The Bald and the Breakfast with Trixie and Katya
Podcast: The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie and Katya
Episode Date: February 10, 2026
Hosts: Trixie Mattel & Katya Zamolodchikova
Episode Theme:
A freewheeling, irreverent breakfast chat between two iconic drag artists covering everything from butt surgery, French perfection, and ski trips to donut rhapsodies, group TV experiences, and breakfast supremacy—with plenty of laughs, honesty, and playful “shared trauma.”
Main Theme
This episode is a chaotic, intimate breakfast gabfest where Trixie and Katya move seamlessly from medical mishaps to pop culture, travel tales, and life’s simple food pleasures. The queens cover surgery anxiety, ski trips with straight people, the sublime joy of breakfast, Drag Race group viewings, and why lunch “wishes she was breakfast.” It’s unfiltered, deeply gay, and genuinely funny, as always.
Key Discussion Points and Insights
1. Tour Updates and New Year's Resolutions
- The duo announce their spring podcast tour is almost sold out, with extra shows added in Boston and Toronto.
- Trixie: “My New Year’s resolution is quality over quantity.” [01:58]
- Katya: “You Bostonians in Toronto… you better get some tickets.” [02:04]
2. Surgery, Sick Partners, and Medical Anxiety
- Trixie talks about facing butt surgery and the anxiety of anesthesia:
- Trixie: “I have a surgery tomorrow… they called me today, like don’t drink this, don’t eat this. I’m like a Maguire—don’t feed me after midnight.” [03:18]
- Katya recounts being less anxious due to lack of control, while Trixie is deeply anxious before going under:
- Trixie: “When you’re put under, it’s a non-event, but everything leading up I’m super anxious.” [03:58]
- They joke about the awkwardness of Michael Jackson being used as anesthesia slang:
- Trixie: “I don’t think we should call putting someone under to Michael Jackson-ing someone…” [04:29]
- Trixie: “Can I call you tomorrow if I survive?” Katya: “No.” [05:12]
3. Jodie Foster’s Perfection & French Language
- Katya's obsession with Jodie Foster speaking perfect French in an upcoming movie:
- Katya: “She speaks perfect French. Not great, not good—PERFECT French.” [06:55]
- Trixie: “What do you love about her?” Katya: “She’s so smart, so capable, a legend forever.” [07:19]
- Shared affection for Jodie Foster’s career highlights, especially "Contact" and "Panic Room":
- On Panic Room:
- Trixie: “That movie must have been instituted by Big Panic.” [08:24]
- On Panic Room:
4. Disaster Preparedness: Panic Rooms, Earthquakes, and Pool Water
- Trixie reveals her not-so-secret panic room and considerations for earthquake readiness:
- Katya: “Living in LA… highly suggest stocking any panic room with supplies.” [08:58]
- Trixie wonders if she could drink her pool water in a disaster:
- Trixie: “I drink the pool, tea or tea.” [09:31]
5. Favorite Drag Queens: Luscious’ Unfiltered Magic
- Passionate praise for fellow queen Luscious:
- Katya: “She’s really become my favorite drag queen.” [12:20]
- Trixie: “She’s a freak from hell—I mean that lovingly.” [11:41]
- Katya: “Her creativity inspires me. And…her courage—going into Macy’s, bus driver wig on.” [11:52]
6. Style Inspirations: Bob Wigs and Fashion Honesty
- Trixie reminisces about her pre-Drag Race bob and wants to bring back straight wigs:
- Trixie: “Maybe I could go through a straight bob era.” [12:32]
7. Winter Adventures: Skiing and Snowmobiling in Jackson Hole, WY
- Trixie’s trip to Jackson Hole with heterosexuals:
- Ski anecdotes—learning and re-learning with a group, feelings of being in a “rich people sport.”
- Trixie: “Skiing…it’s a rich people function. But I have so much fun!” [17:41]
- Apres-ski scenes: French onion soup, martinis, loving the gondola.
- On snowmobiling:
- Trixie: “I don’t like snowmobiling. It’s cold and loud and you’re driving to nowhere.” [22:33]
- Witnessing a real engagement on the mountain “like watching a viral video.” [22:53]
- Bodily woes: the struggle of not enough sleep, hangovers, group trip discomfort, and emergency gas station snacks:
- Trixie: “If I don’t get in this 7-11 and get a drinkable yogurt and a donut, I’m going to freak out.” [25:07]
- Ski anecdotes—learning and re-learning with a group, feelings of being in a “rich people sport.”
8. Movie & Series Viewing: Theater vs. Home Debate
- Trixie is anti-movie-theater, preferring home screens:
- Trixie: “The movies aren’t back. The little screen killed the big screen.” [31:08]
- Katya pushes back, citing “Dune 2” and “Mulholland Drive” as great cinematic experiences.
- Deep-dive into crime miniseries (“Unbelievable” with Merritt Weaver and Toni Collette), and the weird comfort of serial killer docs:
- Katya: “It’s rare to see shifting tones like that and not be crazy.” [34:42]
- Trixie: “Do you think something’s wrong with me that I do [like serial killer docs]?” [35:17]
9. TV Habits: Nighttime Routines and Sleep Hygiene
- Jellyfish videos and light therapy for sleep:
- Katya: “My nighttime viewing is usually a thing to wind down—jellyfish, beautiful.” [36:21]
- Challenges of partners needing TV to sleep and sleep systems with mood lights.
10. Sunshine and Shared Trauma
- Enduring the LA “mold removal trauma” and celebrating the return of warm weather:
- Katya: “It’s a shared trauma. I hopped over to Flippers for souffle pancakes—it was 80 degrees and sunny.” [38:05]
11. Group Viewing Parties: Drag Race, Survivor, and Gay Communal Rituals
- The wild joy and frustration of Drag Race viewing at bars:
- Trixie: “Going to a Drag Race viewing party…it’s different, because we’re you and me.” [42:23]
- Trixie: “I’m aware I’m the only one watching (Drag Race). Everyone’s talking.” [44:04]
- Nostalgic for true group watching moments:
- Katya: “The night Lala Ri wore the gift bag—I left thinking, ‘that was too much, an evil crime.’” [45:37]
12. Donut Devotion and Breakfast Supremacy
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Strong feelings for Krispy Kreme and the inferiority of Dunkin Donuts later in the day:
- Katya: “First time I had a Krispy Kreme, I could not believe it.” [51:01]
- Airport baked goods get roasted.
- Trixie: “If there’s a donut, I’m in…so full food is coming out of my throat, I will find room for a donut.” [52:35]
- Both queens are “no filler queens”—preferring classic glazed to filled donuts.
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Declarations of breakfast’s dominance:
- Katya: “Lunch is so jealous and just twisted about breakfast.” [53:57]
- Trixie: “You will never see me walk by a donut.” [52:35]
- Trixie: “I wake up hungry, fantasizing about eggs and toast. I eat an egg every day.” [54:17]
13. Coffee Opinions
- Instant coffee is “absolutely disgusting.”
- Katya: “It’s not even powder. It sucks. It’s disgusting.” [55:02]
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
| Time | Speaker | Quote | |---------|-----------|-------| | 03:18 | Trixie | “Don’t feed me after midnight, nothing. And then tomorrow, eight in the morning, surgery, but butthole cut open.” | | 04:29 | Trixie | “I don’t think we should call putting someone under to Michael Jackson-ing someone…” | | 06:55 | Katya | “She speaks perfect French. Not great, not good—PERFECT French.” | | 08:24 | Trixie | “That movie [Panic Room] must have been instituted by Big Panic.” | | 09:31 | Trixie | “I drink the pool, tea or tea.” | | 11:41 | Trixie | “[Luscious] is a freak from hell. I mean that lovingly.” | | 17:41 | Trixie | “Skiing…it’s a rich people function. But I have so much fun!” | | 22:33 | Trixie | “I don’t like snowmobiling. It’s cold and loud and you’re driving to nowhere.” | | 25:07 | Trixie | “If I don’t get in this 7-11 and get a drinkable yogurt and a donut, I’m going to freak out.” | | 31:08 | Trixie | “The movies aren’t back. The little screen killed the big screen.” | | 34:42 | Katya | “It’s rare to see shifting tones like that and not be crazy.” | | 44:04 | Trixie | “I’m aware I’m the only one watching it (Drag Race). Everyone’s talking.” | | 45:37 | Katya | “That was too much. That was evil crime. What we did was evil.” | | 52:35 | Trixie | “If there’s a donut, I’m in…food is coming out of my throat, I will find room for a donut.” | | 53:57 | Katya | “Lunch is so jealous and torn up and just twisted about breakfast.” | | 54:17 | Trixie | “I wake up hungry, fantasizing about eggs and toast. I eat an egg every day.” | | 55:02 | Katya | “Instant coffee is disgusting. It’s undrinkable.” |
Timestamps for Key Segments
- Tour Announcements & Intro: 02:00 – 03:10
- Surgery & Anesthesia Anxiety: 03:18 – 05:30
- Jodie Foster & French: 06:41 – 07:54
- Panic Rooms & Earthquake Prep: 08:44 – 09:14
- Drag Queen Praise (Luscious): 10:49 – 12:20
- Winter Trip & Skiing/Snowmobiling: 16:07 – 25:21
- Movie Theater vs. Home Screen: 30:46 – 31:41
- Serial Killer Series: 32:02 – 35:19
- Sleep Routines & TV Habits: 36:21 – 37:48
- LA Mold Trauma & Weather Joy: 38:05 – 39:11
- Drag Race Viewing Party: 42:23 – 47:01
- Donuts & Breakfast: 51:01 – 55:10
Overall Tone & Vibe
The tone is raucous, deeply gay, and full of self-aware, loving shade. Trixie and Katya allow themselves to be vulnerable (on surgery nerves, body image, or breakfast cravings) while never missing an opportunity for absurdist humor, drag queen in-jokes, and affectionate takedowns (of each other, the world, and lowly “lunch”).
Their dynamic—one part banter, one part real talk—invites listeners into the kitchen at breakfast, delivering a mix of cultural commentary and ridiculousness that defines their singular podcast style.
For Listeners Who Missed the Episode
Catch up on Trixie’s impending “butthole cut open” surgery, Katya’s passion for Jodie Foster’s perfect French, tales of skiing with straight people, why donuts and breakfast reign supreme, and what happens at a Drag Race viewing party when the queens themselves are in the room. This episode is a delicious, no-holds-barred sampling of drag wisdom and wit—served sunny side up.