Big Freedia’s Journey to Queen Diva

Your Mama’s Kitchen

Higher Ground

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

The Queen Diva herself, Big Freedia, joins to talk about all things New Orleans. From making his aunt’s Mardi Gras popcorn balls to coming out on his 13th birthday, Big Freedia shares what it was like to grow up on Josephine Street and Music Street. He’ll also share what it was like to get that call from Beyoncé and how he brought bounce back to New Orleans after Katrina. Plus he shares how to make his mom's cornbread dressing.

Your Mama’s Kitchen is a production of Higher Ground.

Produced by Sonia Htoon

Associate Producers are Camila Thur de Koos and Jenna Levin.

Sound design and engineering from Andrew Eapen, Ryan Kozlowski and Roy Baum.

Executive producers for Higher Ground are Mukta Mohan, Dan Fierman and Michele Norris.

The show’s closing song is 504 by The Soul Rebels.

Editorial and web support from Melissa Bear and Say What Media. Our talent booker is Angela Peluso

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0:00.0	Do you ever daydream about a dream destination?
0:04.5	I have a whole list.
0:06.0	Portugal, Greece, the Canary Islands, the north coast of Maine.
0:09.7	I think about the views and the food, getting out to explore nature, doing a little shopping.
0:14.8	And of course, I think about having a wonderful spot to get comfortable at the end of the day.
0:19.6	Some place that feels like a home away from home
0:21.8	because an Airbnb is exactly that. You're staying in someone else's home. When you think about
0:27.6	exploring other places, maybe we should also think about our own homes. The memories that you make
0:32.6	in your own home kitchen or on that lovely patio or during game night in the living room,
0:38.6	someone could be using those spaces to make their own memories and put a little extra money in your pocket. It's kind of
0:43.6	amazing to think about how your home could be part of someone else's adventure while you are
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1:02.7	If somebody said to me that they wouldn't use Accardo because it was expensive, I would say to
1:07.5	them, have you even tried? Accardo match your shop on thousands of products to Tesco.com.
1:12.7	Mum thinks that Akado do that especially for herbs.
1:15.3	So I had to tell her they do that for everybody.
1:17.4	Oh, shut out of her dreams.
1:18.1	That's not just you, mum.
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