MLVC: the Madonna Podcast is your place for all things Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone. Hosted by Stefan Mreczko, Liberty King, Tony Trius & Ben Kline, each episode features an in-depth look at a different aspect of the Queen of Pop’s iconic career. We discuss everything from music, videos, movies & tours, and through various interviews, also take a look at her profound and lasting influence in popular culture and to her millions of fans around the world.
Episodes
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
This week in Ciccone, we discuss Madonna's latest release, "VULGAR," the new collaboration between her and Sam Smith. Podcast listener and subscriber Ahmad joins us for the discussion on that song, as well as to chat about the spoken word contributions Madonna provides to the new Christine and the Queens album.
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Sunday Jun 04, 2023
Sunday Jun 04, 2023
MLVC goes live for the first time on YouTube to discuss Popular, the latest collaboration with Madonna, The Weeknd and Playboi Carti. And let's just say, things turn into a very lively debate between the Liberty, Ben and Stefan! (don't worry, we still love each other...). Buckle up for a no-holds-barred "This Week In Ciccone" discussion...
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Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
MLVC wraps up the 20th anniversary of Madonna's American Life album with a look at the companion EP released in November 2003: "Remix & Revisited." We discuss the highlight offering of that EP, "Your Honesty," as well as the MTV VMAs performance with Britney, Christina and Missy Elliot. We also briefly chat about the hardships of being a non-wealthy Madonna fan traveling to Vancouver for the opening night of the Celebration Tour.
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Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
This Week In Ciccone we have a plethora of Madonna moments to discuss: French fries with Julia Garner, Vogue being honored at Beyonce's Renaissance tour, Steven Meisel partnering with Madonna on SEX book prints for auction, and the forthcoming 80s-tinged song from M and Max Martin!
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Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
MLVC welcomes Madonna Impersonator Melissa Totten to the show this week! Now in her 31st year of impersonating Madonna professionally, Melissa has performed in over 30 countries around the world, sings 100% live, and has been creating her Madonna outfits and costumes for the stage. We chat with Melissa about what it takes to recreate the Queen of Pop onstage and hear some stories about being mistaken for M during filming for A League of Their Own, partying with the Sticky & Sweet crew on a boat, and more!
You can find Melissa on Instagram: @FauxMadonna and, coming soon, visit Madonnagram.com to purchase a videogram of Melissa singing your favorite Madonna song!
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Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
MLVC went live in honor of the 20th anniversary of Madonna's "American Life" album! Here is part two of our album deep dive where we discuss the songs Nothing Fails, Intervention, X-Static Process, Mother and Father, Die Another Day, and Easy Ride, as well as experience our very first Podbean live crank phone call.
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Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
It's the 20th anniversary of Madonna's "American Life" album and MLVC goes LIVE to take calls from our listeners and discuss the era and each track on the album.
This is part one of our album deep dive where we discuss the album artwork, the title track (with listener Jack who expertly does the rap!), Hollywood, I'm So Stupid, Love Profusion and Nobody Knows Me.
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Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
It's the 15th anniversary of Madonna's Hard Candy album and MLVC is ready to do a deep dive on all things M-Dolla! We discuss our favorite (and not-so-favorite) tracks on the album, and talk about the collaborators Timbaland, Pharrell, and Justin Timberlake, as well as the videos and more! See my booty get down like...
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Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
This week MLVC welcomes Jeff Nelson aka JeffreyMixed! Jeff curates a gloriously nostalgic and campy Instagram account AND happens to be a Madonna fan with an an affinity for her song "Causing A Commotion." We chat about what inspired Jeff to start his IG account and find out what prompted his #JusticeForCausingACommotion crusade with a deep dive on the song.
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Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
This Week in Ciccone we talk about the recent photo of Madonna working in the studio alongside Swedish songwriter & producer Max Martin! We discuss our hopes and dreams for their collaboration, discuss M's upcoming appearance on the album from Christine & the Queens, and also chat a bit about our MLVC merch, "I'll see you later at the function."
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