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2 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

Curly Velasquez on Magic, Manifestation & The Hidden Power of the Internet

MIS AMORES! Can you believe it? We made it to the Season One Finale of PLAYDATE. 😭💖 And for our final gathering inside the fort, we're doing something we've never done before. We're casting a spell! Not metaphorically. Not as a cute theme. An actual spell. Together! I invited the incomparable Curly Velasquez into the fort, and what unfolded was one of the most magical conversations we've ever had. We talk about his beloved grandmother Gladys, growing up as a queer Latino kid, discovering his witchy gifts, the internet as a spiritual tool, manifestation, prayer, ancestors, creativity,…

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   18 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

   Liz Kimball on the 5 Rules of the Creative Process and Finding Your Original Voice

   Mi amor! Get ready for one of the most inspiring Playdates ever. 🌙If you've ever felt creatively stuck, convinced your voice doesn't matter, or wondered if you have anything new to say, this hour might just change your life.Liz Kimball changed mine. She completely revolutionized my relationship with creativity and guided me back to my own magic. I could think of no greater gift than bringing her into the fort and introducing you to this unstoppable force. 💫Together, we travel back to Liz's wonderfully unconventional hippie childhood, her dramatic Barbie soap operas, her alter ego Sally…

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   S1 · E13 · 4 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

   Find Your Fuego 🔥 | DD Fuego on Drag Race, Failure & Fighting for Your Dreams

   Mi amores… this episode means the world to me. 💛This week inside the fort, I get to play with one of my oldest friends in the entire universe: my childhood bestie from Monterrey, Mexico… the wildly talented drag artist, storyteller, creator, and human firework: DD Fuego. ✨🔥We go ALL the way back. Theater kid dreams. Broadway obsessions. NYU auditions. Spring Awakening mania. Running around New York together, trying to build lives that felt impossible.But at the heart of this episode is something much deeper:How do you keep believing in yourself after heartbreak?How do you continue creating…

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   S1 · E12 · 21 May 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

   The Art of Being Seen | Photographer Jackson Davis on Creativity & Authenticity

   Mis amores… this is an EXTRA special episode because it is the very first PLAYDATE we ever shot. 🥹✨ There was never a question in my mind about who I wanted to kick this whole adventure off with: my favorite photographer in the world, Jackson Davis.Jackson is not only the photographer behind PLAYDATE… he is one of the artists who changed the way I see myself forever. Years ago, I did my first shoot with him while creating materials for a TV project, and I can confidently say my relationship to myself radically shifted afterward. He captured parts of me I wasn’t even aware existed yet. Plus……

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   S1 · E11 · 7 May 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

   The Hidden Link Between Creativity, Spirituality & Mental Health | Director + Writer Andrew Russell

   What if creativity, mental health, and spirituality are all the same electric current? ⚡Writer & director Andrew Russell breaks down bipolarity, theater, and the energy of being human.Welcome to the Fort, mi amor! 🧡This week on PLAYDATE, we dive deep into the wildly brilliant, hilarious, and soul-stretching mind of writer and director Andrew Russell… and baby, this one is a JOURNEY.From growing up in rural Indiana to becoming an award-winning playwright and director, Andrew’s story is a tapestry of theater, identity, imagination, and radical honesty. We talk about the kind of creativity that…

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   S1 · E10 · 30 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 20 min

   The Secret to Unleashing Your Voice, Power & Magic | Amy Chapman

   Mis amores!This week inside the fort, I get to play with the one and only Amy Chapman… aka THE Voice Witch. ✨🎤🧙‍♀️A licensed vocal therapist, healer, and absolute wizard of sound, Amy works with some of the most iconic voices in the world: Idina Menzel, Shakira, Sia, Dick Van Dyke, Brian Littrell, James Van Der Beek, and so many more.And this episode? It is pure vocal witchcraft!We go all the way back to little princess-dress Amy singing Disney songs in the backyard, dreaming of Broadway… to the heartbreak of rejection that led her to become one of the most powerful voice healers in…

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   23 Apr 2026 · 58 min

   The Secret to Booking Hollywood’s Greatest Roles | Kapil Talwalkar on Play, Career & Resilience

   Mis amores! ARE YOU READY?!This week inside the fort, I get to play with the wildly talented, deeply lovable, and effortlessly cool Kapil Talwalkar… currently starring on Peacock’s “The Burbs” with an iconic cast led by Keke Palmer. Y mi amor, you are going to fall deeply in love with Kapil. From the moment he discovered comedy as a little kid making a room full of strangers laugh… to navigating the emotional rollercoaster of Hollywood (being written off a show, battling anxiety, and rising again to book incredible roles)… Kapil brings honesty, humor, and so much HEART to this…

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