I was the producer and editor of Thanks for Coming: A RuPaul's Drag Race Podcast, which I created and hosted alongside Jamal Miller and Stony Robinson in 2018. Over the years, we steadily improved the podcast's production quality as we honed our skills and found our unique brand voice. Each week, I came to our pre-production meetings with a detailed script and episode plan, often including an audio script for a short, comedic sketch inspired by the week's Drag Race episode. One of my favorite contributions was introducing the concept of "Drunk Herstory," a fan-favorite series where we hilariously recapped earlier seasons of Drag Race while drinking — listeners regularly told us these were some of their favorite episodes. With a background in telecommunications and a focus on audio/visual production, I served as the lead editor and later taught Jamal how to assist with editing as the podcast grew. I also took on the role of social media manager, developing marketing strategies and managing a combined audience of around 10,000 followers across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. In addition to podcasting, we collaborated with brands like Manscaped and Poo-Pourri for influencer campaigns. Eventually, in late 2022, as we all became busier with our full-time jobs, we made the collective decision to end the podcast. While incredibly rewarding, content creation can also be exhausting, with the constant hustle to engage fans, stay on trend, and meet sponsor expectations — but I’m proud of the creative and community-driven space we built. Below you can listen to the podcast as an example of my work. Also, there’s a video example of a promotional video used for our episode discussing the “Karen” influx due to pandemic restrictions. It was another favorite of our listeners and shows one of the many creative ways we marketed the podcast.