How a Drag Queen Recreated the American Dream
The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism
Slate Podcasts
4.2 • 903 Ratings
🗓️ 27 July 2023
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s episode of The Waves, drag queens are under attack and being labeled bad for families and kids. But RuPaul’s Drag Race and Drag Race All Stars contestant Mrs. Kasha Davis is making people rethink the American Dream. She sits down with Slate senior supervising producer, Daisy Rosario to talk about the real life inspiration for the character of Mrs. Kasha Davis, her new music video showcasing the importance of Drag Story Hour, and why more people need to see happy queer families like hers.
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Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery.
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| 0:55.0 | at oracle dot com slash bandwidth. oracle dot com slash bandwidth. Welcome to the waves, Slate's podcast about gender, feminism, and drag and family. |
| 1:10.0 | Every episode you get a new pair of feminists to talk about the thing that we cannot get off of our minds. |
| 1:14.5 | And today you've got me, Daisy Rosario, senior supervising producer of audio here at Slate. |
| 1:20.0 | And today I'll be talking to Mrs. Kasha Davis, a drag queen who just appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 8, |
| 1:27.4 | and who has been a big part of popularizing Drag Queen's Story Hour. My name is Mrs. Kasha Davis and I'm an alcoholic. |
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