MLVC: The Madonna Podcast

Jess Rothschild: Madonna Hot Takes & Bravo Deep Dives

This week we sit down with Jess Rothschild, host of "Hot Takes & Deep Dives," a podcast dedicated to quick hits & deep cuts on Real Housewives, Bravolebrities & other pop culture icons. We talk about Jess' Madonna journey, about life as a podcaster and hear the story of that time she offered Madonna a breath mint.

Jess was on the founding team of the internet's most popular lesbian web site, where she interviewed Sandra Bernhard, Margaret Cho, Linda Perry and a plethora of other legends. She now interviews Housewives and Housewives-adjacent talent, yet always circles the conversation back to Madonna in each episode of her podcast.

You can find Jess on Instagram and Twitter: @jessxnyc and listen to "Hot Takes and Deep Dives" wherever you stream podcasts.

 

Deconstructing Madonna with Edward Russell

It's the Madonna podcast crossover you didn't know you needed!

This week we are joined by fellow Madonna podcaster, Edward Russell of "Inside the Groove." We learn about Edward's Madonna journey and of course chat at-length about the woman and the music about whom we are all talking about!

Edward is the host of the Inside the Groove podcast, which deconstructs Madonna songs, discussing how each track was written and recorded, using interviews with the people involved, playing demos and also isolated tracks from the recording sessions. 

Follow Edward on Instagram @insidethegroove1 plus @insidethegroove on twitter and listen to "Inside the Groove" wherever you find your podcasts!

Actor Bayne Gibby: Life In Hollywood and Madonna Improv

In this episode, we welcome actor, writer and director Bayne Gibby to the podcast, for a special super-sized episode. We discuss her life in Hollywood and do a bit of Madonna improv!

Best known for her role as Gigi on the HBO series The Comeback with Lisa Kudrow, Bayne has a long list of film and TV credits. She's appeared in the Oscar Nominated film Lady Bird, the HBO series Enlightened, as well as Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Hot in Cleveland opposite Betty White, and Mad Men to name a few. Prior to the pandemic, Bayne could be seen regularly at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater LA in the musical improv show Magic to Do. And recently, her first children's book, You Mean the World to Me, was published by Scholastic.

Find Bayne online at baynegibby.com, on Twitter & Instagram @baynegibby

Illustrating Madonna: Liam Alexander

This week are joined by UK-based artist Liam Alexander. Liam has been focusing his art on creating comic-book style covers of artists and their respective catalog of albums. He has done series devoted to Bjork and Kate Bush and most recently, he completed his 14-print comic book cover art project of the one and only, Madonna. 

We chat about Liam's favorite Madonna era, Ray of Light, and he also joins us for our very first installment of Madonna Trivia.

Find Liam's art on Instagram @artofliamalxndr or purchase his art on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LiamAlexanderArt

 

Niki Haris: Madonna, Music & Other Collaborations

In Part Two of our interview with Niki Haris, Niki talks about teaming up with fellow Madonna back-up singer Donna De Lory on their collaboration EP titled “Two Friends.” She tells us what it was like performing intimate gigs for dedicated fans in NYC and LA titled “Niki & Donna: Songs and Stories.”  We discuss her many collaborations in music, tv and film and find out what it is about Spiritual House music that uplifts people. Niki also gives us a Madonna lightning round unlike any we've had before on the podcast.

You can find Niki on Instagram @nikiharis and at NikiHaris.com

Niki Haris: On Tour With Madonna

This week, we are so excited to share with you Part One of our interview with Niki Haris!

Niki is a singer, dancer, actress, and choreographer who catapulted to fame as one of Madonna’s backing vocalists on four separate tours, Who’s That Girl, Blond Ambition, The Girlie Show and Drowned World.  She also appeared in the Truth or Dare documentary and has recorded countless tracks with Madonna among others. Niki shares stories, imparts some wisdom and sings for us too!

You can find Niki on Instagram @nikiharis and at NikiHaris.com

Oliver Sidney Crumes III: Madonna, Hip-Hop, Prince and More

Join us this week as we continue to explore the Blond Ambition Tour with Oliver Sidney Crumes III.

We speak with Oliver about working with Madonna and his fellow dancers on the Blond Ambition Tour, and what his experience was like being featured in the "Truth or Dare" and "Strike A Pose" documentaries. We hear about Oliver's close encounters with Prince, and what it was like working with his dance idol Michael Jackson on the set of MJ's "Remember the Time" video. He also tells us what it was like incorporating hip-hop moves into the Vogue video, talks about his life in dance and tells us what he's up to now.

Find Oliver on Instagram @olivercrumesrevilohiphop, and more info on his hip-hop lessons: http://www.musicologyacademy.com 

DJ Lina Bradford: Music, Style and Madonna

This week we speak to the inimitable DJ Lina Bradford, who has been a staple of the NYC scene since she performed at Wigstock back in 1994. We delve into her career as an International DJ, Nightlife Visionary, Talk Show Host and Queer Icon.

She shares stories from the dance floor and beyond as well as some Madonna close encounters.

Find Lina at DJLina.com or on Instagram: @thelinabradford

Madonna Fan Party's Neil Symons

Join us this week for a fun and cheeky chat as we welcome Neil Symons to the podcast all the way from London. Neil is the promoter of the long standing Madonna Fan Party at G.A.Y. and has attended over 200+ Madonna concerts and events.

Neil tells us how his extremely popular and long-running Madonna Fan Party got started and shares with us some of his fondest Madonna memories, including recent up-close encounters like purchasing a polaroid and sharing a beer with M during the Madame X tour.

Find Neil on Instagram: @nsph0t0s

Songwriter Sarah Hudson on Katy Perry, Dua Lipa and Madonna

This week we are joined by Grammy-nominated songwriter Sarah Hudson. Sarah is an artist, songwriter and social producer who has worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry -- Katy Perry, Camila Cabello, Iggy Azalea, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Erika Jayne, Years and Years and most recently Dua Lipa.

We chat about her solo career as a singer, her time in the electro-group Ultraviolet Sound and helping define the pop music landscape with her songwriting.

We also get into her multiple close encounters with Madonna, including a Madame X tour prayer circle with Katy Perry!

 

You can find Sarah on Instagram: @sarahhudsonxx or Twitter: @SarahHudsonuvs