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Drag & Burlesque Diaries

Drag & Burlesque Diaries

By: Flame Foxxe
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Drag and Burlesque Diaries pulls back the curtain on the incredible lives and raw experiences of marginalized performance artists. Host Flame Foxxe sits down with a variety of performers—including drag kings, queens, burlesque dancers, poets, singers, fire artists, acrobats, pole dancers and more—to explore important, self-selected topics like ballroom culture, selective activism, and navigating community etiquette. It's like a candid slumber party with your favorite queer artists! Join us for a unique blend of deep conversation, silly games, and intimate glimpses into their fabulous world, because this is the space where No Performer is Left Backstage.


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  • Tips 4 Tip$ ep.4: Roles & Responsibilities
    Feb 19 2026

    Tips 4 Tip$ Ep. 4: Roles & Responsibilities ✨

    In this week’s episode, we’re diving into the real behind-the-scenes magic of burlesque and drag — the roles we hold, the responsibilities we carry, and how we show up for ourselves and our community both onstage and off.

    Flame Foxxe (@flamefoxxe) walks through the Roles & Responsibilities worksheets from the Seductive Sorcery Workbook, breaking down performer expectations, producer dynamics, professionalism, boundaries, and community care. We talk about what it actually means to be reliable, prepared, and intentional in your art — especially in spaces where access and equity matter.

    This episode also includes a mini movement demo featuring ambulatory burlesque — both seated and standing options — because accessibility is not an afterthought. Whether you perform on your feet, from a chair, or somewhere in between, you deserve choreography that honors your body.

    We also shout out and uplift the work and influence of legends and educators like @theperlenoire, @burlesquewithgv (Ginger Valentine), and the brilliance of @maisonburlesque.online on TikTok for continuing to expand the conversation around burlesque education and accessibility.

    If you’ve ever wondered:
    • What are my responsibilities as a performer?
    • What do producers actually expect?
    • How do I stay professional without losing my magic?
    • How can burlesque be more accessible?

    This episode is for you.

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    No performer left backstage. ✨

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Ep. 5 Travi Sexton: “It looks like love.”- drag kings & drunk driving
    Feb 12 2026

    Episode 5: It Looks Like Love — with Travi Sexton


    This week, we sit down with the incomparable Travi Sexton for a conversation about visibility, responsibility, and what it means to show up for your community both onstage and off.


    Together, we explore the importance of drag kings and the power of trans masculine performers claiming space, being seen, and having a voice in an art form that has historically overlooked them. Travi shares their journey, their relationship to drag, and how embodying masculinity through performance can be an act of truth, healing, and resistance.


    We also have a deeply honest and necessary conversation about the real and lasting impact of drunk driving, and the ways care, accountability, and community responsibility intersect with nightlife and performance culture.


    This episode is about love in all its forms—the love we show ourselves, the love we show each other, and the love that keeps us alive.


    Listen now wherever you stream podcasts.


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    No performer left backstage.


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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Tips 4 Tip$ ep 3: Workshops, worksheets and homework
    Feb 10 2026

    In this week’s Tips 4 Tip$, Flame Foxxe (@flamefoxxe) opens the pages of the Seductive Sorcery Workbook & Journal and walks you through all 15 worksheets designed to help you build your burlesque or drag persona from the ground up. From intention-setting meditations and spellwork, to name mapping, costume building, routine design, and weekly reflection, this episode is your guided initiation into the ritual of becoming.

    Originally created to make burlesque education more accessible, this workbook blends performance theory, embodiment, history, and magic—because crafting your stage self is both an art and a spell.

    Inspired by the teachings and legacy of icons like Ginger Valentine (@burlesquewithgv) and Perle Noire (@theperlenoire), this episode invites you to step into your power as a performer with intention, clarity, and reverence for those who came before us.

    Whether you're a baby performer, seasoned artist, or just curious, you’re invited to follow along, reflect, and begin—or deepen—your journey.

    The Seductive Sorcery Workbook & Journal is available for $1 via the podcast linktree to keep it accessible to all.

    Share your progress, reflections, and creations with us by tagging @flamefoxxe and @dnbdiariespod.

    No performer left backstage.

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    58 mins
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