Bernie Dieter is the queen of punk cabaret: a Weimar-inspired performer blending original songs, burlesque, circus, satire, audience chaos, and a killer live band. JR catches up with Bernie in Edinburgh, Scotland during the Fringe Festival to talk about celebrating freaks and outsiders, writing fearless songs, turning cabaret into a rock concert, and why the music is always at the heart of the show.

From Lick My Pussy and Dick Pick to devastating ballads and full-room drinking anthems, Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabaret is funny, sexy, political, vulnerable, and impossible to put in one box. This is a live, in-person Fringe interview—and an episode you should absolutely watch, not just listen to.

• Bernie Dieter: berniedieter.com

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0:00 – Meet Bernie Dieter 

6:02 – Live from Edinburgh Fringe 

9:14 – What Changes from Year to Year? 

11:45 – How She Chooses Her Audience 

20:52 – What Is Punk Cabaret? 

22:23 – Politics, Protest & “My Body, My Choice”

29:53 – Oma, the Circus & a Life in Music 

35:13 – The Band Behind the Cabaret 

38:19 – Writing Songs for Circus Acts 

41:07 – Reinventing Prince’s “Kiss” 

43:35 – “Lick My Pussy” and Sexual Empowerment 

48:17 – “Dick Pick” and Naked Mole Rats 

56:16 – Earning a Ballad 

1:05:00 – New Music, Cassettes & Being a Musician 

1:11:15 – Bernie Dieter vs. Her Stage Persona 

1:20:37 – Back at the Cabaret 

1:22:00 – Meet Guitarist Leon Todorovich

1:25:00 – Ragdoll: The Next Featured Band 

1:31:10 – Gary Reacts to Punk Cabaret 

1:40:00 – Cabaret, Circus & Live Music 

1:42:00 – “Lick My Pussy” Is Gary’s Favorite 

1:46:00 – “Revelator” — Bernie Dieter’s Ballad 

1:55:00 – Why Bernie Dieter’s Show Works 

2:03:00 – Preview: Ragdoll from Australia 

2:05:00 – Credits, Links & What’s Next

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