PASSION PROJECT: Encyclopedia Madonnica feat. Matthew Rettenmund
Release Date: 01/09/2023
S9 E266: Trouser Parts w/ Dorian Dietrich
WEBurlesque the Podcast
Viktor Devonne and Dorian Dietrich (San Francisco area) meet on the podcsast to talk about the tastiest of melancholy, operatic overtures leading to Weimar-era chanteuse inclinations, gender ideology before and after one's death, problematic musicians, good times and bum times. This chat was recorded on Sept 3, 2025. Give love to the folks… Dorian on IG: More Dorian: More Viktor: More WEBurlesque: FOOTCLOTHES! Get 10% off your order with the code VIKTORDEVONNE at Tonight On Murder She Wrote with Viktor and Petra: Burlesque Gala November 2025: Silver Tusk...
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S9 E265: The Lips of La Frida Lokah
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Viktor Devonne talks with La Frida Lokah of Los Angeles. This delightful denizen of the west coast shares stories from The Rocky Horror Picture Show shadowcast tour that has featured Barry Bostwick and Patricia Quinn, her start in Latin folk fance, balancing candles, healing the artist, the importance of running one's own race, and more. This chat was recorded on Sept 2, 2025. Give love to the folks… Frida on IG: More Viktor: More WEBurlesque: FOOTCLOTHES! Get 10% off your order with the code VIKTORDEVONNE at Tonight On Murder She Wrote with Viktor and Petra: ...
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S9 E264: Corset and Combat Boots w/ Pionono
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Viktor Devonne welcomes the beautiful snack Pionono to the pod; this sparkly being talks about Puerto Rico, the showgirl fantasy, early singer-songwriter aspirations, the word boylesque, queerlesque, Jake Dupree and Tito Bonito, lingerie, and telling mom. This chat was recorded on August 31 2025. Give love to the folks… Pionono on IG: More Max: More Viktor: More WEBurlesque: FOOTCLOTHES! Get 10% off your order with the code VIKTORDEVONNE at Tonight On Murder She Wrote with Viktor and Petra:
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Music that Made WE 73: Haughty Hazelnut (side b feat. TOOL, Still Water, Tune-Yards; more)
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The Music That Made WE volume 5 continues with the fabulous Haughty Hazelnut of MPLS. She's chosen 10 songs that make up her story, with a soundtrack that includes Scary Pockets, Cecile McLorin Salvant, and The Toadies, and more. + Stick around for Viktor’s hidden bonus track. more Haughty: The Music That Made WE is a creation of WEBurlesque Podcast Network, produced by Viktor Devonne. For the extended VIDEO version of this presentation, please visit our — all episodes of this series are available under the $1 threshold. that’s patreon dot com slash we burlesque [Copyright...
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Music that Made WE 73: Haughty Hazelnut (side a feat. Toadies, IDLES, Blink-182; more)
WEBurlesque the Podcast
The Music That Made WE volume 5 continues with the fabulous Haughty Hazelnut of MPLS. She's chosen 10 songs that make up her story, with a soundtrack that includes TOOL, Mariah, and Tune-Yards, and more. + Stick around for Viktor’s hidden bonus track. more Haughty: The Music That Made WE is a creation of WEBurlesque Podcast Network, produced by Viktor Devonne. For the extended VIDEO version of this presentation, please visit our — all episodes of this series are available under the $1 threshold. that’s patreon dot com slash we burlesque [Copyright Disclaimer Under Section...
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S9 E263: Show Man w/ Max Moxie
WEBurlesque the Podcast
Max Moxie is one of the great entertainers in Los Angeles, an entrepreneur and jack of so many trades. Learn how he accidentally became a thespian from Nebraska to Hollywood burlesque community leader. This chat was recorded on August 22 2025. Give love to the folks… Max Moxie on IG: & More Max: More Viktor: More WEBurlesque: FOOTCLOTHES! Get 10% off your order with the code VIKTORDEVONNE at Tonight On Murder She Wrote with Viktor and Petra:
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S9 E262: Head Voice w/ The Sweet Siren
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The Sweet Siren of Las Vegas talks singing, character, not breaking her hips for ballet, zen rhinestoning, tourists, and we tallk a lot about musicals. This chat was recorded on July 16, 2025. Give love to the folks… Sweet Siren on IG: More Viktor: More WEBurlesque: FOOTCLOTHES! Get 10% off your order with the code VIKTORDEVONNE at FOOTCLOTHES.COM Tonight On Murder She Wrote with Viktor and Petra:
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S9 E261: Highly Suspicious Taste w/ Bunny Wigglebottom
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Bunny Wigglebottom is charming audiences in Atlanta, and chats with Viktor Devonne about selling sultry, cinema studies, drowining in cones, textitle artistry, and Gerard Butler being nice. This chat was recorded on July 27, 2025. Give love to the folks… Bunny on IG: More Bunny: More Viktor: More WEBurlesque: FOOTCLOTHES! Get 10% off your order with the code VIKTORDEVONNE at FOOTCLOTHES.COM Tonight On Murder She Wrote with Viktor and Petra:
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Music that Made WE 72: Heather & Lace (side b feat. Rent, The Judds, Jason Mraz; more)
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The Music That Made WE volume 5 continues with Heather and Lace, a coproducer of the Ohio Burlesque Festival and a hilarious figure in the Cleveland scene. They've chosen 10 songs that make up her story, with a soundtrack that includes John Denver, ABBA, Queen, and more. + Stick around for Viktor’s hidden bonus track. more Heather: & The Music That Made WE is a creation of WEBurlesque Podcast Network, produced by Viktor Devonne. For the extended VIDEO version of this presentation, please visit our — all episodes of this series are available under the $1 threshold. that’s patreon...
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Music that Made WE 72: Heather and Lace (side a feat. The Muppets, Fleetwood Mac, Queen; more)
WEBurlesque the Podcast
The Music That Made WE volume 5 continues with Heather and Lace, a coproducer of the Ohio Burlesque Festival and a hilarious figure in the Cleveland scene. They've chosen 10 songs that make up her story, with a soundtrack that includes Jason Mraz, Idina Menzel, Tiffany, and more. + Stick around for Viktor’s hidden bonus track. more Heather: & The Music That Made WE is a creation of WEBurlesque Podcast Network, produced by Viktor Devonne. For the extended VIDEO version of this presentation, please visit our — all episodes of this series are available under the $1 threshold. that’s...
info_outlineViktor Devonne presents: PASSION PROJECT, a series devoted to artists and creators behind really neat stuff. The latest episode is ENCYCLOPEDIA MADONNICA, with the author Matthew Rettenmund, who published his first edition in 1995, and then again in 2005, and the latest September of 2022.
A literal a-z on the subject of global superstar Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, born in Bay City Michigan and subsequent queen of the pop world (and one of our last remaining icons who began their domination in the 1980s), the book is a mammoth collection of trivia, fascinating factoids, speculation, and commentary on the star's body of work, love life, activism, narcissism, fragility, strengths, and missteps along the way. One of the most "fun" icons to be a fan of, there are just as many heights (Blond Ambition! Evita! Hung Up!) as fails (Sean Penn! Body of Evidence! TikTok?) and projects that must be re-evaluated (Bloodhounds of Broadway! Sex! Bedtime Stories!) after loads of criticism was heaped upon them during their initial run. Rettenmund is one of the great masters behind maintaining perspective on Madonna's legacy whilst keeping a clear head on the present day.
The result in the definitive encyclopedic compendium, in the latest and greatest form with exclusive interviews, culled quotes, forgotten lore, and necessary snark.
Matt talks about how the initial publication almost never happened, his favorites and less favorites (what beloved M track is he less than delighted by? You may gasp.), and how he managed to get a snapshot with the legend herself (and what she said to him!) during the tour and press events he experienced and compares notes with Viktor on whether or not she really should try another movie.
Video version of this conversation is available here: https://weburlesque.wordpress.com/passion-project
You can buy your own copy here: https://linktr.ee/boyculture
- Matt's blogs of all things queer and pop: https://www.boyculture.com/ and https://gr8erdays.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattrett
– For more on WEBurlesque Podcast Network, visit weburlesquepodcast.com and @weburlesque @viktordevonne everywhere
Passion Project is a production by WEBurlesque Podcast Network and Viktor Devonne; all original material property to Viktor Devonne; all non-original material property to those copyright holders. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.