WEBurlesque Podcast Network

The Movies That Made WE returns in chaotic form when Ginger Snaps, Mone't Ha-Sidi, and Ginger Snaps go on and on with Viktor Devonne about the movie musicals (and we're allowing some laxity with both terms so don't write in about it) that MADE them up.  Films include All That Jazz, CATS, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and more.   Produced by Viktor Devonne...

Isabella Ivy is a multi-talented actual musical genius who can sing opera and jazz and strip and dance and make costumes, and all the things.  She and Viktor chat about the ethereal clown wihtin, neurological pathways, her stroke recovery, children singing opera when and how they shouldn't, actual primadonnas, contraltos, voicework,  Puccini to Kristine W. and the drag identity Angie Nude. This ch...

The Music That Made WE welcomes Stella Nova (Boombox Burlesque, Uptown Stripdown NYC) who has chosen 10 songs that up their story, with a soundtrack that includes the Beatles, Panic! at the Disco, the Cheetah Girls, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more stella:  https://www.instagram.com/the.stellanova/   The Music That Made WE is a creation of WEBurlesque Podcast Network,...

The Music That Made WE welcomes Stella Nova (Boombox Burlesque, Uptown Stripdown NYC) who has chosen 10 songs that up their story, with a soundtrack that includes Janelle Monae, Matchbox Twenty, Doechii, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more stella:  https://www.instagram.com/the.stellanova/   The Music That Made WE is a creation of WEBurlesque Podcast Network, produced by...

Olive YouMoore and Viktor Devonne speak together on burlesque, sideshow, nerdlesque, and the perennial goop of nothing.  The Strippy Award winner of 2024, Olive is getting the blood racing in Arizona and surrounding areas before heading to the east coast this autumn.  We discuss horror, club stripping (that inevitable chestnut of what is what for strippers and burlesquers), and things that make yo...

The Movies That Made WE returns in chaotic form when Rain Supreme, Petra Fried, and Maggie McMuffin go on and on with Viktor Devonne about the movie musicals (and we're allowing some laxity with both terms so don't write in about it) that MADE them up.  Films include School Daze, Prince of Egypt, Sweeney Todd in Concert, Little Shop of Horrors, and more.   Produced by Viktor Devonne for the WEBurl...

The conversation continues in the WEView panel, and the folks are chatting about the songs that we perform to and when the artists behind them become a distraction or worse because they're terrible.  Also, ongoing discussions on burlesque industry and race and parenthood continue. Take a listen to the 15th session of "The WEView" panel discussion show featuring: MISS AURORABOOBREALIS, your moderat...

Yzma Mind went from pageant to model to clown to burlesque entertainer, now living in Las Vegas.  She and Viktor discuss the journey that brought her to where she is now: naked and sacred. Topics include Catholicism, the weaponizing of Christianity in today's culture, her Tejano cultural background, motherhood, the complexity of Columbia in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, safe spaces, and the uncoo...

The conversation continues in the WEView panel, and the folks are chatting about white fragility when it comes to being held accountable for productions that are awfully a lot like the existing Black and POC shows; but first, being an artist and performer while parenting, and navigating the treacherous landscape that targets queer people who have kids.  Plus, when is it a teachable moment and when...

Bebe Demure is talking with Viktor Devonne about her time in burlesque, busking, and her participation in the FilAm Takeover for The WEView. This chat was recorded on June 9, 2026.  Give love to the folks… Bebe: https://www.instagram.com/bebedemure/   The WEView FilAm Takover: https://weburlesque.wordpress.com/tag/filam-takeover/   More Viktor: @viktordevonne  More WEBurlesque: @weburlesque FOOTCL...

The Music That Made WE welcomes MATT ADORE who has chosen 10 songs that up their story, with a soundtrack that includes Benny Benassi, Queen, James Blake, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more Adore: https://www.instagram.com/your.matt.adore/ The Music That Made WE is a creation of WEBurlesque Podcast Network, produced by Viktor Devonne. For the extended VIDEO version of t...

The Music That Made WE welcomes MATT ADORE who has chosen 10 songs that up their story, with a soundtrack that includes Benny Benassi, Twenty One Pilots, WIIGZ, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more Adore:  https://www.instagram.com/your.matt.adore/ The Music That Made WE is a creation of WEBurlesque Podcast Network, produced by Viktor Devonne. For the extended VIDEO versi...

Edinburgh's Stevie Darkness meets Viktor Devonne on the pod to talk about their journey as a disabeled transfem draglesque being in the world of Scottish cabaret!  From accessibility to Siousxie and Kate Bush to wardrobe to what mom thinks about all this, the chat is a meeting of minds 8 hours apart! This chat was recorded on May 12, 2026.  Give love to the folks… Stevie:  https://www.instagram.co...

Bebe Demure hosts Part 4 of Curly Bright's unprescedented special FOUR PART takeover of the WEView for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month; featuring a total of FOURTEEN FilAm entertainers talking representation, icons, colleagues, shows, backstage, and incoporporating their heritage into their burlesque, drag, and nightlife personas. Take a listen to the 14th session of "The WEView...

Emcee extraordinaire DeeDee Cupcake of Los Angeles talks with Viktor Devonne about hosting bar shows and at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender, rockabilly modeling, winning pageants while sick, Lucille Ball, glitter, and how every choice is wrong, and that's ok. This chat was recorded on April 21, 2026.  Give love to the folks… DeeDee: https://www.instagram.com/deedee.cupcake/   More Viktor: @vi...

Bebe Demure hosts Part 3 of Curly Bright's unprescedented special FOUR PART takeover of the WEView for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month; featuring a total of FOURTEEN FilAm entertainers talking representation, icons, colleagues, shows, backstage, and incoporporating their heritage into their burlesque, drag, and nightlife personas. Take a listen to the 13th session of "The WEView...

Pearl Buttons is calling in from the Boston, MA area to talk about her dance background, producer tips and trip-outs, not working at the United Nations, and the controversial opinion that... we're entertainers first. This chat was recorded on April 9, 2026.  Give love to the folks… Pearl: https://www.pearlbuttonsburlesque.com/ & https://www.instagram.com/pearl_buttons   More Viktor: @viktordevonne...

Part 2 of Curly Bright's unprescedented special FOUR PART takeover of the WEView for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month; featuring a total of FOURTEEN FilAm entertainers talking representation, icons, colleagues, shows, backstage, and incoporporating their heritage into their burlesque, drag, and nightlife personas. Take a listen to the 12th session of "The WEView" panel discussion...

Poppy La Fae joins Viktor Devonne for the pod to talk about religious trauma that led to the Saturn's return that led to the glamour pixie showperson we have today!  With a deep dive on the ABC laws of Virginia, approaching the frivolity in the dark days, and banter aplenty, Poppy shares secrets from the faeries, Burlesque Church, and their literary interests. This chat was recorded on April 5, 20...

Curly Bright co-produces this unprescedented special FOUR PART takeover of the WEView for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a total of FOURTEEN FilAm entertainers talking representation, icons, colleagues, shows, backstage, and incoporporating their heritage into their burlesque, drag, and nightlife personas. Take a listen to the 11th session of "The WEView" panel discussion...

Vancouverian Vita Devour sits with Viktor Devonne shortly after her win at the Hollywood Burlesque Festival for Chanteuse, and weeks before she hits the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender stage.  She and he speak about burlesque, singing, burlesq'ing while singing, singing while burlesq'ing, and so much more: hiking, competing with oneself, discipline, and production. This chat was recorded on April...

The Music That Made WE welcomes FEM APPEAL who has chosen 10 songs that up her story, with a soundtrack that includes John Newman, Bronski Beat, Depeche Mode, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track. more Fem: https://www.instagram.com/theladyappeal/ The Music That Made WE is a creation of WEBurlesque Podcast Network, produced by Viktor Devonne. For the extended VIDEO version of t...

The Music That Made WE welcomes FEM APPEAL who has chosen 10 songs that up her story, with a soundtrack that includes Killing Joke, Michael Buble, Dokken, and more. + Stick around for Viktor's hidden bonus track.  Sorry to the folks, but all the music has been crudely culled from this recording. more Fem: https://www.instagram.com/theladyappeal/ The Music That Made WE is a creation of WEBurlesque ...

The night before she hit the red carpet with her son Daeg for HBO's Euphoria season 2 (he plays Mitch), Viktor Devonne talks with the San Diego legend Mickey Mae the Little Meramid about her beginnings in cabarets and strip clubs in burlesque in Guam.  Further topics include not rushing to take your clothes off, raising a child in show business, acting in horror movies, is Rob Zombie really nice,...

Sweetheart faun of PNW, Zepheur is entertaining folks all over the PNW, and beyond.  From Tolkien to antacids, Zepheur provides levity in his burlesque, drawing from a visual media and dragesque performance art intro to the field that further led to a gender journey, big props, and divine providence.  Viktor And Zepheur discuss bodies, language, presentation, depictions, and gentle wind. This chat...