Death, Sex & Money - Big Freedia Bounces Back
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4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Big Freedia is a reality TV star and fixture on New Orleans' bounce scene. But days after Hurricane Katrina, she was sleeping on the street outside of the city's convention center. This episode originally aired in 2015.Â
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Anna. This week we are sharing one of our favorite episodes, a conversation with |
| 0:07.0 | Bounce Music Sensation, Big Frida. This interview is from 2015, when we made a series about |
| 0:14.5 | New Orleans on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. And Big Frida's been on my mind a lot lately |
| 0:20.4 | because she's been in my ears a lot this summer. |
| 0:23.6 | I hope you enjoy getting to know her, her family, |
| 0:26.6 | and the place that made her. |
| 0:28.6 | Once, you know, it was approved by mom, there was no other worries. |
| 0:33.6 | Brothers, sister, uncles, A.T's, none of them didn't matter if they accepted me or not, long as mom did. |
| 0:45.3 | This is Death, Sex, and Money in New Orleans. |
| 0:52.3 | The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot |
| 0:56.7 | and need to talk about more. |
| 1:00.1 | I'm Anna Sale. |
| 1:04.1 | And I'm standing on Painter's Street |
| 1:06.6 | in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans. |
| 1:09.6 | It's windy and it's hot. |
| 1:12.4 | Do what you do? |
| 1:13.9 | How do you introduce yourself? |
| 1:15.0 | We just introduce yourself into the microphone. |
| 1:17.4 | Big Frida, the Queen Diva, the dick eater, your best believer. |
| 1:23.1 | Big Frida is one of the biggest stars of New Orleans' bounce music. |
| 1:26.8 | Yeah, go to the booty because a booty go, ha, chow. Big Frida is one of the biggest stars of New Orleans' Bounce music. Bounce started in the late 80s and early 90s. |
| 1:39.0 | It's a New Orleans brand of thumping, bass-heavy hip-hop that you move your hips to. |
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