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E75: Unashamed: Drag, Deconstruction, and the Divine with Flamy Grant
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✊ About Our Guest
Flamy Grant is a shame‑slaying, hip‑swaying, chart‑topping drag performer and singer‑songwriter who blends folk, gospel, and roots music to tell stories of resilience, faith, and liberation. Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Flamy’s work reimagines the intersections of queerness and spirituality — challenging religious trauma and reclaiming sacred belonging through art and performance.
Her debut album Bible Belt Baby soared to #1 on the iTunes Christian chart and was named one of the Top Ten Queer Country Albums of 2023. Her 2024 follow‑up CHURCH hit #8 on the iTunes Country chart, cementing her as a vital new voice in progressive spiritual music. A winner of the 2023 Kerrville New Folk contest and nominee for Artist of the Year at the 2025 International Folk Music Awards, Flamy uses her platform to advocate for inclusion, authenticity, and the divine within us all.
(Her name is a nod to pop icon Amy Grant — a joyful act of reclamation and reverence.)
🎧 Episode Summary
In this episode, host Bruce Reyes‑Chow sits down with Flamy Grant for a conversation that’s equal parts fabulous and faith‑filled. Together, they explore the intersections of drag, spirituality, and authenticity — and how art can become a sanctuary for the marginalized. From performing in churches to topping the Christian charts in full drag, Flamy shares her journey of reconciling queerness and faith while unlearning shame and embracing joy.
This is a powerful, funny, and deeply human conversation about what it means to reclaim the sacred on your own terms.
✨ Episode Highlights
- How drag became a spiritual practice and source of healing.
- What it means to find holiness in queerness.
- The story behind Bible Belt Baby and CHURCH.
- Navigating the backlash and beauty of being a drag artist in Christian spaces.
- How to build communities rooted in radical inclusion and joy.
🔗 Episode Links & Resources
- Flamy Grant Official Site
- EPK & Press Info
- Flamy Grant on Instagram
- Listen to Bible Belt Baby
- Listen to CHURCH
🎧 The Amalgamation Podcast
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The Amalgamation Podcast Team: Emmie Hix (Producer), Dessiree McFarland (Editor), Merissa Magdael‑Lauron (Music)
🎙 Your Host, Bruce Reyes‑Chow
Rev. Bruce Reyes‑Chow is a 3rd‑generation Filipino/Chinese American speaker, writer, and coachsultant exploring topics of faith, leadership, activism, culture, race, and technology. An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), he is the author of six books, most recently Everything Good about God is True: Choosing Faith. He and his wife live in San Jose, CA, surrounded by too many animals and houseplants.
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🏷 Tags / Hashtags
#TheAmalgamationPodcast #StorytellingForChange #FaithAndDrag #ProgressiveChristianity #QueerFaith #FlamyGrant #BibleBeltBaby #CHURCH #SpiritualityAndArt #PodcastLife
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