Remember Me? (with Bob the Drag Queen)

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08/07/23 • 65 min

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How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer

Get ready to dive purse first into this week's podcast because we are thrilled to be joined by comedian, drag queen, actor and activist, Bob The Drag Queen! You might know him from his memorable appearances on "RuPaul's Drag Race" and "We're Here," but did you know that he and Vanessa are pretty much best friends now? Plus, on this episode we all get real about social etiquette: What to say if you don't remember someone, how to react if someone tries to shame you for not remembering them and the do's and don'ts of how to act if you want to be Bob The Drag Queen's friend. Bob also brings out Vanessa's fierce alter ego "Bitchy Vanessa," talks about his background in stand-up comedy and tells a very memorable story about how some social cues lead to a misunderstanding with a very big star. The three of us also get nostalgic during our segment BACK TO THE PRESENT where we discuss the Carvin guitar mail order catalog, Fisher-Price karaoke toys and the rise and fall of the PT Cruiser. Don't forget to check out Bob The Drag Queen on tour with Madonna on the Celebration Tour starting this fall!

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How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer - Remember Me? (with Bob the Drag Queen)

Transcript

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Hi. I'm Vanessa Beyor and this is my brother Jonah. We're two siblings who loved to talk about our childhood and nostalgia and how it shaped us into the people we are today. You can't wait to dive purse first into today's episode if I do say so myself. Welcome to how did We get Weird? No, Jonah, I was thinking about, you know, the Jewish holidays of Rush Hashanah and Yung Kipor coming up, and I was thinking about how we used to always go to our g