Show notes
If you don’t love our pod, how in the *hell* are you gonna love somebody else? ...Did we get that right??? Queen, multi-hyphenate, fracker: RuPaul André Charles does it all in today’s ep. Can we get an amen?? Books Mentioned: Lettin’ it All Hang Out, Workin' It: RuPaul's Guide to Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Style, GuRu, all by RuPaul. Resources: How RuPaul Ups the Ante for Drag (NYT, 1993) At Lunch With RuPaul (NYT, 2011) Cover Story: RuPaul on Drag Race’s Future, His Next Great Reinvention, and Why True Drag Will Never Be Mainstream (Vanity Fair, 2019) For RuPaul, A Second Act with 'Drag Race' (NYT, 2011) RuPaul on his New Netflix Show, Camp, and Having an Open Marriage (Vogue, 2019) How RuPaul Became America's Sweetheart (Rolling Stone, 2013) RuPaul's Recipe For Success? Love Yourself And Stay Flexible (NPR, 2020) Is This the Golden Age of Drag? Yes. And No. (NYT, 2018) Videos Arsenio Hall Interview, 1993 Arsenio Hall 1993 Cher on Ru's 90's Talk Show Bizarre skits with Michelle Visage from 90s show On Oprah in 1995 10-min biography video Long (1-hr-plus) interview at LAPL talks about NY vs LA after 2:10 Vanity Fair Personal Questions 2019: Describes current drag style early in video A bit about his husband and their meet cute Very weird picnic anecdote “This is magic” Casual mention of 4:30am walk 80’s drag in NYC at about 10:30 Supermodel video