HOT GOSS #328 “General Strike, Nicki’s Chopped, and Why Willam Got Kicked Out Of A Bar”
55 min
•Jan 30, 20264 months agoSummary
Alaska and Willam discuss the January 30th National General Strike opposing the Trump administration, analyze Nicki Minaj's controversial meeting with Trump, cover Pat McGrath's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, and share personal stories including Willam's ejection from a Las Vegas gay bar over cannabis use.
Insights
- Makeup industry consolidation and product-market fit challenges: Pat McGrath's bankruptcy highlights the difficulty of sustaining luxury beauty brands without viral products or consistent bestsellers
- Platform responsibility in censored media landscape: Independent podcasts serve as uncensored distribution channels for political information when mainstream media is algorithmically controlled
- Celebrity brand partnerships as unpaid labor: Prize package changes from product supplies to brand collaborations represent a shift toward using winners as unpaid promotional assets
- Enforcement inconsistency in hospitality: Security personnel without cultural competency create hostile experiences for LGBTQ+ patrons, particularly when hiring practices exclude community members
- Long-form content production opacity: Significant portions of reality TV production remain unseen, creating gaps between contestant experience and audience perception
Trends
Luxury beauty brand bankruptcies driven by lack of viral product differentiationShift from tangible prize packages to experiential/promotional collaborations in competition showsIncreased political activism and general strikes as organized resistance movementsMakeup product longevity technology improving (long-wear formulations reducing smudging)Independent podcast platforms gaining importance as alternatives to algorithm-controlled mediaHospitality industry enforcement disparities affecting marginalized communitiesSupply chain cost increases (tariffs, shipping) impacting small business operationsDrag performance integration into mainstream entertainment and corporate partnershipsInternet censorship and government suppression of information in authoritarian regimesCelebrity political alignment controversies and immigrant community concerns
Topics
National General Strike (January 30, 2025)Trump Administration Immigration PolicyPat McGrath Beauty Bankruptcy FilingNicki Minaj Political AlignmentLong-Wear Makeup TechnologyDrag Race Prize Package ChangesCannabis Legalization and EnforcementLGBTQ+ Hospitality DiscriminationReality TV Production TransparencyIranian Internet Blackout and ProtestsMakeup Artist Brand CollaborationsTariffs and International Shipping CostsMedia Censorship and Algorithm ControlRunway Category DesignDrag Performance Monetization
Companies
Pat McGrath Labs
Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; restructuring debts after failed product launches and lack of viral bestsellers
Anastasia Beverly Hills
Changed Drag Race prize package from one-year makeup supply to brand collaboration opportunity
House Labs
Produces white eyeliner and lip products praised for long-wear durability; hosts removed from PR lists
Patrick Starr
Makeup brand known for staple products like translucent powder with consistent quality and recognizable design
Helix Sleep
Mattress company sponsor; claims 82% of users saw increased deep sleep cycle
Better Help
Therapy platform sponsor offering licensed therapists and therapy matching services
Gala Casino
Online gambling platform sponsor offering slots and live casino games
RuPaul's Drag Race
Competition show discussed regarding prize package changes and runway category innovations
Vogue
Magazine criticized for editorial choices favoring wealthy individuals over culturally significant figures
Sephora
Retail partner for makeup brand campaigns and product placement
People
Nicki Minaj
Rapper met with Trump administration; criticized for aligning with anti-immigrant policies despite immigrant status
Pat McGrath
Makeup artist and founder of Pat McGrath Labs; company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy
RuPaul
Drag Race host; discussed in context of show's prize packages and production decisions
Martha Stewart
Referenced through granddaughter's activism message about platform responsibility
Michelle Obama
Compared to Melania Trump regarding documentary worthiness and cultural significance
Kathy Griffin
Activist credited with pressuring Anderson Cooper to cover Minneapolis protests
Anderson Cooper
Journalist covering Minneapolis protests and general strike coverage
Ariana Grande
Artist amplifying political resources and voter contact information on social media
Quotes
"I think our money counts as a vote. I think sometimes more than even a vote does."
Alaska•General Strike discussion
"The makeup business isn't pretty always, honey. I think you have to sell a shit ton of makeup to stay as a business."
Willam•Pat McGrath bankruptcy discussion
"This is Vegas, not the fucking Vatican."
Willam•Las Vegas bar incident
"It's not that far off from what we're dealing with here. You have someone who is wanting to become the supreme leader."
Alaska•Iran internet blackout comparison
"Staying connected is like, I think a very important thing. And so I think we do have a responsibility to at least be aware of the nonsense going on in the world."
Alaska•Political segment
Full Transcript
Maybe it's cold on these coasts, hot on the west coast and we are full of the goss. Oh yes, we're talking about drag shows legacy declaring bankruptcy. Plus a non-smirable lip and who kissed it better? Kiss it, kiss it better, baby. And today, Friday, January 30th is the General Strike National Shutdown Day. We unpack what that means and how it's always fuck ice in this pod, honey. Shut it down. We are talking about Valentine's Day plans, which you should make now. And your letters about makeup, collabs, runway categories, and what set off camera, drag race? Who said that he was ready for a little goss, galba up in here? Hmm, alias? There's some gossip chasers up in here. Welcome to my stratus feed, speed, speed. And oh, and mom. Welcome back. For yeah, another steaming pipe, things, golf, serving off hot goss. There weekly chat show we talk about events in our lives. Gossip and politics and take a deep dive into the DMs. Let's get into some. Go. Shall we? Yes, this is an alert. This is an alert. I want to get on like my back, like low-handsony and do the legs and everything. There is a new announcement, attention calling all the divas, calling all the divas. And January 30th, if you're listening today, we want to highlight that there's a strike happening all over across the country in opposition. Yes, I see the Trump administration. So no school, no work, no shopping, all the work on this episode happened prior to you listening, Avi. But we're going to talk about more on this on its political segment. Free. Just like my near business. The device of communication, we applaud any and all participation in this general strike going on. And you know, I mean, it's one of the tools that are disposed all. Yes, so I think our money counts as a vote. I think sometimes more than even a vote does. So I definitely agree with that. I saw something that Martha Stewart's granddaughter center where her granddaughter was texting her. She's like, you can't not speak up or like those who can have a platform and don't want it. I was like, if your granddaughter is telling you shit, she's 14. Like all these old stalwarts need to like step up. Yeah. Give me the minutes to have him. We all encourage you to go to national shut down.org where you can learn more about what you can do. Period. Mikey Meeseeks is performing and making out with audience members. Listen, this is what the new rule girls do. This old act. Yes. And we've all done this. We've all had a point in a show where we're like, or meet and greet where maybe we were making out with someone in between every photo. Like sometimes you need to spread the love. I haven't had that. Well, I don't think I don't know. Roll the tape. I literally don't. I don't know what. Some of the heinous fucked up bullshit that I've done on stage over the years. But a lot of times the girls like to select a trade out of the audience during the number. Oh, and she was doing the song Kiss It Better. And she was at Southern Nights. Now, let me tell you why that's significant because Southern Nights, you're on the floor with the audience. You're immersed. Is that right? Yeah. I mean, after you get off the three rows of tables on the stage, you're like with the people. And if you can't come into your that room, you're just stuck. So you need to make sure you're bumping and grinding and moving people and doing the right arms to move people out the way. And it's, you have to navigate any of the arms. It's very important. If you want to make your money in it too, you put on a good ponytail piece too. So you can just flip it at someone and get them out of your way. And make you make you did that here. Yes, she did. She jacked up that hair. I don't see any color spray, which is weird as Orlando, but one in Rome. This and this. And this zipper was flamix that her lipstick wasn't smudged or altered. But nowadays, the lipstick technology, I mean, I could go swimming in my makeup generally. And it can't go swimming without even with the life preserver. Somebody hit the slave button, faggot. You're so you're somebody. It's pretty much a movable. Somebody hit the, but the truth is it's actually very hard to move makeup nowadays. You've got products that are designed to not move. I'm not surprised that her lipstick didn't move because when it's there, it stays on until you are telling it to be removed. When I have my good house labs up liner on, I can do anything. You can suck anal. Anything, ATM, like the lip liner stays. Oh my god. Yeah, it just really stays. Do you lip liner asshole do? No, what color? What color in house labs do you use for that? Miss? Miss. Wish. Ballet, slipper. You're the bigger foot in. No, you use glam attack. Oh my god. Well, what are you doing in New York in the winter? Are you doing your, you're giving up for your wig party? It's cold, ain't it, bitch? Yes, it's very fucking cold here. It just occurred to me today that I'm going back to LA, like in a couple of days. And I was like, you know what? There's bats back there. Matt was like, yeah, 70 degrees, sunny. I was like, you know what? That kind of sounds pretty nice. So I'm not looking forward to leaving New York. I never am. But I think just, you don't even think about it. You're just so used to like, there's mountains of snow everywhere and everything is a slush. You kind of have to like squeeze in line and you know, skirt around the snow banks with everybody. It's fun and adventurous here in New York. But I'm sort of like, wow, can I just like wear a t-shirt and like, rough around the sidewalks with you. You want to be Miss Upsi-Poopsy? Yeah, please. She wants to, she wants to, I fell. Oh, did you have your leg hurt? I fell on the ice. I fell on the ice last night. Where? Oh, I was trying to find ice cream at the store. Oh, yeah. Here's what's fun and hot day. It though, Willum. Right. I went to the grocery store that is always open late. And the automatic door went open. There was a young woman sitting at the cash register. I could see her through the thing. You know what I'm bad for? Hunching looking at her phone. No, it's not on Bedford. It's on Kent. Oh, sorry. Kent. And so I was like, well, they must just be closed because the door didn't open. So I walked further down to a deli because I saw it in the distance. And that was where I slipped on the ice. I've been really lucky not slipping on the ice. And I was like, I'm going to be sort of moral because I didn't hit anything. But I sort of, you sort of contort to catch yourself. Yeah, and your body sees you. Where the damage gets done at a certain age. So then the deli was fucking closed. So then I'm walking back, you know, dejected, destroyed, bothered. And I see people walking into the grocery store through the automatic door that's just opening for them. So I'm like, what the fuck? So I go over behind them. And the door does open for me again. And when I go, oh, you're going to the wrong door. You need to go to the other door on the other side of the... It's in the door that two people just walked into. I was right behind them to the point where I stuck my foot in the door and jammed it open so that I could get into the store that people just went into. Wait, were people walking out? No, they were walking in. Well, maybe I am also too. I am a ghost, but I did end up getting ice cream. And maybe that's what matters. You need to try the Jenny's ice cream. That stuff is good. They have all these ones. One, they had 194 Jenny. They had ones with goat cheese and cherries. It was so fucking good. Look, Jenny Craig has goat cheese and cherry ice cream. J-E-N-I. Different. And wait, goat cheese ice cream, is that real? Yes, that's kind of kind of... Yeah, we're gonna take a break. And we're gonna be right back. But before we do, we have a rainbow spotlight. Oh, just we do. Her name is... BGCC. And her song is called Willem's Favorite Thing. Drugs. Drugs. We're right back. I call $15 and my back is not enough to get a bag. I'm good for it to be a drag. I really want some. I, I, I want some. Yeah, I could pay value, cash up you, pay up to you, then you, whatever I got into, man, I really want some. I, I, I want some. When we in the car, when we in the club, when we in the vacation, how's that? Oh, we want this job. Drugs, drugs, drugs. Oh, we want this job. I'll let you in. Need a compliment, need a compliment, need a little help just to get up. All I want is drugs. Drugs, drugs. Oh, we want this job. Drugs, drugs. Oh, oh, oh. If I get here from the doctor, then there's legal way here, so you feel better and feel so good in that I really should. And then... One thing I love about spring is it always feels like a great time for a little cleanup. 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I love this. Have you seen the video for Granny Chaser? Rupal's old hit, which is not for grandmothers. It's actually for something else. It's showing like the BTS I've heard doing the House Party barbecue setup for the little cookout portion of the video. She is Clownzilla, off the rest in heels and a lawn. It could be you if you squam. What's the color of songs? It could be me. It really could be the hair. I would wear it in a second. Right, color is bold hair. I do a different belt. I gotta get it. Yeah, she looks great. You would do a lot of things differently in this milieu. I think your arms would have be covered. You'd have your arms out. Be a cap sleeve. You wouldn't wear that black belt. You instead would make it like a two-piece, a little bit of mid-drift. The black and pink stripe leggings would be a hip cutout, so it would be more of a chapp. Sure. Under the short and then the leg warmer is good. The boot would be by fucking Versace or somebody. I would try to have those sleeves to make a headband with it. Sure. Have a couple like tassels hanging down by the eyeball. Just a couple right here. Yeah. Things, tend to be... You can check this out on the Instagram account. RuPaul. RuPauliD. I'm doing a show in Palm Springs this weekend. Just down the street from you. Are you coming? I see. Are you in town Sunday? Maybe. We might do a little pop-up. Who knows? Okay. All right. Pop-up, Polly. This is Sunday. Sunday February 1st. It's 7.30. Have you done the Plaza Theatre before? It's beautiful. I missed a book. The balls pop out of my mouth. I missed a book. I've never done the Plaza Theatre, especially the newly refurbished, the newly reimagined Plaza Theatre. They read the book. I'm going to go right into it. Very nice. 88 compatible. I'm going to be there with my band. You have a band now? What? What? Jeremy puts together the old crew, the wrecking crew. And the really fucking fun thing is I am in New York as you know. Today as a recording, it is Wednesday. The show is Sunday. The biggest Sunday. The biggest Sunday. I'm flying back to Los Angeles on Saturday. We are having one rehearsal. That'll be fun. We're going to go do the fucking show. It'll be great. It will be everyone's professional. Yeah. And you know these songs? Did you write them? Some of them? Some. Baby Card, they're like a lot of covers. Yeah. I'm a cover girl. I'm putting the bass in my walk. Bring DuVase, bring Blanket, lots of covers. This is the Plaza Theatre. It's a Valentine's Day show. Courtney Ekt. Farting in the covers. Pachotny Ekt. Oh my god. She loves the fart. You pull that finger, watch out. You get what you get. Did you see Pat McGrath? It says her makeup company is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. So there was a caution. Did this fame stop where you make up? No, from what I read, it said that her the mist didn't live up to what it didn't live up to sales in the product sphere. I guess there was no like runaway viral product that everybody needed. Like when the glass skin thing happened, there wasn't even a product for it. Yeah. You know. And there were she did this fashion show trend. And then everybody was like, oh, I want this now. And that's not how that works. You can't just like overnight develop the product. But they were going to auction off the company. But then that didn't work. So they're restructuring their debts now with the bankruptcy. And then they it's open to auction later maybe. But the company is planning to play its employees and its vendors. And they're saying they're restructuring. Which Well, the makeup business isn't pretty always, honey. I think you have to sell a shit ton of makeup to stay as a business. Just you too. I think of someone who does it really well. And I think of Patrick star. Because I always think of like products that you're going to just need over and over again in your life. And Patrick star has these like staple very high quality recognizable design. Like that fucking translucent powder. I will always buy it. I think for the rest of my life. It's like that. Where do you use it? Is your tea zone? I've never used it. I don't think. I use it pretty much all over. No. So you don't powder with a coordinating colored powder then the cream below it. You just use one color? No, I do. I do like a lighter powder for my highlights. And then for the rest of it, I do pat trick. Translucent. I pat trick. I pat trick. What do you use? What product do you use that is like you use it every time you get in drag and you're going to buy it for the rest of your life? Well, the one product I bought that I can never buy for the rest of my life that I have like 42 bottles left is my Deora Air Flash Foundation because they went clean beauty and they don't do anything with butane in it, I guess, anymore. Which I guess in the aerosol. The air is on your face. Do you think I love butane a full? Yeah. She is the butane beauty. The butane beauty. I love. Yeah, so my my Air Flash like once that's done, I'm done with drag, I think. But I do a cream. I do a cream on my face like a foundation like a concealer on your face. You've seen I've heard of your fucking proclivities. But what product though? Okay, Air Flash but like is there anything currently on the market that you use every time that you just are that you love? I've been using the House Labs white eyeliner since it came out. It's the best white eyeliner I've ever used. It stays on my waterline. It does not move. It's just. It's standing together into that. It is so good. It does not move. And I don't know why they took me off the PR list. I love them. But it's something that I'll be all you're listening. Bobby. Bobby. Bobby. Baby. Bobby. Bobby. Sarah. A lot of people are you are you a fan of rage? Jace, are you listening? A lot of people aren't getting the PR that they used to get though. Apparently like a lot of companies have cut back. That's what I'm restoring. Restructuring. Restructuring. Well, the economy is trash. And I don't I mean this is certainly isn't a newsflash to anyone. Everyone is poor. I had to mail something to Glasgow. Two rolls of tape for my good friend Alexis Stone. And it was $39. I was like, what? Tareefs? Tareefs. I had to mail something to Canada. They will get you sideways. Everything was so fucking much. $29. And I was like, to ship something small. This is a one pound book. I've been shipping it for years. It's my book like I sell them. And I was like, this is normally like 12 to like 15 or 16 dollars, depending where. Why is it that much? And they're like, they don't tell us why. I was like, I'm sorry. Tareefs. Tareefs. It's crazy out there. Because the president is a thief. And he wants to steal money from everybody. I mean, it's like we're living in a fucking Batman comic. I mean, it's literally a super villain living in a fucking gold high-rise castle who like literally is kidnap kids and fucking steal. Like it's just it's a little too much because the good guys really wins. Well, we only have happening. We have Nikki Manana. Oh my god. Are we going to save that for political? I need a Batman. A little Robin who won't. Yes, we need I need a Leesia Silverstone to put on the back girl suit with nipples. Yes. And get out here. Nipples in an A-Path. Do you know the W. I need to look like a bad old brother. Rose Donald's brother. Chris Adotto. Oh. He played Robin. Oh, yeah. That's um, I don't think that's her brother. Can someone look a big dipper? Big dipper is a hero. I don't know if you noticed. She's not. She's on assignment at Drain Your Net. In Butaewa actually. I found this great little picture. Is it is. Oh, Donald. Related to Rosie. Oh, Donald. I saw that picture in an art gallery. No, they're not related. I told you that. My whole life. I thought they were brother and sister. No. My entire 40 years on this planet. Ready, Rubble and Rockets here. What are you showing me, Ascrack? On your phone about what is that? I saw this at a gallery. It was on the wall. Uh, Ricky Martin's old boyfriend or old partner has this gallery show up at this store in gallery. You got duct tape open ass? Yes. I thought it was a smart little silver swimsuit. No, he taped that whole open. What is the story behind this? In the behind. She's in the behind, honey. But here's the thing. I think I know the guy. And it's from behind. Do I send it to him? Be like, is this you girl? She has a watch out for ticks. She's really close to that ground. Honey tick tick tick. Really? There's a lot of room in there. Don't do it. He duct taped his cheeks open. I've never seen that act. And I've seen some insane shit. Okay, in my life. I have never seen that act. And I never knew that Rosie O'Donnell and Crystal O'Donnell weren't related. We have to take a fucking break. I can't take this anymore. You know what, Cauttenot, his back hair a little bit. Because I remember that. So, do you think it is? I think it's my friend, Chris. Any listens to the pod? Crystal O'Donnell? No, a different Chris. Can we take a break? Pull these up. Yeah. All right. Christopher Giacone? That's Madonna's brother. Not Rosie's. Even on a grey day, there's lots to get the joy shining at Gala. With thousands of dazzling slots, flingo and live casino games, there's something for everyone at Gala. Sign up to grab 100 free spins when you deposit and spend 10 pounds on slots. Gala, where a little joy goes a long way. 18-plus new customers claim within seven days, selected games spins valid for seven days, restrictions and TNC's apply, gamblerware.org. What's your beverage report today? I have a... Let me get a fucking drink. I have a look-law. I have an Arizona Diagreente and I have a Gatorade Zero. And two things, almost empty white Krylon liner. I thought you were using House Labs. No, I use this for my freckles. Oh, I see. Different products for different usage. Yes, and Krylon has a good white liquid liner that doesn't crack. A lot of white liners mentioned crack and just look like dehydrated Pillsbury Doughboys. Yeah. Cracky, cracky, cracky. You're drinking some kind of green lecroy and it looks like a can of surge, dead ass. Did you want to surge? No, I was... Surge was a soda that had a very high caffeine content. So we as kids used to get jacked to fuck up on that shit might run around the neighborhood. I feel like this should get detox and do a commercial for it. Surge! What are you doing? Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Surge! Oh my god, someone needs to just film her opening up her door for trick or treating. I'm drinking Surge! Shut the fuck up. Are you there with my chandelier? You need to go in my mirror to my ceiling. I haven't had it. This is the moment where we say... Let's get political, political, political. I want a political, political, political. Let's see your political side. Sire, sire, sire. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Someone needs to do a remix. Can we get a DJ to do a remix of our vocals? Yeah, I bet we can. We can send them to isolated tracks. I do want the stems, honey. They get honey, we've got the stems. In the world of politics, so wait, Nicki Minaj is doing an act. I don't know what he's going on. She did this for a citizenship. Wait, she's... She's not American, she's from Jamaica or... Either for herself or her husband. I thought she did it together. Her husband off of a sex offender database or something. Maybe that too. But anyway, Nicki Minaj just did a press conference with Trump and they're holding hands. And if you zoom in on the hand, his cover made me... She's not a US citizen. She was born in Trinidad and Tobago, moved to United States as a child, has a green card as a permanent resident. So this is why she's sucking on the duct taped open ass. Of president fuck face over here. Yeah, it's literally a joke. I mean, it's a joke. It's a joke. And he's seen Isle as a fucking shit house rat. So he doesn't know, like, he just is like, ooh, a celebrity. I like that. He's just so excited to use super bass and just to pump his little meaty fists in the air. And Nicki Minaj... I get that boom boom boom boom boom boom. She put on a high collar buttercup yellow day dress, maribou goose down white pure as the driven snow to go stand in front of a backdrop that said trumpaccounts.gov with this man's name. He put his own name on the backdrop. Taxi. The fuck out of here. It's the White House. I cannot... When we're 60, somebody's gonna make a movie out of this. In 20 years or so, once this guy's dead. And in 20 years, the cell... It's gonna change your law. But I was hell nowadays. Did you see the meme? Where it said, um, uh, dirty bottoms going out and they're like, come on, babe, we're gonna paint the town. That's the best cathartz scene I've seen. I will and she does the i-blink. I will never think of that song the same now. I'd be like, who's got a dirty butt? Let's do the paint this. The dirty butt. The dirty butt. Nicki Minaj is, uh, she is, she's doing something for something. This is... I don't like this. Like, she's an immigrant. She's teaming up with a man who's in charge of telling people to hunt immigrants. But then it is the fool. Okay, so where do we draw the line? Because I had just posted something where I was like, go off law-roach. I love that you said something to Michelle about that shoe thing with the rean-a-shoe in the episode. And then I was on Instagram to post something, a link for this and I see a comment. I was like, that's, let me look at that. And it was that law was styling Jeff Bezos' wife for something. And I was like, is it for her law cover? Her boge cover? It won't do. Why? What? I mean, no. Is she like the devil's bride? Is she... Is she... Are we... Leonardo was on her yacht. Like, does everybody have to kiss the ring? Is he the one that we all need to be nice to? Oh my god. I just... To do a repub... I get that bag. I'm not coming for him for that. I mean, I know... I know what a Milani is makeup artist too. And I... I don't know. Like, should I just not comment on it? Like... I... I hate that like, media has to be so swayed now. You know, that the vogue has to go to this person to garner favor. And we need to put that person on a Milani has a movie. A movie. Jackie Kennedy would never... Michelle Obama would probably do a documentary that everybody wanted to see. This is not that. Milani, uh... Try not. We don't need to see this. Ellen Vaughn, on Earth, photography. I hope no one ever hires her again. Horrible, horrible trash. And other political news since, you know, since we're delving in, there's an Iranian internet blackout. The government is suppressing information, access, and the voice of the people. And people are being killed. Do you want to read this excerpt? Yeah, I didn't know about this either. At least 12,000 people have been killed in Iran in the largest killing in the country's contemporary history. Jesus. Much of it carried out on January 8th or 9th during an ongoing internet shutdown according to senior government and security sources. The killing was carried out on the direct order of supreme leader Ali Kaminai with the explicit knowledge and approval of the heads of all three branches of the government and with an order for live fire issued by the Supreme National Security Council. The near total blackout of the internet in Iran is part of the response by the government to ongoing protests against rising inflation and the value of the nation's currency plummeting. Since protests began, where the two weeks ago only an estimated 3% of Iranians have stayed online through the satellite internet system, Starlink. Doing so is a crime. What? Yeah, that's bad, dude. I see why other countries have refugees because nobody would want to live in a place like that. But it's also not like far off from what we're dealing with here. It's like you have someone who is wanting to become the supreme leader, okay? Check. And with the approval of all three branches of government, check. Like everything going on with ICE right now is completely supported by Republicans and fucking Democrats in all the levels of the government because they're fucking pigs and assholes. So like it's not that far off. I guess you're right. And this is why like staying in contact with one another is very important. The internet is a very powerful tool and to have it shut down. I mean, that's not outside the realm of like possible things that could happen. No. So I mean, you know, staying aware, I guess, and communicating with one another and sticking together. And of course, Minneapolis, this message comes from J. Hi, Deva's. I'm from Minneapolis currently living in Atlanta. I've listened to the podcast since the beginning through the first Trump administration through drag bands, COVID, George Floyd, Israel's occupation of Palestine. And so much more, let's get political segments. I'm writing in to ask you to use your beautiful and powerful podcast to spread the word about what's going on in Minneapolis. I hope I'm not too late to ask you to talk about this strike happening on Friday. You might have already recorded by now. If I am too late, I just wanted to share with you how important you have been to me over the years. Thank you for choosing a career that is as equally glamorous as it is political. Whatever you can amplify about what is happening in the neighborhood I grew up in, when you are recording this, memories of Minneapolis, Queens, who perform here in the beauty that the city brings to the community would forever be appreciated. Thank you always, J. Thank you for saying that, J. And listen, mostly our podcast is about talking about drag, talking about makeup products that we like, talking about outfits and terrible shoes. But we do also have, it's sort of connective tissue to a bunch of different people. It's not censored by an algorithm. This is like actual, our actual voices get amplified to people directly. This is an important thing. And so staying connected is like, I think a very important thing. And so I think we do have a responsibility to at least be like, aware of the nonsense going on in the world. Yeah, but I understand why people are writing in when the news is being censored, when that Venezuelan story was taken down, like NCBS owns MTV, and Viacom, and Drag Race, like all these things. And we worry, and that's why we got to go out and be gay and suck and fuck everything. So if you want to participate in the national shutdown again today, it might be happening while you're listening, go to nationalshutdown.org, and check out fivecalled.org. That's the number five, c-a-l-s.org for resources on who to call and how to make your voice heard. Go to Ariana Grande's page and find out how to call your senators with ice. She's amplifying stuff. Kathy Griffin's pressure, I guess, got Anderson Cooper on the ground. He's in Minneapolis now. Should we go and talk about me getting kicked out of a gay bar in Las Vegas? You know, we were going to eventually anyways. So why don't we take a break, and we'll be right back. So before we get into the belong king, are you being serious about getting kicked out of Las Vegas? Yes. Piranhas? I'm not going to say what bar kicked me out. Why did they kick you out? So I went- What part did you play in the narrative? I went in to the club being walked in by a performer, and I don't think this security liked that for some reason. I was in full high-order egg anyway though. I looked great. And with a whole crew of people, they went into a regular line, I think. I immediately tipped the strippers, got myself a bottle of water at the bar, bought for it, paid for it. They kept trying to bring me to the VIP. I was like, no, let me go around and do my thing, whatever. This was after the awards show, the people that worked there were like, hey, come to the bar, come to the bar. And I was like, I don't know if that's in the cards. We'll see if my feet hurt. I end up going. And then I go up- I go to the VIP and it's instant picture booth, picture booth, picture booth, picture booth. And I was like, okay, it's going to be this. I'm fine with that, but let me go smoke real quick. I go to the patio, later joint, maybe like a minute goes by, someone walks by, and they're like, you can't smoke that. I was like, okay, I give it to my friend who's right next to me. I was like, you want one more before I put it out? And he, I think he takes the puff maybe, but I grab it, or he's done with it. I put it in my mouth while I'm looking for the pencil, the like the case in my purse to try to like put it in there and extinguish it. So I could save it for later. Not 10 seconds from when he first told me to put it out. He comes back with the nurse security guard. I was like, you don't think you need to listen. And I was like, I'm putting it on. I'm looking, and while he was saying that, the other one's like, get up, you need to leave. And I was like, I'm putting it out right now. The things in my hand is like, you need to get out. And I stand up and I was like, are you guys serious? And I didn't want to kick out my friend who randomly was like just smoking with me. He shouldn't have been kicked out, but I felt like they were talking to both of us. So I follow him with the door. I was like, are you serious? I worked here like December 9th. Like I, I won't smoke. It's fine. I was kicked out and I was gagged. And I didn't want to fight with him and be like Karen like yelling. But I was like, this is Vegas, not the fucking Vatican. And I know you're, they took my other friend's poppers. When he went and I was like, what is going on here? You were removed for breaking the rules, rules that were put in place for the protection of... Sanctity of this competition? I was, do we see a trend alert? Do we see a little bit of history or a bit? I'm the problem. Well, I'm not saying that. Listen, I think you should be able to fucking smoke cigarettes indoors. I, I, I, I, I, I agree with you that the, the, mandate that you can't smoke weed outside on a patio in Las Vegas is the most preposterous thing I think I've ever heard. You can literally drink a fucking six foot long margarita walking down the street. Teri, I understand that that. All is wrong, but I do think it's their right to, you know, throw you out if they don't like what you're doing. Yeah, I understand why like, you can't smoke weed. I don't think they should have. You can't smoke or sell you in a gay bar when there's a dispensary right across street and I can't regulate that. I can't smoke it. I'm gonna remain seated out it. I should have hooped it. You're right. But these, the problem was it, it's when bars don't hire gay people. When they're straight people at the door that don't know because I had taken probably, I'm not saying a hundred, but everybody that asked for a picture, I gave them a picture at this club where I wasn't being paid to be at. I was nice to everybody. And of course, I was. Yes. I love being that person. But then you're gonna kick me out after you've seen me doing this for like the, as soon as I walked in, I was told you to put it away. Were you, were you putting it away? Yeah, I literally gave it, I had nails on. You being a little flippant when you had a little attitude with them. No, I didn't. I was like, okay, I got it. Because I'll do it in the hotel. You're doing the retelling of these stories. The protagonist comes some sort of angelic figure. Me? I never have the right. I don't have the right. I calmly said to the gentleman and I explain it. No. You know how it goes when you're retelling this story. I don't have that right. He came out of nowhere. And I, I suddenly have a mid-enlantic accent. No. I understand that it is inflammatory, like, behavior to light a joint in a Vegas gay bar. But like give a girl a warning before you kick her out. I was, I had nails in the bar. I was on the patio. Oh, okay. Outdoors. It's outdoors. There was no roof over my head. It was sky over my head. So I was like, I'm not smoking under like a vrander or anything. So I was performing at the time. She was on stage. Miranda Nixon. Richard Suss. Yes. She was booted so quick out of the club and I was just so sorry. So l'm mixed. So did you go to Derek Berry's show instead? No, I'm not allowed there either. Okay. Well, let's go spill. I'm locking, I'm getting on the deep inside. The DMs. One, you read this from the radio. A long time listener, multiple time writer and mega-friend of the pod. But I can't believe this hasn't been brought up yet. And I don't know why I care so much. But can we talk about the changes that have been made to the prize package? So last year and many years prior, part of the winning package is a one-year supply of Anastasia makeup. This year they are offering a collaboration with Anastasia. So questions from who is left in the competition, whose collab would you like to see with Anastasia? And number two, would you rather a year supply of makeup or a collab? Thanks for taking the time to read this and I can't wait to hear your answers, Lorraine. I did bring it up. I mentioned that there was a change in the language a few weeks ago on something. You can find. The company. I have a couple of many campaigns. I'm not only in Paris. I'm in the crowd. I'm in the crowd. A one-year supply of Anastasia makeup is maybe like two of everything. What about a sickening supply though? What's that? A sickening supply. Two compacts and a lip gloss. Two compacts. Sickening with this. Yes. Yeah, I don't know what the differentiation and language is. If there was a girl that I would want to paint me from this season, it would be who's the girl that just left? Briar. Lady Falldown. Miss Lady Falldown. Miss Lady Falldown Deluxe. Squabble up. 2026. Who would let me answer your question, Lorraine? Okay. And I'm going to answer it from two perspectives. The first perspective is the Hatton-ass bitch perspective. Okay. I can do that one. The Hatton-ass bitch perspective is they are instead of giving you product, which is a very valuable prize to get. They're paying you in the experience of doing an advertisement for them, which I presume will be an unpaid advertisement campaign because it's part of your prize. So it is your privilege to film some sort of promotional thing, which will be blasted on their socials, and they will be able to you know, use the fierceness of the winner to further their reach and their coolness and their exposure. The non-hate-nass bitch is, girl, you get to do a campaign with Anastasia. You get to be sickening and be that girl. So like when you are on a show like this, it is important to take every opportunity that it's given. Yes, it's not a fucking, it's not a sickening supply, but as I recall, they gave us a box of makeup when we arrived, and you get to take that with you, whether you're win or not. So you do get a sickening supply of makeup, and I think they still do that. Girl, I remember my first from your mole. You need to start being nice to these new girls and learn other names and find out some information. I remember my first campaign with OCC in the Sephora shows. And I said every time I'm going into that store, I'm taking something, every time, and did. That's my face on those shelves. And then you smoke to join in the fucking lipstick aisle, and they ask to leave. And Chad Michaels, I never again. From Joe. From Joe. From Joe. Hello, hey, Joe, you want to give it a go? Hi, ladies, Dipper and any guests. Dipper's not here. She left us. Dipper's not here. We got nothing for Dipper. I was curious. She died. Is that lady? Oh, damn it. I was curious if you had any dream runway categories that we are yet to see. I like it when they just do one color. Like in season 11's orange alert runway or season 7's green runway. I like to think it's interesting to see how many ways something as straightforward as a color can be interpreted. Some categories I think would be interesting. Could be boots the Bauhaus down. A runway inspired by the Bauhaus art movement. Or Sin City. A runway inspired by the art Frank Miller. Anyway, I'd love to hear of any dream runway categories you guys have. Thanks for reading. Much love from the UK vibes. UK Han. Love. Joe in Cannellworth. I have one. Hit me. What is it? And I was inspired because they recently did animal attraction, like choose an animal and make it cut. I think food would be really fun. And they probably done this already. And I just, you know, I don't remember. But food. And then you pick a food and you do a thing out of it. That'd be cool. Mine is a periodic table of country. Oh, okay. Yeah, like elements. Foss for us. I don't know. I just want to fuck Captain Planet or something. Wait, which element would I be? I like the radioactive ones. I think I'd probably go for neon. Periodic table. Girl, well, let me tell you this. You better hope they like you because you know, every girl is going to want to do neon. And it's the girl they respond to the email first. First. They have everybody's emails, but they give it away. You know how they do. I do know how they do. Now, they have radioactive ones over here. Where are they? Ectinium. Ectinium. Radon. Xenon. Krypton. Argon. Those girls. I like those. Like Xenon. I would want to be Xenon. Yeah, Xenon. She's kind. Xenon. I had done it. I'm there. She could be really fun. Aluminum is on their silicon detox. You can be tough down. Yeah, definitely. Calcium. You could be like a bone. A bone. Oh, I'll be a bone collector. I don't know what other. Radium. Radium. Zirconium. You could be like diamonds. No. These are fun. Category. Yeah, it would be fun, right? We should do it on the show. We should do it on the show. We will do it. I want to work on that name. I don't really like that name. What if it's rigged with the last gun? Willem. Perfect, Stolt. Where's the last one? All we need is one of those. Oh, wait, this money man. What if we still do RYGD rigged? I love that. Does that like four letter words? I think they think. Yeah, you do. Aynas. 5,000. 5,000, yeah. From Colin. Hi, my name is Colin. From Canada. I had a question about how much what the girls lived through filming and what do we actually get to see after it's distilled into what gets presented on TV. In other words, with everything that doesn't get shown, EG smoke breaks, dinner breaks, filming breaks, rides too from hotel, time spent at hotel, etc. How much of the whole experience with Alaskan will em guesstimate we are privy too? What sparked this curiosity was thinking of how one of the UK seasons Doodie Rice was clearly a popular inside joke and yet we the audience never knew where it came from or how did many man goes mirror message. She wrote, I'm still baby. Like, what does that mean? A couple of dick pics attached. I hopefully grab your attention. Yeah. Thank you again for the pod Colin. PS saw you, Willem at Southern Nights. Really fun show and thanks for bringing the stripper. Scroll down and I hope you're wearing collocals because you might be an eye. Oh, baby. Jesus Christ. Right. This is why I have a spare eye. I got a bell. This is a huge dick. Fuck, are you doing it up there? Yep. This is great. He was in Orlando. I remember this. He saw me because I brought the winner of Willem's Darkroom Dool Scoop and Von Dubin to Orlando to open a foreshow for me. It's part of his prize and it was great. He didn't usually get male entertainers there that much and he gave them a show, honey. Yes, he did, Mr. Scoop and Von Dubin. And this dick is amazing. What did he want? It's really like long. It's like straight as a slight curvature upward. Yeah, it's good. And falls are great. There's two. I think he's not kind of. It looks, it looks like juicy. Like a show. Is it a show? Like it looks fake. Like I would buy one at the store like this. What is the question? Oh, how much do you see that's not? No, you, you're spending a lot of time with these girls. And these are really two good examples that you gave. Y'all are talking, y'all are having van rides together. Y'all are going to meals together. There's a lot of time that you're spending before you are mic'd and before you're on camera. The only reason that the hethers got to air was because Chanel heard the girls staying at the hotel, kicking around the hethers and the boogers. And then she told producer. And she told story producer and then they asked the girls in the interview chairs what that was about. And then they started saying it more. And that's what Chanel does. She produces things. That is a fucking producer right there. What about a sprepper? What about a sprepper? That did not work. A sprepper did not work. Our season didn't work, but it made it to air. And that came from something they were at a restaurant. A doctor, a doctor pepper and a spryte mixed together? Because one of the queens made a doctor pepper spryte. And so the girls started reading her because they just didn't like her. You know the one. We do that. You know the one. No, I don't. She came out of a box. I'll just say that. Barbie? Barbie? So does your question. What was the question? As soon as your letters had set us your cocks. Yes, do it. We want to hear from you. We want to see you all of you from behind and below. We want to hear about your lovers. You knew apartment. You're nosy neighbors. We want to get in your business. We want to know about that one gay bar. Where the Google boys are hotter. But who's butt smells worse than what bathroom? What queen you're obsessed with. If you met your boyfriend at Dodgeball, how many seasons of drag race there will be? Email us at racechaserpodcast. And we might just read your letter and tell you what we think about it. But we won't bully anyone. Thank you. Well, thank you so much for listening to this episode of Hot God. Hot God. Thank you. Remember to please take a moment and rate and review our show and your podcast apps. And a shout out to all of our Mom Plus Gold subscribers. Who are listening to this episode? Add free behind the good pussy paywall. Mm. To sign up for Mom Plus and Mom Plus Gold, visit patreon.com slash mom plus. Follow us on Instagram at willum at the only last of 5,000 at racechaserpod and at mom podcast. Please stay safe out there, everyone. Yes, we'll be back next week with another steaming. Hi, baby. Skullaging. Serving. Oh, hot God. That's hot God. Oh. And oh. Mom. To listen to Hot God's ad free and to get access to all of Mom podcast premium content, including weekly episodes of Month Fluck, check out Mom Plus Gold at mompodcast.plus. Hot God's is produced by moguls of media, aka Mom. Posted by Alaska and Willum. Produced by Big Dipper. Editing and Sound Design by Will Pits. Our theme song is twisted by Alaska Thunder Fug. Media and Design support by Stone Cole. Executive produced by Alaska, Willum Big Dipper, Camille Stennis and Joe Silio. Ooh. This one I got from Jan. What is it? Her name is Spectrum. Spectrum Setup. I like it. Spectrum Setup. That's good. Every Wi-Fi is called that. Yeah. Somebody had a Wi-Fi for a while that was hide your kids, hide your Wi-Fi. Oh my God, that's fine. I really liked that one. I was like if I knew how to change mine, I'd change it to that. You know, I'm really proud of our investigative journalism finding out that Gay was the same lady as the chorus line lady last week. So congratulations to us. So good to talk about.