Best Colin Drucker Podcasts (2024)

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'A Gay Man in New York' - with Colin Drucker from Alright Mary Podcast 1:01:57

24d ago1:01:57

1:01:57

One of my favourite things about queer people is that they make shit happen. Ok, ok, so that's a massive generalisation. And here's another one... Straight people (apologies to any that are reading this) are not forced to put themselves out there and meet people and make new connections in the same way that queer people are. So they don't have to g…

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'I'm Really Lucky That I'm Gay' - with Eric Marcus from Making Gay History Podcast 54:23

2d ago54:23

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I don't know about you, but I really like the idea of being referred to as a gay elder at some point in the future. The only part about it that worries me is that I hope I'm not expected to suddenly be wise or level-headed or clever or anything... And though this week's guest, Eric Marcus from the Making Gay History podcast, might not like being re…

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Episode 456: Drag Race All Stars 9 Ep 7: Meeting in the Ladies Room 1:24:16

4d ago1:24:16

1:24:16

It’s truly a Night of 1000 Divas as RuPaul channels Joan Crawford, Faye Dunaway playing Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Lauren Bacall and more stars of the 20th century in this week’s camp cinema inspired acting challenge. (Though the jury’s still out on The Boys in the Band when it comes to camp, but having Jorgeous play Harold is certainly an inspire…

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Episode 226: The BSAs of "The Birdcage" (1996) 1:19:02

7d ago1:19:02

1:19:02

Not only do we queen out on “The Birdcage” this week, we also discuss some of our favorite Diane’s, a couple of Ron’s, at least two Mames, one singular Bonnie, a piece of Jason Alexander and just buckets of veteran actresses in lightweight ensemble comedies. Join us for The Best Supporting Aftershow and early access to main episodes on Patreon: www…

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'Gays Aren't The Best At Catching' - with Recognition 57:28

9d ago57:28

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I think what's so magical about a place like London is the promise of what the city represents rather than what it can actually meaningfully offer people... And, that might sound like a strange distinction, but for me London was always the place that I was going to run away to in order to become the person that I was meant to be. And it was here th…

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Episode 455: Drag Race All Stars 9 Ep 6: The National Drag Convention Roast 1:16:43

11d ago1:16:43

1:16:43

No one’s safe at a roast, chickens—unless it’s a charity season and no one goes home. Want even more Alright Mary? Become a Matreon at the Sister Mary level to get access to past seasons of Nuance, the Alright Mary aftershow, movie reviews and past seasons of US Drag Race, UK, Canada, Down Under, Philippines and more. Join us at our OnlyMary's leve…

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Episode 225: The BSAs of "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion" (1997) 1:05:07

14d ago1:05:07

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We’re ordering two businesswomen’s lunch specials this week and discussing the 1997 cult classic “Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion”! Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow are iconically indelible (especially the Romy voice), but we also get cigarette acting from Jeneane Garafalo, Elaine Hendrix as a power lesbian Sue Snell, Julia Campbell’s cruel Chr…

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'All These Gay Men With No Shirts On...' - with Van Hechter 42:12

17d ago42:12

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I love the kind of people that can go through a whole bunch of bullying, a whole bunch of othering, a whole bunch of shit in their life and still come out the other end and be like 'this is who I am, take it or leave it, I'm not changing for anyone'... And those are exactly the vibes that this week's guest, singer/songwriter Van Hechter, was puttin…

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Episode 454: Drag Race All Stars 9 Ep 5: Property Queens 1:17:25

19d ago1:17:25

1:17:25

Roxxxy Andrews more than earns her commission in the final minutes of this week’s episode. After a series of real estate commercials that weren’t necessarily fighting off bidders, some workroom drama about Florida accents, Jorgeous's Mommy and me moment on the runway and a pretty hairy lip sync, an anguished blind crab walk was just what this episo…

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Episode 224: The BSAs of "American Fiction" (2023) 1:24:10

21d ago1:24:10

1:24:10

This is a bestseller in our hearts! 2023’s “American Fiction” earned writer/director Cord Jefferson’s screenplay a much deserved Oscar, Jeffrey Wright and Sterling K Brown underdog nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, and introduced us to Queen Coraline, Ten Perfect Minutes of screen time from Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae in that co…

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Episode 453: Drag Race All Stars 9 - Ep 4: Smokin' Hot Firefighter Makeovers 1:14:11

26d ago1:14:11

1:14:11

Makeovers meets the girl group challenge with a healthy dose of daddy issues in this week’s episode. We have much to say about Shannel, including the fact that she is iconically badgeless, not as much to say about alliances and cliques and lots of feelings about that pole dancer, Ross’s commitment to making/not losing these references, and why All …

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Episode 223: The BSAs of "The Graduate" (1967) 1:20:20

28d ago1:20:20

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Our sampler of the 60s ends this month with “The Graduate”! We get to see Annie Sullivan in a whole new light as the OG cougar Mrs. Robinson, one of our favorite Stepford Wives as her unwitting daughter Elaine, the mayor from Jaws in a surprisingly fascinating role as the spurned husband, Roz from 9 to 5 and Mr Feeney putzing around in the pool, a …

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'That's Where Cruising Tends To Happen...' - with Marcus McCann 43:56

1M ago43:56

43:56

So, this week we’re doing something a little different. Rather than visit a lost space we’re setting out to answer the question ‘is the ancient art of cruising about to be lost?’. I know that's a fairly dramatic question, but there are a number of factors - like hook up apps and the over-gentrification of our cities - that seem to threaten these li…

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Episode 452.5: BONUS! All About Yvie (w/ Yvie Oddly!) 1:22:05

1M ago1:22:05

1:22:05

Alright Yvie! This week we talk to Season 11 winner, All Stars alum and beloved oddball of the Denver drag scene, Yvie Oddly! We discuss the honor of cat ownership, facing imposter syndrome on national television, the Drag Race you don’t see, navigating the seas of toxic fandom, celebrating temporary drag and so much more! Their new book “All About…

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Episode 452: Drag Race All Stars 9 - Ep 3: Snatch Game of Love 1:04:30

1M ago1:04:30

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We get twice the tickled ivories this week when two Liberaces show up on Snatch Game of Love. Personally, we have dibs on Marla Gibbs and whatever she’s got in that shoulder bag. Thanks to Shannel, we spend some necessary time on both the expression and the movie “in the cut” and Jorgeous inspires us to revisit an internet legend. We also figure ou…

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Episode 222: Patty Duke - "The Miracle Worker" (1962) 1:08:50

1M ago1:08:50

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We’re staying in the 60s this week and with Patty Duke, but instead of sparkling as Neely O’Hara she’s learning to fold her napkin and beating the crap out of Annie Sullivan in “The Miracle Worker”! Duke and Anne Bancroft deservedly both won Oscars in this portrayal of Helen Keller’s arduous journey to learn not only how to read and speak but the c…

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'Every Letter Of The Alphabet Mafia...' - with Karl Dunn 49:08

1M ago49:08

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LA. Los Angeles. City of Angels. It's not really known to be the easiest of towns to live in. But, i think that's part of what makes it so exciting, right? Not to completely plagiarise a popular song, but if you can make it there then... you know the rest... And this is what brought Karl Dunn, who has just released his first book How To Burn A Rain…

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Episode 451: Drag Race All Stars 9 - Ep 1 & 2: Drag Queens Save the World / The Paint Ball 1:46:55

1M ago1:46:55

1:46:55

Sisters are doing it for charity this season of All Stars, and the stakes have never been lower! But honestly, it’s kind of nice to just watch a variety show for the next couple months, especially with a cast this solid. Episodes 1 and 2 both dropped in the wee hours of the morning so we’re covering both in a supersized episode this week. We got tw…

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'I Felt That Way About Pulse' - with JJ Ivey 44:44

1M ago44:44

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So, if you're reading these show notes I'm going to go ahead and make the assumption that you know about the Pulse nightclub shooting that happened in Orlando in 2016. And I'm also going to assume that you've heard some of the stories from survivors and families of victims about the impact of that night. But, now that we're a few years on and peopl…

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Episode 221: The BSAs of "Valley of the Dolls" (1967) 1:11:45

2M ago1:11:45

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We are ascending the Mr Everest of camp this week to plunge into 1967’s “Valley of the Dolls”! While not necessarily a good movie, it is still a GREAT movie, with Patty Duke absolutely sparkling as Neely (especially when it comes to conquering Cystic Fibrosis!), Barbara Parkins laying on the beach briefly, everything Susan Hayward does in that bath…

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'I Didn't Have Any Gay Friends' - with Rudy Jeevanjee 43:00

2M ago43:00

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I've been thinking a lot lately about how your life can just happen to you. And, if you're not careful you can wake up one day wondering how you ended up there. But then, there are times when we take the bull by the horns and throw caution to the wind (and all the other cliches that you can think of), even if we know we might fail. Anyway, I had a …

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Episode 220: Adriana Barraza & Rinko Kikuchi - "Babel" (2006) 1:15:24

2M ago1:15:24

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We’re wrapping up a month of early 2000s prestige pictures that Nick potentially owned on DVD with the quintessential modern classic, 2006’s “Babel”! Adriana Barraza and Rinko Kikuchi joined a competitive race for Best Supporting Actress against Abigail Breslin’s Rick James inspired dance moves, a scandalous Blanchett shoving Judi Dench into a cred…

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'Where Do Lesbians Go For Fun?' - with Layne the Auctionista 47:32

2M ago47:32

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I love hearing people's stories of places that are close to their hearts - places where they spent tonnes of time, met lots of wonderful people, and figured out things about themselves. But, you know what else I love? When people want to talk about places that they HATED! And hate is maybe too strong a word for this week's guest's experience, but I…

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Episode 450: Patreon Preview - Cruel Intentions (1999) 20:25

2M ago20:25

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This week, we're bringing you the first 20 minutes of our discussion about a movie that must be included in the gay canon! If you want to hear the rest of the discussion, check out the link to our Patreon below! *Cruel Intentions* (1999) may mostly be about the heterosexual pursuits of Manhattan’s filthiest and richest, but it’s overwhelmingly quee…

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Episode 219: Marcia Gay Harden - "Pollock" (2000) 1:15:18

2M ago1:15:18

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We were so full of Marcia Gay Pride from last week’s episode that it was time to break a decades long blacklisting of “Pollock” to discuss her dark horse Oscar win as Lee Krasner in Ed Harris’s punch drunk biopic of Jackson Pollock. We also get Amy Madigan going full Ullman, Jennifer Connelly as Worst Supporting Ruth, John Heard from "The Sopranos"…

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'Disco 2000 Was The Hub Of The Club Kids Scene' - with Abdi Nazemian 1:05:46

2M ago1:05:46

1:05:46

So, if you were to ask me to overly generalise and boil down the types of experiences that guests on this show have had when first accessing a queer space I'd say they neatly fit in to two categories: 1) there are those who feel instantly at home and like they've arrived. 2) there are those who feel like an outsider, or a 'tourist' in the space. So…

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Episode 449: Drag Race S16 Ep 16 - Grand Finale 1:33:04

2M ago1:33:04

1:33:04

It’s time for Ru to pack up the pink limousine and peel out, but first—an uncanny valley version of a live finale! The Top 3 perform signature songs we’ve never heard before, and two of them are actually pretty great while one of them is sort of growing on us. (On an unrelated note, we do a full autopsy of “Bodysuit” this week.) We get some much we…

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Episode 218: Marcia Gay Harden & Laura Linney - "Mystic River" (2003) 1:08:08

2M ago1:08:08

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We’re shipping up to Boston this week for 2003’s modern day Greek tragedy, “Mystic River”! Sean Penn and Tim Robbins both took home Oscars for their rag-wrung performances, and Marcia Gay Harden was well and truly robbed of her second Oscar as the tortured Celeste. We’re of differing opinions on Laura Linney’s low-key Lady Macbeth, but eye to eye o…

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'I Can't Be Gay Because I'm Christian...' - with Dr Luke Wilson 1:10:50

2M ago1:10:50

1:10:50

We seem to have, in the last few months, had a lot of religious guests, and through that we've had a lot of conversations about how religiosity can be in direct conflict with queerness, and all the issues that that can create. But what we haven't really talked about are the similarities between religion and queerness. And, to be fair, there probabl…

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Episode 448: Drag Race S16 Ep 15 - LipSync Lalaparuza Smackdown - Reunited 1:35:46

3M ago1:35:46

1:35:46

Instead of hashing out old fights while perched on stadium arranged bar stools on either side of the stage, the queens of Season 16 are reuniting to face off in a lip sync bracket for $50,000 and, in Megami’s case, a total rudemption arc. It’s a brand new stage (from Secret Celebrity Drag Race?), a playlist of top tier lip sync songs, Bruno just ha…

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Episode 217: The BSAs of "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006) 1:09:46

3M ago1:09:46

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It’s the Little Movie That Could of 2006, “Little Miss Sunshine”! It shined at the Oscars, including a frankly totally deserved Best Supporting Actress nomination for Abigail Breslin and equally wholly deserved wins for Michael Arndt’s screenplay and Alan Arkin as dirty grandpa. But there’s also the way Toni Collette eats that popsicle and Greg Kin…

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'This Kid's Probably Gay...' - with Matt Fishel 45:58

3M ago45:58

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Can you really call yourself queer if you don't have a weird love/hate relationship with your home town? Because even if you love the place that you're from and you had an idyllic childhood there's still that reckoning that you need to have with all of those feelings of isolation and anticipation judgement and scorn when you came to terms with your…

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Episode 447: Drag Race S16 Ep 14 - Booked & Blessed 1:27:53

3M ago1:27:53

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The workroom becomes a writers retreat this week as the top four put pen to paper, photo to book cover and personality to podcast for a memoir-able final lap before the finale. Oh and there’s some casual waterboarding during the mini challenge, but at least it comes with a trip to Puerto Vallarta! Nymphia discusses the challenges of meeting Western…

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Episode 216: The BSAs of "Little Children" (2006) 1:09:05

3M ago1:09:05

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Suburban strife in the early 2000s feels good in a place like this. This week we’re wading into a neighborhood pool full of dysfunction, premature midlife crisis and some fabulous features ensemble lady acting, it’s 2006’s “Little Children”! Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson are a veritable heat wave of extramarital chemistry but then there’s Jackie …

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"I Needed To See Masculine-Of-Centre Black Lesbians" - with Anna DeShawn 42:15

3M ago42:15

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How much of yourself do you bring to the spaces that you spend time in? How much of the different sides of yourself do you bring out when you are at work? At dinner with friends? Spending time with your family? Hanging out at the club? Do you dial back your queerness, do you push down your beliefs or censor your thoughts? Or, are you one of those p…

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Episode 446: Drag Race S16 Ep 13 - Drag Race Vegas LIVE! Makeovers 1:28:52

3M ago1:28:52

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What happens in Vegas doesn’t really ever stay in Vegas anymore these days, which is all to say that this week we finally get the makeover challenge! Five backup dancers from Drag Race Vegas LIVE (!) are perfectly paired with our five remaining showgirls--but oh also, we didn't get nearly enough Showgirls references this episode, I know that much. …

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Episode 215: The BSAs of "I Am Sam" (2001) 1:02:50

3M ago1:02:50

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We’ve made an excellent choice this week covering 2001’s “I Am Sam”! Sean Penn’s performance is far from an infamous bus ride with one’s sister and he’s surrounded by an ensemble of women that includes Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Laura Dern and Loretta Devine, a Best supporting bunch of friends, an Easter egg hunt of great acto…

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"It Took Almost 30 Years Before I Actually Transitioned" - with Amethysta Herrick from Gender Identity Weekly Podcast 59:25

3M ago59:25

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There's one question that gets asked in this week's episode that’s really stuck with me and that I continued to ponder even after we'd said our goodbyes and turned our microphones off... And that question is: how do you know when you have become the person that you’re supposed to be? By that I mean - at what point do you say 'yes this is the person…

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