Best Don Draper Davenport Podcasts (2025)

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S3E3 - I Have It On Video Tape ft. Lypsinka 55:11

3y ago55:11

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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 Francisco at Josie's Cabaret & Juice Joint. John gives…

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S2E24 - WE JUST NEEDED COMPUTERS ft. Angie Bowie 51:23

3+ y ago51:23

51:23

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 Burretti. She tells us about making the deals and gettin…

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S2E21 - Við elskum þig, Raja! 40:31

3+ y ago40:31

40:31

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 television brought to her career. Raja is kind of a big de…

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S2E20 - Hometown Heroine ft. Rock M. Sakura 45:25

3+ y ago45:25

45:25

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 inspiration behind their costumes and performances. We ask…

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S2E19 - NERD ALERT ft. Jackie Cox 33:42

3+ y ago33:42

33:42

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 and meet and greet tickets for this weekend at SFOasi…

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S2E18 - LIMITLESS! ft. Latrice Royale 36:58

3+ y ago36:58

36:58

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 in South Florida. She’s a QVC mogul now so we get an u…

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S2E16 - Celebutante, Darling ft. James St. James 49:37

4y ago49:37

49:37

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 his fascinating looks including Leigh Bowery, Divine…

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S2E15 - This is Calpernia Addams! 41:13

4y ago41:13

41:13

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. Calpernia shares some of her experiences growing up in …

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S2E13 - GET ME A DEVEN GREEN TYPE ft. Deven Green 47:27

4y ago47:27

47:27

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 have a TV show on Revery called “Versus: The Gamesho…

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S2E12 - She's Got a Future in Pictures! ft. Chi Chi LaRue 54:36

4y ago54:36

54:36

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 (mostly) held the first Sunday of every month but be sure …

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S2E9 - The Singing Queen! ft. Varla Jean Merman 40:21

4y ago40:21

40:21

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 Betty, Project Runway, All My Children and the featur…

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S2E7 - Pink Elephants and Lemonade Every Day ft. Luis Xtravaganza 33:58

4y ago33:58

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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 how he first started shaking it to Iris Chacón in fr…

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S2E6 - Sass with Class ft. Linda Simpson 32:48

4y ago32:48

32:48

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 and 1990’s. Linda brings us backstage memories about …

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S2E5 - Six Degrees of Bruce Vilanch ft. Bruce Vilanch 31:53

4+ y ago31:53

31:53

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 all to ourselves this week. We talk to him about wha…

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S2E4 - Rhinestones on My Face! ft. Landon Cider 33:23

4+ y ago33:23

33:23

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 masculinity (it’s more than just grabbing your dick and wav…

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S2E3 - A Drag Time Dream Come True ft. Mink Stole 35:36

4+ y ago35:36

35:36

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 Mom. Listen-in for a sweet conversation about Cookie Mu…

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S2E2 - YESTERBATION ft. CHRISTEENE 42:55

4+ y ago42:55

42:55

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 internet call-outs and getting to the bottom of bein…

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S2E1 - Twice is Nice ft. The Peaches Christ! 38:34

4+ y ago38:34

38:34

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 horror. We have an exclusive on what's next with Into…

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S1E25 - I Want to Taste Your Cornbread ft. Cindy Wilson 57:34

4+ y ago57:34

57:34

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 with her brother Ricky Wilson and the rest of the B's. …

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S1E24 - Utopia Offered ft. Leo Herrera 48:44

4+ y ago48:44

48:44

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 a queer world if there had been no AIDS. We get deep…

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S1E23 - The Gloryhole Episode ft. Willam 51:20

4+ y ago51:20

51:20

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 stage, tells us all about working on A Star is Born w…

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S1E22 - Let it Fly Out the Window ft. Mario Diaz 50:19

4+ y ago50:19

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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 Village’s The Cock bar, or for running all the best boy part…

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S1E21 - House of Cho ft. Margaret Cho 45:23

4+ y ago45:23

45:23

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 network. She gives us her take on social media as a less t…

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S1E20 - Freak Filter ft. Julie Brown 52:56

4+ y ago52:56

52:56

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 Jackson while working on the dance number for her Madonna s…

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S1E19 - Trickle Down Gregonomics ft. Greg Sherrell 45:48

4+ y ago45:48

45:48

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 Bay Mornings from home. Greg gives us a personal review…

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S1E18 - If You Don’t Know Sherry Jackie CoCo and Varla... ft Sherry Vine 45:33

5y ago45:33

45:33

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 was that Jackie Beat spent a dollar on a costume. She…

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S1E17 - It Gets Bigger ft. Ana Matronic 54:06

5y ago54:06

54:06

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 gives us one of the very best Jane Fonda impressions …

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S1E16 - OH GOD GLAMOR YES! ft. Traci Lords 45:56

5y ago45:56

45:56

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 tells us all about TWO upcoming films and Heklina gets …

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S1E15 - A Dress, a Wig, and a Microphone! ft. Bianca Del Rio 38:29

5y ago38:29

38:29

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 legend of what inspired Bianca Del Rio to first make a go…

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S1E14 - Ru the Day!!! ft. Flloyd 48:14

5y ago48:14

48:14

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 historic tour of his memories from inside the club and…

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S1E13 - Assigned Drag at Birth ft. The Boulet Brothers 1:16:38

5y ago1:16:38

1:16:38

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 reality (hit!) television Dragula now streaming on Netfli…

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S1E12 - Scorched Earth! ft. Jackie Beat 41:44

5y ago41:44

41:44

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 about pre-pandemic times in beautiful Puerto Vallarta, J…

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S1E11 - Not At All Political ft. Lady Bunny 50:15

5y ago50:15

50:15

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 song, and then... Thanks to a very special call-in gu…

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S1E10 - "Djöfull er það gott" ft. Páll Óskar 52:50

5y ago52:50

52:50

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 dance song that makes you want to give it one more go. …

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S1E9 - Golden Moments ft. Alaska Thunderf*ck 40:11

5y ago40:11

40:11

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 Coast drag debut. We find out everything we can about …

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S1E8 - BenDelaCreme, Fraiche! 40:11

5y ago40:11

40:11

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 Cameo. BenDelaCreme answers questions from Marc’s High S…

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S1E7 - Show Ponies and Freaks! ft. Amber Martin 50:50

5y ago50:50

50:50

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 and Stories of Hedwig, so we find out a bit about that,…

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S1E6 - So mignon! ft. D'Arcy Drollinger 40:19

5y ago40:19

40:19

This week on Drag Time with Heklina it is a cute little episode we are calling So Mignon! with D’arcy Drollinger. Listen in to find out why as we catch up on what’s going on with Oasis, the launch of Oasis TV! How you can get your Sexitude while we are all in Solitude! All of that and more including an update on D’Arcy’s Shit and Champagne, the Mov…

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S1E5 - It's Big, It's Beautiful, and You're Gonna Love It! ft. Miss Coco Peru 46:51

5y ago46:51

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This week we are joined by the fabulous Miss Coco Peru, a household name in the LGBT community for more than 25 years. She is a veteran of New York's cabaret scene, holding it down with her original show, Miss Coco Peru in My Goddamn Cabaret. She performs intimate cabaret stages around the world including New York, LA, London, and has more than 9 m…

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S1E4 - John Cameron Mitchell: OBSESSED! 43:27

5y ago43:27

43:27

We are back! This time with very special guest John Cameron Mitchell who is weathering the stay-at-home order in a high desert yurt in California. We get an update on the Return to the Origin of Love Tour: The Songs and Stories of Hedwig by JCM and Stephen Trask, featuring Amber Martin. JCM and Heklina chat about some of the inspirations for Hedwig…

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S1E3 - What in gay hell??? ft. Sister Roma 40:35

5y ago40:35

40:35

Season 1 Episode 3: What in gay hell??? Everything is canceled, but we are back! This week with featured guest, the most Photographed Nun in the World, Sister Roma! Tune in, because we really do end up having some fun this week, even through this extremely difficult time. Marc gives us a a quick update on social distancing and the facts on the seri…

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S1E2 - DM Your D to ThatGreg997 ft. Greg Sherrell 50:16

5y ago50:16

50:16

Episode Notes: "DM your D to Greg @ThatGreg997" This week it’s a Sideshow revival with extra special guest Greg Sherrell: Find out why Heklina and Greg don’t do a Sideshow anymore Greg free-forms catching us up on the last 2 years including his new show 99.7 NOW Big Bay Mornings with Benny and Producer Art Heklina asks if the virus can be spread th…

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S1E1 - Is This Raunchy Enough? ft. Peaches Christ 50:45

5y ago50:45

50:45

Show Notes Heklina and first ever special guest Peaches Christ review recent events including: Peaches' co-production of SF Sketchfest/Rocky Horror (1975) 45th Anniversary tribute show, Peaches' moderation of the King of Comedy (1982) tribute with Sandra Bernhard. Find out exactly what makes Peaches nervous. Heklina and Peaches talk about cancel cu…

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