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Juno Birch and the Ghosts of Manchester

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Roz screams with glee when the ICONIC drag queen, comedian, and sculptor Juno Birch arrives swathed in zebra chiffon. With a swish, the two divas transport to the outer limits to discuss: mysterious ghost photographs, the screaming skull of Wardley Hall, a...

Highlights

In this episode, Roz Hernandez welcomes the iconic drag queen, comedian, and sculptor Juno Birch for a conversation that veers from the paranormal to the personal. The two bond over their shared sense of otherness and dive into a world of ghost stories, haunted objects, and unexplained phenomena, all while wrapped in zebra print.
04:06
We're both aliens, aren't we?
07:23
Americans prefer believable, real material
12:31
Ghosts are imprints of traumatic events.
21:06
A haunted doll caused a globe bar to open on its own.
30:30
Ghosts would be scared of drag queens.
47:37
She's trapped in a cocaine-induced nightmare.

Chapters

Zebra Print and Alien Souls: Roz and Juno Bond Over Being Outsiders
00:00
From Blue Alien to Authentic Self: Juno's Liberating Drag Transformation
07:23
Ghosts as Imprints: Juno's Theory and Her First Paranormal Encounters
12:31
Haunted Dolls and Witch Trials: Exploring England's Spookiest Stories
21:06
Locked in a Closet: The Never-Aired Haunted Drag Queen TV Pilot
30:30
Asparamancers and Aliens: Juno's Lifelong Fascination with the Unknown
40:23

Transcript

Speaker 1: This is exactly right. Amazon presents Juno vs. Birch. Drunk on milk and power, this bundle of sheer chaos only comes with three settings. Crying, pooping, and crying while pooping. But Juno shopped on Amazon and saved on pacifiers, diaper cream...