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Capricorns in Corsets: Building Burlesque Hubs & Judging Love Island Boys w/Alabaster
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Capricorns in Corsets: Building Burlesque Hubs & Judging Love Island Boys w/Alabaster

Building the Denver Burlesque Hub, surviving the algorithm, and roasting Love Island’s worst men—with the one and only Alabaster.
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This week on Pop and Peel, I sit down with the first-ever guest of the pod (!!) — the unbothered, unstoppable, and wildly community-driven Alabaster 🐾

We talk:

  • How she rebranded from Roxy LaBang to three feral cats in a G-string

  • Why the Denver burlesque scene needed a central information hub (and how she built it)

  • Love Island UK vs. USA: who needs to go home immediately (spoiler: it's the one in the single bed)

  • Building a show and a Substack and a life, while still being hot

We also deep dive into the difference between burlesque community vs. industry, surviving the algorithm, and why burlesque doesn’t land the same in suburbia. It’s giving Capricorn work ethic, fire sign delusion, and the audacity of a mediocre white man — and we’re here for all of it.

Follow and support Alabaster:
→ Instagram: @alabasterbutt
→ TikTok: @alabasterbutt
→ Website: alabasterburlesque.com

Subscribe to Denver Burlesque Hub for weekly show listings, casting calls, resources, and the Pop a Pastie podcast:
denverburlesquehub.com
→ Substack: denverburlesquehub.substack.com
→ Instagram: @denverburlesquehub

And yes, we also unpack the Love Island UK premiere: the accent bias, the helmet hair epidemic, the softboys who think they’re deep, and why the girls are always carrying the show.

Follow me (Pennie Please) for recaps and rants:
🎤 IG: @pennieplease
🎤 TikTok: @pennie_please

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