Ep. 189: Dorinda Medley & Jackie Cox

This week, a massive reality TV crossover on Go Fact Yourself ! Jackie Cox turned heads as the first drag queen of Iranian descent to compete on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” She’ll tell us why the show is nothing like an actual drag pageant and why drag is always political. Plus – what it’s like to act in a movie alongside an Oscar-nominated performance! Dorinda Medley was a cast member of “The Real Housewives of New York” for a little over a decade. Then, in 2023, she swapped her house for a castle to join “The Traitors”. Sadly, she was murdered first (#JusticeForDorinda!). Medley got another shot at redemption when she returned next season. She’ll tell us how these experiences led to her memoir, I Know a Thing or Two About a Thing or Two . Areas of Expertise: Jackie: The Star Trek universe, the movie Mary Poppins and The Gap. Dorinda: The TV show “Law & Order: SVU,” 1980s music, and Friedrich Nietzsche. What’s the Difference: Pot o’ Gold. What’s the difference between cannabis and marijuana? What’s the difference between a carat and a karat? With Guest Experts: Robert Picardo : Actor whose decades-long career includes several appearances in the Star Trek franchise as The Doctor. Raúl Esparza : Broadway star and actor who starred in over 100 episodes of “Law & Order: SVU.” Hosts: J. Keith van Straaten Helen Hong Credits: Theme Song by Jonathan Green. Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher. Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell . Additional editing by Valerie Moffat . Seeing our next live-audience shows by YOU! Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's MaxFunDrive! Still want to get in on the action? Follow this link to support this show (and get in on our limited-time keychain sale to benefit the Center for Constitutional Rights):

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This episode was published on Mar 7, 2026.

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