MLVC: The Madonna Podcast

MLVC welcomes back to the show Jon from Scotland, who attended the second night of Madonna's Celebration Tour in London and tells us all about it -- including when the show got cut short due to the curfew at the O2 Arena. Jon brings with him some really great insights and and we have a fantastic discussion! Follow MLVC on Instagram, Twitter and Threads: @mlvcpodcast Subscribe to MLVC on our YouTub...

MLVC speaks with London podcast listener Benn Garner about his experience seeing Madonna's opening night of the Celebration Tour! We get his impression of the show, the setlist, the looks, the merch and more! Enjoy another perspective from someone at the show. Follow MLVC on Instagram, Twitter and Threads: @mlvcpodcast Subscribe to MLVC on our YouTube channel Donate to the podcast on Venmo: mlvcpo...

Madonna's Celebration Tour kicked off in London tonight and Neil from Madonna Fan Party and pal Dave Gardner joined Stefan immediately after the show for first reactions! We talk about the setlist, the choreo, the staging, the outfits and more! Follow MLVC on Instagram, Twitter and Threads: @mlvcpodcast Subscribe to MLVC on our YouTube channel Donate to the podcast on Venmo: mlvcpodcast Listen to...

We are mere moments away from the beginning of Madonna's Celebration Tour era and we get together to discuss all the rumors, spoilers and more! Join MLVC as we discuss final rehearsals for the tour in Manchester, setlist rumors, and even Lola's new song, all in our latest This Week In Ciccone.  Follow MLVC on Instagram, Twitter and Threads: @mlvcpodcast Subscribe to MLVC on our YouTube channel Don...

MLVC welcomes back to the show guest Nadya Ginsburg! She brings her Madonna-impressions and we dive into a big chat about M. Since we are one week away from Madonna's Celebration Tour opening in London we discuss what M might be up to with the show, as well as Madonna's definite relevance in the world of pop culture, amidst other tours like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. Nadya is always a great convers...

MLVC gets together for another live episode to discuss our upcoming Girlie Show Tour 30th Anniversary Reunion! And in "This Week In Ciccone" we discuss Madonna's latest rehearsal pics for the Celebration Tour, the possibility of a new song being released soon, and Pepsi re-releasing Madonna's infamous ad for the soft drink from 1989. Follow MLVC on Instagram and Threads: @mlvcpodcast Subscribe to...

MLVC's Madonna Summer Movie Series comes to a close for this year with a deep dive into 1993 erotic thriller "Body of Evidence." We talk all about Rebecca Carlson, hot candle wax the comparisons to Basic Instinct, Willem Dafoe, Julianne Moore, berets and chiffon curtains and how much we wished we could have had a feature length movie based around Louise Oriole from Bad Girl. Follow MLVC on Instagr...

This week in Ciccone, MLVC gets together to discuss Madonna's 65th birthday spectacular in Lisbon! We also discuss the rescheduled dates of the Celebration Tour, talk about the top songs that define Madonna's catalog and more! Follow MLVC on Instagram and Threads: @mlvcpodcast Subscribe to MLVC on our YouTube channel Donate to the podcast on Venmo: mlvcpodcast Listen to more episodes on Spotify/Ap...

MLVC is celebrating Madonna's 65th birthday with our 5th annual tribute episode! We've got cover songs by co-host Liberty, Melissa Totten & Tasha Leaper; there are special birthday messages from co-host Ben, and listeners Neil Symons, Greg Johnson, Michael Politakis, Bella aka MadonnaDouble and Jason Lee; and there's a world premiere of an original song called "Like A Goddess" written by Stefa...

MLVC laments having to wait so long for the rescheduled dates of Madonna's Celebration tour. We discuss her latest activity on Instagram and have an in-depth discussion on the 40th anniversary of her debut album, and about the evolution of her music throughout her career. Follow MLVC on Instagram and Threads: @mlvcpodcast Subscribe to MLVC on our YouTube channel Donate to the podcast on Venmo: mlv...

MLVC welcomes back a friend-of-the-podcast, Jess Rothschild, host of Hot Takes & Deep Dives. We kick-off Madonna's birthday month and commemorate the one-year anniversary of M's Finally Enough Love remix compilation with a look at some of our favorite remixes on the album. Jess also tells us about her latest podcast series Finding Fire Island and the legend and lore of the time Madonna visited...

MLVC welcomes dancer, choreographer & creative director Jason Young to the show! We talk all about Jason's experiences dancing onstage with Madonna for the Reinvention, Confessions and Sticky & Sweet tours, and how he went on to become supervising choreographer for MDNA, Rebel Heart and Madame X tours, as well as working on the Super Bowl Halftime show. We also discuss the work he's done w...

MLVC's Madonna Summer Movie Series continues with the 1992 baseball comedy-drama "A League of Their Own" starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell and of course, Madonna. We talk everything All-the-way Mae, Penny Marshall's direction, the amazing performances, and about the gorgeous ballad Madonna wrote and produced with Shep Pettibone for the movie, 'This Used To Be My Playgrou...

Madonna made a triumphant return to Instagram after her 11-day absence from being in the hospital. She made a statement that addressed an update on her health and what the future holds for the Celebration Tour. We went live to talk alllllll about it on a spontaneous This Week In Ciccone! Follow MLVC on Instagram & Threads: @mlvcpodcast Subscribe to MLVC on our YouTube channel Donate to the pod...

MLVC has always been asked to do a deep dive on Madonna's "I'm Breathless" album, and at long last we are finally giving it a proper review! Podcast subscriber Marina joins us on the show to discuss all things "I'm Breathless" in a track-by-track review of the album. From He's A Man all the way to Vogue and everything in between.  Follow MLVC on Instagram: @mlvcpodcast Subscribe to MLVC on our You...

MLVC had a spontaneous live show due to the recent news of Madonna's hospitalization; we wanted to have a moment to honor our Queen and send light and love into the universe as she begins to heal from her bacterial infection. The announcement hit social media today, via M's manager, Guy Oseary, and he informed us that the Celebration tour, which was meant to launch in mere weeks, is going to be po...

It's the return of MLVC's Madonna Summer Movie Series! For our first movie of the summer, we rewatch 1990's Dick Tracy. Starring Warren Beatty as Dick Tracy and Madonna as Breathless Mahoney, we take a look at the amazing Technicolor world created in the movie, and discuss everything from the characters & the actors who played them, to the extremely quotable dialog, and of course the many outfits...

This week in Ciccone, we discuss Madonna's latest release, "VULGAR," the new collaboration between her and Sam Smith. Podcast listener and subscriber Ahmad joins us for the discussion on that song, as well as to chat about the spoken word contributions Madonna provides to the new Christine and the Queens album. Follow MLVC on Instagram: @mlvcpodcast Subscribe to MLVC on our YouTube channel Donate...

MLVC goes live for the first time on YouTube to discuss Popular, the latest collaboration with Madonna, The Weeknd and Playboi Carti. And let's just say, things turn into a very lively debate between the Liberty, Ben and Stefan! (don't worry, we still love each other...). Buckle up for a no-holds-barred "This Week In Ciccone" discussion... Follow MLVC on Instagram: @mlvcpodcast Subscribe to MLVC o...

MLVC wraps up the 20th anniversary of Madonna's American Life album with a look at the companion EP released in November 2003: "Remix & Revisited." We discuss the highlight offering of that EP, "Your Honesty," as well as the MTV VMAs performance with Britney, Christina and Missy Elliot. We also briefly chat about the hardships of being a non-wealthy Madonna fan traveling to Vancouver for the openi...

This Week In Ciccone we have a plethora of Madonna moments to discuss: French fries with Julia Garner, Vogue being honored at Beyonce's Renaissance tour, Steven Meisel partnering with Madonna on SEX book prints for auction, and the forthcoming 80s-tinged song from M and Max Martin!  Follow MLVC on Instagram: @mlvcpodcast Subscribe to MLVC on our  YouTube channel Donate to the podcast: https://venm...

MLVC welcomes Madonna Impersonator Melissa Totten to the show this week! Now in her 31st year of impersonating Madonna professionally, Melissa has performed in over 30 countries around the world, sings 100% live, and has been creating her Madonna outfits and costumes for the stage. We chat with Melissa about what it takes to recreate the Queen of Pop onstage and hear some stories about being mista...

MLVC went live in honor of the 20th anniversary of Madonna's "American Life" album! Here is part two of our album deep dive where we discuss the songs Nothing Fails, Intervention, X-Static Process, Mother and Father, Die Another Day, and Easy Ride, as well as experience our very first Podbean live crank phone call. Follow MLVC on Instagram: @mlvcpodcast Subscribe to MLVC on our  YouTube channel Do...

It's the 20th anniversary of Madonna's "American Life" album and MLVC goes LIVE to take calls from our listeners and discuss the era and each track on the album. This is part one of our album deep dive where we discuss the album artwork, the title track (with listener Jack who expertly does the rap!), Hollywood, I'm So Stupid, Love Profusion and Nobody Knows Me. Follow MLVC on Instagram: @mlvcpodc...

It's the 15th anniversary of Madonna's Hard Candy album and MLVC is ready to do a deep dive on all things M-Dolla! We discuss our favorite (and not-so-favorite) tracks on the album, and talk about the collaborators Timbaland, Pharrell, and Justin Timberlake, as well as the videos and more! See my booty get down like...  Follow MLVC on Instagram: @mlvcpodcast Subscribe to MLVC on our  YouTube chann...