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Joshua Ashton on Vanderpump Rules (and Karma Fest 2024) PART ONE

May 30, 2024 • Joshua Ashton, Derek Pentz, Zenobia Darling • Season 1 • Episode 33

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For today’s two-part coffee break, I welcome one of my best friends, Joshua Ashton, to the UFO to force him to watch Season Two of Vanderpump Rules and chat about the ridiculous and intellectual qualities of truly one of the greatest reality TV shows of all time that I happen to have written my thesis about in college. But before we dive into the darkly comedic underworld around Lisa Vanderpump, we talk about the upcoming Karma Fest UNITY happening June 22nd and 23rd at Steppingstone Museum in Havre de Grace… where I will be leading a Queer support circle. ENJOY!!

Make sure to subscribe to the podcast feed to get part two dropping soon!!!

COVER ART

“Untitled” by Zen Xaria.

(Backstory on this painting that we talked about on the podcast, this is the first painting I ever bought at Karma Fest about 10 years ago and is an example of the fun synchronicities that happen at Karma Fest!!)

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