Episodes 54
Avg. Duration 1h 25m
Activity Dormant
Since Jun 2024
Latest Episode Jul 2025

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Respected journalist Hilton Dresden dives deep into various topics her guests can't seem to stop babbling on about. An extension of the Babbling On Substack newsletter. Created, produced, and edited by Hilton Dresden. Theme song by Benny Cotilletta, featuring Callie Baker and produced by Benny Cotilletta and Jack Kraus. Artwork by Hilton Dresden. Special thanks to Alec Cohen, Natalie Rotter-Laitman, Molly Montgomery, Nick Kraus, and all the Substack subscribers who refuse to shut the f*ck up.

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Spirituality (w/ Willow)

Sep 16, 2025 1h 14m

Welcome back, Babbles. It’s been a while. Today we’re joined by artist and filmmaker Willow Hamilton to discuss one of the great subjects. Do the work. THINK. Get full access to Babbling On at…

LIVE from Berlin: Gay Porn (w/ Phoebe) @ Refuge Worldwide

Jul 29, 2025 59m

What can be said…. we recorded a live episode during CSD Weekend in Berlin at the prestigious Refuge Worldwide Studios. Gay porn was discussed. Phoebe Oathout, the great writer and academic, was on…

B'Day, Pt. 2 (w/ Merlot)

Jul 01, 2025 59m

Welcome back, Babbles, to part two of our cerebral unpacking of Beyoncé’s B’Day, championed by Merlot as B’s strongest collective body of work. Agree? Disagree? Sound off in the comments. Little Mrs.…

B'Day, Pt. 1 (w/ Merlot)

Jun 24, 2025 1h 31m

Today we are joined by fabulous musician, actress, model, and socialite Merlot, one of THE downtown It Girls of the twenty-first century, to discuss Beyoncé’s 2006 decadent and daring project, B’Day.…

The Pink Panther (w/ Mixed Greens)

Jun 17, 2025 1h 49m

Today we study the most important film of the twenty-first century: 2006’s comedy masterpiece The Pink Panther, co-headlined by Steve Martin and Beyoncé Knowles. Underground New York City DJ and tall…

The Art of Personal Chaos (w/ Jacob)

Jun 03, 2025 1h

Mayhem part two with Jacob is here. Do not have fear. Get full access to Babbling On at hiltondresden.substack.com/subscribe

Mayhem (w/ Jacob)

May 27, 2025 1h 24m

Lady Gaga. Mayhem. Amor-oo-na-na. Jacob. Get full access to Babbling On at hiltondresden.substack.com/subscribe

Places (w/ Alec)

May 20, 2025 52m

The world is filled with something: places. In today’s episode, we unpack what those are: why they’re here, where they’re from, and which ones to book through AirBnB. Enjoy. Get full access to…

Romance (w/ Kathy Dorn)

May 13, 2025 1h 19m

When two boys, two girls, one boy and one girl, one they and one boy, one girl and one them, three blind mice, or four all-seeing turnips come together, we have that special word: romance. Today…

Miley Cyrus (w/ Caroline Ullman)

May 06, 2025 1h 12m

Heyy. OK so I’m just going to get ahead of the curve (curb?) — ahead of the curve and say that over the course of this episode I at one point say Miley is in my top five musical artists of all time…

Los Angeles, Vol. 1 (w/ Danielle Shvartsman)

Apr 29, 2025 1h 21m

Well, here’s quite a kitten. For the first time EVER, Babbling On is leaving New York City for stranger tides. We’ve brought our equipment to sunny (cold and rainy) LA to talk shop with some of the…

Skincare (w/ The THNK1994 Museum)

Apr 22, 2025 1h 13m

Please welcome to the stage the legendary curators of the iconic THNK1994 Museum, Viviana Olen and Matt Harkins. These two legends have put on exhibits about Kim Cattrall scatting, Real Housewives…

Lena Dunham (w/ Misha Lambert)

Apr 15, 2025 1h 11m

HBO’s Girls premiered 13 years ago today, randomly… which leads us to speak of the craftsperson who created it all, Mrs. Lena Dunham. One of the great girls of all time, writer, songstress, actress,…

The Jonas Brothers (w/ Missy McIntosh)

Apr 08, 2025 1h 18m

Today we’re joined by superstarlet Missy McIntosh to talk about the Jo Bros. Missy has an upcoming show, Hello, Piece of Glass at Union Hall April 28 that you can buy tickets for here. She’s fabulous…

Madonna, Pt. 2 (w/ Sander)

Apr 01, 2025 1h 5m

Music makes the people come together. Yeah. What more can be said? Part two of Sander’s grand survey of the life and legacy of Madonna, for your nerve. Enjoy little Babbles. Comment with your top…

Madonna, Pt. 1 (w/ Sander)

Mar 25, 2025 1h 44m

Morning Babbles, and welcome to an important dissection of the life and times of Mrs. Madge Madonna Mommy. We’ve been reticent to discuss the pop star due to allegiances forged in 2008 when Lady Gaga…

Home (w/ Tati)

Mar 18, 2025 1h 30m

Four walls, a roof, a window, a door. These are traditional features of a house. But is a house a home? Is a chair still a chair even if no one is sitting there? What color should you paint your…

The Sex and the City Movie (w/ Marty Miller)

Mar 11, 2025 1h 43m

Miranda had a hairy bush. Charlotte had explosive diarrhea. Samantha had some fabulous guacamole. And Carrie? Well, Carrie got left at the damn altar. This is the Sex and the City movie, and it pulls…

The Hours (w/ Cole Doman)

Mar 04, 2025 1h 30m

One fine day a man named Michael Cunningham won a Pulitzer Prize. This was, of course, for his novel The Hours, which charts a day in the life of three women: acclaimed British writer Virginia Woolf,…

The Films of Robert Eggers (w/ Sam Max)

Feb 25, 2025 1h 26m

Have you ever seen a film called The Witch? Yes? Oh, so you’re smart. No? Oh, so you need to get a life. Maybe you’ve seen The Lighthouse. This is where Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe do a dom/sub…

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