The Spark Parade

BenDeLaCreme & Jinx Monsoon Talk Gremlins, Drag History, and Holiday Trauma

What happens when two drag icons dive deep into 1980s creature-feature camp? In this episode of The Spark Parade, host Adam is joined by the legendary BenDeLaCreme and Ji

Tiny Habits on James Taylor, Tour Stories and 70s Vocal Production 🎸

Indie-folk trio Tiny Habits (Judah Mayowa, Maya Rae and Cinya Khan) join host Adam Unze for the mini-season finale of The Spark Parade! The group shares the story behind

Angourie Rice on Reality Bites, Gen X Nostalgia and 20s Career Anxiety

Actor, writer and podcaster Angourie Rice (The Nice Guys, Mare of Easttown, Mean Girls) joins host Adam Unze to launch a brand-new mini-season of The Spark Parade! Angou

Bryan Safi on ‘Working Girl,’ 80s Bangs & Harrison Ford as Eye Candy

What happens when an eight-year-old kid sees the opening shot of Mike Nichols’ 1988 classic Working Girl for the very first time? If that kid is Emmy-winning comedian, ac

Drag Race Superstar Bosco: Why Batman Forever is a Camp Icon

What happens when a major Hollywood studio trades gritty, nitty-gritty realism for hyper-stylized queer camp and neon aesthetics? Host Adam Unze sits down with the brilli

Why HBO's The Comeback Predicted Modern Fame with Morgan Bassichis + Tribeca Recap

How did a short-lived 2005 TV satire accurately predict our modern obsession with social media and internet culture? Host Adam Unze sits down with brilliant comedian, wr

Ginger Minj: The Secret Queer History of Wicked + Tribeca Special

This week, Adam welcomes the ultimate "Broadway Baby" of drag, Ginger Minj, who brings her lifelong passion for musical theater to the parade to break down her ultimate a

Lauren Sanderson on Pink’s Funhouse & Navigating Identity in Pop Music

How does a small-town kid from Indiana find the courage to reject traditional pop-star expectations and build a fiercely independent music career? On this episode of The

John Gallagher Jr. on Paul Westerberg, The Replacements and a Gift From Winona Ryder

Tony Award-winning actor and acclaimed singer-songwriter John Gallagher Jr. (Spring Awakening, The Newsroom, 10 Cloverfield Lane) joins Adam to chat about his Spark: The

Kiesza on The Dark Side of the Moon, Analog Magic and World-Building

The irrepressible electro-pop visionary Kiesza sits down with Adam to discuss the album that redefined her understanding of sonic "language": Pink Floyd’s 1973 masterpiec

Sydney James Harcourt on Singin’ in the Rain & The Jellicle Ball

"Gene Kelly redefined what it meant to be a leading man." 🕺✨ On today’s episode of The Spark Parade, Adam Unze welcomes the Grammy-winning powerhouse and original Hamilt

Is This the Perfect Movie? Claybourne Elder on The Last Crusade

What is it about a fedora, a whip, and a "history avenger" that sparks a lifelong obsession? This week on The Spark Parade, host Adam Unze is joined by Broadway powerhous

Michelle Joy (Cannons): How Amélie Inspired a Dream Pop Icon

"You don't have glass bones. You can take life's knocks." ✨ In this episode of The Spark Parade, host Adam Unze sits down with Michelle Joy, the mesmerizing frontwoman o

Khadija Mbowe: Committing to the Cuckoo with Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet 🥀

Can 90s camp actually save classical art? This week on The Spark Parade, host Adam Unze sits down with classically trained soprano and celebrated video essayist Khadija M

Hemlocke Springs on Selena Gomez, The Zune, and Another Cinderella Story

Is Another Cinderella Story actually the best adaptation of all time? Rising pop icon Hemlocke Springs (the mind behind the viral hit "Girlfriend") joins Adam to explain

Sasha Colby: Why Janet Jackson’s "The Velvet Rope" is The Queer Bible

After a brief hiatus, The Spark Parade is back! To kick off our new season, we are joined by a literal legend, the Mother of Mothers and RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 winn

Yellowstone star Jefferson White's Spark Is Matrix Reloaded

In this high-voltage episode of The Spark Parade Podcast, host Adam welcomes actor Jefferson White (Yellowstone, Chicago Fire) to dive deep into the film that ignited his

Carter Vail's Spark Is The Royal Tenenbaums

Indie-pop songwriter and producer Carter Vail joins Adam to talk about how Wes Anderson’s film The Royal Tenenbaums became a major creative Spark in his life. Carter sh

The Lumineers' Jeremiah Fraites' Spark Is Bruce Sprinsteen's Nebraska

Award-winning songwriter and composer Jeremiah Fraites, co-founder of The Lumineers, joins Adam to explore the powerful impact of Bruce Springsteen’s minimalist masterpie

Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Spark Is Charli XCX's Brat

Sophie Ellis-Bextor joins Adam to talk about her Spark: Charli XCX’s bold and boundary-pushing album Brat. They share the story of how the album’s daring production and