Ep 9 – Erika Hilton and Plainclothes with Cruella Brazil

This week on The It Girl Podcast, Britney Shields (@itsbritneyshields) sits down with the fabulous and fearless Cruella Brazil (@cruellabrazil), whose story is as animated as her drag. From leaving Brazil to study animation in Utah to INTENTIONALLY be amongst the Mormons, to getting expelled for hooking up with guys (only to promise she was “reformed” just to graduate) — Cruella proves resilience can be both messy and glamorous.

We spiral through:

• Kim Davis, the four-times-married clerk who is trying to repeal gay marriage (the math ain’t mathing)
• Taylor Swift announcing her twelfth album — The Life of a Showgirl — on her little boyfriend’s podcast 
• Britney’s bestie Carmen Emmi’s new film Plainclothes, hitting theaters nationwide September 19
• Brazilian deputy Erika Hilton taking on Trump, Bolsonaro, and the global far-right circus
• Gone-too-soon queer animation classics Q-Force and Super Drag
• Olivia Rodrigo, Renee Rapp, and Beyoncé’s Third Act
• Meg Stalter and Grace Glukenshmidt — patron saints of unhinged comedy
• Doja Cat making peace with the fan in the musky-ass t-shirt

Plus, Britney shares her excitement about performing at Lake Arrowhead Pride ahead of this past weekend and her plan to honor the late, great, and iconic Lauri Carleton with a heartfelt tribute.

It’s international drag drama, camp commentary, and community love — the perfect mix of chaos and catharsis.

The It Girl Podcast is filmed and produced by Mimi von Schack (@mimi.vonschack), Devin O’Brien (@devinobrien06), and Twenty Beach Productions (@twentybeachproductions) 
 

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