We kick off a brand-new season of Queens Podcast with the one and only Janis Joplin—Port Arthur’s wild child who became a 1960s rock legend. From awkward high-school years in segregated Texas to discovering the blues, to fronting Big Brother & the Holding Company, bringing down the house at Monterey Pop, and flying into Woodstock by helicopter, Katy and Nathan trace the meteoric rise—and heartbreaking fall—of a woman who refused to shrink herself. Expect Texas gossip, bisexual chaos, and the usual Queens Podcast charm
Time stamps:
00:00 Welcome to Queen's Podcast
03:02 Introducing Janis Joplin
08:47 High School Struggles
13:57 College and Early Music Career
17:07 San Francisco and the Hippie Movement
24:27 Return to Texas and Attempt to Get Clean
25:53 Big Brother and the Holding Company
29:27 Peggy: The Villain or Friend?
33:00 Monterey Pop Festival and Rising Fame
38:23 Woodstock
42:20 The Downward Spiral
45:07 A Glimmer of Hope in Brazil
47:38 Final Days and Legacy
Sources:
- Birth chart: https://astro-charts.com/persons/chart/janis-joplin/
- She dares to be different: https://www.michaelcorcoran.net/she-dares-to-be-different-janis-at-ut-1962/
- Monterey fest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1zFnyEe3nE
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