Drama Queens - A Drama Queens Fourth of July

Episode Date: June 30, 2025

In a nostalgic nod to the holiday, Sophia and Joy rewind and remember their favorite Fourth of July staples. From backyard barbecues to red white and blues, the Queens know how to celebrate summer Americana style. Hear what Joy says is the best spot for fireworks, and why Sophia wants to make this holiday bigger and better!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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First of all, you don't know me. We're all about that high school, drama girl, drama girl, all about them high school queens. We'll take you for a ride and our comic girl, cheering for the right team. Drama queens, drama queens, smart girl, rough girl, fashion but you'll tough girl, you could sit with us, girl. Drama queens, drama queens, drama queens, drama queens, drama queens, drama queens. Well, happy Independence Day, everybody. Hey, hey, happy 4th. We are going to take a week off of the podcast and give our teams the holiday off.

We will be back with a recap next week, but we thought, why not do a little Fourth of July-th-th-July-th-themed Q&A today. Oh, fun. So we can celebrate with all of you. So fun. I love Fourth of July. It's one of my favorite holidays. I think outside of Christmas, it might be my favorite holiday. I even have like an old vintage flag I ordered on Etsy.

It's huge. Put it up in front of my house. I love this holiday. Fireworks. Come on. Doesn't get better. Yeah. Fourth of July gives me real, sort of, this is going to sound funny, but you'll get what I mean.

It gives me that iconic age of advertising. nostalgia. It feels like classic Coca-Cola in a glass bottle. Yes. You know, those red, white and blue, like rocket-shaped popsicles. Popsicles. Yeah. Like, I think I love, I love the nostalgia of the decor. Yeah. Rocket pops. Oh, my gosh. Yes. And then the little ones that you push up, remember they, they were like Fred Flintstone. We were kids. And then you, they're like push pops. Oh, totally. Orange and cream.

Oh, and like when the ice cream trucks would actually roll through the neighborhood. Yes. Oh, just so fun. I miss ice cream trucks. I do too. Are you going to travel or are you going to be home for the fourth? I'm staying home. What about you?

I don't actually know yet. I'm noodling on my plans right now. I'm starting a film in the middle of July. And I literally got my actual start date this morning on the day that we're recording this. So suddenly I realize I have like five more days than I thought I did. So I won't have to be in prep over Fourth of July weekend. And now I'm like, well, what am I going to do? That's fun.

I know. Yeah, I know it. I do like the idea of traveling somewhere and experiencing Fourth of July in a very Americana. Like, man, Jackson Hole would be a fun place to be for Fourth of July or somewhere in Montana or just like really. But I mean, here, I'm here in 10. Tennessee. Like there's so much in rural Tennessee that is really beautiful rolling hills. And that's one of the things I love about being here for Fourth of July. But man, Fourth of July in Jersey was so great too. Like in a really populated area, the whole town would come out to this one giant field. And there was an Italian restaurant up on the hill. And they'd make Zeppelis and give them out to everybody in paper bags. And all the kids would be running around with sparklers. And you'd just run into, I mean, there were 100, probably a couple thousand people actually full. flooding the streets. But here in town they do a parade. There's a couple of parades and old cars. That's really fun to see in that small town setting. Yeah. The whole day is always really

fun. Do you have any like traditions or anything that you do for Fourth of July? I mean, it's interesting because I feel like, especially in California, because there's so much to do outdoors. People were always traveling 4th of July weekend, you know, going camping or going to the beach or doing something. Last year was really sweet. We were on the West Coast and took the kids to the classic car parade. So fun. Yeah, like out in Sierra Madre with my parents. And it was so sweet. They absolutely loved it. And it's sweet to watch, you know, kiddos just get to celebrate something that they haven't really that isn't part of their regular routine.

Yeah. I just, I'm such a sucker for glitter. And the fact that we all just get to run around with little sparklers and you can buy fireworks and set them off in a field and watch, you know, this gorgeous show over a lake or a pasture or something. I mean, it's just so fun or wherever you are. It's really cool.

California, well, L.A., specifically, you know, L.A. County is so big. And there's a really cool thing that happens all up and down the coast from Pallas Verde's way up to Zuma Beach. There's like barges. And then all these beach cities do their little fireworks displays. So if you get on the right part of the beach outside of L.A., you can literally, yeah, you can see all the way up and down the coast. You know, a stretch that would take you two, probably two, two and a half hours to drive. You can see all the fireworks displays at the same time. And it's really, really cool.

Have you ever been in a plane on the evening of July 4th? I don't think so. Really? I don't think so. It is really fun. If you have a window seat and you're ever flying July 4th, that is a super fun thing to see. Just everywhere, I mean, the whole flight, you get to see all these. I mean, if it's, you know, if the weather's okay.

Yeah. How fun. I know. But also your birthday is right around that time, too. So if you're going to have extra days around the fourth, you should totally take a vacation. Now that I know, I won't be in, you know, the crazy moments of the fittings and the things and taking all the random photos that go on the set and the stuff, the prep part of the film, I assumed I had to start on the first or second of July. And now I don't have to start until after my birthday. And so I get to sort of noodle on what I'm going to do for the fourth. And then I have to figure out where I'm going to be so that I can actually plan a little birthday celebration. Because I thought I'd be in L.A.

But I might not. I might just go somewhere. Maybe not. It may look different, but native culture is very alive. My name is Nicole Garcia, and on Burn Sage, Burn Bridges, we aim to explore that culture. It was a huge honor to become a television writer because it does feel oddly, like, very traditional. It feels like Bob Dylan going electric, that this is something we've been doing for hundreds of years. You carry with you a sense of purpose and confidence.

That's Sierra Teller Ornellis, who with Rutherford Falls became the first native showrunner in television history. On the podcast, Burn Sage Burn Bridges, we explore her story, along with other Native stories, such as the creation of the first Native Comic-Con or the importance of reservation basketball. Every day, Native people are striving to keep traditions alive while navigating the modern world, influencing and bringing our culture into the mainstream. Listen to Burn Sage, Burn Bridges, on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. yeah i'm not a much of a birthday but your birthday is always around fourth of july do you ever tie them together and just do like a one big shebang so you get fireworks on your birthday come on not really you honestly most of my experience again because people in california are so outdoorsy for the most part like no one was ever around for my birthday because everyone would be

traveling for 4th of July. So it's fun as an adult to, you know, have people around more. It's less of the summer vacation stuff. But yeah, I don't know. I love to either do something that's more of an experience, you know, to go somewhere, see something new. And if I'm not going to travel to celebrate my birthday, like, I just want to have a nice dinner. Yeah.

Yeah, totally. I know. I've always been that way where the hype of something is so stressful for me because it never matches up to the actual event if you really hype yourself up. Yeah, or prom or a wedding. It's just like there's so much prep and so much hype for things that I don't know for birthdays, I tend to keep it really low key because then I know I'll actually enjoy the evening and not feel any pressure. But also, I don't know. Am I? Is that like a blocking ourselves off from the possibility of getting really excited and experiencing something great? Because we've just been disappointed so many times by events that are like, blah, blah, that we're just trying to prevent ourselves from... Maybe.

Or that I am. Maybe I don't want to loop you into that. But I feel that way sometimes. So sometimes maybe I just need to like really throw a big party and let myself enjoy it rather than trying to anticipate disappointment. Yeah. I just, I do think there are things like New Year's that so rarely live up to the hype. Yeah. But as I'm thinking about it, I'm also realizing that maybe just the things that are very hyped for such a holiday aren't things I particularly relish in. You know, I'd rather go somewhere or, yeah, have a, you know, like a big, cozy dinner is, I would pick that hands down over. almost anything.

Yeah. So I don't know. Maybe it's just a matter of personal taste. Like some people want to go to Vegas for New Year's. I just don't think I want to do that again. I wonder how Vegas and Fourth of July is. I've never done that before. Oh my God, probably so hot.

Yes. And can they even, I guess they can do fireworks, but can they? It's the desert. That feels dangerous. I don't know. I don't know. If anyone's been to Vegas for Fourth of July, send us. DM. Tell us how it is.

I think the only thing I'll do for Fourth of July for sure this year is make strawberry shortcake. I really love that. And the strawberries are always so good. You can make it with biscuits or angel food cake. I like a biscuit. Yeah. So delish. It's the barbecue that is always my favorite thing about the fourth. And that's probably because my dad is like a grill master. Oh, I was going to say, does he cook it or do you guys have like a hole in the wall spot that you just love that's barbecue near Pasadena? It's my dad. He's so good. That's awesome.

Yeah, it just, I think that's part of the nostalgia for me is like he always does ribs on the 4th of July and it's just the best. Okay, well, now here's really the question. Carolina barbecue or like Memphis barbecue or, you know, that what is it called when it's just like raised barbecue sauce, the red stuff? with the vinegar. This will surprise people, I'm sure, but I'm not a barbecue sauce person. I'm a seasoning. Like, I want to make my own rub and really season things well. I don't like sauce. I'm not a sauce person. She's so high bar, high brow, high brow, high brow ribs. Yeah. It's actually that I just want them to be more plain. Yeah, exactly, because you really appreciate the flavor. So it has to be done. You can't just smother it in some kind of.

a sauce and be okay with it, they really need to know what they're doing. Yeah, I'm not a sauce kid. You got to cook it well. I actually like that idea. Highbrow barbecue. You can go in and get stuff that you know is really good. I'm into it. Yeah. Yeah, I think that was one of the things that really surprised me when we all moved to Wilmington was the vinegar barbecue. Yeah, that's that Carolina yellow barbecue. Yeah, I didn't have a clue that that's how it was done. But I do have nostalgia for that, too. When we'd get barbecue for second meal, you know, oh, come on. You'd be on hour 16 at work and the barbecue would roll in. And I was like, yes, give me the coleslaw. All of us in our wardrobe, like meeting a bib or, you know,

the wardrobe girl's coming in with pillowcases to just tuck into our necks. Yeah, trash bags. I love it. Oh, gosh. Well, we hope your Fourth of July is special and that you don't get too much barbecue sauce on you. And you get some fireworks and glitter and maybe an old car show, whatever it is that you're doing to celebrate our incredible freedom in this country and independence. Then we hope you're having a great time doing it. Have a lovely holiday friends. Hey, thanks for listening. Don't forget to leave us a review. You can also follow us on Instagram at Drama Queen's O-T. or email us at drama queens at iHeartRadio.com. See you next time. We're all about that high school drama girl, drama girl, all about them high school queens. We'll take you for a ride in our comic girl, cheering for the right team. Drama queens, drama queens, smart girl, rough girl, fashion but you'll tough girl, you could sit with us, girl. Drama queens, drama queens, drama queens, drama queens, drama queens, drama queens.

It may look different, but native culture is alive. My name is Nicole Garcia, and on Burn Sage, Burn Bridges, we aim to explore that culture. Somewhere along the way, it turned into this full-fledged award-winning comic shop. That's Dr. Lee Francis IV, who opened the first Native comic bookshop. Explore his story along with many other native stories on the show, Burn Sage Burn Bridges. Listen to Burn Sage Burn Bridges on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is an IHeart podcast.