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Big Diva Energy
by Big Diva Energy
Holly Morgan and her husband, Tom, attempt to deconstruct a Diva every episode joined by an *extra* special guest.
Episodes
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The Year in Diva 2021
Happy New Year, Divas! Despite 2021 seeming like she might have been on the way up, she did a quick volte face at the finale and ended up being just as much of a bin fire as her predecessor. However the diva-verse was agog with wonderful content throughout and, accordingly, this episode sees…
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Little Diva Energy #41: Boar Up On the Floor
Bonjour notre Divas, 'Tis us, the village bores, and we're here to provide you with all the news from around the Diva-dom, with a much needed catch up on a heavy month. Ploughing on valiantly, we dive right in with everything from Shakira's bravery in the face of swine-based harassment, Ar Di...
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Ep 40 - Elizabeth Taylor: Birth to Burton (Part 1) [with Isobel Rogers]
Put on some lipstick and pull yourselves together, Divas! This week's episode really is incredibly grand, as we begin what will come to be something of a saga. It is, of course, the legendary tale of the eternally fabulous ELIZABETH TAYLOR. Like our episodes on Britney, the life and career of the...
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Little Diva Energy #40: Rihanna IS the brief
Darling divas! It's another Little Diva Energy and we're very excited because, not only have we got new Jesy music (feat. a certain Prime Minister-baiting diva), an upcoming ABBA Mo-Cap-a-thon, but AWARDS SEASON is of course upon us! So many divas, so many lewks, just so much to discuss, so plug...
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Ep 39 - Nina Simone (Part 2) [with Bella Heesom]
You want more, divas? Well, she's back, the High Priestess of Soul..and she's talking about Nina Simone! (badum tish) That's right, we're graced once again by the fabulosity of the wondrous Bella Heesom and picking up where we left off at the beginning of the fame years for Miss Simone. We cover...
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Little Diva Energy #39: Dogging & Hi-Fis
We're "sliving" once again, Divas, Because we're back with more Parisian content, as the queen of self-promotion herself drops Cooking with Paris on Netflix (and Tom is naht here for it). Plus we discuss Rihanna's rise to billionaire status, 10 years of Little Mix and, of course, the new series…
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Ep 38 - Nina Simone (Part I) [with Bella Heesom]
Feeling good, divas? We bloody are, because we've got an absolute hammer of an episode as we bring you part 1 of the gobsmacking life and times of absolute diva extraordinaire, Miss Nina Simone. Not only that but our guest this week is a true friend of the pod and diva in her own right (just…
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Little Diva Energy #38: Jen & Ben5Eva
H to tha Hi! Divas, It's been a bumper month in the diva-verse, so we bring you not only news of Divas Assemble! to #FreeBritney (feat. Paris, Mariah, Miley e Christina), not just that Ben and J-Lo are back 5getha, and not simply that Little Mix have been immortalised in wax, but also Chris has a...
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Ep 37 - Catherine O'Hara (Part 2) [with Sasha Wilson]
Hello bébés, We're finally back on track with another full episode, with the vocal stylings of deep-FOTP and resident ever-wit, Sasha Wilson. But, what's that you say? More fuckery with the format? That's right, Holly's husband, Tom, is in fact not here this week. So, Sasha will be sliding into…
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Little Diva Energy #37: Big Dictator Energy
Surprise, Divas! Like, Princes William and Harry we've got a surprise to unveil for you this week. Unfortunately, due to Sasha's commitments based on her show Louisa & Jo (& Me) (tickets here) we have to postpone the second part of Catherine O'Hara. Instead we present another Little Diva Energy....
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Little Diva Energy #36: Deeting About Quals
Salutations Divas, As some of you will be aware, we have had something of a change in time management capacity and have thusly moved your regular dollop of something *extra* to monthly. We are, in fact, no longer deeting about quants, we are deeting about quals. That means we have a bumper load…
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Ep 36 - Catherine O'Hara (Part 1) [with Sasha Wilson]
*Rises from First Class Seat* DIVAS! With the vigour of wartime radio operators, we bring you this week's episode, replete with musings and observations from both your customary and established hosts (the conjugal alliance of Morgan and Moores) on a particular favourite of the 80s Canada, 90s...
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Little Diva Energy #35: The Cheugy Brothers vs Eurovision 2021
Voila, Divas! It's a massive week in the diva-verse, so welcome to a bumper edition. Douze points for the Week In Diva. From the tearful (Leigh-Anne's documentary and Gaga's horrific therapy revelations) to the Tea-full (Grande's marriage, Tom accusing Rich of being "cheugy" and diva inductions...
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Ep 35 - Frida Kahlo [with Ryan Lane]
Take It, Own It, Love It, Divas Self-appointed, Art Hysterian, Holly Morgan is here to teach you about ART. Insightful? Certainly. Interactive? Definitely. Perhaps almost too clever? Better believe it. That's right, divas, this is the episode that critics have called "Ep 35 - Frida Kahlo [with…
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Little Diva Energy #34: Sitting Alone in the A&E
All eyes on me, Divas! Tom spent the weekend in hospital after removing the top of his strummin' finger, but that's not stopped us from bringing you a little slice of something extra. It's a big week for Little Mix, so we dissect the 'Confetti' video (you can check out the article featuring...
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Ep 34 - Britney Spears Phase 1 (Part 2) [with Tim Murray]
We're born to make you happy, Divas, And how better to do it than to bring you another solid gold episode about the early life and career of Actress AND Star Ms Britney Jean Spears with none other than our gorgeous pal across the pond, Tim Murray (@TMurray06). Kicking off with a quick round up of...
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Little Diva Energy #33: Heavy Steps
Something in your ears, Divas, Strap in, as she's very Steps-focused this week following a) Holly stepping on a proverbial land mine in our Britney episode and provoking Rich's latest bitch and b) the news that Ancient Claire from Steps will be appearing in The War of the Worlds opposite a…
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Ep 33 - Britney Spears Phase 1 (Part 1) [with Tim Murray]
You're so lucky, Divas, She's finally here. And we don't just mean comedy icon and Spears stan, Tim Murray (@TMurray06) who we've secured, along with her extensive credits list. No, we're excited because we've strapped Tim in for the first part of two episodes detailing, what we'd consider…
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Little Diva Energy #32: Je Ne Swift Pas
Welcome Divas, I'm afraid we're all booked up in our outside area until 2029, but we welcome you to take the podcast away and enjoy the freezing, damp park of this week's episode, in which we ply you with the tins of lager, dirty blankets and Karen's homemade sausage rolls of news from the...
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Ep 32 - Nigella Lawson [with Eleanor Rushton]
Tumble into this one, divas! We've got that burning, blue-cheese buzz, as we dive deep into the life & times of the domestic goddess herself, one Nigella Lawson. Along for the ride is another goddess, the simply stunning Eleanor Rushton (@Wellybeana). Eleanor brings her wit, charm and blanket...
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Little Diva Energy #31: Tears of a Goujon
What’s that, Divas? Is it the gentle cooing of a wood pigeon? Or is it Holly and Tom discussing this year’s Eurovision entries? Why, it’s both! Once again, the pair are trying to steal Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman’s gig by podcasting from their bed. For sex people reasons, Lynn? Of course…
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Ep 31 - Sylvia Rivera [with Carrot]
Grab your bricks, Divas! Maybe you thought our episode on Marsha P. Johnson was too sad? Strap in. It's about to get even sadder. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains a number of references to the sexual abuse of children. There is also reference made to gender dysphoria, transphobic abuse and...
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Little Diva Energy #30: Pfizer Minnelli?
Solidarity, Divas, It's been an absolute shitter the past few weeks, hasn't it? We encourage you to please donate to Reclaim These Streets' JustGiving here. And, to pull us out of the funk, we get stuck into a round up of news from the Diva-verse, featuring the Head Girl of Pop, how to pronounce...
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Ep 30 - Marsha P. Johnson [with Carrot]
Pay it no mind, Divas! Recorded as part of LGBT+ History Month, we are thrilled to offer the first of two extra special episodes on icons of activism and queer power, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. We begin with the gorgeous Marsha, and, here to explore both the light and the dark times of...
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Little Diva Energy #29: MAFSA Intervention
G'day Divas, Thankfully, the season finale of Married At First Sight Australia finally aired yesterday and has been very much consumed, so Holly actually showed up for this record. (But only really so she could put a call out to get Cyrell to be her friend.) It's Holly and her husband back in the...
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Ep 29 - Divine (Part 2) [with Peaches Christ]
Oh my God Almighty! Someone has sent us a Diva! Keep your dogs close and your rosary beads closer as we stick our thumbs out and hitch a ride with the divine Peaches Christ for the second leg of the divine Divine! Peaches (world-renowned icon of drag and all-round Watersphile) throws Holly & Tom...
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Little Diva Energy #28: Guess Who's Back in the House Doctor
What a bitchin' coincidence, Divas! With us for the first Little Diva of 2021 are our two very own BDE correspondents, Chris (@ChrisA) and Rich (@RichHawkins). Because there's so much to catch up on since we've been away, one bitch/coincidence simply will not do. Rich spends the episode trying to...
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Ep 28 - Divine (Part 1) [with Peaches Christ]
We're back, Divas! It's been a long, cold January, presumably made all the colder without your regular dollop of diva. And we missed you all terribly. But we've returned from our self-imposed hiatus, ready to bring a bit of glitter back to the shitter. And phwoar, have we got something special to...
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The Year in Diva 2020
Happy New Year, Divas! Despite 2020 being a well-documented bin fire, the diva-verse was aflame with fantastic content throughout. Which was useful for us, because, as of this month, Big Diva Energy is officially One Years Old! As such, this feature-length episode finds Holly & Tom in their…
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Little Diva Energy #27: Holly(and her husband)-Slay Spectacular! 🎄 🎄 🎄 🤶 🤶 🤶 🎄 🎄 🎄
Merry fucking Christmas, Divas! After an absolute shitheap of a year, in our penultimate episode of 2020, we wish a very Happy Holiday to all the Divas out there, whatever faith ye be, however ye be spending it. So pull up a place by the Netflix Fireplace, raise a glass of something disgustingly...
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Ep 27 - Jake Shears (Part 3) [with Will Jackson]
Keep your shoes on, Divas! It's Goodbye to Showbiz this week - but not for Jake Shears. Here we come to our final part in what is clearly only the halfway point of the iconic life of one Jake Shears: Scissor Sister, Broadway star and Masked Singer. Joined once again by regional Attitude rep, Dr...
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Out for Blood: The Story of Carrie the Musical
Coming January 2021! Join hosts Chris Adams and Holly Morgan (Big Diva Energy), as they deep dive into their 20-year obsession with Carrie: The Musical, unearthing the crazy story behind the show’s creation and its infamously disastrous run, only to discover how Carrie rose from the dead to truly...
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Little Diva Energy #26: Restrained (For Mariah)
CHANGE, Divas! It's nearly Crimble and, as a way to signal death to this annus horribilis, the divas have come out in full force with their maddest contributions to culture yet! Essentially this episode is all about Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special and the Dolly Parton Netflix vehicle,...
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Ep 26 - Jake Shears (Part 2) [with Will Jackson]
Welcome to Showbiz, Divas! And welcome to an episode we were so pleased with, we only recorded it once! Can you believe?! Podcast PTSD-allowing, Ms Attitude herself (@Will__Jackson__) is back for Part II, to help us pick up The Wonderful Story of Shears from the moment the Gay Mafia turn up in…
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Little Diva Energy #25: Pink Tuesday
[Diana Voice] Alright? Divas, it's been difficult to decipher diva happenings today from those that happened 30 years ago when, like everyone else, we've spent all week devouring The Crown like a mountainside plane crash survivor desperately gnawing flesh from the thighbone of a fellow passenger....
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Ep 25 - Jake Shears (Part 1) [with Will Jackson]
Let's have a kiki, Divas! And we're going to bloody need one. Then a lie down. Recorded the day after the US election, having stayed up all night to greet an apparent victory for Donald Trump, in this episode, frankly, Holly and Tom are: All. Over. The. Place. Emotionally, psychologically,...
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Little Diva Energy #24: THE AUDACITY!
My fellow Divas, This week we celebrate both an historical triumph and an historical failure. Yes, Donald Trump is about to be exorcised from the White House. Yes, Kamala Harris is set to become the first female, black and Indian-origin vice-president in history. And yet... Over here, across the...
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Ep 24 - Paris Hilton [with Lucy McCormick]
Fingers crossed, divas! Here we are at the Devil’s crossroad. What will happen? Who knows? But, if you need a break from endless uncertainty, we present you with our subject this week: someone who may or may not be a diva! Strap in, it’s complex. In our US election night episode, we get deep…
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DIVA FILM CLUB - Hocus Pocus 🎃 🎃 🎃 🧙♀️ 🧙♀️ 🧙♀️ 🎃 🎃 🎃
Di-vaaaaaaas! It's the single most Diva-fuelled children's film ever made. It's a star vehicle for three ICONS of the Diva-verse with some gloriously inappropriate plot-work and some questionable casting choices (siblings playing a married couple anyone?). We love it. We know you do too. It's…
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Little Diva Energy #23: Spooky Bitches
Whooooo Divas! It's nearly Hallowe'en and, as you all know, 31st October is a Diva's best friend! Dressing up, scaring children, backlighting...the list goes on. As mentioned, we've got a very special Hallowe'en bonus episode coming out, but, until then, there's some Little Diva Energy to get to....
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Ep 23 - Gwen Verdon (Part 3) [with Robert Madge]
Three is the magic number, Divas! In the mould of all the great trilogies (Star Wars, the Godfathers, Mighty Ducks), not only must this third instalment tie up all remaining narrative strands, but also bring to an emotional climax the relationship between its key characters. And that is exactly...
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Little Diva Energy #22: Born Unto Us This Way
Behold, Divas! We bring you good tidings of joy, which shall be to all divas. But, before that, much movement has there been in the diva-verse. Amongst other things, Little Mix's search continues and we talk about an even bigger fan than us. The Voldemort of Culture Wars gets roundly whooped by -...
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Ep 22 - Gwen Verdon (Part 2) [with Robert Madge]
Who's got the pain, Divas? Turns out, almost everyone involved in Gwen Verdon's life. Welcome then, to the second-act dream ballet of her story. Doing our due diligence and making Poor Nicole proud, we continue our deep-dive into Gwen's life and find her on the cusp of meeting the most important...
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Little Diva Energy #21: AGM
Thank you, Divas, for joining us today, This year’s AGM is now open. Holly rattles through the agenda this week, mainly so she and Tom can wax lyrical about Little Mix: The Search, because Mariah’s autobiography isn’t arriving until tomorrow!! As usual Rich has a bitch, Chris has a coincidence…
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Ep 21 - Gwen Verdon (Part 1) [with Robert Madge]
He’s been, Divas! He’s been! That’s right, we promised you Madgic and that’s what you get, as we present this week’s guest, Their Madgesty himself - the only other two-time recipient of Diva of the Week (apart from Actual Madge) - Robert Madge is in his house! We welcome Robert via Zoom, to talk...
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Little Diva Energy #20: Big, Red Complaint Button
Oops Divas, We did it again. We were so busy trying to celebrate our anniversary - whilst also battling a twister of a personal shitstorm - that we’ve dropped this week’s serving of husband-and-wife ramblings on all things diva really quite late. Sayeee. There is a lot of diva news and we...
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Ep 20 - Miriam Margolyes [with Nancy Clench]
Call the midwife, Divas! We’re giving birth to our TWENTIETH full episode. The big 2-0. Blimey, hasn’t it just flown by? …ahem. But this week is an absolute treat. A much-requested Diva is the subject, and Holly and Tom are joined by an icon of pre-corona stages, from Soho to Stirling: the…
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Little Diva Energy #19: Corr's Light (Week)
Prynhawn da, Divas, Huge apologies for the delay in this week’s LDE, we’ve been a-tripping across the United Queendom, all the way to sunny, socially-distanced Wales and were missing a vital piece of equipment needed to bring you your regular little slice of something extra. But, better late than...
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Ep 19 - Dame Shirley Bassey (Part 2) [with Paul Joseph]
Hey Big Divas! From the late sixties all the way up to present day, this week we broach the second half of DSB’s incredible life story. Welcoming back the profoundly fabulous Paul Joseph, the gang delve into The Dame’s second and third Bond themes, her post-Propellerheads comeback and THOSE…
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Little Diva Energy #18: Wet Ass Nolans [feat. Chris & Rich]
What a coincidence, divas! As Tom went to “get a cable”, so Chris (of his many coincidences) and Rich (of his many bitches) have kindly agreed to fill in as Holly’s husbands for the week on Little Diva Energy. Left to their own devices, she and the boys enjoy a wide-ranging natter (though never…
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