#RockStarLife: Coffee Break (Zenobia Darling Creative )
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| 15 Sep 2023 | Villains of the Real Housewives Espresso Shot | 00:36:58 | |
For this teaser “Espresso Shot” episode of Drag Superstar Zenobia Darling’s new Podcast, #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, Zenobia goes through the best Villains on Bravo’s Real Housewives, with why and what scenes make them so iconic. This self-proclaimed “Vanderpump Rules Scholar” dives deep into why villains on reality shows are necessary for the catharsis the audience feels watching it, and goes into why we shouldn’t just cancel them for their awful behavior, but use them for teachable moments to better our society.
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For more information on Zenobia Darling, check out www.ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com. Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 29 Sep 2023 | "Gays and Davey" with Stoney Williams | 01:09:44 | |
For the inaugural episode of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, I beam down for a coffee (or beer) break with Comic, Poet, Artist, and all-around good dude Stoney Williams on his front porch three blocks away from my Havre de Grace, MD art studio. For this ridiculous hour of conversation, I made Stoney watch #RockStarLife: The Art Film, an art film I made for and is exclusively airing during my The Art of Drag art exhibition at Gallery 220 in Havre de Grace, MD that gives a behind the scenes look at drag performers. Stoney gives his critiques and comedic commentary on this glimpse behind the scenes of the amazing drag show that happens on the last Sunday of each month at the State Theater of Havre de Grace, and in true us fashion, we went off onto a whole multitude of conversations about voodoo, John Waters Movies, cats, and the cultural explosion that is bubbling up in Havre de Grace that both Stoney and I are a part of. Buckle up because this is a messy and hilarious episode. You can catch Stoney and me every third Thursday at The State Theater in Havre de Grace doing stand-up comedy at Big Timing Comedy’s open mic night!! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 03 Oct 2023 | "We're Already Famous" with Katey Cooney | 01:14:19 | |
For this episode of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, I beam down for a coffee break with filmmaker, photographer, and all-around superstar Katey Cooney… the director of #RockStarLife: The Art Film, made for and is exclusively playing during my The Art of Drag art exhibition at Gallery 220 in Havre de Grace, MD that gives a behind the scenes look at drag performers. We talk about a lot of various topics in this free-flowing conversation including what it was like making this art film at the drag show at The State Theater of Havre de Grace, the legendary documentary on drag culture Paris is Burning, drag celebrity with the nature of fame, astrology, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, and all things that make a compelling, intellectually stimulating pop culture coffee break! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 10 Oct 2023 | “Don’t be like Zak” with Para Anne Halloween Special | 01:49:41 | |
On this supersized Halloween special episode, I beam down to The State Theater of Havre de Grace to have a coffee break with Para Anne, Host of the Coffee with the Dead podcast and Founder/Lead Investigator of Spirits Wake Paranormal based here in Harford County. I made Para Anne watch two of my favorite episodes of the paranormal reality show, Ghost Adventures, to get her take on this gem in paranormal content and GAC’s style of paranormal investigation. The two Ghost Adventures episodes Para Anne hate-watched for me are the episode from Season 3 where Zak and crew lockdown on the infamous Poveglia Island in the Venetian Lagoon and Season 15’s episode “Stardust Ranch” where the crew dives into UFO/Alien phenomenon in addition to the paranormal. We humorously recap, analyze, and throw shade at both episodes, including what theatrics are at work to make Ghost Adventures such a hit, go into Para Anne’s history with the many ghosts in Havre de Grace, why Perryman, MD is the best place in Harford County to experience ghosts, paranormal adventures in Las Vegas, old school tv psychics and paranormal shows, horror movies, and finish with how to ethically ghost hunt. And in true us fashion, several of my ghost friends in the State Theater come by to say hi live on mic. ENJOY and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! Para Anne and I connected at Haven in Havre de Grace, so make sure to check it out as we are both a part of the paranormal-obsessed community around this fun event center as I have my Paranormal Influencer art series on exhibition there!! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 24 Oct 2023 | Halloween Espresso Shot -I react to Ghost Adventures: Devil Island Special!!!! | 00:42:36 | |
For my favorite holiday of the year, Halloween, I wanted to celebrate by doing a special Espresso Shot comedy monologue takedown of the Ghost Adventures: Devil Island Halloween Special that was released on Discovery+ for Spooky Season 2023. This episode delivered, and I ranted for a solid 40 minutes about all of it… Zak’s outfit choice, similarities to Bravo brand of reality content, Aleister Crowley, the ridiculous antics of GAC, US immigration, San Francisco, The Whore of Babylon, and a side note on The Real Housewives of Miami trailer that dropped while I was watching this special. ENJOY!!! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 07 Nov 2023 | Cecil County Dating and Walmart Tales with Big Nick | 01:10:21 | |
For this Coffee Break, I sit down with my friend Big Nick to chit-chat about all the things that this local comic and all-around good dude brings. We talk about the local comedy scene, UFOs and aliens, old school Paranormal reality tv, Towson University, Cecil County, MD with the oddities present in this unique part of Maryland, and Nick’s experiences dating. This is a fun coffee break for sure!! You can catch Big Nick and me every third Thursday at The State Theater of Havre de Grace for Big Timing Comedy’s open mic night!! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 14 Nov 2023 | "This is Havre de Grace" with Thezz Grimes | 01:28:29 | |
For this Coffee Break, I sit down with comic Thezz Grimes to chit-chat about all things that revolve around our shared hometown of Havre de Grace, Maryland. We chat for a long time about stand-up comedy, Vanderpump Rules, Only Fans porn stars, The Goonies, The Real World and Road Rules, small-town Facebook group drama, real life John Waters characters, and just tons of other ridiculous stuff in and around this small town in Maryland with some pop culture nostalgia. This is a fun one, and you really get to hear us both as the famous comedians and the local Havre de Gracians behind the comedy. You can catch Thezz and me every third Thursday at The State Theater of Havre de Grace for Big Timing Comedy’s open mic night!! Acrylic and Glitter Mixed Media on Gallery Wrapped Canvas $900.00 USD Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 21 Nov 2023 | Thanksgiving Espresso Shot... I answer your Real Housewives questions!! | 00:38:38 | |
For Thanksgiving, I wanted to give thanks to all my Darling listeners by answering your questions for a Espresso Shot solo episode. Back in October, I posted on my Instagram stories asking my followers to submit the questions you listeners are dying to have me answer and boy did you deliver. Most of these are focused on Bravo’s Real Housewives with a Madonna and a House of Villains question in there as well. I did not hold back for this and spilled my thoughts on the RHONY reboot, why Miami is the best franchise in Bravo, why Larsa Pippen is my favorite housewife to hate, why Monica is the best casting choice for RHOSLC, and just all the messy, but intellectually comedic glory that one of my espresso shot episodes give. Also, there is a cameo from my cat Melvin during this as well. Enjoy!! Acrylic and Glitter Mixed Media on Gallery Wrapped Canvas $365.00 USD Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 28 Nov 2023 | Wendy Williams and Slayyyter with Stoney Williams | 01:21:51 | |
Comic and Artist Stoney Williams returns for a fall catch-up with this coffee break!! I had Stoney review pop artist Slayyyter’s newest album STARFUCKER to get his takes on this pop masterpiece as well as intellectually comedic conversations about the magic of Wendy Williams, Madonna, and our mutual friend Davey. We also go deep on why black women and gay men are such iconic friends, Slam Poetry and Stoney’s history with doing this fun literary performing art, the opening of my art exhibition “The Art of Drag”, and finish with a chat about the paranormal happenings around the “Projects” of Havre de Grace where Stoney and I both live. Enjoy!! Also, Stoney and I are professional comics and good friends so don’t take anything we say seriously as it is all in the name of comedy. You can catch Stoney and me every third Thursday at The State Theater of Havre de Grace for Big Timing Comedy’s open mic night as well as The Havre de Grace Arts Collective’s It’s LIT! Poetry Slam events at Gallery 220!! COVER ART Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 22 Dec 2023 | Christmas Espresso Shot... RHONY'S "December: Berkshire County" | 00:39:05 | |
For this very special Christmas Espresso Shot episode, I do a solo comedic takedown of The Real Housewives of New York City's iconic episode “December: Berkshire County” which aired in 2016, which gives us Dorinda’s infamous “I made it nice” meltdown. I go into all of it, including what led up to Dorinda's freak out, as well as Luann’s high-horse trampling all over everyone, and just why RHONY is the best reality show of all time as it is high theater. Ending with a special gift from Santa of me giving you Zenobia Darling doing Dorinda’s monologue from this episode. ENJOY, and Merry Christmas!!
COVER ART "#RockStarLife: Christmas 2022" Acrylic Mixed Media on Gallery Wrapped Canvas $295.00 USD Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 05 Dec 2023 | Zak goes to Bob Mackeys with ParaAnne (and Noah) | 01:39:37 | |
ParaAnne is back!!! For this Coffee Break, ParaAnne, Host of the Coffee with the Dead podcast and Founder/Lead Investigator of Spirits Wake Paranormal based here in Harford County... where I am a paranormal investigator, is back for another SUPERSIZED episode. I made ParaAnne and her husband, Noah, hate-watch Ghost Adventures when Zak and the gang investigated and antagonized the demons at Bob Mackey’s Music World in Kentucky. These episodes delivers, and we go in on all of it like the paranormal pop culture appearances of Bob Mackey’s, Zak's theatrical influences, Las Vegas, why Zak is a Real Housewife in the paranormal reality TV universe, and Zak’s book Dark World: Into the Shadows with the Lead Investigator of The Ghost Adventures Crew. COVER ART Acrylic and Glitter Mixed Media on Canvas https://www.zenobiadarlingcreative.com/workszoom/4680373/quotparanormal-angelquot#/ Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 19 Dec 2023 | Vegas Babes in Havre de Grace with Jenni Meckelvaney | 01:14:19 | |
For this coffee break, I beamed down in Havre de Grace to chat with my friend Jenni. Jenni is a Rockstar poet, artist, massage therapist, and all around bad-ass creative who is a part of the up-and-coming creative scene here in Havre de Grace. We chit-chat about living in Las Vegas, The Art of Drag at Gallery 220, spirituality and the paranormal, recovery, her experience as a black woman in America, gay dating in Havre de Grace, cats, pop culture, Vanderpump Rules, and reality TV. This is such a fun episode, and we have an excellent intellectually stimulating conversation!!! COVER ART “Serenity” by Jenni Meckelvaney
Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 02 Jan 2024 | Erin Brockovich of Baltimore with Lexi Hauck | 01:25:47 | |
For today's Coffee Break, I beam down to Gallery 220 in Havre de Grace, MD, to have a coffee chat with Lexi Hauck. Lexi is a local creative, photographer, filmmaker, theater kid, and art administrator in my friend circle in Havre de Grace. I had Lexi watch one of my favorite movies from 2000, Erin Brockovich, starring Julia Roberts and we talked about Erin being such a Baltimore woman who has a John Waters vibe. We dish about the paranormal activities of Gallery 220 and The State Theater of Havre de Grace, Haven, John Waters, the magic of Baltimore, the new creative scene popping up in Havre de Grace, Street photography, filming the paparazzi scene of #RockStarLife: The Art Film, photography done on an iPhone vs an actual camera, the ethics of mid 2000’s paparazzi, and so much more! Also, towards the end... I go into a rant about Erin Brockovich's connection to Erika Jayne from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules!! This was such a fun coffee break, and we dish out everything that makes Baltimore the best for young, punk creatives. Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 26 Dec 2023 | Davey Calico on Vanderpump Rules... Live from Gettysburg, PA!! | 00:55:05 | |
This is a very special coffee break… I brought Davey Calico onto the UFO to travel and beam down in Gettysburg, PA to force him to watch and discuss the greatest reality show on earth, Vanderpump Rules... specially the first two episodes of season six with the whole Jax/Faith cheating scandal. I probe his mind into all of it; our self-care vacation in Gettysburg, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Witchcraft, Davey’s take on modern media, our shared friend circle in Havre de Grace, my healing catharsis watching and studying Vanderpump Rules, Davey’s Vegan journey, and just a spiritually intellectual ride that is a conversation with the marvelous Davey Calico. Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 12 Dec 2023 | Bravo Bitching Sprinkled with Ree with Semajh Bludson | 01:26:17 | |
For this Coffee Break, I stayed in my UFO to have a Bravo bitching session with Semajh Bludson from the Me I Am: Canceled Podcast!!! We get into almost everything on Bravo; Potomac, Old and New New York, Miami, Beverly Hills, New Jersey, Vanderpump Rules, Melbourne, Cheshire, Johannesburg, Salt Lake City, ending with a good, intellectual bitching about Ree Drummond… The Pioneer Woman. This is such a special episode with no ridiculous and iconic moment from The Real Housewives universe left untalked about, like life living in the DMV, Jenna Lyons being a boring, withholding lesbian, my Bravo-style art film, Candiace’s Drive Back being amazing, why Dorinda is the best housewife, our mutual admiration of Ryan Bailey, DC and Baltimore gays, why we need unhinged lesbian Kyle, why you shouldn’t sleep on the African versions of The Real Housewives, drag gossip about why Erika is an awful person, and why Larsa is the absolute worst. This is the best, and if you love Bravo… pour yourself an espresso martini with some Vida Tequila and listen to two ridiculous Bravoholics go back and forth over coffee in outer space!!! Remember, I am a professional stand-up comic and legendary drag queen… take everything said with a sense of humor as we are bitching about characters on a reality tv show. Cover Art "Iconic Queen Kristen Doute" Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 12 Jan 2024 | Paris in Love and Madonna... New Years Espresso Shot!!!! | 00:45:34 | |
For this Espresso shot coffee break, I take to the UFO's mic solo to go into Paris Hilton and her second season of Paris in Love on Peacock. This show delivered but before I took it down, I went on a rant about seeing the DC stop of Madonna’s Celebration concert tour which was amazing. I go into the high theater of this show with Madonna’s 1991 documentary Truth or Dare, and the AIDS crisis of that period with my PSA on safe queer sex. Then the main event, Paris in Love which is just ripe for a comedic taken down, like her dog-cloning storyline, Paris’s Surrogate journey, and the Kathy Hilton of it all. Enjoy and make sure you subscribe and leave a 5-star review as I have a lot of great coffee breaks with aspirationally fabulous guests coming your way in 2024. Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 09 Jan 2024 | Bomb City Babble in Havre de Grace with Liz Lawson | 01:14:52 | |
For this Coffee Break, I beamed down at Gallery 220 in Havre de Grace to chat with Punk Queen Liz Lawson about the 2017 movie Bomb City, directed by Jameson Brooks, about the 1997 murder of punk skateboarder Brian Deneke in Amarillo, TX. Liz and I go into all of it… the Us vs. Them mentality that is so present in our society, the punk sub-cultures we both are a part of, who Brian is with his legacy including Marilyn Manson’s 2000 speech on disinformation where he mentioned Brian, and the 2000 ABC News 20/20 episode on the murder and trail. Along with conversations about the movie; Liz talks about her punk journey, sharing an art studio together at Gallery 220 with the changing Havre de Grace art scene, Liz’s Open to Truth or Change installation art exhibition that happened this past summer, and the nature of modern media and social media of our society and its roots that can be seen in this movie. This is a very informative episode where you just might learn something about punks and our postive contributions to society. Cover Art "Guardian Angel" by Liz Lawson You can read all about my Modern Cave Art installation piece that was in Liz’s Open to Truth and Change installation exhibition at Gallery 220 this past summer here and in this amazing article by BMore Art!!
Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 30 Jan 2024 | Ursula Griffin on the "Christian Ouija Board" (Part Two) | 00:57:03 | |
For this EPIC TWO-PART Coffee Break, I beamed down to the eastern edge of Baltimore to chat with comic and Ouija board expert Ursula Griffin. For Part Two, Ursula and I get spookier and dish all about the ghosts at The State Theater of Havre de Grace, Ursula’s takes on Zak Bagans and Ghost Adventures, Havre de Grace in the 1920s, Ursula spills some ghost stories from her childhood in North New Jersey, Haven in Havre de Grace, seeing full-bodied apparitions, the drama around my Occult themed paint night last spring at Haven, ending with an epic comedic take down of the Christian Ouija Board that you can find on Amazon!! This truly was a fun coffee break that needed two episodes, with some cat drama thrown in!! Also, Ursula and I are professional comics and good friends so don’t take anything we say seriously as it is all in the name of comedy. You can catch Ursula and me every third Thursday at The State Theater of Havre de Grace for Big Timing Comedy’s stand-open mic night and at events at Haven in Havre de Grace!! $245.00 USD Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 23 Jan 2024 | 2000's Pop Culture with Ursula Griffin (Part 1) | 00:54:18 | |
For this EPIC TWO-PART Coffee Break, I beamed down to the eastern edge of Baltimore to chat with comic and Ouija board expert Ursula Griffin. For Part One, I made Ursula watch Paris Hilton’s Paris in Love... the iconic reality show available on Peacock and we go on a wild coffee break about early 2000’s pop culture like Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Britney Spears, our shared comedy idol Kathy Griffin, John Waters, Baltimore, Lindsay Lohan, Anna Nicole Smith, and a truly amazing backstage story from Ursula involving two famous celebs being messy. I also go into The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills connection to Paris in Love, with some Denise Richards and Vanderpump Rules thrown in as well. This truly was a fun coffee break that needed two episodes, with some cat drama thrown in!! Makes sure to subscribe as part two beams down next week as we comedically take down the Christian Ouija Board available on Amazon!! You can catch Ursula and me every third Thursday at The State Theater of Havre de Gracefor Big Timing Comedy’s stand up open mic night and at events around Haven in Havre de Grace!! Acrylic and Glitter Mixed Media on Gallery Wrapped Canvas Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 04 Jan 2024 | The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City ... EMERGENCY ESPRESSO SHOT!!!! | 00:50:43 | |
Tuesday’s season four finale of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City was so good that after rewatching the episode three times to process it all, I had to take to the Mic in the middle of the night to do an emergency espresso shot solo episode on all of it as it was some of the best reality TV theater I have ever watched. ENJOY!!! Acrylic and Glitter Mixed Media on Gallery Wrapped Canvas Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 15 Jan 2024 | Empathetic Bravo Gossip with Mandy Slutsker | 01:28:07 | |
For this very special coffee break, I beam down in Washington, DC to chat with Mandy Slutzer, host of the Is This Real Life? podcast about everything happening in the Bravo Universe. We get into all of it… RHOP, RHONY legacy and the reboot, RHOBH, RHOM, RHOSLC, a little bit of RHOC, and Vanderpump Rules. Mandy brings up some very good points about several of the cast members that I didn't know and we have a very empathic and nuanced discussion about our mutual love of Bravo!!
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| 19 Jan 2024 | SNOW DAY ESPRESSO SHOT!!! | 00:38:47 | |
For this special snow day espresso shot, I take the mic solo to rant about my life recently along with this week's Bravo as I used this snow day to catch up on all of the mess that is The Real Housewives. I go into the Salt Lake City reunion, The Kyle of it all on Beverly Hills with how Anna Marie is a dud, The promo of Bravo’s new show staring Vanderpump Rules stars Jax, Britney, and Kristen Doute… with a rant about why Kristen Doute is the greatest reality star ever. I end the some talk about Keke on Miami, followed by a rant about Rebecca on the Soft White Underbelly YouTube Channel and why this queen is a superstar, and then some talk about Kylie Minogue’s Tenson album that recently came out and is pop perfection. Make yourself some vegan hot chocolate and settle in for a fabulous snow day with Zenobia Darling!! COVER ART Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 06 Feb 2024 | February Bravo Bitching Espresso Shot!! | 00:39:25 | |
For this Espresso shot episode, I take to the mic solo for a February catch-up to rant and bitch about Bravo. I lost my voice for most of January, so I start out bitching about that, followed by some talk on Joan Crawford. Then onto Bravo where I get into the Vanderpump Rules Season 11 premiere, where I talk about what I want out of VPR this season. Then onto The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills where I spill a strange synchronicity I had with Khalil Gabron’s poem The Prophet, mentioned on this most recent episode while they are in Spain. Followed by my confessing my love for The Real Housewives of Miami and how it is the best franchise on Bravo as they are playing by the early 2010’s Real Housewives rule book that legacy Bravo fans click with, along with some Bravo history with Being Bobby Brown, Hey Paula!, and Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List. Then I end it with chatter about Wendy Williams and her upcoming docuseries on Lifetime. Enjoy!! I talked about Suicide during the Beverly Hills portion so trigger warning, also I talked about my friend’s non-profit, The Doc Perry Foundation, specializing in preventing Veteran Suicide. Cover Art Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 13 Feb 2024 | Winter Catch Up with Stoney Williams!!!! | 01:08:33 | |
For this coffee break, I chat with my best friend and legendary comic Stoney Williams for a winter catch-up, where we were drinking beer and shooting the shit with this hot mess of an episode being the result. We chat about messy sexual escapades and intimacy choreography and then go into a mental health episode I had in January where we run that experience through our comedy filter, followed by some pop culture chat about P!nk, Iggy Azealia, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B., Kat Williams, Rihanna, and others. The beers kick in about halfway through the recording, so we go off the rails towards the end with some wild and wonderful chatter... ENJOY!! Also, trigger warning as we talk openly about suicide and eating disorders. Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 20 Feb 2024 | South African Memories and Nicki Minaj with JAM BOOM BOOM!! | 01:08:27 | |
For this very special podcast coffee break, I chat with a longtime friend and Baltimore-based creative JAM BOOM BOOM to reminisce about our time in South Africa and at Towson. We have so many ridiculous and fun memories together, as well as chatting about Jam’s newest projects happening in the Baltimore area. There are so many nuggets of truth and a lot of fun spread throughout this emotionally intelligent conversation as we go on about our WILD adventures in Cape Town… one dealing with the paranormal, Miss Roj from The Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe, Legendary Cape Town drag superstar Kewpie: The Daughter of District Six, welcoming radical queer and black creatives to the table in traditional spaces of power, and creating your mythology and your own lure around your persona. Sprinkled throughout this is some talk of Nicki Minaj and Rihanna. So, enjoy!!! | |||
| 27 Feb 2024 | Wendy Williams and Vanderpump Rules ESPRESSO SHOT!!! | 00:45:01 | |
For this Espresso Shot episode, I take to the UFO’s mic solo to spill my thoughts on the first two episodes of Where is Wendy Williams?, and my take on what is happening with my idol. Then I dish about a wild paranormal adventure I had a few weeks ago involving me banishing the spirit of a pedophile catholic priest from a friend's basement and going to a underground punk show to see the Baltimore based band Trash Diva, than I end it with a solid 20 mins on the best show ever Vanderpump Rules, with my thoughts on this current season four episodes in and my general comedic takes and scholarly analysis. ENJOY!! Cover Art Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 07 Mar 2024 | Spooky Spring Catch Up with Para Anne (and Sharon)!!! | 01:06:31 | |
For this coffee break, I recorded live at Haven in Havre de Grace for Mellow Mondays with fan favorite and good spooky friend Para Anne, with about a quarter of the way through, joined by Sharon, a queen who is a part of the Haven family. The three of us gossip about paranormal pop culture, our many witchy adventures in Havre de Grace and the greater Baltimore/Philly area, as well as dish about our favorite horror movies and the cultured history of Havre de Grace. Enjoy!!! Make sure to follow Para Anne, with the Coffee with the Dead podcast and SpiritsWake Paranormal, as she had moved everything to Haven in Havre de Grace!!! COVER ART Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 14 Mar 2024 | I Dont Dream of Labor (Part 1) | 00:48:49 | |
For this two-part Coffee Break, I beamed down at CCBC (Community College of Baltimore County) in Essex, Maryland to have a chat with Mallory Kimmel. Mallory is an artist, social sculptor, and curator of a new art exhibition titled "I Don't Dream of Labor" at The Galleries at CCBC. For part one, we go into why she is curating this fabulous and intellectually provocative art show, with the nefarious nature of our hyper-capitalistic work hustle culture, as well as her upbringing in Montgomery County, Maryland and undergraduate schooling at Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania, with Bigfoot and a wild paranormal tale in there as well. ENJOY!!
Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 19 Mar 2024 | I Dont Dream of Labor (Part Two) | 00:43:42 | |
For this two-part Coffee Break, I beamed down at CCBC (Community College of Baltimore County) in Essex, Maryland to have a chat with Mallory Kimmel. Mallory is an artist, social sculptor, and curator of a new art exhibition titled "I Don't Dream of Labor" at The Galleries at CCBC. For part two, we go into crafting as fine art, her grad school experience in Northern California at CCA (California College of the Arts), her fabulous works “Two Person Tampon” and “Hands-free Spoon”, and her experience curating “I don’t dream of Labor”. ENJOY!! Make sure to check out Mallory’s website to check out her work that we chatted about!!
Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 21 Mar 2024 | The A-List: New York Espresso Shot!! | 00:48:25 | |
For this Espresso Shot episode, I dive deep into a reality show gem from 2011 called The A-List: New York. I call it “Vanderpump Rules’ Gay Older Cousin”, but this show aired on Logo and was branded as a queer version of The Real Housewives focusing on the lives of “Aspirational” gay men living in New York City, but sorta misses the mark as it reads more Vanderpump Rules than Real Housewives… and I get into all of it in all my comedic glory with some other Pop Culture intellect thrown in as well. Enjoy!!! Acrylic Mixed Media on Canvas $575.00 USD https://www.zenobiadarlingcreative.com/workszoom/5539214/quotinfamous-gay-rockstarquot#/ Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 28 Mar 2024 | Mothman near Baltimore's Key Bridge? Espresso Shot!! | 00:45:18 | |
For this espresso shot episode, it’s a hot mess of me just dishing about pop culture. I go hardcore into bitching about The Valley and a bunch of other Bravo news before going into Quiet on Set with the dark side of Nickelodeon and how I wasn't surprised by the allegations, finishing with why Martha Stewart is one of the greatest people alive. But before all of it, I recorded this right after waking up to the sad news of the Key Bridge here in Baltimore and reacted to it in the way my Mothman obsessed self would . Enjoy! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 04 Apr 2024 | A Devil's Three-Way watching Vanderpump Rules with Stoney Williams and Ursula Griffin. | 01:09:07 | |
For this episode, I welcomed back both Stoney Williams and Ursula Griffin to the podcast for a three-way coffee-break. Since we all run in the same social circles of creatives and comics, I decided to have them both on together and forced them to watch season 1 of Vanderpump Rules for their thoughts and comedic takes on this masterpiece of a reality TV show, as well as their theories and humor on Lady Gaga, Showgirls, the Baltimore accents in the news coverage of The Key Bridge Disaster, Gay Culture, Martha Stewart, Liquid Death, and whatever other wild topics pop out of my brain. Enjoy!! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 18 Apr 2024 | Madonna Truth or Dare with some Bravo Bitching ESPRESSO SHOT!! | 00:52:17 | |
For this Espresso Shot, I deep dive into Madonna’s 1991 iconic Truth or Dare documentary, but before I got into my queen, I had to go into all the wild Bravo news that broke before the weekend plus me just bitching about the traffic here in Baltimore from the Key Bridge Disastor and some The Valley with Jax Taylor and his bullshit. After my rant, I get into why Madonna is the greatest pop star of all time, and why the Truth or Dare documentary is the greatest of all time, including my theater analysis of it. It’s a good time, ending with Kathy Griffin with her appearance in a parody movie called Medusa: Dare to be Truthful. About halfway through, I get messy with a bong hit and start workshopping some of my edgy (and raunchy) stand-up comedy, so enjoy!!
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| 25 Apr 2024 | Astrology, Tammie Brown, and Mothman with Andy Bellatti!! | 01:01:41 | |
For this Coffee Break, I beam down in Las Vegas to chat with Andy Bellatti. Andy is a fabulous astrologer, and we get into all of it; the astrology of 2024, the astrology of the Baltimore Key Bridge disaster, waning interest in The Real Housewives, my personal astrology for the next few years with how my interest in the paranormal shows up in my chart, and his journey into becoming an sought after astrologer to the stars, as well as some conversation about drag queens like Tammie Brown, Mariah Carey, and Mothman. Enjoy!!! You can check out Andy's website and Instagram for more information on him or to book a private reading at https://astrologywithandy.com. Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 09 May 2024 | Blaze Starr is The Hottest Blaze in Town with Cathy Till!!! (Part One) | 01:01:26 | |
For this two-part coffee break, I beam down in Baltimore to chat with Cathy Till. Cathy is an amazing Baltimore lady who curated “The Hottest Blaze in Town: The Life of Fannie Belle Fleming” happening now at The Galleries at CCBC in Catonsville, MD on the life of Baltimore burlesque queen Blaze Starr. We get into all of it… Blaze Starr, The Two O’Clock Club, “The Block” here in Baltimore, Blaze’s beginnings in West Virginia to Baltimore and beyond, curating an art exhibition, meeting Blaze’s family at the opening reception, and more! COVER ART Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 16 May 2024 | Baltimore Adventures at The Hippo and Grand Central with Cathy Till (Part Two) | 00:56:46 | |
For part two of this coffee break with Cathy Till, we depart from Blaze Starr and get into all about the fabulosity of queer nightlife in Baltimore with now-closed hotspots like The Hippo and Grand Central, and her and my stories from going out to this clubs. Then we dish about reality tv with some bitching about Zak Bagans, why gays ghost hunt better with Kindred Spirits, followed by gossip about The Real Housewives with why Cathy stopped watching. This is such an amazing episode and Cathy is truly an icon and queen.
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| 28 May 2024 | Ghost Adventures: Skinwalker Invasion BONUS ESPRESSO SHOT!!! | 00:39:39 | |
For this bonus Espresso shot solo episode, I live watched the new Ghost Adventures special “Skinwalker Invasion” so you don’t have to!! Zak and crew are in Torrey, Utah to investigate reports of Native American Skinwalkers in the town around an Inn and General Store… Truly a supersized goldmine of GAC hijinks that I couldn’t help but comedically take down. ENJOY!!!
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| 23 May 2024 | Random Tuesday Espresso Shot about BRAVO!!! | 00:44:06 | |
For today’s Espresso Shot, I have been busy and lost track of the days of the week, so I scrambled together today's episode with Instagram Questions asked by you!!! You little darlings asked a lot of Bravo questions, so most of this is bitching about Vanderpump Rules, The Valley, Real Housewives of New Jersey, and a rant about Kim Petras at the end!! Enjoy!!! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 30 May 2024 | Joshua Ashton on Vanderpump Rules (and Karma Fest 2024) PART ONE | 00:53:28 | |
For today’s two-part coffee break, I welcome one of my best friends, Joshua Ashton, to the UFO to force him to watch Season Two of Vanderpump Rules and chat about the ridiculous and intellectual qualities of truly one of the greatest reality TV shows of all time that I happen to have written my thesis about in college. But before we dive into the darkly comedic underworld around Lisa Vanderpump, we talk about the upcoming Karma Fest UNITY happening June 22nd and 23rd at Steppingstone Museum in Havre de Grace… where I will be leading a Queer support circle. ENJOY!!
COVER ART “Untitled” by Zen Xaria. (Backstory on this painting that we talked about on the podcast, this is the first painting I ever bought at Karma Fest about 10 years ago and is an example of the fun synchronicities that happen at Karma Fest!!) Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 06 Jun 2024 | Joshua Ashton on Vanderpump Rules (and Karma Fest) PART TWO | 00:44:52 | |
For today’s two-part coffee break, I welcome one of my best friends, Joshua Ashton, to the UFO to force him to watch Season Two of Vanderpump Rules and chat about the ridiculous and intellectual qualities of truly one of the greatest reality TV shows of all time that I happen to have written my thesis about in college. We originally live-reacted to the season two reunion, but we scraped it and got this 1 am hot mess of an episode where we talk about why we scrapped it, Gordon Ramsey, New Jersey, and the last half being us talking art. Make sure you check out Karma Fest UNITY happening June 22nd and 23rd at Steppingstone Museum in Havre de Grace… where I will be leading a Queer support circle. ENJOY!! COVER ART Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 13 Jun 2024 | The RHOC Season 18 trailer and Lady Gaga's Chromatica Ball Film reaction!!! | 00:40:22 | |
For this espresso shot solo episode, I get into the fabulousness and high theater of Lady Gaga’s Chromatica Ball Film recently released on HBO MAX… and is a must-watch. But before I queen out in all my Little Monster fury, I live watch the New Real Housewives of Orange County Season 18 Trailer and react to what looks like an amazing season of RHOC. Enjoy!!!
COVER ART Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 27 Jun 2024 | Why Kelly Dodd is one of the Greatest Real Housewives of all time!!! | 00:39:08 | |
For Today’s SEASON ONE FINALE espresso shot solo episode, I get into all the funny and infamous moments that make The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Kelly Dodd, in my opinion, one of the greatest Real Housewives of all time. She truly is one of my favorites, and I get into all of it, but before I get into her, I talk about the Danielle/Jennifer fight on RHONJ and the drama happening with Kenya Moore leaving RHOA. Enjoy and remember, I am a drag queen stand up comic and theater scholar making comedy and theatrical observations about a character on a reality tv show... it isn't that serious so don't send hate to anyone.
COVER ART “Queen Kelly Dodd makes RHOC work” Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 21 Jul 2024 | Summer Check-in with RHOC and RHODubai Espresso Shot!! | 00:31:25 | |
For this summer check-in espresso shot episode, I dive into why I am loving The Real Housewives of Orange County and The Real Housewives of Dubai on Bravo right now. But first, I give a summer update on some paranormal adventures I have been having and I announce my newest project, “The Paranormal Realm: Beyond the Lore”, my newest art exhibition opening at The Galleries at CCBC on Halloween!! Enjoy!! Also, I am still on Summer Hiatus and will be checking back in shortly… so make sure you stay subscribed to the podcast feed and I will be returning with Season Two this September.
COVER ART Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 09 Aug 2024 | Hurricane Debby in Havre de Grace watching RHONJ and MTV's FEAR!!!! | 00:30:18 | |
In this quick shot of caffeinated chaos, Zenobia Darling vents about Hurricane Debby ruining his weekend plans, forcing him to hunker down in his Havre de Grace art studio. But before diving into the Bravo universe, Zenobia takes a nostalgic detour into the spine-chilling world of MTV’s FEAR, reminiscing about the 2000s paranormal dare show that still happily haunts his memories. Then, it's back to the chaos on Bravo as Zenobia breaks down the Mobwives-style season finale of Real Housewives of New Jersey—and he’s officially over Teresa Giudice. Plus, Zenobia’s rewatch of Real Housewives of Dallas reminds us why LeeAnne Locken is one of the best Housewives ever. Get ready for a no-holds-barred rant, reality TV gossip, and unapologetic opinions, all packed into this espresso shot of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break. Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 26 Sep 2024 | The Godfather of Podcasting with Rich Bennett!!! | 01:02:18 | |
In this electrifying Season Two premiere of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, I’m finally beaming down from my UFO after a summer hiatus to chat with a very special guest—none other than "the godfather of podcasting", Rich Bennett. Rich is the mastermind of the Conversations with Rich Bennett podcast (where I'm a co-host) and Rich is who you can thank for this podcast, as he is the one who launched me into the podcasting cosmos. Together, we have a coffee break to dive into the world of indie podcasting, working in nightlife, the super haunted Franklin Castle in Cleveland, Ohio, with other paranormal places back in Maryland, and why old-school records are the best. Whether you’re a die-hard podcast fan or a newbie ready to launch your own, this episode is your punk rock masterclass in making it big in the podcasting realm. Cover Art Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 03 Oct 2024 | The Paranormal Realm with Nicole Buckingham Kern!!! | 01:08:18 | |
In this thrilling second episode of Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, I'm joined by the incredible Nicole Buckingham Kern, the Gallery Coordinator at The Galleries at CCBC and the person who is coordinating my newest art exhibition, The Paranormal Realm: Beyond the Lore. We dive deep into Nicole's fascinating artist practice with knitting the worlds longest umbilical cord, what it takes to coordinate dynamic art exhibitions, and her role in bringing my spooky, surreal, and campy vision to life for the opening of The Paranormal Realm: Beyond the Lore, which launches 10/14 and features the premiere of my latest art film, Ethereal Anarchy, on 11/1. We also talk all things paranormal, including what it was like filming Ethereal Anarchy, and the experience of witnessing in person what happened on camera. But the chills don’t stop there—we talk about my dream paranormal investigation spot, Forest Haven Asylum in Laurel, MD, The Ghosts on the CCBC's Essex and Catonsville Campuses, and cap off the conversation with a ghostly tale about Jeremiah, the spirit from the State Theater of Havre de Grace, who decided to follow me to work one day, making his spooky presence known in the gallery to Nicole! This episode is packed with insights into art, the paranormal, and running a gallery—whether you’re an artist, a curator, or just love a good ghost story, this one's for you! Also, if you have any paranormal experiences at CCBC or beyond, please submit them here!! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 23 Sep 2024 | RHOSLC Season Opening and Chimp Crazy Rant ESPRESSO SHOT!!! | 00:44:00 | |
In this caffeinated espresso shot teaser of Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, I’m coming in scalding hot with my take on the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season premiere! These ladies are so thirsty to secure their snowflake, you can practically see the desperation dripping off their Birkins. From Angie pulling stunts so obvious even Bravo producers are side-eyeing, to Lisa Barlow trying—and failing—to channel her inner Teresa Giudice with that weak, half-hearted glass toss. I break down all the drama, from Everyone VS Whitney (because apparently her "hillin' journey" is still a thing) to Mary Cosby being…well, Mary Cosby. Let’s be real, she exists in her own universe where bizarre and iconic somehow co-exist, and honestly, we’re here for it, especially her just hating the friends-of. But before I get into the Housewives shenanigans, I had to pop off on Chimp Crazy and Tiger King—and yes, I went full Ghost Adventures mode on this one. Remember when Zak Bagans and crew rolled up to Joe Exotic’s zoo for some paranormal mess? I do and there is just dark spiritual energy with these animal keeping nutbags. This episode’s serving up Bravo breakdowns, pop culture rants, and a sprinkle of paranormal weirdness—so grab your coffee, because the madness is real! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 17 Oct 2024 | Witchy, New Jersey-style Coffee Talk with Linnea Tober!!!! | 00:51:56 | |
In this thrilling fourth episode of Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, I’m joined by the fabulous Linnea Tober, founder and co-owner of Haven at 130 Market Street in Havre de Grace—a witchy paradise for all your paranormal, metaphysical, and creative needs. We dive deep into her journey of starting Haven and embracing her identity as a witch, building a rebellious community space for magical souls—think tarot readers, paranormal seekers, and fans of campy, dark art. Then, we conjure up Linnea’s spooky roots in New Jersey, where we chat all things Jersey Devil—yes, the legendary cryptid from the Pine Barrens gets its time in the UFO's spotlight! We also dive into Asbury Park’s ghostly vibes, before shifting gears to our very own Ghost Adventures right here in Havre de Grace. I’ll spill the tea on the first time I met Jeremiah, my ghostly bestie from The State Theater of Havre de Grace, and the unforgettable paranormal encounters that followed. And for a special twist, we break down the eerie history and supernatural energy that makes Havre de Grace such a paranormal hotspot. From lo-fi punk rock ghost hunting to the hi-fi gear debate, we’ve got you covered. If witchcraft, ghost stories, and campy supernatural vibes are your thing, this episode is a must-listen! Plus, make sure to check out Haven for all your witchy essentials and community events... Like my Krampus-themed paint night coming up this December. Cover Art Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 10 Oct 2024 | Ethereal Anarchy with Brixx Minguez and Megan Plummer!!!! | 01:08:44 | |
In this thrilling third episode of Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, I'm joined by the incredible Brixx Minguez and Megan Plummer, two badass paranormal investigators that together, form my paranormal team. We dive into their journey through the world of ghost hunting, including how they first met at Paracon at the famously haunted Pennhurst Asylum, and the spooky friendship that blossomed from there. Then, we spill all the tea on our first paranormal investigation at Karma Fest in June 2024, where things got really interesting—like that time a gay ghost tried to cuddle with me! We'll break down all the unexplainable energy, eerie encounters, and what went down when the spirit world got way too friendly. And for a special treat, we’re dishing out behind-the-scenes spoilers for our upcoming art film, Ethereal Anarchy. From paranormal chaos to unexpected surprises, hear all about the magic (and mayhem) that happened while filming. This episode is packed with all things supernatural, from ghostly shenanigans to the rebellious, otherworldly vibes of Ethereal Anarchy. Whether you’re a paranormal junkie, an indie film lover, or just here for the ghost stories and drama, this one’s for you! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 14 Nov 2024 | Rocking Tank Tops after the 2024 Election with Stoney Williams!!! | 01:08:58 | |
In this outrageous seventh episode of Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, we’re coming to you straight from my art studio in Havre de Grace! Joining me is my hilarious close friend and local stand-up comic, Stoney Williams, for a conversation that’s as wild as it is entertaining. We cover everything from the bizarre 75-degree November weather to Stoney’s strong opinions on Vanderpump Rules and Mob Wives. Music lovers will appreciate our chat about Whitney Houston, Lady Gaga, Brandy, and the legendary Madonna. We even dive into ‘Ethereal Anarchy’ and some behind the scenes tea of filming my newest art film. Stoney also shares stories about his new relationship and the joy of appreciating flamboyant gay men. Plus, we discuss the recent election with our signature mix of humor and insight with why The View sucks, all while craving Baltimore’s Hip Hop Fish and Chicken and talking our love of Tim Dillon and Baltimore. Whether you’re here for the humor, pop culture rants, or ghostly tales, this episode is a ridiculous ride you won’t want to miss. Tune in for a #RockStarLife experience that only Zenobia Darling could deliver! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 21 Nov 2024 | Gossiping about Havre de Grace Hot Messes with Stoney Williams!!! | 01:17:10 | |
In this electrifying SUPERSIZED eighth episode of Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, the inimitable Stoney Williams is back because he’s simply the best—and we’re absolute hot messes chatting! Live from my Havre de Grace art studio and feeling the high after recording last week's episode, we unleash our most chaotic selves in an episode full of outrageous antics and real talk. We dive into our drinking habits, vape store hijinks, and the drama of my cat, Melvin. Gym hook-up stories? Check. My October hair color dubbed “Ghost Blood” and Stoney’s Basquiat dreads? Double check. We even revisit the early 2000s Tiger Woods sex scandal because why not? And don’t miss our eerie recap of ghost sightings at The Paranormal Realm: Beyond the Lore opening on 11/1. Sprinkle in my recent TikTok fame and it’s already wild, but the bulk of the episode dives deep into the explosive Diddy drama and the true disturbing nature of Hollywood with gossip tabloids and the virtue signaling around LA's "Whore Economy". Consider this your disclaimer: we’re two comedians smoking weed and gossiping on a Monday Afternoon—don’t take anything we say too seriously. Expect gut-busting laughs, pop culture chaos, and unfiltered energy. Tune in for a wild ride you won’t forget, live from Havre de Grace!! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 24 Oct 2024 | Haunted Dolls, Tic Toking, RHOC, and RHOP Fall Catch Up!!!! | 00:32:20 | |
In this caffeinated solo espresso shot of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, I’m serving up all drag chaos you crave! First, I dive into the playful yet intensely energetic haunted dolls from my art exhibition, The Paranormal Realm: Beyond The Lore. Inspired by Mexico City’s Island of the Dolls, these pieces come with some seriously fun paranormal energy and some of the best evidence I’ve ever encountered. Then, we get into my latest obsession—TikTok. That’s right, I’ve officially joined the madness at @zenobiadarling! I’m dishing on some wild Tik Tok nutjobs and sharing my thoughts on Ariana Grande’s performance on SNL and Tyra Banks on the reboot of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Get ready for my upcoming ghost investigation videos because it’s about to get weird, and I’m here for it! And of course, I couldn’t leave you without some Bravo mess. I’m dishing on RHOC and RHOP—from Tamra being a damn mess to Karen Huger reigning hott mess supreme. Trust me, there’s plenty of shade to go around. Oh, and don’t forget to check out my guest spot on the Cosmic Theater Mystery School podcast with Megan Plummer, Elyse Welles, and Brixx, where we talk art films, paranormal vibes, and all things weird. Grab your coffee, punks, because this episode is about to get wild! ☕👻 Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 07 Nov 2024 | Forest Haven Asylum and MICA hauntings with Ashley Reinhardt!!! LIVE FROM THE PARANORMAL REALM OPENING!!! | 00:41:45 | |
In this electrifying sixth episode of Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, we’re coming to you LIVE from the Halloween opening of my art exhibition The Paranormal Realm: Beyond the Lore! I’m joined by the incredible photographer Ashley Reinhardt, whose eerie images of Maryland’s famously haunted Forest Haven Asylum are currently featured in the show. Together, we take you on a chilling deep dive into the asylum’s twisted history and Ashley’s firsthand experiences capturing its haunted essence. But that’s not all! Ashley also shares her ghostly encounters at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, where she’s had her own brush with the supernatural. And for those daring souls interested in exploring these places for themselves, we’re sharing essential safety tips to make sure you can do it legally, safely, and respectfully. Then we end talking about trash tv like Teen Mom and RHOBH. Whether you’re here for the ghost stories, love haunted photography, or just want to soak up the Halloween energy, this episode has something for every paranormal enthusiast. So grab your sage, tune in, and get ready to enter The Paranormal Realm of Forest Haven Asylum and MICA.
Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 28 Nov 2024 | A Cold Case That Haunts Cecil County, Maryland: A Thanksgiving Coffee Break!!!! | 00:54:45 | |
In this caffeinated espresso shot of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, I’m serving up something deeply personal from the archives for this Thanksgiving special. I’m taking you back to a college interview I did with my childhood nanny, Betty Earls (Caldwell)—or Babe, as I called her—who also happens to own the space my Havre de Grace art studio is in. Betty, who passed away this past June, was like family to me, and her story is one I wanted to share. I usually would stop in to see her thanksgiving night, and this feels like a continuation of those visits. This interview was actually a project for my solo performing class, so bear with me on the rough audio quality—it’s not the best as it was recorded on my iPhone, but trust me, the story is worth it, and its my first ever attempt at podcasting. We’re talking about the chilling 1961 cold case murder and arson of Betty's father, James Caldwell, in an abandoned flour mill in Colora, MD, in Cecil County. The case remains unsolved, but Betty always believed she knew who did it. She never named the person, and had a run in with the man who she alleged did it in the early 1980s, that she details. In this episode, we dive deep into it all and get a first-hand experience of the details of this cold homicide case through Betty's eyes, as it happened when she was 10, and the candid emotional toll it had on everyone. This episode is a tribute to Betty, diving into the story of her father—a mystery and traumatic event that stayed with her and shaped her life. Her and her husband have postively shaped my life with their love and support thoughtout the years, and I wanted to give thanks to them this thanksgiving. And for a little bonus content, check out my July 2024 art blog post on ZenobiaDarlingCreative.com titled The Folk Art of Havre de Grace: My Artistic Roots with Artist Floyd Earls, where I deep dive on how her husband, artist Floyd Earls, taught me most of my painting skills. Grab your coffee (or a festive spiked apple cider) for this emotional and thought-provoking episode about tragedy, intrigue, and the ghosts of the past—because some haunting secrets should never be forgotten. Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 05 Dec 2024 | Scared-of-my-Shadow at Pennhurst with Alisa Sickora Kleckner!!! | 01:09:01 | |
In this episode, I beam down in the countryside outside of Boston to chat with the brilliantly talented Alisa Sickora Kleckner, costume maker extraordinaire and the creative force behind Scared-Of-My-Shadow, her leatherwork brand specializing in hauntingly beautiful creations for haunted attractions and horror entertainment. With three of her chilling pieces featured in my art exhibition, The Paranormal Realm: Beyond the Lore, Alisa shares how her passion for the uncanny fuels her artistry. We dive into the nature of fear and how confronting it through creative work can lead to powerful self-empowerment. Alisa opens up about her personal paranormal experiences, from growing up in a haunted 1700s home in rural Pennsylvania to the eerie encounters she’s had at Pennhurst Asylum during ParaCons. Plus, we explore the joy and connection that comes from sharing supernatural stories with loved ones. And you know we had to talk paranormal reality TV! Alisa and I bond over our love for Adam Berry and Chip Coffey, discussing not just the entertainment but also the importance of ethical ghost hunting. We unpack how respecting spirits and the spaces they inhabit makes all the difference in paranormal investigations. Alisa is so our people—creative, thoughtful, and absolutely amazing—and this coffee break was an unforgettable experience. Grab your mug, dim the lights, and join us for this spirited conversation! 👻✨
Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 20 Nov 2024 | Dorit Smoking RHOBH Season 14 Premiere EMERGENCY ESPRESSO SHOT!!!! | 00:46:14 | |
Darlings, this RHOBH Season 14 premiere was so good I had to run straight to the mic— vape in hand—to QUEEN OUT about it! The drama, Dorit, the chaos… this episode had it all. First, let’s talk about Dorit. Not only did she and PK drop the ultimate Housewives nuke—divorce announcement—but Dorit finally lit up ON CAMERA, giving us a smoking moment that took me all the way back to RHONY legends Dorinda, Tinsley, and Luann. I LIVE for a cigarette cameo; it’s raw, unfiltered, and peak aspirational mess. Dorit smoking while while driving her G-Wagon? ICONIC. Meanwhile, Kyle Richards remains insufferable (surprise!), but Erika’s blonde is serving? Finally something to celebrate. And Sutton’s surrealist soirée? More Kylie Minogue than Salvador Dalí, but honestly, I’m here for the camp. Plus, you know I couldn’t help but drop some art history knowledge as we judge every detail, as it tells who is has brains and who doesn't. And can we just pause for Kathy Hilton, who exists in a realm of rich eccentricity that makes even these women look relatable? Also, where is the Kim Richards drama? That chaos deserves screen time! This premiere was EVERYTHING, and I am buzzing with opinions. Grab your Parliaments, a Gucci lighter, and let's talk about this amazing episode as the RHOBH ladies delivered!!! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 12 Dec 2024 | Forest Haven and Haunted Maryland with Mike from Charm City Paranormal!!! (Part 1) | 01:04:07 | |
Alright Darlings, grab your glitter mugs and buckle up... I got two amazing episodes coming your way with Mike Richey from Charm City Paranormal!!! For Part One, We’re spent most of it talking about Forest Haven Asylum in Laurel, MD—one of Maryland’s most haunted (and underrated) gems that I featured heavily in my art exhibition, The Paranormal Realm: Beyond the Lore—and how Mike is one of the only investigators to get inside... which you can watch on his YouTube Channel. Mike also spills about his current investigation—a wickedly haunted farmhouse on the Eastern Shore. It’s not just spooky; it’s next-level complex, as well as adventures with other haunted gems in Maryland like Glendale Hospital and Gunpowder State Park. Let's be real: Maryland is a unrated rockstar of the paranormal, with its old asylums, abandoned hospitals, and historic spirits. We get into his roots as an urban explorer and photographer with how he leveled up these adventures into running a popular Youtube Channel. Plus, we talk his investigations into the Villisca Axe Murder House, Madison Seminary, and the Vampa Museum. Oh, and we drag unethical ghost hunters because, let’s face it, that mess ain’t cute. And because we did a mini investigation before recording, some ghost activity went down during the chat. Maryland’s paranormal scene is underrated AF, but we’re here to put it on the map. Stay tuned for Part Two next week—it’s gonna be lit. Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 19 Dec 2024 | Paranormal Pop Culture with Mike from Charm City Paranormal!!! (Part 2) | 00:49:27 | |
Alright, darlings, Part Two with Mike from Charm City Paranormal is here, and we’re diving deep into the wild world of paranormal pop culture! We kick things off with a breakdown of Ghost Adventures, why Zak Bagans is so entertaining (and chaotic), and all the antics of the crew. Then, we dish on Ed and Lorraine Warren—their legacy with the latest drama involving the Conjuring House. At the end go the day, we both have respect for these people for bringing what we both do with the paranormal to the masses. Oh, and Mike watched my paranormal documentary, Ethereal Anarchy: Zenobia Darling's Haunted Revolution, and we unpack the chaos from that investigation while I spill about some juicy unaired footage from the farmhouse investigation. We also talk over Adam and Amy from Kindred Spirits, dissect the high drama in the paranormal content creator community (because ghosts aren’t the only drama queens), and then take a Bravo detour! Mike dishes about his 2022 guest spot on Katie Maloney’s podcast, what taping with her was like, and how Vanderpump Rules vibes with the paranormal world. We wrap it all up with Mike’s bucket list paranormal spots, including Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, Lord Baltimore Hotel, and Rosewood Hospital in Owings Mills, Maryland. Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 26 Dec 2024 | Paranormal Art, Salem MA, and Haunted Carroll County with Jessi Hardesty!!! | 01:01:53 | |
In this spellbinding episode of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, I beam down to Carroll County, Maryland, on a rainy December day to chat with the incredible Jessi Hardesty, head of Carroll Community College’s art department and curator of the Phantom Narratives IV exhibition, where my art was featured this fall. We dive into Jessi’s hauntingly beautiful creations—like wood-carved Ouija boards and witchy tapestries—her ghostly childhood experiences in North Carroll County, and why Appalachia is the most magical part of the country. As former 90s/00s goth kids who are Gemini's, we also bond over goth movies, the explosion of paranormal tourism in places like Salem, MA, and the wave of spooky media that ruled Halloween. Plus, I share my unfiltered take on psychic Sylvia Browne and throw in some cave-diving banter for good measure. From paranormal art to haunted nostalgia, this episode is a deep dive into spooky creativity and ghostly vibes. 🎧 Tune in now! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 24 Dec 2024 | Real Housewives, Vanderpump Rules, and Ghost Adventures: A Christmas Espresso Shot!!! | 00:56:41 | |
In this jolly, unhinged Christmas espresso shot of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, I’m serving up a solo stand-up comedy set packed with spicy takes on the latest in pop culture and beyond. Get ready for the wildest rundown of recent headlines: Brandi Glanville battling a face parasite and the thirst and absurdity of it all as Brandi is reality tv gold... even when blacklisted from RHOBH and RHUGT, Melissa Gorga’s new sprinkle cookies (because, of course), and the devastating teardown of Bob Mackey’s Music World. I also dive into the bizarre story of the United Healthcare CEO assassination (yes, I comedically take it down), Zak Bagans’ shiny new production company, and his latest show, Destinations of the Damned with my prediction for the future of Ghost Adventures. But that’s not all, babes. I wrap things up with an epic rant about the sad news of a Vanderpump Rules reboot and the news of DJ James Kennedy' recent domestic violence arrest, with some of the best moments from Vanderpump Rules that I will miss. Truly RIP to the best tv show ever made!!! It’s chaotic, festive, and unapologetically funny—grab a holiday cocktail and tune in for this laugh-out-loud pop culture roast! 🎧 Listen now and let’s sleigh this holiday season! Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 09 Jan 2025 | Whitney Cummings Take Down of CNN & Karen Huger’s DUI: A New Year’s Espresso Shot!!! | 00:44:42 | |
In this caffeine-fueled New Year’s espresso shot of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, I’m kicking off 2025 way too caffeinated for a no-holds-barred roast of pop culture’s New Years chaos. First, Whitney Cummings delivers a savage takedown of CNN live on their own network, and I’m here for every glorious second. Then, I dive into Real Housewives of Potomac with a live reaction to Karen Huger’s DUI police body cam footage—The Grand Dame serves up drama that’s equal parts reality TV and true crime. I also take aim at the dullest duo on television: Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper. Andy’s the boring king of Bravo, and Anderson? Well, he’s just a basic rich gay with zero edge. It’s time to call out the train wreck, and I’ve got plenty to say. Next up, I’m breaking down Paige and Craig’s breakup (Summer House meets Southern Charm implosion), and why it was as predictable as a Bravo storyline. To wrap it all up, I dive into the absurdity of Midwestern Safety YouTube—train wrecks, chaotic commentary, and a slice of Americana that’s somehow too real for comfort. This episode serves up sharp humor, raw takes, and plenty of caffeine—grab your cup and tune in for the New Year’s roast you didn’t know you needed. 🎧 Listen now! ☕🔥 Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 07 Jan 2025 | And Just Like That and Legacy RHONY: SNOW DAY ESPRESSO SHOT!! | 00:54:08 | |
As I watched the snowflakes fall outside my window in Baltimore, I couldn’t help but wonder: What’s the best way to spend an unexpected day off? For a drag alien like me, the answer was simple—light a good indica pre-roll, toss some vegan chili in the crockpot, and binge-watch the absolute chaos that is And Just Like That. Somewhere in the fantasy of it all, I felt a familiar pang… a need to roast this show to keep warm on this enchanted snow day. Sex and the City and I go way back—like 12-year-old me sneaking episodes on pirated cable in 2001. And Just Like That? Bad.. almost camp. I had to rush to the mic to rant, bitch, and reminisce about the characters I’ve known forever—and WTF happened to them. Here’s what’s on my mind: ✨ Why Carrie Bradshaw is still the absolute worst—and is basically stealing Carole Radziwill’s storyline. At least she’s smoking again, so there’s that. And of course, no dissection of AJLT would be complete without connecting it to Legacy RHONY. My ultimate wish? Dorinda Medley and Luann de Lesseps turning up in Season 3 to teach these women the art of real chaos, and give us fans what we deserve. So, as the snow blankets Baltimore, grab your coffee, chili, or snow day indulgence of choice, and let’s unpack this frothy, hot mess together. After all, as Carrie might say: “When life gives you a snow day, make content.” 💋 Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 16 Jan 2025 | The Art of Baltimore Drag with Nick and Rich of Studio 5!! | 01:01:28 | |
In this electric episode of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, I beam down to chat with the incredible Nick and Rich of Studio 5 Baltimore, the photographers who are making waves in the world of drag and performance art photography. We first crossed paths in 2022 at a stand-up gig at Area 405, and since then, I've had the honor of featuring their groundbreaking work in both The Art of Drag and The Paranormal Realm: Beyond the Lore exhibitions. We dive into what makes Baltimore the ultimate destination for drag and queer artistry, shining a spotlight on local legends like Alastor, Baby, Sorority Heights, Dee Dee Dereon, and Venus Fastrada. Nick and Rich open up about their creative process, their passion for capturing the raw, untamed energy of drag performers, and their journey as Maryland-based artists. We also chat about John Waters and his iconic film Female Trouble, along with the influence of Lady Gaga, Madonna, and pre-Drag Race drag. 🎥 Looking to elevate your own performance or project? Book a photo session with Studio 5 Baltimore, where they bring your vision to life with unmatched expertise and artistry. Studio 5 Baltimore This episode is an exploration of the artistry, energy, and passion that make Baltimore’s drag scene one of the most vibrant and influential in the world. 🎧 Tune in now and get inspired. Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 23 Jan 2025 | The Real Housewives of the Oval Office: Inauguration Day 2025 ROAST!!!! | 00:49:17 | |
It’s Inauguration Day 2025... or, as I call it, The Real Housewives of the Oval Office just kicked off a new season—and darling, I’m roasting the hell out of this circus to keep warm on this frigid January night. ☕🔥 In this special espresso shot, I dive into the Real Housewives-level drama of our political elites—each one more absurd than the last. With Trump bringing his usual farcical absurdity, Biden being a basic boomer, JD Vance being oddly normal and boring, and Kamala and Hillary still stuck in Hell, it’s clear: this isn’t politics—it’s performance art, and I’m here to roast it. 🎭✨ As a stand-up comic, I can't resist turning this freakshow into comedy gold. It’s equal parts Democrat and Republican roasting, because let’s face it—they’re both sides of the same trashy, elitist coin making the hellscape that is America. I’ll also dish on Kathy Griffin’s A Hell of a Story special and the Trump photo scandal fallout. Plus, comics are the true philosophers of our time, and Trump channels that Ramona Singer energy from RHONY that we secretly love to laugh at. 😏 We break down the Democrats forced to suffer through the day like they’re stuck in a reunion show from hell, while Trump waltzes in like Kristen Doute—no shame, just defending his truth. These people are ridiculous characters, and we're roasting them like the reality stars they are. 🍿 But don’t worry—I wrap up with some good vibes and what I want from Trump’s next term: UFO/UAP and JFK disclosures, 5 AM rage tweets, and more bad spray tans, please. If we’ve gotta endure this next term, let’s make this chaotic political reality show as fabulously ridiculous as a good Real Housewives episode. 💅✨ As always, I’m a stand-up comic and drag superstar—take it all with humor. If you can’t handle the shade, light up and don’t listen. Grab your coffee, throw on some glitter, and let’s roast! ✨
Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 30 Jan 2025 | Giving Rats in Baltimore Birth Control with Cathy Till!! | 01:11:43 | |
In this wild and hilarious, heavily redacted episode 19 of season two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break, I’m joined by the legendary Cathy Till for a post-Spooky Season catch-up! 🎃👻 We dive deep into the high-class vintage vibes of the Playboy Club and revisit the scandalous, yet glamorous, legacy of Blaze Starr. Cathy spills behind-the-scenes tea from shooting Ethereal Anarchy, shares the scoop on the suburbanization of Canton in Baltimore, and takes us on a journey through her 1980s Pat Benatar and Blondie-inspired fashion style. 🕸️ Oh, and we can’t forget our vent session about humanity—because nothing soothes the soul like ranting about Comcast and family drama while playing The Sims and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City to vent the anger. 💀🎮 Of course, there’s more drama to unpack! From Queer as Folk and Homicide: Life on the Street to The Wire and the Sarah Jessica Parker/Kim Cattrall feud on And Just Like That, we cover it all—including our love for Mob Wives 🍂. Plus, you KNOW we couldn’t skip a Zak Bagans update—because, duh, ghosts. 🕷️👀 🎧 Tune in now for an unfiltered, no-holds-barred chat about pop culture, paranormal shenanigans, and all things Baltimore—complete with a side of rat birth control. 🖤🐀 COVER ART: Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 06 Feb 2025 | Naomi’s Scandals, South Africa, and the Jozi Housewives with Evita!" (Part 1) | 01:13:36 | |
🔥 Brace yourselves, darlings—this two-part Coffee Break is pure pop culture intellectual chaos. I’m joined by the fabulous Evita, whose life story is a globe-trotting masterpiece: born in Nigeria, raised in Johannesburg, and now thriving in Baltimore. We talked for three straight hours, so here’s Part 1 of our supersized, caffeine-fueled convo. We kick off heavy: dissecting the ugly truths about Apartheid (it’s not over, kids—Google it or book your trip), the eerie similarities between Baltimore and Johannesburg (creative brilliance with a side of systemic nonsense), and the messy, manipulative media machine (looking at you, CNN and The View). Nancy Pelosi makes a cameo, and we unpack the brewing Real Housewives-style feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Then, we shift gears into full-on pop culture madness: ⚠️ Disclaimer: This is punk-fueled, caffeine-induced gossip. Don’t take us too seriously—except when we’re worshipping Whitney Houston, Martha Stewart, and chaotic 2000s reality TV gold. Grab your coffee, throw on some glitter, and join us for the ultimate laugh-filled ride. Part 2 drops next week—prepare yourself. Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 13 Feb 2025 | Wendy Williams is Queen and Pop Culture Chaos with Evita! (Part Two) | 00:54:45 | |
In this supersized second half of our coffee-fueled pop culture deep dive with Evita, we’re serving up some spicy tea, Wendy Williams-style. 🎤🔥 Recorded on January 16, 2025 — the same day Wendy called into The Breakfast Club — we break down her iconic moments and shade, especially her fearless takedown of pop culture’s darkest secrets. From Bill Cosby to R. Kelly and Diddy, Wendy was always right about the scandals everyone else was too scared to touch. We dive into Wendy's unapologetic truth-telling from her radio days and explore the broken system surrounding her conservatorship, comparing it to Britney Spears' battle for freedom. Plus, we revisit her unforgettable interviews with Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, cementing her status as the ultimate entertainment journalist. 🎙️✨ Then, we dive into the chaotic "Whore Economy" of LA and some hot pop culture gossip — from Amanda Bynes and Demi Lovato to Jay Z and Rihanna. We end it all with a deep cut on Oprah’s messy drama in South Africa and missing her unhinged moments, like the time Barbara Streisand painted one of her mics white in a wild early 2000s interview you can find here, narrative by Queen Kathy Griffin. This episode is pure pop culture madness, a rollercoaster of gossip, empowerment, and everything that makes Wendy Williams the queen of chaos. 👑💄 Disclaimer: Punk-fueled, caffeine-induced gossip. Don’t take us too seriously — except our undying love for Wendy Williams and the chaos she reigns over. 😈☕️ Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 20 Feb 2025 | 🚨 #FREEWENDYWILLIAMS Espresso Shot ☕🔥 | 00:41:41 | |
Recorded on the most gag-worthy day of the year—Valentine’s Day (ugh) 💔—I kick things off with a fiery rant about this capitalist fever dream of a holiday, my Diddy doc binge, and my annual tradition of hating the Super Bowl. Because let’s be real—after Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show and his feud with corny AF Drake, I miss Wendy Williams coming in live from New York, spilling the real tea, and breaking it all down in her iconic, unfiltered style. And speaking of Miss Wendy… I dive headfirst into TMZ’s latest spectacle, Saving Wendy Williams (dropped 2/12/2025), and honey, I have thoughts. I throw some well-earned shade at Harvey Levin—because let’s be real, TMZ plays the media game with some veryinteresting connections to the White House—but I’ll give credit where it’s due: this doc actually sheds light on Wendy’s devastating situation. I also break down Kathy Griffin’s legendary war with TMZ post-Trump photo scandal and connect it all to Wendy’s heartbreaking saga. Plus, rewatching Where Is Wendy Williams? after this new doc? Oh, it hits different—like an old-school episode of Intervention—and I spill my theories on what’s really going on with our purple chair queen. And of course, we can’t talk Wendy without mentioning Britney Spears and the conservatorship mess, because history loves to repeat itself—especially when it comes to powerful women getting trapped in dark-sided guardianships. 😤 But more importantly, I share my hopes for Wendy, because let’s be honest—the world is boring without her in it. And in between all this chaos? I drop some major life news (yes, it’s big), and I’m taking the next two weeks off from the pod—when I return, it’ll be from my brand new podcast studio. So grab your coffee, throw on something dramatic, and let’s get into it. Cover Art "#FREEWENDYWILLIAMS" Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 13 Mar 2025 | Denise F**king Richards and her Wild Things ESPRESSO SHOT!!! | 00:39:40 | |
Recorded in my new podcasting studio, Denise Richards returns to reality TV with her new Peacock show and I had to sprint to the mic for this unhinged Espresso Shot episode breaking it all down. But first—Naked Attraction on HBO Max. Full-frontal, no blurs, just people picking dates based on genitals. Unhinged. Addictive. Peak television. Now, back to Denise f*cking Richards. She’s giving full Anna Nicole Smith energy—sorta trailor park with money, chaotic, and absolutely watchable. Surviving Charlie Sheen and RHOBH was just training for this Peacock mess, and her family drama is five-star: Plus a thirsty cameo from Tori Spelling that I just had to sink my comedy teeth into. And because the Bravo multiverse never sleeps… Denise’s daughters try to squash their feud at Neptune’s Net—yes, the same spot where Jax and Brittany got engaged in Vanderpump Rules Season 7. The ghosts of bad decisions haunt those picnic tables. Also during the end, I give my thoughts on Jax's recent confession that he is sober from cocaine. So grab a cocktail, a cigarette, and let’s break it all down. ☕🔥💅🚨 Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 20 Mar 2025 | Baltimore Drag, Ceramics & The Gay Agenda with Tre Crawford aka MXBHVN!!!! | 00:57:55 | |
For this Coffee Break, I’m joined by Tre Crawford aka MXBHVN—a queer Baltimore-based artist, drag performer, and the mastermind behind The Gay Agenda, LLC. I’m totally obsessed with his work (seriously, I own like 10 of his ceramic mugs and candles because they’re everything), and today we’re diving into some messy, wild stories only two Baltimore Drag queens could tell. We kick things off with a juicy spill about a hater who came for my Paranormal Realm art exhibition (spoiler alert: they couldn’t handle it). Then we get into Tre’s roots in Havre de Grace, MD, surviving life as a queer person in a conservative small town in the late 2000s (we both are from Havre de Grace), how he built The Gay Agenda, LLC, and what it’s really like playing and creating in the fabulous world of Baltimore drag. From Grand Central tales to battle scars we got from our art, Tre is all about pushing limits for drag, and we’re going there. And, in true Zenobia Darling fashion, I made Tre watch my art film #RockStarLife: The Art of Drag, shot in Havre de Grace during the July 2023 drag show at The State Theater. You know I had to get his unfiltered thoughts, and trust—I'm spilling some never-before-heard behind-the-scenes tea from filming. Then, because we’re both John Waters stans, we dive into why Female Trouble is the ultimate John Waters masterpiece and why Waters himself is the OG punk queen of cinema, still inspiring us Baltimore drag queens to this day. We wrap things up with some witchcraft, art, drag, skincare (straight guys, take notes), DL guys on Grindr in Havre de Grace, and queer magic talk. Plus, we dish on why Drag Race and Dragula are sleeping on Baltimore’s drag scene, even though Dragula is literally inspired by it. Oh, and what it really means to start an LLC in Maryland and why you should be supporting queer artists. So grab a Gay Agenda mug, pour that coffee (or something stronger), and let’s get messy. ☕💅💥🔥 Cover Art "Tre and Wendy" Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 08 Mar 2025 | 🚨 LIVE Reaction to Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Emergency Espresso Shot!!!!🚨 | 00:39:05 | |
LITTLE MONSTERS... Mayhem has landed, and I had no choice but to drop everything, run to the mic, and live-react to every track like my life depended on it. It’s only been 15 hours, but I have thoughts—some euphoric, some unhinged, and all Little Monster hot mess!!! Did Gaga just redefine pop with Perfect Celebrity? Is Shadow of a Man giving us the raw, soul-baring Fame Monster energy we live for? After Chromatica changed my life and drag career back in 2020, does this new album follow in those footsteps? Am I living for it and finding my Highway Unicorn, or is it a major flop? You’ll have to listen to find out. And because the Mother Mother works in mysterious, messy ways, my old friend Dylan called mid-recording, so we get a surprise cameo with his take on Mayhem, plus some piping-hot RHOBH, Vanderpump Rules, and The Valley tea. I also spill about my first week in the salon with my new job—because I am beginning to be in my Hair era. And since I took two weeks off from the podcast, I had to come back louder, gayer, and more dramatic than ever. 🏳️🌈⚡ So buckle up, little monsters, and let’s get into the Mayhem as this drag superstar has many thoughts. Cover Art Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 27 Mar 2025 | Davey Calico's thoughts on John Waters' Female Trouble!!! | 01:00:15 | |
For this chaotic hott mess coffee break recorded on a lazy Sunday Funday, I welcome back one of my closest friends, the magical and marvelous Davey Calico, for a gloriously unhinged deep dive into my all-time favorite movie—John Waters’ Female Trouble. If you don’t love this film, I simply do not trust you. We’re talking camp, filth, and the unfiltered genius of our local Baltimore Trash Elder. Davey first graced the pod in December 2023 when we took a paranormal road trip to Gettysburg, where I made him watch Vanderpump Rules for the first time (cultural education!). Now, he’s back, and we’re diving into everything from cult cinema to cats to his latest mystical glow-up—expanding his yoga and meditation practice to include Qi Gong, Alchemy, and Men’s Work, which he’s been teaching me (and yes, I am obsessed). If you’re vibing with Davey’s wisdom, check out his books—Weaving Within: The Breath of Tantric and Welcome to the Womb: On Neo-Tantra—available on Amazon! We also get into: So, grab a Newport (Divine style), pour a kombucha, and enjoy this coffee break with the spectacular and always inspiring Davey Calico. 💅🔥 Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 03 Apr 2025 | Ghost Adventures 2025 Trailer Reaction: Zak Bagans’ Ghostly Circus + Aaron’s True Crime Nightmare!!! | 00:45:10 | |
Alright, ghost darlings—this espresso shot is nuclear because Ghost Adventures just dropped a new season (???) and the real-life drama is scarier than a basement full of demons. What season is it? 25? 29? Zak won’t say, IMDb doesn’t know, and at this point, neither does the Travel Channel. But a brand new trailer just dropped, and I’m live-reacting in real-time—because you know this show never fails to deliver some ghost-hunting reality TV theater that desperately needed my intellect. 🚨 Meanwhile, in true crime hell—Aaron Goodwin’s wife allegedly tried to have him murdered. And not just any murder-for-hire plot. She went full Florida Woman and hired an actual inmate straight out of a true crime documentary (Ctrl + Alt + Desire) to take Aaron out—while he was filming this new season. Will Zak put this mess into the show? With all the #AaronGoodwin tags on the trailer, I’m saying yes—because Zak Bagans is nothing if not a man who understands the good marketing and reality tv drama. And because I can’t just sip my espresso in peace, I also go off on: I also give my takes on The Dead Files... because that show has Odd Duck energy. So grab your demon trolling gear and a haunted energy drink—as I comedically take down one of my favorite reality tv shows... again. ☕👻🔥 COVER ART "My Gay Ghost Adventures are Better" Acrylic and Glitter Mixed Media on Gallery Wrapped Canvas $2,750.00 USD Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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| 10 Apr 2025 | Sick in Bed with RHOBH, RHOA, & Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup ESPRESSO SHOT!!! | 01:08:44 | |
Alright, Bravo babes—this Espresso Shot is fever-drenched, unhinged, and fashionably late because I was mid-edit when Part Two of the RHOBH Reunion hit me like Rinna throwing a wine glass at Kim Richards. I tossed the script, ran to the mic, and started ranting—because the drama demanded it. 🍸 First up: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Reunion Pt. 2 👗 Why Dorit and Jennifer Tilley are the only ones giving rich eccentric fantasy 🍑 Then we jump over to Atlanta for the KENYA MOORE DRAMA (yes, that’s all caps). Because what’s happening with Kenya isn’t just one peach-holder’s storyline—it’s a Bravo-level breakdown of pop culture, power, and the weird astrological waters we’re all drowning in. Bravo’s floating face-down and I’m here with a reality TV life raft. 🤒 And THEN… in Part Two, recorded mid-fever/allergy spiral (I was literally dripping in VapoRub), I deep-dive into Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up—Lifetime’s new reality chaos machine. We spiral through: 👰 Gypsy’s messy post-prison rebrand and chaotic Southern Louisiana supporting cast The show is a trainwreck and I devoured every second like sleep during a Mucinex fever dream. Lifetime gave it a budget and an edit and a platform. So grab your cough syrup join me in bitching through Beverly Hills, Atlanta, and Louisiana. No regrets. Just rage, Zenobia Darling, and reality TV revelations. COVER ART "Spring in Perryman Graveyard" Season Two of #RockStarLife: Coffee Break blasts off with new episodes every Thursday—plus surprise Espresso Shots whenever the cosmos (or my caffeine levels) demand it. 🚀☕✨
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