Diva Worship
Welcome to Diva Worship! A podcast where host, Alanna Darby and a special guest dish, debate, and always defend their favorite divas. This queer comedy podcast yearns to celebrate and deepen our understanding of the talented goddesses we worship. I know a little about a lotta divas, and I wanna know a whole lot more. Come worship with us!
Episodes
21 episodes
Lea Michele: The Membrane is Thin (w/ Max Jenkins)
Hey Divas! It's been a minute but we're back baby! Max Jenkins (Dead to Me, High Maintenance, Special, literally what show HASN'T he been on?) joined me for a chat about Idina Menzel, as h...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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47:43
Bernadette: Miss Peters, if ur nasty! (w/ Daniel Rafinejad)
Divas! Welcome to the pod, the inimitable, the hilarious, and the oh so sweet: Daniel Rafinejad! And this week we're talking about the Child-like Empress herself: Bernadette Peters! We discuss her many...
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1:11:40
Donna Murphy: Fosca in the Strip Club (w/ Eleri Ward)
Hi Divas! This week we have the amazingly talented Eleri Ward on the pod! Be sure to give her amazing album
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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45:39
Is Beyoncé... Basic??? (w/ Shelley Regner)
Hi Bootylicious Divas! This week we welcome the one, the only, the star of the Pitch Perfect franchise, Shelley Regner! And we're discussing the Queen Bey herself: Beyonce! Shelley and I me...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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59:09
Dolly Parton: Our Patron Saint of 2020 (w/ Martino Garavaglia)
Welcome to Season Two, Divas!We're bringing it to you every runway this season with a flamboyance of new divas, starting with the one, the only: Dolly Parton! And who better to discuss Our Patron Saint of 2020, than Diva Worship's number on...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:28:55
Mariah Carey: The Queen of Christmas (w/ Kat Vetrano)
It's the holiday season, Divas! And what better way to celebrate than with the Empress of December herself, Mariah Carey! Our certified expert on all things Lambily is the one the only Kat Vetrano. This is a doozy of an episode and I hope you e...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:13:03
Elaine Stritch: The Janis Joplin of Musical Theater (w/ Daniel Illig)
Hi Divas! Get ready for a hilarious episode as Daniel Illig (@sf.bby) and I dive into the one, the only, Elaine Stritch. Daniel is a diva expert himself and we reminisce about running into each ot...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:02:10
Whitney Houston's Olympian Singing (w/ Isaac Oliver)
Hi Divas! This week, Allen chats with author and screenwriter Isaac Oliver (@mrisaacoliver) to discuss possibly the greatest singer of our time: Whitney Houston. We open the interview with ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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56:40
The Legend: Judy Garland (w/ Gloria Swansong)
Welcome to LEGEND WORSHIP this week! Get ready for an exciting Queer history lesson with reigning Miss Hell's Kitchen, and NYC's premiere Judy impersonator: Gloria Swansong (@gloria_swansong<...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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56:40
Bitch, You ARE Madonna (w/ Joe Kennedy)
Alright divas, this week Allen interviews current Las Vegas teacher and former costume designer to the stars, Joe Kennedy (@josephak13) and we talk about the Queen of Pop herself: Madonna! Get...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:01:09
Can We Talk About Tina's Legs?! (w/ Ash Hicks)
We are Proud Mary's over here on the pod because this week we're worshipping the incredible, the undeniable... simply the best: Tina Turner! Allen and actress/playwright/Allen's work wife Ash Hicks (@
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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58:45
Taylor Swift's Never Ridden the Bus (w/ Hunter Kaufer)
Hi Divas! Welp, this week we had to jump on the black and white fairytale train because: Taylor Swift dropped folklore! My guest this week, Hunter Kaufer (@huntykay__ / @_ari_d_) breaks down all things Taylor. Did you know she wrote
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:19:09
Julie Andrews is Umami (w/ Reba Buhr)
It's Supercalifragilisticextra-DIVA-docious! This week Allen sits down with actress, host, and VO artist Reba Buhr (@reba.buhr) to discuss the eternal guardian of happy endings (and not the sexual kind): Dame Julie Andrews! For many of us (aka ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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59:35
Free Britney (w/ Seph Hamilton)
Hit Me, Diva, One More Time! Here we go, queens, this week, Allen sits down with singer/songwriter/witch Seph Hamilton (@CutieGarland, they/them) to talk about our Child Like Empress: Britney Jean Spears! Seph remembers listening to her with th...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:03:58
Audra's Battement (w/ Taylor Iman Jones)
Deep Breath. Okay, divas. Today Allen sits down with Broadway's Taylor Iman Jones (Head Over Heels, Hamilton, and Devil Wears Prada) to discuss their queen, their goddess, their reason: Audra McDonald *cue Hallelujah ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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54:33
Janet Jackson: Sage, Lotus, and Cucumber Goodness (w/ Michael Allen Harris)
This week Allen sits down with playwright, Michael Allen Harris, to worship our Taurean queen: Janet Jackson. We start off learning about Michael's kitten, Moesha, whom he saved from a hole in a wall. Allen describes being blinded by a tree dan...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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57:33
Tracy Chapman: We Love a Queer B**** (w/ Segun Oluwadele)
This week Allen welcomes singer/songwriter Segun Oluwadele to get into the multiplicity of the one, the only, Tracy Chapman! We start off by talking about lying to our therapists. Segun recounts being compared to Tracy from a young age (okay, b...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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49:35
Barbra is Psuedo-Pornography for my Ears (w/ Brooke McHugh)
This week Allen welcomes in actress, cinephile, and dog mother: Brooke McHugh! Together we discuss the iconic career of *drumroll please* Barbra Streisand. From Italian movie posters for A STAR IS BORN, to her ironic narrative of not being pret...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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52:58
Cher is Rumpelstiltskin (w/ Zach Kaufer)
Allen dishes with their friend Zach on all things Cher! From her comeback, comeback, comeback tours to the Mamma Mia-verse, we stan a true decades-long career queen. We deep dive into The Cher Show on Broadway, which Zach saw twelve times. Twel...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:03:11