Host Marty Milquetoast welcomes Savannah burlesque performer Mona Chrome, promotes Marty Milquetoast’s Halloween Extravaganza at Victory North in Savannah with performer submissions via email/Linktree, and briefly apologizes for a nearly-handy joke.

Mona shares how American Idol/The Voice, Taylor Swift, Disney Channel, and early vocal training led her to performing, including her second-grade talent show debut singing “The Show” by Lenka. She describes feeling like a real performer during Glitter Gutter at Club One, explains why burlesque fits her creative goals, and how she balances college, work, and performing while maintaining identity offstage.

Mona discusses her drive to create opportunities, a music-order disaster show that forced improvisation, shoutouts to Daddy Donyae and drag performer The Atlantic, celebrity encounters (Kristen Stewart, Ariana Madix, and Glee-related cast), pride in “adulting,” gratitude for community, and where to find her: Instagram @makeyoumonaloud and her YouTube documentary “Good as Gold: Pulling Back the Curtain” (Hot Honey Films), plus a June 26 Pride spot at The Black Rabbit.

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00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

00:44 Halloween Extravaganza Plug

02:03 Awkward Apology Bit

02:47 Meet Mona Chrome

03:05 Early Influences and Singing

04:08 First Talent Show Memory

05:18 Feeling Like a Pro

06:15 Why Burlesque Fits

07:31 Balancing School and Stage

08:34 Creating Your Own Gigs

10:18 Performer Horror Stories

12:55 Shoutouts to Watch

15:08 Marty’s Poll Begins

16:21 Dream Roles and Shows

16:49 Career Goals Shift

17:17 Festival Dreams

17:34 Vegas Residency Vision

17:45 Travel Struggles

18:10 Kristen Stewart Story

20:10 More Celebrity Meetings

21:07 Life Quote Philosophy

22:00 Comfort Rewatch Pick

22:17 Proud Adulting Milestone

23:41 Cat Joy Origin

24:25 Building Burlesque Community

25:31 Gratitude Check In

26:02 Wild Backstory Reveal

27:10 Ego Boost Moment

28:08 Where To Find Mona

29:55 Final Sign Off