Babbling On

Welcome back, Babbles. It’s been a while. Today we’re joined by artist and filmmaker Willow Hamilton to discuss one of the great subjects. Do the work. THINK. Get full access to Babbling On at hiltondresden.substack.com/subscribe

What can be said…. we recorded a live episode during CSD Weekend in Berlin at the prestigious Refuge Worldwide Studios. Gay porn was discussed. Phoebe Oathout, the great writer and academic, was on the mic to offer her nuanced opinions about Colby Keller and TwinkTrade. Enjoy, Babbles! Get full access to Babbling On at hiltondresden.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome back, Babbles, to part two of our cerebral unpacking of Beyoncé’s B’Day, championed by Merlot as B’s strongest collective body of work. Agree? Disagree? Sound off in the comments. Little Mrs. Hilton is going to Europe for a month so this will be our finale before a brief summer hiatus, where I will hopefully be recording some great material for your eyes while abroad. Au revoir for now, an...

Today we are joined by fabulous musician, actress, model, and socialite Merlot, one of THE downtown It Girls of the twenty-first century, to discuss Beyoncé’s 2006 decadent and daring project, B’Day. Enjoy! And go read Piss Magazine. Get full access to Babbling On at hiltondresden.substack.com/subscribe

Today we study the most important film of the twenty-first century: 2006’s comedy masterpiece The Pink Panther, co-headlined by Steve Martin and Beyoncé Knowles. Underground New York City DJ and tall twink Mixed Greens joins the scene to study the sacred scrolls. Enjoy! Get full access to Babbling On at hiltondresden.substack.com/subscribe

Mayhem part two with Jacob is here. Do not have fear. Get full access to Babbling On at hiltondresden.substack.com/subscribe

Lady Gaga. Mayhem. Amor-oo-na-na. Jacob. Get full access to Babbling On at hiltondresden.substack.com/subscribe

The world is filled with something: places. In today’s episode, we unpack what those are: why they’re here, where they’re from, and which ones to book through AirBnB. Enjoy. Get full access to Babbling On at hiltondresden.substack.com/subscribe

When two boys, two girls, one boy and one girl, one they and one boy, one girl and one them, three blind mice, or four all-seeing turnips come together, we have that special word: romance. Today we’re joined by actress, feeler, and mystic thinker Kathy Dorn to discuss that great mystery, and the book genre that booms on its loiny legs. Enjoy it. Get full access to Babbling On at hiltondresden.subs...

Heyy. OK so I’m just going to get ahead of the curve (curb?) — ahead of the curve and say that over the course of this episode I at one point say Miley is in my top five musical artists of all time when what I actually meant to say was I think she’s in my top five pop vocalists. So. I went back to try and edit it and I couldn’t find it. I’m joined today by my old college bestie Carol Ullman, who i...

Well, here’s quite a kitten. For the first time EVER, Babbling On is leaving New York City for stranger tides. We’ve brought our equipment to sunny (cold and rainy) LA to talk shop with some of the most articulate and hilarious voices within driving distance of the Pacific. Today, comedian, scholar, and real estate agent Danielle Shvartsman stops by our traveling studio to dish on the City of Ange...

Please welcome to the stage the legendary curators of the iconic THNK1994 Museum, Viviana Olen and Matt Harkins. These two legends have put on exhibits about Kim Cattrall scatting, Real Housewives pointing fingers, the Olsen twins smoking, and so many more important historic events that require museum placards for full understanding. Today, they unpack skincare, Marshalls, Princess Diana’s private...

HBO’s Girls premiered 13 years ago today, randomly… which leads us to speak of the craftsperson who created it all, Mrs. Lena Dunham. One of the great girls of all time, writer, songstress, actress, and thinker Misha Lambert, joins the podcast to unpack the woman who changed… everything… Get full access to Babbling On at hiltondresden.substack.com/subscribe

Today we’re joined by superstarlet Missy McIntosh to talk about the Jo Bros. Missy has an upcoming show, Hello, Piece of Glass at Union Hall April 28 that you can buy tickets for here . She’s fabulous as all hell and boy does she know a thing or two about The Jonas Brothers, you just wait, you. So anyway The Jonas Brothers are some of the more amazing artists of our time. They really did the damn...

Music makes the people come together. Yeah. What more can be said? Part two of Sander’s grand survey of the life and legacy of Madonna, for your nerve. Enjoy little Babbles. Comment with your top three Mayhem tracks at your earliest convenience, please. Get full access to Babbling On at hiltondresden.substack.com/subscribe

Morning Babbles, and welcome to an important dissection of the life and times of Mrs. Madge Madonna Mommy. We’ve been reticent to discuss the pop star due to allegiances forged in 2008 when Lady Gaga gave birth to us, but today we’re joined by an open-minded scholar to reflect on the decades-long artistry of Madonna. Enjoy the show! Get full access to Babbling On at hiltondresden.substack.com/subs...

Four walls, a roof, a window, a door. These are traditional features of a house. But is a house a home? Is a chair still a chair even if no one is sitting there? What color should you paint your cabinets? These are questions we will be debating with person-who-lives-in-a-home, Tatiana Perez. Let us swing from the chandelier as we do so. Get full access to Babbling On at hiltondresden.substack.com/...

Miranda had a hairy bush. Charlotte had explosive diarrhea. Samantha had some fabulous guacamole. And Carrie? Well, Carrie got left at the damn altar. This is the Sex and the City movie, and it pulls no punches. Big, big things happen here, and we’ve brought on well-regarded grad student Martha May Whovier to discuss the matter at hand. In today’s trying times, we hope this episode can offer you a...

One fine day a man named Michael Cunningham won a Pulitzer Prize. This was, of course, for his novel The Hours, which charts a day in the life of three women: acclaimed British writer Virginia Woolf, depressed suburban housewife Laura something, and New York lesbian Clarissa something. Today, we’re joined by celebrated actor Cole Doman to talk about the seminal text and it’s film adaptation by Ste...

Have you ever seen a film called The Witch? Yes? Oh, so you’re smart. No? Oh, so you need to get a life. Maybe you’ve seen The Lighthouse. This is where Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe do a dom/sub thing in a cold, wet (and, yes, titular) lighthouse. Or maybe you saw The Northman and had a sexual experience with Alexander Skarsgard playing a Norwegian Hamlet (admittedly, who hasn’t?). Ohh, I rem...

Do you smell that? It smells like… freesias? Rosebuds? Ah, yes. Muddled toadstool! Today we’re talking with the olfactory orthodontist herself, Mary Claire, foremost fragrance fairy to the frou frou. Time to pour in that netty pot to clear your sinuses, because you’re going to need your nostrils at maximum efficiency as you embark on this nasal odyssey for the ages. Sit back, sniff sniff, and enjo...

Mournful Valentine’s Day to all of you! The worst day of the year is nearly upon us, and what better way to stew in hatred, spite, jealousy, and self-loathing than to watch Jonathan Demme’s 1991 horror masterpiece The Silence of the Lambs… or, better yet, listen to your beloved podcast host wax transetic with her beautiful cisgender friend Natalie “The Critic” Price. Blood, guts, and a whole lotta...

My biological Mom, the woman whose uterus I emerged from nineteen years ago (if you’re confused I’m actually not talking about Lady Gaga at the moment), graces Babbling On the podcast today. We had a really beautiful conversation about trauma, faith, creativity, perseverance, books, and so much more (the general topic was life advice). I just wanted to take a special moment to shout her out once m...

“Excuse me, ma’am? Can you please put your hands up and make them touch? It’s Artpop day at Babbling On Institutes, you see, and so we’re going to need to see you naked lover, and to peek underneath the covers.” Oh my, my apologies, I don’t know who that woman speaking just now was, but rest assured she has been apprehended. Anyway, Hilton here, now, and today we’re talking about Lady Gaga’s fourt...

We’ve all heard of the months — those twelve twee twerps we must slog through to put another year under our belts. But has anyone ever dared to think about what these months might be like on an individual basis? Is January the same personality as July — does November have the same hobbies as April? One way to find out: we called in resident timekeeper Gay Alec Cohen, known colloquially as Gay Chor...