
Kia Stevens
From social work to wrestling stardom, she portrayed the character of Tamee, aka Welfare Queen, drawing on past incidents of dealing with racial stereotyping.
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Jul 2, 2017 • 1h 47min
Episode 825 - Kia Stevens / Chavo Guerrero Jr.
It's a tag team match with two of Marc's GLOW colleagues. First, Chavo Guerrero Jr. stops by to tell Marc what it's like to be part of a wrestling dynasty and how he put his lifetime of experience to use as the behind-the-scenes trainer on GLOW. Then Kia Stevens talks about going from social work to wrestling stardom and how she was able to play the character of Tamee, aka Welfare Queen, by drawing on past incidents of dealing with racial stereotyping in the wrestling world. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast.
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Jul 2, 2017 • 32min
102: I Wanna Be A GLOW Girl (w/ Kate Nash and Kia Stevens)
Kate Nash and Kia Stevens, known as Awesome Kong, share their experiences as women wrestlers on the Mortified Podcast. They discuss the empowerment of wrestling as women, choosing the right character, and the magical aspect of storytelling. The podcast explores how the new Netflix series, GLOW, has transformed the perception of women in wrestling.