Ep 8 – Las Culturistas and Susanne Bartsch Curating Culture with Glen Alen

This week on The It Girl Podcast, Britney Shields (@itsbritneyshields) is joined by three-time Emmy Award–winning makeup artist and all-around creative powerhouse Glen Alen (@glenalen) for a glittering, gossipy, and gloriously unfiltered conversation.We cover everything from club to kids to the cultural controversy:Cynthia Erivo’s iconic turn in Jesus Christ SuperstarSydney Sweeney’s controversial jeans ad (and the trend of scandal marketing)The Las Culturistas Culture Awards The legacy of Susanne Bartsch  The enduring glamour of club kid culture, Boy George, and Grace JonesThe omnipresence of RuPaul, and building a drag career outside of Drag Race’s shadowHow the internet has changed the drag community Brandi Glanville’s accidental face fire (yes, really)And our heartfelt pleas for Legendary and Precinct to thrive💌 Special note: If you’re in Los Angeles, go visit Precinct, downtown’s beloved gay club and drag hub. Buy a drink, tip the queens, and help keep this iconic space from closing its doors. The It Girl Podcast is filmed and produced by Mimi von Schack (@mimi.vonschack), Devin O’Brien (@devinobrien06), and Twenty Beach Productions (@twentybeachproductions)  Like the show? Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, or rate and follow us on Spotify! Listen and subscribe to The It Girl Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or your favorite podcast platform.