Category Archives: ThotLight

Freddie’s last ep! His and Jim’s final opening convo covers Valentines Day, the Usher halftime show, Super Bowl commercials and Beyonce’s country moment. Then it’s time to chat with New York’s iconic musical theater queen and Drag Race & Dragnificent alum Alexis Michelle, fresh off a gig with the American Pops Orchestra! Ms. Michelle discusses the latest Broadway newsContinueContinue reading “Podcast: Alexis Michelle on Jockstrap Dresses, Dragnificent & Joe’s Pub”

Our hosts reunite to discuss the major topics of this past week’s news cycle: Drake’s flaccid serpent and Taylor’s assault of Celine. Then it’s time to play with one NYC’s most treasured comedy queens, Tammy Spanx! She discusses her rise in the local drag scene, her long residencies in Fire Island and Hawaii, the tonsContinueContinue reading “Podcast: Tammy Spanx is the Queen of Fire, Kona & Manhattan Islands”

guest and current Best Scene Queen Zeraiya returns to Thotlight, this time as a guest co-host, to tell us about her GLAM win (she’s still carrying the trophy!) and all the “afties” she had to attend to win it, then keeps us abreast of all she’s been up to since her last visit! Then it’sContinueContinue reading “Podcast: Dev Doee is NYC’s Best Dance Performer, & Golfer?”

Jim, Freddie and Red Eye boss Daniel Nardicio spill all the tea regarding every GLAM winner, including all the fights and fashions! Then they’re joined by the absolutely delightful Angel, who just won his second GLAM in a row for Best Gogo Boy and shares his history with classical dance and raunchy bar moves, someContinueContinue reading “Podcast: Angel Shares His Heavenly Assets”

Whoops, sh*t happens and Jim & Freddie had to Zoom a min-ep instead of a full studio one! That’s fine though, cuz they need time to get their GLAM lewks together… And there’s still news: a newer BK lesbian bar closes; MAL Weekend in DC promoted DoxyPEP; Drag Race wins another Emmy, and Princess Poppy is suddenly theContinueContinue reading “Podcast: A Pre-Glam Zoom!”

A favorite early ep guest, DJ Boyyyish, is back to fill in the co-ho seat today with Thotyssey’s Jim! Then it’s time to chat with this week’s guests, the divinely dynamic duo Vena Cava & Victoria Holiday who are tearing up Brooklyn with events like The Rosemont’s Glam-winning party ByLatinQueers! Lots of fun stuff toContinueContinue reading “Podcast: PR / BK’s Vena & Victoria are ByLatinQueertastic”

Jim & Freddie reunite to catch up on their New Years, Saltburn, The Color Purple & more! Then it’s Nick Laughlin in the Thot Seat, a recent GLAM nominee, and the co-creator (with Alaska Thunderfuck) of Divatronic, an uber-popular Brooklyn drag diva worshipfest! Nick tells us about his musical theater origins, learning to write and direct and produce,ContinueContinue reading “Podcast: Nick Laughlin is a Multi-Hyphenate Diva(-tronic)”

It’s a holiday revue /  69th episode situation at Thotlight with Jim and guest host Svetlana Stoli, who is suddenly working everywhere! After some proper shit talk, delightful and dramatic drag diva Jasmine Rice LaBeija joins the chat with tales of opera and nightlife, cosmetic surgery gone awry, putting aside social media drama, standing outContinueContinue reading “Podcast: Jasmine Rice LaBeija’s A** Is On the Table”

Legends of Nat 1 pod host Shane Cherry is back to fill Freddie’s co-host seat for this week’s ep of the now award-winning Thotlight! And what an ep it is, as the team behind the GLAM-nominated drag competition “Polish the Queen” are the in-studio guests: producer Phil Chanel and hostesses Octavia Anyae and Jolina Jasmine! TheContinueContinue reading “Podcast: The Jersey Girls Have Returned to Re-Polish Us”

Legends of Nat 1 pod host Shane Cherry is back to fill Freddie’s co-host seat for this week’s ep of the now award-winning Thotlight! And what an ep it is, as the team behind the GLAM-nominated drag competition “Polish the Queen” are the in-studio guests: producer Phil Chanel and hostesses Octavia Anyae and Jolina Jasmine! TheContinueContinue reading “Podcast: The Jersey Girls Are Back to Re-Polish Us”

Live from Red Eye’s Cockpit, Freddie & Jim go right into the Drag Race Season 16 cast reveal… what are their thoughts on this very young, New York-heavy roster? Then, the very talented actor (and soon-to-be neuroscientist!) Wade McCollum is in the studio to tell us about the one man off-Broadway hit that Jim &ContinueContinue reading “Podcast: Actor Wade McCollum is Brilliant, Vibrant & GORGEOUS”

Freddie & Jim catch up after their short break; will Freddie spend his retirement as a Raleigh bottom? Also, some notes on the sad closing closing of Frankie’s Pub. Then it’s time to meet the special guest: Brooklyn drag diva Devo Monique! She’s seen a lot and done a lot, and has much to sayContinueContinue reading “Podcast: Devo Monique’s Strength Comes From Art”

While welcoming Freddie Cosmo back to the co-host chair, Jim talks about the end of one of his weekly events while hinting at maybe the death of all nightlife (and birth of Freddie’s “content!”) Then it’s time to talk to the stars of “Showtunes Sundays” on the Pines and “Showtunes in the City” at Playhouse…ContinueContinue reading “Podcast: Showtunes’ Bubbles & Borowski Are a Match Made in… CT?”

An alum of Broadway’s Hairspray and the hostess of HK’s most star-studded open mics, Friend of the Pod Michelle Dowdy fills in as Jim’s co-ho this week!  And WHAT a week… Jeanna de Waal is here, who’s got a number of major musical credits herself: Wicked, Waitress, American Idiot, Sweeney Todd, KinkyBoots, and most famously the titular lead of Diana: The Musical! JeannaContinueContinue reading “Podcast: Broadway Star Jeanna de Waal, from Wicked to Diana to Red Eye”

Svetlana Stoli returns to the podcast, this time to fill in for Freddie as co-ho! If you remember our Svetlana ep or know her in any way (she’s got a new show at a new venue, Balcon, btw),  then you know she will be pouring all the Russian Tea in this Room! Then Drag Race star Jackie CoxContinueContinue reading “Podcast: RuGirl Jackie Cox Keeps It Real… and Real Funny, Too”

Jim and Freddie remind us that our “hot takes” about current events are all wrong! Jim recounts behaving foolishly at Michelle Dowdy’s special open mic, and running into fun people at 9th Ave Saloon. Then, Thotlight’s Guest Du Jour is nightlife producer / queen / hot person Rify Royalty! The talk covers Rify’s long journeyContinueContinue reading “Podcast: The Evolution of Rify Royalty”

 Freddie discusses his Red Eye DJ Weekend debut, and Jim reviews Witch Perfect starring Tina Burner, Alexis Michelle & Scarlet Envy as well as Busted’s Red Eye debut. Then it’s time to chat with two actual drag legends: Panzi, who co-led the very first Pines Invasion on Fire Island (and she’s got all the deets on that)ContinueContinue reading “Podcast: Drag Legends Brini Maxwell & Panzi Get The Band Back Together”

Freddie performed at the iconic OTA ballroom party in Brooklyn last weekend… how did it go? Then it’s time to meet the unique recording artist / actor / model / sexy scenester Boy Radio, who’s famously tall, chiseled, masterful physique can be seen on… multiple bar bathroom walls? The discussion covers Radio appearing on everyContinueContinue reading “Podcast: Boy Radio is Much More Than a HIMBO”

Freddie & Jim discuss the wall-to-wall legends at the Red Eye premiere party, Jim’s Mx. Rockbar judging experience and Freddie’s ailments. Then it’s time to chat with drag pageant winner, podcast hostess and comedy queen Adriana Trenta! Topics range from: a recent “de-wigging” incident; the glory days of trash reality TV; the challenges of balancingContinueContinue reading “Podcast: Adriana Trenta Serves WIG & So Much More”

Freddie & Jim are excited for the looooong awaited opening week of Red Eye (the bar where they’ve been recording Thotlight for over a year), and they share the excitement with their guests today: a pair of the venue’s co-owners, Sam Benedict & Taylor Shubert! They boys first chat about the joys, challenges and controversies behind theirContinueContinue reading “Podcast: Red Eye is Open! No Really! Really, Really! And It’s Amazing”