Drag
Ephemeral
iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 668 Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2021
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
The art of drag has seen a rapid rise in popularity since the premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2009. But drag has been around for centuries; sometimes a source of entertainment, other times a means of survival. Featuring Simon Doonan, author of Drag: The Complete Story and Atlanta-based drag performer TAYLOR ALXNDR.
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| 0:00.0 | Athemoral is a production of iHeart 3D audio. |
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| 0:12.0 | You'll find it in New York City. You'll find it in your closet. |
| 0:17.0 | You'll find it downtown. You'll find it at your neighbor's house. You'll find it at the club. |
| 0:22.6 | And you'll find it on TV. |
| 0:24.6 | I'm talking about drag. |
| 0:26.6 | An art form which has garnered massive popularity over the last decade, |
| 0:30.6 | but has roots older than modern religion. |
| 0:33.6 | Drag has been traditionally defined as a form of entertainment where men dress as women |
| 0:39.7 | or women dress as men. They might lip sync to a popular song, perform a role on stage, or strut |
| 0:46.4 | down a runway wearing the trendiest clothes fashion has to offer. But in recent years, drag has come to be |
| 0:53.1 | understood as so much more. |
| 0:55.0 | It's a way of life, a path for people across the world to express themselves and live their truth. |
| 1:02.0 | Today, producer Trevor Young is going to walk us from the origins of drag to its most popular modern iteration, |
| 1:14.0 | a reality TV show, which you've maybe heard of. |
| 1:17.9 | RuPaul's Drag Rakes is now on VH1. |
| 1:21.5 | Girl, let's do this. |
| 1:23.8 | Your edges are officially snatched. |
| 1:24.3 | Yeah! |
| 1:27.0 | The queen is here, bow down bitches. |
| 1:29.3 | Think you've seen fashion? I got it going on. |
| 1:31.3 | Wow. |
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