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Drag Race and elsewhere that a good drag queen has to be able to do it all, still not appreciate the loads of talent involved.“I think a lot of queens try to answer this,” Monét continues. “Is it the gay thing? Why is it that folks do not value the immense talents and contributions that drag queens have made to the industry? I don’t understand why they don’t see the value and how fucking incredible it is.”While frequently expressing her gratitude for the opportunities her talents as a drag performer have earned her, especially since co-winning Drag Race All Stars Season 4, Monét also spoke of her frustration that drag queens often are not being appreciated for the artists they are.Particularly in the music arena, which is packed with Drag Race alums pumping out club tracks, perceptions appear to be extremely limited in what kind of music the market wants from drag queens.

This is Gavin Newsom, in which he seeks to interview “the biggest leaders and architects in the MAGA movement.”In the episode, Newsom interviewed conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk, executive director of the conservative youth-focused Turning Point USA.Newsom asked Kirk what advice he would give to the Democratic Party.“Get better ideas, governor,” Kirk replied, before railing against transgender inclusion in sports, specifically a transgender high school athlete who won the triple jump event at a California track and field invitational.“You, right now, should come out and be like, ‘You know what? The young man who’s about to win the state championship in the long jump in female sports — that shouldn’t happen,'” Kirk said. “You, as the governor, should step out and say, ‘No.'”“I think it’s an issue of fairness,” Newsom replied.

Frosted Tips with Lance Bass, the actor opened up about his experience with his gay son, Kassius Lijah Marcil-Green. He didn’t hold back or shy away from sharing anything that wasn’t 100% rosy.

“I would get into these conservations with Kash,” Green began, saying that he “really wanted to understand the things that seemed so different to me at first.” It didn’t take the TV star long before he realized that his son being gay wasn’t really that “different at all.” He stated that actually, “It’s just your choice of partner. It doesn’t affect me at all.”Green continued the thought, adding, “And that’s the thing I’m always trying to beat into people now—it does not affect you. Why do you care so much? And why are you trying to somehow bully your feelings and your opinion into something that literally does not affect you at all?”The TV star opined that he believes that “a lot of people are afraid of the unknown, whereas I’m not.

Queer Eye host Jonathan Van Ness during a recent episode of the podcast Armchair Expert, which is hosted by actor Dax Shepard.The two stars seemingly didn’t mean to get into it about trans rights and how the community is being treated, but their conversation go to that point, and it didn’t take long before it became somewhat heated and certainly very emotional.Van Ness and Shepard started talking about The New York Times, and after the Queer Eye Emmy nominee stated that he didn’t feel that the paper was left-leaning, Shepard disagreed vehemently. That’s when Van Ness started talking about how the newspaper can sometimes use anti-trans language, and from there, they had a difficult time keeping it together.The crux of their discussion centered on the discomfort some people feel about teenagers who decide they need to go through a gender transition.

James Blake is this week’s guest on The FADER Interview podcast. Blake spoke with The FADER’s Arielle Lana LeJarde in advance of the release of his new album, Playing Robots into Heaven, coming this Friday (September 8).

Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis is this week’s guest on The FADER Interview podcast. In a wide-ranging conversation with The FADER’s Walden Green, Dupuis — who’s shepherded Speedy from its 2011 origins as a solo endeavor to its current form as a full-blown indie rock juggernaut — dug into the group’s first album in five years, Rabbit Rabbit, coming this Friday, September 1 via Wax Nine Records. Among the many Rabbit Rabbit tracks Dupuis discusses in the new episode is “Who’s Afraid of the Bath,” an as-yet-unreleased, mid-album cut that she reveals was directly inspired by Deftones’ 2000 track “Digital Bath.” Read Next: Speedy Ortiz’s “You S02” is a dismissal of music industry phonies “I love Detones.

Jaboukie is this week’s guest on The FADER Interview podcast. The comedian turned musician spoke with The FADER’s David Renshaw in advance of the release of his debut album, All Who Can’t Hear Must Feel, coming this Friday (August 25). Over the course of the interview, Jaboukie talked about the unusual origins of the album, what he had to say in his music, and why comedy wasn’t the right lane for those thoughts and feelings.

Mick Jenkins has a chip on his shoulder when it comes to defending hip-hop’s under-appreciated underground. “We’re celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, and a lot of artists like myself who’ve been in this joint for 10, 15 years, underground the whole time, don’t get to be a part of the celebration, but artists who’ve been here for six months get to be on stage at the award show,” he points out in conversation with Dylan Green on this week’s episode of The FADER Interview. “We’re celebrating 50 years of hip hop, not 50 years of rap.

Paris Texas are this week’s guest on The FADER Interview podcast. The experimental hip hop-duo of Louie Pastel and Felix spoke with FADER Contributor Dylan Green in advance of their new album Mid Air, out today (July 21). Over the course of the interview, they talked about movies, the pros and cons of the pop-punk revival, artist vs.

Alaska Reid is this week’s guest on The FADER Interview podcast. Speaking to The FADER’s Walden Green, the singer-songwriter from Los Angeles by way of Montana shared some words of wisdom courtesy of Speedy Ortiz‘s Sadie Dupuis: “She said something really interesting to me that I hadn’t heard someone say: ‘I’m building upon my past work and enriching it.’” On Reid’s debut album Disenchanter, out this Friday (July 14) via Luminelle, she enriches the groundwork she’s laid before — her guitar-forward indie rock outfit Alyeska, the glitch-pop of 2020’s A.G. Cook-produced Big Bunny — to yield her most complete body of work yet.

ANOHNI is this week’s guest on The FADER Interview. On the podcast, the British-American multimedia artist and activist discussed the vast tonal shift between her last album and her new one. Where 2016’s HOPELESSNESS was an eviscerating, explicitly topical endeavor, My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross, due out this Friday (July 7) via Secretly Canadian, is less didactic and more soulful (a sound facilitated in part by producer Jimmy Hogarth and the return of ANOHNI’s band, The Johnsons), though just as intentional in its messaging.

Lucinda Williams is this week’s guest on The FADER Interview podcast. In conversation with FADER contributor Holly Devon, the country-rock veteran dove into her new album, Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart. Their wide-ranging interview touched on Williams’ return to touring after suffering a stroke in late 2020, her unexpected creative partnership with her husband Tom Overby, and her battle to retain artistic integrity in her early career amid industry pressure to sell out.

This week’s guest on The FADER Interview podcast is Protomartyr’s frontman and lyricist, Joe Casey. In advance of the notoriously cynical Detroit post-punk group’s sixth studio LP, Formal Growth in the Desert, due out this Friday (June 2) via Domino, Casey sat down with The FADER’s Raphael Helfand to discuss the project’s surprising optimistic streak and what inspired it.

Tom and Ed Russell (Overmono) are this week’s guests on The FADER Interview podcast. The Welsh electronic duo joined The FADER’s Arielle Lana LeJarde last week in advance of their first studio album, Good Lies, dropping Friday via XL Recordings. Over the course of a deep conversation about their long-awaited full-length debut, the Russells touched on why they’ve never had a strong urge to record original vocals on their tracks, preferring to stick with sampling.

Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan are this week’s guests on The FADER Interview podcast. Last month, they joined Raphael Helfand for a wide-ranging discussion of Silver Haze, their debut studio LP as SQÜRL, nine years in the making.

Tony Shhnow is this week’s guest on The FADER Interview. In advance of his new album Love Streak’s release this Friday (April 28), he spoke to The FADER’s news editor Jordan Darville about collaboration, relationships, and the resurgence of plugg music, the latter due in large part to his own efforts.

This week’s guest on The FADER Interview is Black Thought. The Roots’ co-founder and lead emcee joined FADER contributor Timmhotep Aku for a spirited, in-depth discussion of Glorious Game, his new collaborative album with El Michels Affair. In the course of their conversation, he shared the story behind another project he’s been teasing for years: Streams of Thought Vol.

Wednesday have made no secret of the romantic relationship at the front of their band — the power couple of lead singer/rhythm guitarist Karly Hartzman and lead guitarist Jake Lenderman (aka MJ Lenderman). On at least two tracks on the group’s new album, Rat Saw God, due out this Friday (April 7) via Dead Ocenas, Hartzman sets their relationship dynamics to song.

Eddie Chacon is this week’s guest on The FADER Interview podcast. The prolific pop songwriter turned ’90s R&B star stepped out of the spotlight for years, forging a new path as a successful fashion photographer and creative director before returning to music in 2020 with the subtly gorgeous solo LP Pleasure, Joy and Happiness.

100 gecs are this week’s guests on The FADER Interview podcast. In advance of their new album 10,000 gecs’ release this Friday (March 17) via Dog Show Records, the duo of Dylan Brady and Laura Les broke down the making of the record for our Editorial Director Alex Robert Ross.