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Drag Time with Heklina
by Heklina and Don Draper Davenport
Heklina is the creator, promoter, and hostess of the legendary Trannyshack! and Mother drag shows. She is an actor, drag star, performance artist and you may have seen her on the E! Entertainment Network, NBC’s “Trauma”, Margaret Cho's “The Cho Show”, VH1's “Playing it Straight”, Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”, BBC Television’s “Around the World in 80 Raves”, the Scissor Sister’s “Filthy Gorgeous” music video, and as a guest on the Jerry Springer and Ricki Lake show. Drag Time with Heklina features a special guest on every episode to discuss drag culture, performance arts, sexual escapades, travel, generation gaps, political correctness & cancel culture, and events around the world. We talk about the state of drag, film & television, music, porn, sex & drug addiction, sex work/workers, homelessness & displacement, meme critiques, and just generally living the creative life!
Episodes
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S3E3 - I Have It On Video Tape ft. Lypsinka
Actor, writer, producer and drag artist John Epperson joins us to discuss the genesis of the singular Lypsinka. The multi-talented John Epperson is known for his meticulously rehearsed and performed works featuring the Dolores Gray inspired Lypsinka shows -- first workshopped and debuted in San...
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S3E2 - That Was a Little Bit PTSD ft. D’Arcy Drollinger
D’Arcy Drollinger is back and right away we get real about the HBO mini-series “And Just Like That…”. Then we find out what’s going on in San Francisco, including the 23rd Annual Mother Star Search Competition, Mothership to Reno, and my very own one-woman show which debuted to sold out crowds at...
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S3E1 - Why I'm Here ft. Fauxnique
We are back for a new season of Drag Time with Heklina! We have Monique Fauxnique! Fauxnique is an artist, a performer, a choreographer and a writer. You might know her as the first cis-woman to win a major drag queen pageant. Justin Vivian Bond calls her ‘the Jane Goodall of drag’ and you have...
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S2E24 - WE JUST NEEDED COMPUTERS ft. Angie Bowie
Drag Time with Heklina is back! Our very special guest is an author, journalist, model, cultural curator, and glam icon Angie Bowie! We ask her about her legendary work as an image maker, including 7 years of training in couture, followed by the fashioning of David Bowie with designer Freddie...
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S2E23 - For the Love of Creation ft. Debora Iyall
We are back with a brand new episode of Drag Time with Heklina! This time our very special guest is none other than the artist, poet, and total rocker Debora Iyall. She tells us all about the genesis of her post-punk/new wave band Romeo Void which formed at San Francisco Arts Institute in 1979....
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S2E22 - Wild, Headless Baby! ft. Frankie Sharp
We have the very cute Frankie Sharp! Frankie has nightlife in his DNA and we ask him all about his San Francisco start back in 1998, his influences like Trannyshack, spending time at The Stud, and throwing parties with Oakland-based writer, performer, and director Brontez Purnell at The Gangway....
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S2E21 - Við elskum þig, Raja!
Við elskum þig, Raja! It means ‘We Love You, Raja!’ in Icelandic and we really do love her. She’s the winner of Season 3 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, and the very first Asian American to win a Drag Race franchise title in 2011. We discuss Asian representation on Drag Race and the big changes that...
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S2E20 - Hometown Heroine ft. Rock M. Sakura
Our San Francisco Hometown Heroine Rock M. Sakura is here! She helps us get into the real and imagined history of our popular theme song Live My Life. The votes are in and counted and we are keeping the song! Rock M. competed on Season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race and she tells us all about the...
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S2E19 - NERD ALERT ft. Jackie Cox
We’re back with another episode of Drag Time with Heklina! This week we have Jackie Cox and she is here to tell you all about JackieVision! her all-new solo tour, premiering this weekend (September 4th and 5th) and inspired by the Emmy-nominated Disney+ series, WandaVision. You can get your show...
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S2E18 - LIMITLESS! ft. Latrice Royale
We’re back with another episode of Drag Time with Heklina — and we want to know what you think about our theme song so be sure to give us a listen and chime in with your thoughts on our Facebook page “Drag Time with Heklina”! GGGGG! We have Latrice Royale! She tells us all about what’s going on…
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S2E17 - Stage Animals ft. Daniel Nardicio
We are back with another episode of Drag Time with Heklina the podcast! This time we got a chance to catch up with New York nightlife impresario and maestro of legends, Daniel Nardicio! He tells us all about working with Carol Channing, Chita Rivera, and Nina Hagen. He shares about producing…
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S2E16 - Celebutante, Darling ft. James St. James
Hello from Iceland! Our very special guest this week is none other than celebutante-turned-celebrated author James St. James! He is bringing us real life behind-the-scenes story time about the New York Club Kids scene of the late 1980’s-1990’s. We find out all about the inspiration behind some of...
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S2E15 - This is Calpernia Addams!
Drag Time with Heklina is back! I’m on my way to Reykjavík for Pride but we spent some time with producer, actress, vocalist, musician, and author Calpernia Addams! We get into the weeds about how language can change, casual activism, and reflect on fighting and surviving the queer liberation....
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S2E14 - FILM FETISH ft. Bruce LaBruce
Episode Notes This episode has it all: sex, murder, splatter, gore… and Hollywood lore! We ask Bruce all about Death Book, a shocking selection of LaBruce's performances, actions, film production stills and photography. He tells us about a new retrospective he has in the works. We discuss several...
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S2E13 - GET ME A DEVEN GREEN TYPE ft. Deven Green
Episode Notes We’re back in Palm Springs and bringing you Deven Green! She tells us all about working with her partner Ned Douglas to keep people connected and entertained bringing live streaming shows to the public during the pandemic. Deven and Ned are high-end smartypants funny-people and they...
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S2E12 - She's Got a Future in Pictures! ft. Chi Chi LaRue
Episode Notes We caught up with Chi Chi LaRue for a very special Pride episode. Chi Chi is coming out to California for a special residency engagement DJ’s at Palm Springs’ own Oscar’s. She’ll be playing her own style mix of disco, pop, 80’s, women vocalists, and more! “Chi Chi’s T” will be...
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S2E11 - The Ingénue-ance ft. Jinkx Monsoon
On our latest episode we talked to Jinkx Monsoon and she tells us all about marrying her very charming sweetheart and living in her forever home of Portland, Oregon. Jinkx recollects our first meeting and explains exactly how I am responsible for her entire drag career! We do actually dig into…
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S2E10 - We Are Here To Talk About Pandora Boxx!
We catch up with Pandora Boxx and give our predictions for the re-opening of drag and the quest for coin! She tells us about her debut on RuPaul’s Drag Race back in 2009 and the popularity of drag then and now. We ask her all about coming out in Rochester, New York — the drag hometown of Miss...
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S2E9 - The Singing Queen! ft. Varla Jean Merman
We’re back with a new episode of Drag Time with Heklina! Our very special guest this week is Varla Jean Merman, a renown drag performer, a comedienne, and singer who has filled cabarets and concert halls across the world… including the Sydney Opera House and Carnegie Hall! She's appeared on Ugly...
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S2E8 - Let’s Dig Into That a Little Bit ft. Roddy Bottum
We’re back! And we have someone very special. You might know him from Imperial Teen or Faith No More and he’s been making music during quarantine! Roddy Bottum joins us to tell us all about the new project called Man on Man with his partner Joey Holman and we find out all about the making of…
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S2E7 - Pink Elephants and Lemonade Every Day ft. Luis Xtravaganza
You probably know him from his work with Madonna on the Blonde Ambition Tour and bringing Vogue to the masses. Luis Xtravaganza is a vogueing pioneer. He has his own podcast called Werque, and a monthly vogue workshop he plans to bring back in Los Angeles and Palm Springs. Luis tells us all about...
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S2E6 - Sass with Class ft. Linda Simpson
Linda Simpson joins us to tell us all about her book The Drag Explosion, featuring snapshots of the downtown and East Village drag scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. We ask her about the history of the My Comrade zine and all about exploring the East Village scene of New York in the 1980’s...
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S2E5 - Six Degrees of Bruce Vilanch ft. Bruce Vilanch
We have the EGOT of awards show writers! It’s Bruce Vilanch! You might know him from the 90’s reboot of Hollywood Squares, or his contributions to Bette Midler’s shows such as “Clams on the Half Shell” or “Divine Madness.” He has been a recurring guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race, but we have him...
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S2E4 - Rhinestones on My Face! ft. Landon Cider
We have Landon Cider, the studly, glamorous, ghoulish Drag King and winner of Season 3 of The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula! Landon is the first drag king to win a televised drag competition in the US. We hear from him about the countless talented kings that have preceded Landon, the fantasy of...
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S2E3 - A Drag Time Dream Come True ft. Mink Stole
The fabulous and talented Mink Stole is here! She delights us with a walk down memory lane, telling us all about working alongside Divine in John Waters’ cult-(now)classics such as Mondo Trasho, Multiple Maniacs, Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, Desperate Living, Hairspray, Cry-Baby, and Serial…
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S2E2 - YESTERBATION ft. CHRISTEENE
We have CHRISTEENE! She tells us all about living in New York, spending time with creative friends, and making some new music with folks like Roddy Bottum, Fever Ray, and John Grant. We hear about going on tour with Peaches (the famous one) and working with audiences in the UK. Then we talk about...
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S2E1 - Twice is Nice ft. The Peaches Christ!
It's a brand new season of Drag Time with Heklina. We're bringing it back around with our first-ever guest, The Peaches Christ. Listen in with us as we review the best and worst of drag holiday specials from 2020. We find out all about on-line film festivals and Peaches Christ gives us a tour de...
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S1E29 - PICKLE REVEAL ft. Miz Cracker
It is Miz Cracker and we are delighted! She tells us about touring her show ‘She’s a Woman’ all across the US and Canada (as soon as it is safe) and we find out about how she became an advocate and activist for women’s rights. We ask Miz Cracker about her take on misogyny in the world of drag.…
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S1E28 - A Girl Like Peppermint ft. Peppermint
We have Peppermint! She tells us all about her experiences working in her first Broadway show, "Head Over Heels" featuring music and lyrics from The Go-Go's. We ask her about working on the concert broadcast "Drag Out the Holly: A Holiday Drag Extravaganza" with The American Pops Orchestra…
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S1E27 - Thank You Bambi Lake... and Eartha Kitt ft. Justin Vivian Bond
We have the legendary Kiki DuRane AKA Auntie Glam, that's right... it's Justin Vivian Bond! She tells us all about filming her holiday special "Oh, Mary" at the legendary Joe's Pub (sans audiences). Viv and Heklina recollect sharing stages in San Francisco and then Mx Viv gives us a pretty…
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S1E26 - It Puts the Lotion On Its Skin ft. Cazwell
It is our 26th episode of Drag Time with Heklina and it is all about Cazwell. Let's just say it. He's sexy and he is a rapper. Cazwell joins us from Los Angeles where we get the latest about his new YouTube series MOISTURIZING WITH THE EXTRATERRESTRIALS, all about a good skincare routine and…
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S1E25 - I Want to Taste Your Cornbread ft. Cindy Wilson
We can hardly contain ourselves because we have the B-52's Cindy Wilson on episode 25 of Drag Time with Heklina! We find out what Cindy is up in Athens, Georgia while we wait for the world to begin again. First, we hear from her cow Lollipop! Then Cindy tells us about the joy of creating music…
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S1E24 - Utopia Offered ft. Leo Herrera
It is episode 24 of Drag Time with Heklina and we’re speaking with Leo Herrera, an activist/filmmaker, writer, and queer viral-art film artist. We discuss his prolific and timely micro essays as well as his multi-episodic, science fiction documentary The Fathers Project, which asks you to imagine…
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S1E23 - The Gloryhole Episode ft. Willam
Willam is here! She tells us all about how she got started with her podcast Race Chaser with Alaska Thunderfuck, where they break down the weekly results of RuPaul Drag’s Race. We ask Willam about her friend Richard Simmons. She recollects the one time she made Heklina extremely uncomfortable on...
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S1E22 - Let it Fly Out the Window ft. Mario Diaz
We are catching up with actor and nightlife impresario Mario Diaz. Let's face it. Us queens could not do drag without our boys! This (former) roller rat was raised by a pack of feral drag queens and he knows how to treat a wig. You may know him as the creator and casting daddy of the East…
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S1E21 - House of Cho ft. Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho joins us to tell us about hosting San Francisco’s Folsom Street Fair; this year it is going world-wide and virtual so you can join in from home. It turns out she’s a total bottom. We hear about Margaret’s lo-fi, low-key celebrity gossipy podcast "The Margaret Cho" on the EARIOS...
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S1E20 - Freak Filter ft. Julie Brown
This episode we are joined by one of my favorites: comedienne and actress Julie Brown. Comedy in the age of cancel culture is something that we discuss a lot on Drag Time with Heklina and we get a real sweetheart’s take on political correctness in comedy. She tells us about meeting Michael…
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S1E19 - Trickle Down Gregonomics ft. Greg Sherrell
It's a Full On Greg alert for all of the Sideshow fans. Heklina is joined by Greg Sherrell and we catch up on some old Sideshow drama. Listen in and help us decide who is inciting it more, Greg or Heklina. P.S. it is Heklina. Find out what's been going on with Greg since he began recording Big…
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S1E18 - If You Don’t Know Sherry Jackie CoCo and Varla... ft Sherry Vine
You don't know drag! Hear the backstory on how Heklina came to know and love our eighteenth very special guest, the total sweetheart Ms. Sherry Vine. She tells us all about winning over crowds on tour opening for Bianca Del Rio and making fans around the world. We theorize about the last time it...
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S1E17 - It Gets Bigger ft. Ana Matronic
This week our special guest is Ana Matronic! She tells us all about how she made her way from performing drag shows in SF+NY to joining Scissor Sisters, going on tour, and playing gigs all over the world. We hear about some of Ana's surreal celeb encounters with Faye Dunaway and Bono... then she...
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S1E16 - OH GOD GLAMOR YES! ft. Traci Lords
This week Heklina is joined by one of our favorite people, Traci Lords! Listen-in as we find out what's going on in Traci's world as she brings a little glamor to Drag Time. We catch up on her experiences of actively working in Hollywood and being a parent during these unprecedented times. She...
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S1E15 - A Dress, a Wig, and a Microphone! ft. Bianca Del Rio
It's episode 15 of Drag Time with Heklina and we have Bianca Del Rio! We find out all about her recent world tour and what it's like to be the first drag queen to ever play Wembley Stadium. We asked the hard hitting questions about XL, Tan Mom (remember Tan Mom?), Hot Mess, and to verify the…
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S1E14 - Ru the Day!!! ft. Flloyd
We hear from New York’s Flloyd, a visual, musical, and performance artist living and recording with us from the East Village. He tells us all about coming to New York from Atlanta in the mid-1980’s, where he met and collaborated with a pre-VH1/Supermodel RuPaul. First, Flloyd regales us with an...
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S1E13 - Assigned Drag at Birth ft. The Boulet Brothers
Episode Lucky Number 13! Double episode! Thrice as nice, this time with 3 guests! First, we couldn't be more excited to bring you The Boulet Brothers this week. We talk to Swan and Drac about the good old days at Queen Kong in Los Angeles, how much fun it is to make a transgressive and queer...
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S1E12 - Scorched Earth! ft. Jackie Beat
We have Jackie Beat! Join us in the ‘double-bubble’ as we find out what has been making her weak in the knees. We have the first ever occasion to use the ‘bleep’ sound on Drag Time. Jackie tells us all about her solo live shows on Instagram and online performances with Sherry Vine, reminisces…
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S1E11 - Not At All Political ft. Lady Bunny
We catch up with Lady Bunny and find out all about what's happening in her weird and wonderful world, including details on her new one woman show CUNTAGIOUS! premiering this Friday June 5th at 8PM Eastern on Voss Events. She tells us all about filming a music video with Christeene, writing a new...
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S1E10 - "Djöfull er það gott" ft. Páll Óskar
This week we check in with our friends Iceland and talk to Icelandic pop singer, songwriter, DJ, and gay icon Páll Óskar joining us from Reykjavík. We’re bringing you the U.S. premiere of his new song, a breakup sex groove called "Djöfull er það gott" [translated as 'Damn That's Good']. It's a...
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S1E9 - Golden Moments ft. Alaska Thunderf*ck
Alaska Thunderf*ck is here! We spend a little time catching up about the tits-up-only world of virtual drag and reminisce a lot about a time when you could still get peed on in person during a real world drag show. Heklina tells us some of her favorite memories of a young Alaska making her West...
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S1E8 - BenDelaCreme, Fraiche!
BenDelaCreme, Fraiche! This week we catch up with BenDelaCreme from her new home Los Angeles. We talk about the launch of her new podcast “WQUR: Queer Quarantine Radio” with Peaches Christ, Jinkx Monsoon, Peaches Christ, and Major Scales, as well as her controversial and long awaited debut on...
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S1E7 - Show Ponies and Freaks! ft. Amber Martin
Hey everyone in HEKLINALAND! We’re so lucky to have this week, the celebrated international Vocalist, Performing Artist and Comedic Monologist, Amber Martin. You may remember John Cameron Mitchell and Marc simply raving about her in episode 4. She supports his tour of Origin of Love: The Songs…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Heklina is the creator, promoter, and hostess of the legendary Trannyshack! and Mother drag shows. She is an actor, drag star, performance artist and you may have seen her on the E! Entertainment Network, NBC’s “Trauma”, Margaret Cho's “The Cho Show”, VH1's “Playing it Straight”, Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”, BBC Television’s “Around the World in 80 Raves”, the Scissor Sister’s “Filthy Gorgeous” music video, and as a guest on the Jerry Springer and Ricki Lake show. Drag Time with Heklina features a special guest on every episode to discuss drag culture, performance arts, sexual escapades, travel, generation gaps, political correctness & cancel culture, and events around the world. We talk about the state of drag, film & television, music, porn, sex & drug addiction, sex work/workers, homelessness & displacement, meme critiques, and just generally living the creative life!
HOSTED BY
Heklina and Don Draper Davenport
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Heklina is the creator, promoter, and hostess of the legendary Trannyshack! and Mother drag shows. She is an actor, drag star, performance artist and you may have seen her on the E! Entertainment Network, NBC’s “Trauma”, Margaret Cho's “The Cho Show”, VH1's “Playing it Straight”, Comedy Central’s...
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