Drag Race Psychology

David Smith
  • 5.0 (2)
  • Social Sciences

Drag Race Psychology is a podcast where we thrust ourselves deep into each season of Drag Race and review it through the lens of sport psychology. We seek to untuck the psychological processes in the art of drag, the pressures of performance and competition, what it takes to be “America’s Next Drag Superstar”, dive into our charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent to find success on the stage, on the pitch, and in life.

Episodes

  1. 12/10/2024

    Episode 3.4: Drag Race Season 3 (Part 4 of 4) - with Julia Agahee and Dr. Jason von Stietz

    Welcome to Episode 3 - Part 4 of 4 of Drag Race Psychology! My name is David Smith, I am the host of the podcast and for this episode I am joined by my sport psychology "Heathers", Julia Agahee and Raja-stan, Dr. Jason von Stietz. In this episode, we are picking up on season 3, episodes 15 and 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race through the lens of sport and performance psychology. We examine the attitudes and personalities of the queen's competing, pressures of performance highlighted in various episodes, defining moments from the season, judges impressions, remembering that "drag is not a contact sport!" As we learn from the competitors themselves what it takes to be "America's Next Drag Superstar." If you like what you hear, please leave us a nice review and feedback on what your thoughts are on the episode as well as suggestions of things to discuss in future episodes. Connect with Julia Agahee via her website https://www.mindalignperformance.com/ or via social media @mindalignperformance Connect with Dr. Jason von Stietz via his website https://www.drjasonvonstietz.com/ or via social media @cbtsportpsych Connect with David Smith via his website https://www.stonewallperformance.com or via social media @stonewallperformance

  2. 12/02/2024

    Episode 3.3: Drag Race Season 3 (Part 3 of 4) - with Julia Agahee and Dr. Jason von Stietz

    Welcome to Episode 3 - Part 3 of 4 of Drag Race Psychology! My name is David Smith, I am the host of the podcast and for this episode I am joined by my sport psychology "Heathers", Julia Agahee and Raja-stan, Dr. Jason von Stietz. In this episode, we are picking up on season 3, episodes 10, 11, 12, and 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race through the lens of sport and performance psychology. We examine the attitudes and personalities of the queen's competing, pressures of performance highlighted in various episodes, defining moments from the season, judges impressions, remembering that "drag is not a contact sport!" As we learn from the competitors themselves what it takes to be "America's Next Drag Superstar." If you like what you hear, please leave us a nice review and feedback on what your thoughts are on the episode as well as suggestions of things to discuss in future episodes. Connect with Julia Agahee via her website https://www.mindalignperformance.com/ or via social media @mindalignperformance Connect with Dr. Jason von Stietz via his website https://www.drjasonvonstietz.com/ or via social media @cbtsportpsych Connect with David Smith via his website https://www.stonewallperformance.com or via social media @stonewallperformance

  3. 11/25/2024

    Episode 3.2: Drag Race Season 3 (Part 2 of 4) - with Julia Agahee and Dr. Jason von Stietz

    Welcome to Episode 3 - Part 2 of 4 of Drag Race Psychology! My name is David Smith, I am the host of the podcast and for this episode I am joined by my sport psychology "Heathers", Julia Agahee and Raja-stan, Dr. Jason von Stietz. In this episode, we are picking up on season 3, episodes 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race through the lens of sport and performance psychology. We examine the attitudes and personalities of the queen's competing, pressures of performance highlighted in various episodes, defining moments from the season, judges impressions, remembering that "drag is not a contact sport!" As we learn from the competitors themselves what it takes to be "America's Next Drag Superstar." If you like what you hear, please leave us a nice review and feedback on what your thoughts are on the episode as well as suggestions of things to discuss in future episodes. Connect with Julia Agahee via her website https://www.mindalignperformance.com/ or via social media @mindalignperformance Connect with Dr. Jason von Stietz via his website https://www.drjasonvonstietz.com/ or via social media @cbtsportpsych Connect with David Smith via his website https://www.stonewallperformance.com or via social media @stonewallperformance

  4. 11/23/2024

    Episode 3.1: Drag Race Season 3 (Part 1 of 4) - with Julia Agahee and Dr. Jason von Stietz

    Welcome to Episode 3 - Part 1 of 4 of Drag Race Psychology! My name is David Smith, I am the host of the podcast and for this episode I am joined by my sport psychology "Heathers", Julia Agahee and Raja-stan, Dr. Jason von Stietz. In this episode, we are picking up on season 3, episodes 2, 3, and 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race through the lens of sport and performance psychology. We examine the attitudes and personalities of the queen's competing, pressures of performance highlighted in various episodes, defining moments from the season, judges impressions, remembering that "drag is not a contact sport!" As we learn from the competitors themselves what it takes to be "America's Next Drag Superstar." If you like what you hear, please leave us a nice review and feedback on what your thoughts are on the episode as well as suggestions of things to discuss in future episodes. Connect with Julia Agahee via her website https://www.mindalignperformance.com/ or via social media @mindalignperformance Connect with Dr. Jason von Stietz via his website https://www.drjasonvonstietz.com/ or via social media @cbtsportpsych Connect with David Smith via his website https://www.stonewallperformance.com or via social media @stonewallperformance

  5. 04/13/2024

    Episode 2.3: Drag Race Season 2 (Part 3 of 3) - with Dr. Caren Diehl

    Welcome to Episode 2 - Part 3 of 3 of Drag Race Psychology! My name is David Smith, I am the host of the podcast and for this episode I am joined by my colleague and peer, Dr. Caren Diehl In this episode, we are untucking season 2, episodes 8, 9, 11 (Grand Finale) and 12 (Reunion) of RuPaul's Drag Race through the lens of sport and performance psychology. We examine the attitudes and personalities of the queen's competing, pressures of performance highlighted in various episodes, defining moments from the season, judges impressions, and learn from the competitors themselves what it takes to be "America's Next Drag Superstar." If you like what you hear, please leave us a nice review and feedback on what your thoughts are on the episode as well as suggestions of things to discuss in future episodes. Connect with Dr. Caren Diehl via her website https://www.omnipresence-consulting.com/ or via social media @omnipresence_consulting Connect with David Smith via his website https://www.stonewallperformance.com or via social media @stonewallperformance

  6. 04/02/2024

    Episode 2.2: Drag Race Season 2 (Part 2 of 3) - with Dr. Caren Diehl

    Welcome to Episode 2 - Part 2 of 3 of Drag Race Psychology! My name is David Smith, I am the host of the podcast and for this episode I am joined by my colleague and peer, Dr. Caren Diehl In this episode, we are untucking season 2, episodes 4, 5, 6, & 7 of RuPaul's Drag Race through the lens of sport and performance psychology. We examine the attitudes and personalities of the queen's competing, pressures of performance highlighted in various episodes, defining moments from the season, judges impressions, and learn from the competitors themselves what it takes to be "America's Next Drag Superstar." If you like what you hear, please leave us a nice review and feedback on what your thoughts are on the episode as well as suggestions of things to discuss in future episodes. Connect with Dr. Caren Diehl via her website https://www.omnipresence-consulting.com/ or via social media @omnipresence_consulting Connect with David Smith via his website https://www.stonewallperformance.com or via social media @stonewallperformance

  7. 03/15/2024

    Episode 2.1: Drag Race Season 2 (Part 1 of 3) - with Dr. Caren Diehl

    Welcome to Episode 2 - Part 1 of 3 of Drag Race Psychology! My name is David Smith, I am the host of the podcast and for this episode I am joined by my colleague and peer, Dr. Caren Diehl In this episode, we are untucking season 2, episodes 1, 2, & 3 of RuPaul's Drag Race through the lens of sport and performance psychology. We examine the attitudes and personalities of the queen's competing, pressures of performance highlighted in various episodes, defining moments from the season, judges impressions, and learn from the competitors themselves what it takes to be "America's Next Drag Superstar." If you like what you hear, please leave us a nice review and feedback on what your thoughts are on the episode as well as suggestions of things to discuss in future episodes. Connect with Dr. Caren Diehl via her website https://www.omnipresence-consulting.com/ or via social media @omnipresence_consulting Connect with David Smith via his website https://www.stonewallperformance.com or via social media @stonewallperformance

  8. 01/02/2024

    Episode 1: Drag Race Season 1 - "The Lost Season" with Dr. Jason von Stietz

    Welcome to our first episode of Drag Race Psychology! My name is David Smith, I am the host of the podcast and for this episode I am joined by my friend and colleague, host of the podcast Movie House Sport Psychology, Dr. Jason von Stietz. In this episode, we are untucking season 1 of RuPaul's Drag Race through the lens of sport and performance psychology. We examine the attitudes and personalities of the queen's competing, pressures of performance highlighted in various episodes, defining moments from the season, judges impressions, and learn from the competitors themselves what it takes to be "America's Next Drag Superstar." Just like Season 1 of Drag Race, our first episode is a little rough around the edges itself, but we hope you stick with us as we find our rhythm as well going into the future. Leave us a nice review and feedback on what your thoughts are on the episode as well as suggestions of things to discuss in future episodes. Connect with Dr. Jason von Stietz via his website https://www.cbtsocal.com or via social media @cbtsportpsych Connect with David Smith via his website https://www.stonewallperformance.com or via social media @stonewallperformance

  9. 12/11/2023

    Drag Race Psychology - Trailer

    Drag Race Psychology hosted by sport psychology professionals, David Smith and Dr. Jason von Stietz, is a podcast where we thrust ourselves deep into each season of Drag Race and review it through the lens of sport psychology. We seek to untuck the psychological processes in the art of drag, the pressures of performance and competition, and what it takes to be “America’s Next Drag Superstar”. Our podcast will feature episodes that will analyze each season of drag race and feature various guest commentators from the field of sport psychology and hopefully even a few guest stars! We hope to release episodes regularly, but there’s a lot of drag race to go through as we start from the beginning. We hope you will join us on this journey as we use our own charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent to find out what it takes to stand out, whether it be in drag, sport, or life.

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Drag Race Psychology is a podcast where we thrust ourselves deep into each season of Drag Race and review it through the lens of sport psychology. We seek to untuck the psychological processes in the art of drag, the pressures of performance and competition, what it takes to be “America’s Next Drag Superstar”, dive into our charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent to find success on the stage, on the pitch, and in life.

Information

  • Creator
    David Smith
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © David Smith
  • Show Website
    Drag Race Psychology