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 news & gossip, her New York drag origins (So You Think You Can Drag! Boots & Saddle!), the changing realms of dr...

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 tons of gigs she's gotten since her return to the City and what her future holds, and of course her own take on the Celine / Taylor incident! Listen to the end for a Very Special A...

Former 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's time to welcome first time guest, Best Dance Performer Dev Doee, who has much to share about her drag journey that began in quarantine, the state of nightlife, mastering her physicality, Drag Race goals...

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, some tales from the gogo box and his head-turning, fully ass out GLAM look that he made himself! Like, subscribe, email.

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 the cast member that the whole world is meme-ing about; Marcia Marcia Marcia is Broadway bound; the Jan Sport / JanSport collab we've all been waiting for; the New Fire Island ...

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 to dish on including Boyyyish's funny memories of the girls' early brunch, performing at Horrorchata's wedding, Bushwigs Past, Puerto Rican power in Brooklyn nightlife, and the ...

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, become a 3 Dollar Bill nightlife fashionista and how he navigates Divatronic's success there, working with all the RuGirls, heading a n...

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 out in the crowd with talent and grace, Drag Race, the state of local nightlife, politics, design, beauty, the GLAMs & so much more! In the news: ...

Jim & Shane Cherry have thots for the holiday season and predictions for the New Queer!

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 & Jolina Jasmine! The three Jersey gworls talk about how the drag and nightlife of their native land compares to the NYC hustle (is it "just okay" per Luxx Noir London?); the Jersey pageant...

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 & Freddie just saw him in: Make Me Gorgeous! Wade plays a fascinating real life queer person who hustled through the WWII era in a way that feels very contemporary. He al...

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 say about how she got into the scene and how it's changed since she arrived. Devo's facing some major life challenges now, and she tells us how art will be her voice through it all. In the news: New Yor...

A cute little minisode with Jim, Freddie and special-sometimes-guest co-host Shane Cherry (of the Legends of Nat podcast), where Thanksgiving plans are shared and future nightlife headlines are predicted. Full episodes return next week!

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... queen Bubbles D'Boob & DJ Mike Borowski! The pair discuss their origin stories (fun fact, Thotyssey caused a fall-out between Bubbles and her original DJ), how they work so well tog...

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! Jeanna is an absolute, humble delight as she talks to us about all the ups and downs and real stuff that goes on behind the ...

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 Cox comes to share her Halloween hangover with us. She shares her thoughts on the goings on and the fallout of the riveting pandemic television that was Season 12, as well as her surreal chapter as a soap st...

Freddie & Jim reflect on the weirdness of their lives and the seasonal Sanderson Sisters fever of it all, as well as their first impressions of new venue Balcon and who they saw on the soft opening. Then it's time to meet our lady of the hour-and-a-half, Balcon door queen and rising star of NYC drag, SKYE WALKER! She talks about her funny stage persona, and native New Yorker origins, being pro weed-and-video games and somewhat anti-Broadway, watching the success of her sis Lemon, nearly ...

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 journey from the gogo box to producing a GLAM winning party, his Jersey & Escuelita roots, Pam Anderson's makeup (and lack thereof), taking part in the evolution of Bro...

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) and every Invasion since; and Brini Maxwell, who hosted the popular cable access-turned basic cable campfest The Brini Maxwell Show that originally co-starred Panzi. ...

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 every episode of Hulu's Drag me to Dinner where he spills tea on all the loveable chaos (including smooching NPH) behind the scenes, as well as his unique time on the AH...