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EPISODE · Jul 10, 2025 · 1H 7M

214: Hairspray (1988) with Anna Carey

from Juvenalia · host Tall Tales

Author and podcaster Anna Carey returns to the show to talk to Alan and Sarah about John Waters’s punk camp classic Hairspray. We talka about camp, the lived-in-ness of the sets of Hairspray, the genius of Divine, the aesthetics of low-budget filmmaking, and so much more.Anna is @urchinette. Her new novel Our Song is out now and she co-hosts the very popular Double Love podcast.Alan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. He does a bit of standup but Juvenalia is his main thing right now.Sarah is ⁠@griffski⁠. Her new novel Eat The Ones You Love is also out right now.Thank you to Dee McDonnell for our artwork.We have a Patreon! You can get bonus episodes including our fortnightly show Started/Finished where we talk about the pop culture we’ve started and finished recently. We also have some free lil bits of merch. It's ⁠patreon.com/juvenalia This episode was produced by Alan MaguireJuvenalia is a Tall Tales podcast. Thank you Cassie.

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