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WEBurlesque Podcast Network
by Viktor Devonne
The behind-the-scenes dressing room chat between burlesque and nightlife individuals, from their origin stories, their greatest successes, and what's to come.
Episodes
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The WEView Ep 19 Hispanic Heritage Month w/ Chola Magnolia, Jacqueline Boxx, Veronica Yune & Sonia Rita
The conversation continues in the WEView panel, with Veronica Yune, Jacqueline Boxx, Sonia Rita, and Chola Magnolia talking about heritage, representing cultures in burlesque, production, assimilation, intersectionality, bad emcee moments, and big wins. Take a listen to the 18th session of "The...
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ARCHIVES: S1E4 Falana Fox (2-12-2018)
Note from Viktor: This is a reupload from the WEBurlesque archives and features references to shows or events that were specific for the time of original release. Originally released: February 12, 2018 ; recorded: February 3, 2018 On the fourth episode of WEBurlesque The Podcast, Viktor sits down...
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The WEView Ep 18 Hispanic Heritage Month w/ Qu'in de la Noche, Bella Sin & Christy Belladonna
The conversation continues in the WEView panel, with Qu'in de La Noche, Christy Belladonna, and Bella Sin talking about heritage, representing cultures in burlesque, production, archiving artists, moms, and goth. Take a listen to the 18th session of "The WEView" panel discussion show featuring:...
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ARCHIVES: S1E3 Anja Keister (2-5-2018)
Note from Viktor: This is a reupload from the WEBurlesque archives and features references to shows or events that were specific for the time of original release. Originally released: February 5, 2018 ; recorded: January 30, 2018 On this episode of WEBurlesque The Podcast, Viktor talks to Anja...
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The WEView Ep 17 Hispanic Heritage Month 1:1 w/ Xochii de la Noche and Dionysia
The conversation continues in the WEView panel, with a special 1:1 discussion between Kenosha's Dionysia and Long Beach's Xochii de la Noche discussing cultural exchange in burlesque. Take a listen to the 15th session of "The WEView" panel discussion show featuring: XOCHII DE LA NOCHE:...
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ARCHIVES: S1E2 Lewd Alfred Douglas (1-29-2018)
Note from Viktor: This is a reupload from the WEBurlesque archives and features references to shows or events that were specific for the time of original release. Originally released: January 29, 2018; recorded: January 28, 2018 On the second episode of WEBurlesque The Podcast, Viktor meets with...
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ARCHIVES: S1E1 Lillian Bustle (1-23-2018)
Note from Viktor: This is a reupload from the WEBurlesque archives and features references to shows or events that were specific for the time of original release. Originally released: January 23, 2018; recorded: January 6, 2018 On the inaugural episode of WEBurlesque The Podcast, Viktor Devonne...
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S10 E300: Lillian Bustle and Viktor Devonne, 300 Later (Season 10 Finale)
Lillian Bustle (Jersey City, NJ) returns to the pod to celebrate 300 episode of WEBURLESQUE on your feed. Lillian was the first guest on the show, which aired January 23 (ignore all Viktor's references to 2017, he doesn't know what he's talking about.) Since then, the world ended, sort of came...
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PASSION PROJECT: FRANTASTIC, part 2 feat. Marcus Heslop
Viktor Devonne presents: PASSION PROJECT, a series devoted to artists and creators behind really neat stuff. The latest episode is FRANTASTIC PART 2, with the author Marcus Heslop, who's Fran Fullenwider biography has just been published. Learn more about Fran's work in THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE...
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S10 E299: Seven Minutes in Heaven w/ Eight People at Ohio Burlesque Festival
Viktor Devonne was at the Ohio Burlesque Festival and snagged seven minutes with eight different performers at the Ohio Burlesque Festival: Daddea D'Vicious, Lady Za Za, Lucy Boheme, Lady Mabuhay, Kopycat, Thee HBIC, Elle EssDee, and Standing Room Luke. Find out more about Ohio Burlesque and the...
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PASSION PROJECT: FRANTASTIC, part 1 feat. Marcus Heslop
Viktor Devonne presents: PASSION PROJECT, a series devoted to artists and creators behind really neat stuff. The latest episode is FRANTASTIC PART 1, with the author Marcus Heslop, who's Fran Fullenwider biography has just been published. From the press release:"Actress, cult icon and…
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S10 E298: Aloha w/ Shawna the Black Venus
Beloved burlesque legend Shawna the Black Venus, showgirl at age 78, joins Viktor Devonne for a glimpse into her past from Pittsburgh to Oahu, and the stages in-between. Shawna candidly shares about colleagues, venues, photoshoots, costumes, healthcare, history, and the time she needed her stage...
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S10 E297: Welcome to the Stage, Ida Banger and Roxie Sunshine
Viktor Devonne speaks with Ida Banger and Roxie Sunshine of Arizona; we talk about their first few years in the biz, what they've learned, who they've learned from, and what their first BHOF Weekender was like. This chat was recorded on July 10, 2026. Give love to the folks… Ida:...
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Music That Made WE: Twen Peeks (side b feat. Garth Brooks, Moulin Rouge!, more)
The Music That Made WE welcomes Twen Peeks, from Memphis to New Orleans and now Germany, who has chosen 10 songs that up their story, with a soundtrack that includes Christina Aguilera, Halestorm, and Etta James, , and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more Twen:...
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Music That Made WE: Twen Peeks (side a feat. LeAnn Rimes, Linkin Park, more)
The Music That Made WE welcomes Twen Peeks, from Memphis to New Orleans and now Germany, who has chosen 10 songs that up their story, with a soundtrack that includes Christina Aguilera, Halestorm, and Etta James, , and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more Twen:...
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S10 E296: Everybody Wants to Be a Showgirl w/ Aquarius Moon
Aquarius Moon talks with Viktor Devonne about her groundbreaking traveling exhibit, what's it's like being a documentarian of the field of burlesque, surveillance culture, legendary children, working class burlesque, and getting what we want. This chat was recorded on July 24, 2026. Give love to...
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S10 E295: Six Months of Lucho Lawless and Cru Hefnir
Amarillo's Lucho Lawless and Cru Hefnir join Viktor Devonne to talk about their start in burlesque just months ago, and what they have learned thus far--from cheering on stars at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender to crafting group acts with Pistol Holliday under the name Homo Erectors. A...
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Music that Made WE: Bella Fire, Side B (feat. Enrique Iglesias, Brooks & Dunn, more)
The Music That Made WE welcomes Bella Fire of Denver who has chosen 10 songs that up their story, with a soundtrack that includes the the Beach Boys, Rachel Platton, Donna Summer, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more stella: https://www.instagram.com/bellafire.colorado/...
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Music that Made WE: Bella Fire, Side A (feat. Beatles, Donna Summer, more)
The Music That Made WE welcomes Bella Fire of Denver who has chosen 10 songs that up their story, with a soundtrack that includes the the Beach Boys, Rachel Platton, Enrique Iglesias, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more stella:...
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S10 E294: Mocha Mocha 2.0 is Diving Into Her Funk Bag
Fresh from the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender's Tournament of Tease and walking away with Best Debut 1st Runner-Up, Mocha Mocha 2.0 is striking delight and awe in audiences with shows in Chicago and beyond. She and Viktor talk about her project Body Confidence For Queens, dance, keeping space…
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Movies That Made WE: Sing and Dance! w/ Mone't Ha-Sidi, Curly Bright, Ginger Snaps
The Movies That Made WE returns in chaotic form when Ginger Snaps, Mone't Ha-Sidi, and Ginger Snaps go on and on with Viktor Devonne about the movie musicals (and we're allowing some laxity with both terms so don't write in about it) that MADE them up. Films include All That Jazz, CATS, Joseph…
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S10 E293: Bog Witch Diva w/ Isabella Ivy
Isabella Ivy is a multi-talented actual musical genius who can sing opera and jazz and strip and dance and make costumes, and all the things. She and Viktor chat about the ethereal clown wihtin, neurological pathways, her stroke recovery, children singing opera when and how they shouldn't, actual...
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Music that Made WE: Stella Nova side B (feat. Fall Out Boy, Doechii, more)
The Music That Made WE welcomes Stella Nova (Boombox Burlesque, Uptown Stripdown NYC) who has chosen 10 songs that up their story, with a soundtrack that includes the Beatles, Panic! at the Disco, the Cheetah Girls, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more stella:...
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Music that Made WE: Stella Nova side A (feat. Daddy Yankee, Billy Joel, more)
The Music That Made WE welcomes Stella Nova (Boombox Burlesque, Uptown Stripdown NYC) who has chosen 10 songs that up their story, with a soundtrack that includes Janelle Monae, Matchbox Twenty, Doechii, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more stella:...
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S10 E292: The Wearing of the Green w/ Olive YouMoore
Olive YouMoore and Viktor Devonne speak together on burlesque, sideshow, nerdlesque, and the perennial goop of nothing. The Strippy Award winner of 2024, Olive is getting the blood racing in Arizona and surrounding areas before heading to the east coast this autumn. We discuss horror, club...
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Movies That Made WE: Sing and Dance! w/ Maggie McMuffin, Rain Supreme, Petra Fried
The Movies That Made WE returns in chaotic form when Rain Supreme, Petra Fried, and Maggie McMuffin go on and on with Viktor Devonne about the movie musicals (and we're allowing some laxity with both terms so don't write in about it) that MADE them up. Films include School Daze, Prince of Egypt,...
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The WEView Ep 16 Problematic Music / Racism / Parents Who Burly
The conversation continues in the WEView panel, and the folks are chatting about the songs that we perform to and when the artists behind them become a distraction or worse because they're terrible. Also, ongoing discussions on burlesque industry and race and parenthood continue. Take a listen to...
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S10 E291: Prayer of Discernment w/ Yzma Mind
Yzma Mind went from pageant to model to clown to burlesque entertainer, now living in Las Vegas. She and Viktor discuss the journey that brought her to where she is now: naked and sacred. Topics include Catholicism, the weaponizing of Christianity in today's culture, her Tejano cultural…
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The WEView Ep 15: Parenthood / Columbus'ing / Teaching Moments
The conversation continues in the WEView panel, and the folks are chatting about white fragility when it comes to being held accountable for productions that are awfully a lot like the existing Black and POC shows; but first, being an artist and performer while parenting, and navigating the...
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S10 E290: Fire the Audience w/ Bebe Demure
Bebe Demure is talking with Viktor Devonne about her time in burlesque, busking, and her participation in the FilAm Takeover for The WEView. This chat was recorded on June 9, 2026. Give love to the folks… Bebe: https://www.instagram.com/bebedemure/ The WEView FilAm Takover:...
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Music that Made WE: Matt Adore (Side B feat. Led Zeppelin, WIIGZ, 21 Pilots, more)
The Music That Made WE welcomes MATT ADORE who has chosen 10 songs that up their story, with a soundtrack that includes Benny Benassi, Queen, James Blake, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more Adore: https://www.instagram.com/your.matt.adore/ The Music That Made WE is a...
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Music that Made WE: Matt Adore (Side A feat. Queen, Joe Tex, James Blake, more)
The Music That Made WE welcomes MATT ADORE who has chosen 10 songs that up their story, with a soundtrack that includes Benny Benassi, Twenty One Pilots, WIIGZ, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more Adore: https://www.instagram.com/your.matt.adore/ The Music That Made WE…
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S10 E289: A Light in Stevie Darkness
Edinburgh's Stevie Darkness meets Viktor Devonne on the pod to talk about their journey as a disabeled transfem draglesque being in the world of Scottish cabaret! From accessibility to Siousxie and Kate Bush to wardrobe to what mom thinks about all this, the chat is a meeting of minds 8 hours...
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The WEView Ep 14: Film-Am Takeover for AAPI Month (Roundtable 4 of 4)
Bebe Demure hosts Part 4 of Curly Bright's unprescedented special FOUR PART takeover of the WEView for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month; featuring a total of FOURTEEN FilAm entertainers talking representation, icons, colleagues, shows, backstage, and incoporporating their…
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S10 E288: Sweet as DeeDee Cupcake
Emcee extraordinaire DeeDee Cupcake of Los Angeles talks with Viktor Devonne about hosting bar shows and at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender, rockabilly modeling, winning pageants while sick, Lucille Ball, glitter, and how every choice is wrong, and that's ok. This chat was recorded on April...
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The WEView Ep 13: Film-Am Takeover for AAPI Month (Roundtable 3 of 4)
Bebe Demure hosts Part 3 of Curly Bright's unprescedented special FOUR PART takeover of the WEView for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month; featuring a total of FOURTEEN FilAm entertainers talking representation, icons, colleagues, shows, backstage, and incoporporating their…
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S10 E287: A Time and a Place w/ Pearl Buttons
Pearl Buttons is calling in from the Boston, MA area to talk about her dance background, producer tips and trip-outs, not working at the United Nations, and the controversial opinion that... we're entertainers first. This chat was recorded on April 9, 2026. Give love to the folks… Pearl:...
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The WEView Ep 12: Film-Am Takeover for AAPI Month (Roundtable 2 of 4)
Part 2 of Curly Bright's unprescedented special FOUR PART takeover of the WEView for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month; featuring a total of FOURTEEN FilAm entertainers talking representation, icons, colleagues, shows, backstage, and incoporporating their heritage into their...
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S10 E286: Both And w/ Poppy La Fae
Poppy La Fae joins Viktor Devonne for the pod to talk about religious trauma that led to the Saturn's return that led to the glamour pixie showperson we have today! With a deep dive on the ABC laws of Virginia, approaching the frivolity in the dark days, and banter aplenty, Poppy shares secrets...
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The WEView Ep 11: Film-Am Takeover for AAPI Month (Roundtable 1 of 4)
Curly Bright co-produces this unprescedented special FOUR PART takeover of the WEView for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a total of FOURTEEN FilAm entertainers talking representation, icons, colleagues, shows, backstage, and incoporporating their heritage into their...
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S10 E285: Chewing w/ Vita Devour
Vancouverian Vita Devour sits with Viktor Devonne shortly after her win at the Hollywood Burlesque Festival for Chanteuse, and weeks before she hits the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender stage. She and he speak about burlesque, singing, burlesq'ing while singing, singing while burlesq'ing, and so...
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Music that Made WE: Fem Appeal (Side B feat. Fall Out Boy, Killing Joke, Rihanna)
The Music That Made WE welcomes FEM APPEAL who has chosen 10 songs that up her story, with a soundtrack that includes John Newman, Bronski Beat, Depeche Mode, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more Fem: https://www.instagram.com/theladyappeal/ The Music That Made WE is a...
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Music that Made WE: Fem Appeal (Side A feat. Gorillaz, Bronski Beat, Beatles)
The Music That Made WE welcomes FEM APPEAL who has chosen 10 songs that up her story, with a soundtrack that includes Killing Joke, Michael Buble, Dokken, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. Sorry to the folks, but all the music has been crudely culled from this recording....
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S10 E284: Beyond the Sea w/ Mickey Mae
The night before she hit the red carpet with her son Daeg for HBO's Euphoria season 2 (he plays Mitch), Viktor Devonne talks with the San Diego legend Mickey Mae the Little Meramid about her beginnings in cabarets and strip clubs in burlesque in Guam. Further topics include not rushing to take…
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S10 E283: Best Supporting Actor Zepheur
Sweetheart faun of PNW, Zepheur is entertaining folks all over the PNW, and beyond. From Tolkien to antacids, Zepheur provides levity in his burlesque, drawing from a visual media and dragesque performance art intro to the field that further led to a gender journey, big props, and divine...
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Music that Made WE: Joona Bae (Side b feat. Laufey, Toto, Huntrx)
(REUPLOAD: MUSIC HAS BEEN CRUDELY CHOPPED FROM THIS SESSION) The Music That Made WE welcomes Joona Bae who has chosen 10 songs that up her story, with a soundtrack that includes Epik High, Brown Eyed Girls, Muse, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more Joona:...
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Music that Made WE: Joona Bae (Side A feat. Muse, SEATBELTS, Kim Gun Mo)
(REUPLOAD: MUSIC HAS BEEN CRUDELY CHOPPED FROM THIS SESSION) The Music That Made WE welcomes Joona Bae who has chosen 10 songs that up her story, with a soundtrack that includes Lauv, Toto, HUNTR/X, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more Joona:...
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S10 E282: Fan First, Chestnut Belafonte
Sexy and sweet Chestnut Belafonte is delighting audiences in New York City, having gone from cheering with them to scintillating in front of them. Find out why he calls himself "the Prince of Nepotism," what he's learned from colleagues and his showgirl lover to be a performance artist in his own...
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Music that Made WE: Obscura Fox (Side B feat. Linkin Park, Pentatonox, Daddy Yankee)
(REUPLOAD: MUSIC HAS BEEN CRUDELY CHOPPED FROM THIS SESSION) The Music That Made WE volume starts up with PNW luminary Obscura Fox who has chosen 10 songs that up her story, with a soundtrack that includes Crywolf, the Gerwshins, Lindsey Stirling, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden…
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Music that Made WE: Obscura Fox (Side A feat. Coolio, Gershwin, The Chicks)
(REUPLOAD: MUSIC HAS BEEN CRUDELY CHOPPED FROM THIS SESSION) The Music That Made WE volume starts up with PNW luminary Obscura Fox who has chosen 10 songs that up her story, with a soundtrack that includes Crywolf, Linkin Park, Daddy Yankee, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The behind-the-scenes dressing room chat between burlesque and nightlife individuals, from their origin stories, their greatest successes, and what's to come.
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Viktor Devonne
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The behind-the-scenes dressing room chat between burlesque and nightlife individuals, from their origin stories, their greatest successes, and what's to come.
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