Hedwig: Inch by Angry Inch

We're back in the van once again and heading out to our next gig. This time it's to discuss the deleted scene of Yitzhak preparing for his upcoming RENT audition - he's got this in the bag, surely - our man IS Angel! Today for you, tomorrow for Yitzhak.

Phyllis accidentally finds herself witnessing more than she was supposed to... but she understands.

Joining the band for this number is none other than a drag superstar, singing legend, comedian and musician - it's Anja Dick!

The tour hits the road once more as Yitzhak: Origins (the epic prequel movie, of course) enters production! Kind of. Come with us on a journey to Croatia and enjoy the delightful sunflowers with Ms Krystal Nacht and her vocal stylings. Hedwig who?

Backing up our host in the band this time is none other than the incendiary Queer Electro Punk-Folk artist OORYA!

The tour rolls on as we discuss Phyllis and her (deleted!) tooth phone. The show can't stop, it won't stop.

Backing up Jonfen for this calcium-rich episode is a true Camp Queen - it's none other than Gilda Wabbit!

Head HOME with our pod crew as they went on the trip of a lifetime - to see former guest Divina De Campo perform as Hedwig herself... LIVE ON STAGE! A FULL PRODUCTION! Dreams were made, tears were shed and hearts were full. Divina gave us ALL Hed that night!

Joining Jonfen on their journey over the wall are pod veterans Kahla Victorious and Ginger Snaps!

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 22 - PART 2!

The journey is complete. Hedwig has been through hell and back but she's finally ready for that walk to freedom and release.

To interpret this ending for you we are bringing a range of guests across two parts! Some familiar with the film, some not so familiar, some intimately familiar! We want the whole spectrum, baby. It's what Hedwig would have wanted too.

Joining the band for this, the FINAL leg of the tour, are a returning fan favourite and also HEDWIG HERSELF - we have John Cameron Mitchell and Kahla Victorious on the line to give our hero the send-off that she deserves. Godspeed, Miss Hedwig!

The next episode will be... nothing. It's done. Go home. The show's over. Have a nice salad.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 22!

A new day dawns as Hedwig walks into her symbolic rebirth.

To interpret this ending for you we are bringing a range of guests across two parts! Some familiar with the film, some not so familiar, some intimately familiar! We want the whole spectrum, baby. It's what Hedwig would have wanted too.

Joining the band for this leg of the tour, across two separate conversations, are a duo of incredible performers - we have Drag Race Thailand's own Vanda Miss Joaquim as well as The Gold Rush's Anita Piss! This episode is jam packed, people!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 22: End (Part Two - with ???)'.

Merry Christmas everybody! The (normally Patreon-only) Midnight Radio team are talking about the wonderful film 'Happiest Season' - finally some joy in our world this year! So forget your troubles as we take you through a new holiday favourite!

Oh, you want even more of a present? What about musical guests, huh? Does that fit the bill for you? It's the first ever Midnight Radio Christmas Special! It's an extravaganza... of us being ridiculous, like usual.

P.S. The Patreon and Free versions have slightly different songs featured! Not all are changed, but a good few!

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Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 21!

The journey nears completion. Hedwig is transformed and is now wanting to help transform those around her - Yitzhak is set free, the audience are the heroes and peace has been achieved. Not without rocking the house down though!

Rushing to join the band for this leg of the tour is none other than the UK’s ONLY Southern Belle-end - it's Miss Taylor Trash! Oh why hi there!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 21: Midnight Radio'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 20!

Hedwig stumbles out of Bilgewater's... and emerges in front of the thorn in the their side - Tommy is standing before her, mid-gig. This isn't a tense meeting though - this is one of acceptance, of growth, of moving on. 'Moving' being the key word here.

Joining the band for this leg of the tour is none other than the mattress actress elf herself - it's singer and adult film star Ryder Monroe! Also stopping by for some Hedwig gabbing is the founder of London Trans Pride - it's the performer and mother of Harpies herself, Lucia Blayke!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 21: Midnight Radio'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 19!

Hedwig has finally achieved fame and success and is walking out to her biggest gig yet... but was it all worth it? Did she really achieve success on her own merits? Time for a break down!

Joining the band for this leg of the tour is none other than the classic Hollywood GAYngster herself - it's Dragula's Felony Dodger! Also on board is the rainbow fashionista - it's Sleepy Charlie Media's own Lal Gall! This is going to go all over the place!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 20: Wicked Little Town: Tommy Gnosis Version'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 18!

Hey hookers - it's time to hit the streets and make some green. Mama got bills to pay! She certainly doesn't expect her next customer, however... a rather famous customer at that.

BANG! Don't drink and drive, kids.

Joining the band for this leg of the tour is the Dragony Aunt of Comedy Central herself, Candy Warhol! This Friend of Dorothy is here to show these street walkers how it's really done - and to take these paparazzi to task while she's at it.

The next episode will be 'Chapter 19: Hedwig's Lament/Exquisite Corpse'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 17!

Things are spiralling out of Hedwig's control and she's losing her grip on both the band AND her man. In fact, he's going to Guam, damn it! Worse still - they can't afford pizza! Is life even worth living without pizza? Or passports?

Joining the band for this leg of the tour is the Whimsically Volatile one himself, Craig MacNeil! Teaming up with him is drag artist extraordinaire, Pretentious Dross!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 18: Reunion'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 16!

Intimacy, writing songs, laundry... this chapter has it all. Gnosis receives his ashes today yet the relationship takes a turn for the worse. What is THAT? Will I always love you? Look what you've done!

Rejoining the tour once more is the one and only, Mimi Imfurst! Who better to know Hedwig... than a Hedwig herself?!?

The next episode will be 'Chapter 17: I'm Going to Guam'.

BONUS: A PATREON EPISODE... FOR FREE!

The Patreon show for Sleepy Charlie Media's 'Hedwig: Inch by Angry Inch' podcast is here! What better way to start than by discussing another of John Cameron Mitchell's movies - and one that divides people at that! Surely that's even better, right?

Come and experience The Punk! Evolve or die, loves!

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 15!

Take a bite out of the apple and learn all about Hedwig and Tommy's blissful beginnings. Lessons in rock history as well as in how to just be so damn cool from the queen herself help to create the star - GNOSIS IS BORN.

Coming to us all the way from Berlin to join the band for this leg of the tour is the burlesque superstar and cabaret queen Sheila Wolf!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 16: Love'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 14!

Don't turn around - instead, join us for a journey with Mrs Lot through Hedwig's Wicked Little Town! Along the road we'll bump into Lady Luck, the pious, the hateful and the devout and we'll take many a wild turn through all of the noise. At the end of the journey? One enamoured young man.

Joining the band for this leg of the tour is the Wicked Witch of the West - it's Dragula's own Abhora! Beaming down to Earth to accompany her on this journey of misery and terror is none other than Klingon Vanna White! Qapla'!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 15: Knowledge'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 13!

Hedwig holds court in her wonderful kingdom of trash. The fans are really getting to know their new idol - perhaps a little too much! Milkless tits and all!

We meet Tommy and Tommy gets to know Hedwig a little more than he probably bargained for too! You can't argue with service like this.

Joining the band for this leg of the tour is the Pocket Rocket Princess herself - it's Divina De Campo! DDC came to love, not to the fight - but the gloves are off if anybody comes for our Hedwig!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 14: Wicked Little Town'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 12!

Hedwig finds herself surrounded by band members and mall-goers... yet totally alone. To top it all off? Tommy has stolen yet another song! This sets her off on the warpath - Tommy and crew need to be taken down, following Phyllis' plan or not!

We then take a quick trip to the laundromat for a lesson in underwear scrubbing.

Joining the band for this leg of the tour is your current Queen of Camp herself - it's Tora Himan! Wannakiki? Joining her is the master of Speakeasily and all things '80s - it's Shecky Davis Jr!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 13: Tommy Speck'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 11!

Beaten down, defeated and left in the dirt... Hedwig is finished. Or is she?!?!? A reinvention is in order, via the transformative power of the glow-up. Hedwig the rock star is born amidst a storm of fury, hair and vermouth.

Joining the band for this leg of the tour is the make-up maestro, the wig wonder-man - it’s Mike Potter! Completing the combo is the Hedwig super-fan and cabaret queen, Kahla Victorious!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 12: Providence, R.I. - Tommy Gnosis in Person'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 10!

Hedwig hurriedly hurtles back to the past! Dumped in a strange land and dumped by hubby (traded for a twink), our heroine must suffer further as the Berlin Wall collapses before her eyes. It was all for nothing... or was it? From The Tower comes rebirth.

Joining the band for this leg of the tour is a real Hedhead - it's writer and Broadway critic Adrienne Proctor!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 11: Wig in a Box'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 9!

The train is coming and it's heading straight for our Hedwig! Today we hear the harrowing tale of surgery gone wrong, mutilation and recovery. Along the way we learn of tits of clay and the titular ANGRY INCH!

Yes mawma! Joining the band for this leg of the tour and dancing onto the stage is none other than the sickening one herself - it's Laganja Estranja! Joining her is an Inch by Angry Inch veteran, burlesque artist and 80s aficionado, Odessa Lil! It's time to Speakeasily!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 10: Junction City, Kansas: Freedom'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 8!

Hedwig reveals the life of luxury that awaited them via the lovely Luther... but all was not as it seemed. What first appeared to be heaven would soon turn against our heroine. But let's not get all caught up in the dark side of things - let's have a little sugar, daddy! It's party time!

Answering our SOS and joining the band for this leg of the tour are two of a family of delicious treats - it's drag superstars Liquorice Black and Cheddar Gorgeous!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 9: Bilgewater's Baltimore - Angry Inch'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 7!

Life is all about the simple, small, pleasures... and what better way to celebrate this than with a lovely, relaxing, naked, sunbathe in a bomb crater while the smell of burgers wafts through the air? Oh, I know... with the entrance of a big hunk-o-man! Luther is on the scene and he's certainly VERY keen! May he offer you a gummy bear in this trying time?

Joining the band for this leg of the tour is the chief film critic at The Independent, the host of That Darn Movie Show AND a regular stand-in for Mark Kermode on BBC Radio 5 Live’s ‘Kermode and Mayo’ review show - it's Clarisse Loughrey!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 8: Bilgewater's Miami Beach - Sugar Daddy'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 6!

Today we travel through time as we visit a wonderful past... full of singing, dancing and Stalin. What more does a growing boy need?

We'll also take a trip the the glory of the Menses Fair, hang out with the goths and spend time in the oven! To top it all off? SOME BOOTAY! We got it all here, folks!

Guess who's back in the house? We've got the one and only Conway returning to the show! This Bitch is Hungry for Hedwig, baby. Also tomatoes.

The next episode will be 'Chapter 7: Luther'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 5!

In this episode we discover where the concept of love itself originated - via song, of course! Along the way we'll talk about gender, gods, rock music, ancient aliens, Marks & Spencer... there's just too much to mention!

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 4!

Things get a little dark this episode as we flashback to Hansel's childhood and learn about the people who touched them... both figuratively and literally.

The tone won't stop us from having some fun discussions along the way, however! Music, history... even bed sheets!

Joining the band for this little tune is a podcast legend, Spinal Tap aficionado and master of mime - it's Sean German!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 5: The Origin of Love'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 3!

This episodes sees a punk rock salad bar taking centre stage as Hedwig and co. lay it all on the table and drop that hot knowledge - Tommy Gnosis ain't nothin' special, baby! Along the way we encounter Eastern Bloc rock, the Titanic, a random baby, wombs and a slip of a girly boy. This chapter has it all!

Will we still go off-topic? I think you know the answer to that by now, folks!

Joining us to kick wig heads all over the motel are the meme queen Alyson Grimm and filmmaker Omar Najam!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 4: East Berlin 1968'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 2!

This episode sees Yitzhak having a very private moment interrupted, before a lover's argument ensues with our heroine! We learn of their relationship and dig a little deeper into just what our Man Friday-through-Thursday is all about.

Joining us to kick wig heads all over the motel are podcaster Heidi Bennett and singer/musician Adam Schreiner!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 3: Bilgewater’s Restaurant, St. Louis: The Tour Begins'.

Whether you like it or not, we're back with Chapter 1!

The movie starts with a BANG as Hedwig and co hit the stage and tear the audience of this unassuming seafood restaurant to pieces! Gender, capitalism, history... it's all fair game for these Eastern Bloc Rockers!

Joining us to smash it all up are drag superstar Mimi Imfurst and burlesque artist extraordinaire Odessa Lil!

The next episode will be 'Chapter 2: Yitzhak'.

The podcast is a GO! We've torn down the walls holding us back, we've pulled the wig down from the shelf and are ready to leave an exquisite corpse by the end of it all. Come on you misfits and losers - get Hed!

Want to know what this show is all about? Then you're in the right place - Hedwig! Gender! Music! Film! We got it all.

The next episode will be 'Chapter 1: Tear Me Down'.