Big Freedia: God Save the Queen Diva

Published: Dec. 26, 2020, 7:30 p.m.

b"Big Freedia is a 21st Century musical trailblazer from the Dirty South, who emerged from the Bounce music scene in New Orleans and has helped popularize the genre across the country and the world.\\xa0 Big Freedia joins co-hosts Eric Newman and Medaya Ocher to discuss her new memoir God Save the Queen Diva; and talk about how she, and dance club culture in general, has responded to the global pandemic.\\nIn this, the final show of 2020, Kate, Eric, and Medaya also talk about the tunes that helped them survive this most benighted of years.\\nAlso, Kiese Laymon, author of How to Kill Yourself and Others in America, returns to recommend I Don't Like the Blues by B. Brian Foster."