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Hello and welcome to That's Life, Spectator Life's Sideways look at the world today.

I'm Benedict Spence and I'm Andy Shaw. And on this podcast, we'll be poking fun at the people, words and

ideas that have popped up in the news over the last few weeks. Now, after the last few weeks,

which has been spent under house arrest, it finally looks as though there's an end in sight.

The Great Escape is finally on. But there's an end in sight. The great escape is

finally on. But there's a problem. Some of us have become a bit too used to the confines of our

own cells, only seeing daylight for an hour in every 24 and hanging around in baggy fatigues.

We've become acclimatized, institutionalised, and frankly we're unsure if we can cope on the

outside. But as we

emerge, mole-like from our abodes, blinking into the light, it might be wise to hop in the car and test out

our eyesight. A nice trip to your nearest market town, or to do the trick. Our guest for this episode is

Outspoken drag queen, Vanity von Glow. Vanity has spent a decade at the top as a

cabaret tour de force and as one of the UK's most in-demand drag queen stars. A singer, pianist,

and comic, she also hosts a new political talk show, The Vanity Project, at the H Club in central

London. Vanity, it's a pleasure to have you with us.

How's lockdown been treating you?

Well, thank you so much for having me.

I'm coming to you from Whitechapel, which has been an interesting place to spend lockdown

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