Shut Up Evan

Evan Ross Katz interviews drag performer Katya — Miss Congeniality of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7 and runner-up on All Stars Season 2. Katya talks about growing up sad, earning money, staying humble, and her friendship with Trixie Mattel.

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Evan Ross Katz interviews actress Charisma Carpenter, best known for her portrayal of Cordelia Chase in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Carpenter talks about her early experiences on Buffy, her time on Angel, and her journey to understand her impact on fans' lives. 

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Evan Ross Katz interviews singer, songwriter, and former frontman of the Scissor Sisters, Jake Shears. Shears discusses his decade-plus with the Scissor Sisters, reflections on the past, and being an out musician at a time when many of his peers were in the closet.

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Evan Ross Katz interviews singer, songwriter, and Broadway star Shoshana Bean. Bean discusses taking over for Idina Menzel in Wicked, making the leap to pop music,  and returning to Broadway to star in Waitress. 

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Evan Ross Katz interviews the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3, Raja. Raja discusses working on America's Next Top Model as a make-up artist, receiving a phone call from RuPaul inviting him onto Drag Race, navigating reality TV, and loving RuPaul in spite of his status as a problematic figure within the LGBTQ+ community.

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Evan Ross Katz interviews fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi. The costume designer, author, comic book writer, talk show host, cabaret performer, reality competition show judge, and more, Mizrahi talks about growing up Jewish, making his runway debut in 1988, and the state of fashion today.

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Evan Ross Katz interviews comedian Nikki Glaser, who has performed on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Conan, Comedy Central Roasts, and Dancing With the Stars. Glaser talks about sending an apology to Taylor Swift, writing jokes, and battling insecurities.

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Evan Ross Katz interviews RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5 finalist and All Stars 2 runner-up, Detox. The drag queen and recording artist talks about growing up gay in the south, making gay porn, the legacy of Drag Race, and awkward sex with fans.

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Evan Ross Katz interviews senior food editor at Bon Appetit Andy Baraghani. Part of the BA's ensemble of immensely popular YouTube channel, Baraghani talks about how being a first-generation American has impacted his cooking, his emotional approach to food, and learning to forgive those who once antagonized him for his sexuality.

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Evan Ross Katz interviews performer, writer, director, and comedian Larry Owens, best known for his role as Usher in the off-Broadway musical A STRANGE LOOP.  Owens talks about carving a space for himself in American theater, gay twitter, his body, and his uncompromising dedication to his craft.

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Evan Ross Katz interviews journalist Rich Juzwiak, a senior writer at Jezebel and advice columnist at Slate whose work has been in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, and more.  Juzwiak talks about receiving blowback from rabid fandoms, the dying art form of the celebrity magazine profile, his love of divas like Mariah Carey, and writing about sex — specifically, his own sex life.

Evan Ross Katz talks to drag performer, actress, and singer Peppermint. Known as the runner-up on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9, Peppermint spills the tea on casting transgender contestants on the show, her appearance on All Stars, and New York City nightlife in the 1990s.

This episode also features an exclusive phone call conversation with Ben Shimkus, the first of seven accusers who have come forward with allegations of catfishing against RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 contestant Sherry Pie, which lead to her disqualification.

The Peppermint interview begins at [00:14:20]

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Evan Ross Katz talks to singer/songwriter Vincint. A finalist on the Fox reality competition THE FOUR, Vincint has subsequently broken through the music scene with a string of hits that culminated in his latest EP, THE FEELING. Evan and Vincint discuss using music to communicate feelings, coming out, reality TV, and being a black gay man in the music industry. 

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Evan Ross Katz talks to actress, author, and activist Rose McGowan. Known for her roles in SCREAM, JAWBREAKER, PLANET TERROR, and CHARMED, McGowan discusses being a lightning rod for criticism on social media, rebelling against the Hollywood system, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and Harvey Weinstein.

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Evan Ross Katz interviews actor and comedian Cole Escola. They discuss Cole growing up closeted in small-town Oregon, creating comedy skits on YouTube before YouTube stardom even existed, and auditioning for Saturday Night Live. 

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On this debut episode, Evan Ross Katz interviews sensational fashion designer Christopher John Rogers, who has dressed everyone from Rihanna to Michelle Obama to Lil Nas X. Evan also discusses the controversy surrounding the resurgence of celebrities wearing Dolce & Gabbana on the red carpet. 

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