Death, Sex & Money - Knock Knock, Who's There? Bob the Drag Queen
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4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 August 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
The stand-up comedian and drag star tells me about growing up around her mom’s queer club, bringing drag to small American towns, and all the people who pushed her to succeed.
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| 0:00.0 | That's a great drag name. |
| 0:03.2 | Anasale. |
| 0:04.4 | An assailant. |
| 0:05.5 | Oh. |
| 0:06.4 | Has no one ever said to you? |
| 0:10.2 | Not once in all you. |
| 0:11.7 | No. |
| 0:15.7 | This is death, sex, and money. |
| 0:20.4 | The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot |
| 0:24.2 | and need to talk about more. |
| 0:28.4 | I'm in a seal. |
| 0:36.1 | Once upon a time, Bob the Drag Queen was 19 years old and working summer gigs at a children's theater in Montana. |
| 0:43.8 | Then she won Rupal's Drag Race in 2016. |
| 0:47.6 | Take whatever you love about yourself and walk into the world. |
| 0:52.8 | Since then, she's put out two stand-up specials |
| 0:55.5 | and just finished filming the third season of the HBO Mac show We're Here, |
| 1:00.9 | which is a reality show that I love about queer and trans people |
| 1:04.6 | in small American towns and cities, |
| 1:06.8 | who, with the help of Bob and her co-hosts, |
| 1:09.6 | get comfortable taking up more space. |
| 1:12.1 | Each episode ends with a fantastic drag show finale. |
| 1:15.8 | When I connected with Bob on Zoom, she was in L.A. and holding her phone in the other hand. |
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