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Showgirls Life — 67 episodes

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Showgirl Deconstructed: Why Showgirls was the worst movie ever made with Christopher Childers

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The enduring magic of being a wardrobe technician with Elaine Sargent

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Showgirl Deconstructed: Designing and Constructing Showgirl Costumes with Pete Menefee

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What went on in the dressing rooms?

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Showgirl Deconstructed: Art vs Selling Out featuring Andrew Branche

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Born to be a performer featuring Tiffany Johnson

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Showgirl Deconstructed: Physical Requirements and Other Expectations with encore guest Brenda Barrett

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Showgirls Road Trip 2021 recap with Sheri Lewis, part 2

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Showgirls Road Trip 2021 recap with Sheri Lewis, part 1

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Donn Arden’s Jubilee! 40th Anniversary

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Showgirl Deconstructed: There are no more Showgirl shows featuring Alison Kravenko

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Ten things I learned from creating a podcast about Showgirls

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The privilege of being a Showboy featuring Dave Margolis

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Showgirls Life 1 Year Anniversary Celebration
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How being a Bluebell dancer sparked the time in her life when she really started living featuring Brenda Barrett

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The entrepreneurial women of dressing room 6 featuring Rita Pardue

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What is a Showgirl?

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Being pegged as a future Bluebell dancer from the age of two years old featuring Suzanne Raines (Lunn)

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The power of self advocacy as a Woman of Color in entertainment featuring Dollie Eaglin

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How a 5’4” singer dancer came to be the Principal singer in Lido de Paris Allez Lido featuring Debra Lee Kristian, part 2

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How a 5’4” singer dancer came to be the Principal singer in Lido de Paris Allez Lido featuring Debra Lee (Kristian) Fader, part 1

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A peek into three generations of women in show business and their family legacy featuring Janet Kravenko, Alison Kravenko and Skyla Johnson

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Breaking color barriers in show business as a black male dancer featuring Marty Lewis

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From Showgirl to Farm Girl featuring Patti Jo Amerein (Cooper)

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Being treated like celebrities as Vegas entertainers of the 70s and 80s featuring Joe Macchieverna

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Female leaders in Showbiz who worked in a time of cultural and societal oppression featuring Su Kim Chung

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The gratitude and grace of a third generation Las Vegas performer as she continues her legacy despite restrictions featuring Skyla Johnson

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How wanting more than “a little job” propelled her into her fabulous life in show business featuring Janet Kravenko

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How being a “Donn Arden girl” has shaped life as a teacher, choreographer and woman featuring Alison Kravenko part 2

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How being a “Donn Arden girl” has shaped life as a teacher, choreographer and woman featuring Alison Kravenko part 1

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How being a Showgirl strengthens work ethic, confidence and being a woman comfortable in her own body featuring Amelia Bruff

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Diversifying the Narrative: stories from dancers of the line formerly known as the Ebony line and beyond part 7

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Diversifying the Narrative: stories from dancers of the line formerly known as the Ebony line and beyond part 6, featuring Andrew Branche

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Diversifying the Narrative: stories from dancers of the line formerly known as the Ebony line and beyond part 5, featuring Victor Littles

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Diversifying the Narrative: stories from dancers of the line formerly known as the Ebony line and beyond part 4, featuring Gayve Littles

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Diversifying the Narrative: Stories from dancers of the line formerly known as the Ebony line and beyond part 3, featuring Anthony Brown

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Diversifying the Narrative: stories from dancers of the line formerly known as the Ebony line and beyond part 2, featuring Jakki Ford

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Diversifying the Narrative: stories from dancers of the line formerly known as the Ebony line and beyond part 1, featuring Jakki Ford

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The importance of preserving the Showgirl through costume preservation and its individual history featuring Karan Feder

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Auditions: Does it ever get any easier? Featuring Athena Patacsil and various guests

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Occupational hazards of dancing in a topless show featuring Scott Barnard

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Las Vegas really was the wild wild West featuring Alan Clancy

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The joy of being asked by producers to work for them without an audition featuring Sal Angelica

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Long legs, feathery costumes and weight notices featuring Janet Sawczuk-Chapman

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We started breaking that color barrier featuring Jakki Ford

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MGM Grand fire and the impact on the opening of Jubilee! featuring Pete Menefee, Diana Eden and Jakki Ford

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The hidden stories of shame about being a topless dancer

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Now stick that giant headpiece on and go featuring Bluebells Forever Host Sheri Lewis

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I really felt right at home featuring Donna London

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We all played dress up featuring costume designer Diana Eden
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Feathery Revelry: Glamorous Dress up experience in Showgirl Costumes

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We were there for the opening featuring Bluebell dancer Anne Marie O'Connor

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The Showgirl gave me confidence featuring Su Kim Chung

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Hanging out in the Showgirls dressing room featuring Christopher Childers

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Command that stage with a walk featuring Anna Cooke

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Sparkle Darlings featuring Elana Braianis-McKinley

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You have to be this tall to ride this ride featuring Sheri Lewis

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Better than corporations and Cirque featuring Frieda Bronfin

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Chassé, push and smile featuring Rosemary "Rosebud" Tall DeHart

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You can never go back featuring Randall Patterson

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Mobsters and lobsters featuring Nikki Adamo

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Like being shot from a cannon featuring Pete Menefee

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Thrown into the deep end featuring Lindsey Raven
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Under the microscope featuring Rachel Zinn

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Running off to join the circus featuring Eileen Ryans-Scott

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Launching from the hotseat featuring Athena Patacsil

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Showgirl's Life Podcast trailer