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It's Been a Minute

Encore: Drag Culture's Moment - From 'RuPaul's Drag Race' to Shangela

It's Been a Minute

NPR

News, Religion & Spirituality, News Commentary, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.79.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Where is drag culture right now? It's certainly continuing to have a moment: from RuPaul's Drag Race, to DragCon, to drag queens appearing on the big screen. In this encore episode, Sam revisits the history of drag, chats with the co-executive producers of RuPaul's Drag Race, and talks to some drag performers about where drag is headed next.

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0:00.0

Hey y'all, Sam Sanders here.

0:01.3

Do you ever wish you could like make your brain

0:03.2

and not think about coronavirus for a little bit?

0:06.3

Oh, you do.

0:07.7

Well, today this show is here to help.

0:09.4

We're gonna share with you now

0:10.6

one of my favorite It's Been a Minute episodes, maybe ever.

0:14.3

We call it our drag episode,

0:16.4

yes, an episode all about drag.

0:18.5

We first brought it to you last summer

0:20.4

and we're gonna share it with you again

0:21.9

because it's just full of joy and we need joy right now.

0:25.5

Okay, dear listener, this episode

0:27.4

is wonderfully COVID-19 free.

0:30.5

Enjoy.

0:31.4

[♪ OUTFIT MUSIC PLAYING [♪

0:45.6

[♪ OUTFIT MUSIC PLAYING [♪

0:45.6

Tell me about your outfit for folks who can't see it.

0:45.6

I am wearing a mage by me outfit.

0:45.6

I saw all of my looks.

0:46.6

I saw my own hair and there are a few things more engaging

0:48.4

than having a drag queen tell you about her outfit.

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