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Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag

Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag

FromDirty Sexy History


Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag

FromDirty Sexy History

ratings:
Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Mar 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week, we talk to Craig Seligman about the history of drag in the US and Australia and look at the extraordinary life of artist, filmmaker, and drag icon Doris Fish. We’re talking drag shows, drugs, glitter, Vegas in Space, and how San Francisco battled the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s. Craig’s new book is Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag.
Released:
Mar 29, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (73)

Going beyond the sanitized and idealized to the dirty reality of human history with Jessica Cale. There's more to history than what you learned in high school, and we're going to skip to the good stuff together.