay of Western popular culture, and with good |
| 1:12.9 | reason. |
| 1:13.8 | It's fun. |
| 1:14.9 | But once you get past all the campiness and the exaggerated glamour, you start to wonder, |
| 1:20.0 | is there actually something more important going on here, too? |
| 1:24.0 | Is this moving past entertainment and into the realm of social statement? |
| 1:28.4 | Are drag queens more than just performers? |
| 1:31.7 | Well, today on Call Me Curious, we're going to find out. |
| 1:36.0 | Right now, I'd like to welcome someone who is never a drag. |
| 1:39.6 | My good friend, Mr. Malone. |
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