https://simplecast.com Confessions of a Showgirl The unglamorous side of the glamorous life of a showgirl. Raw, funny, unapologetic… okay, sometimes apologetic. Based on her Las Vegas Weekly column and critically acclaimed stage show, Maren Wade can’t stop confessing. So naturally, Confessions of a Showgirl® has gone where all best-kept secrets end up: a podcast. The series is hosted by Maren Wade — singer, headliner, and showgirl-turned-columnist from NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Now she’s inviting fellow performers to spill their own confessions: the hilarious twists they survive onstage, and the even more extraordinary things they’re doing offstage. Outrageous, unfiltered, and glamour-ish. 2025 en Wed, 28 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 07:00:23 +0000 https://confessions-of-a-showgirl.simplecast.com Confessions of a Showgirl https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/1fd3fb5f-21bf-4196-aa19-db64878af63c/87a5b235-068a-4614-8a60-6bd3803d06a1/3000x3000/coas-20podcast-20cover.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://confessions-of-a-showgirl.simplecast.com episodic The unglamorous side of the glamorous life of a showgirl. Raw, funny, unapologetic… okay, sometimes apologetic. Based on her Las Vegas Weekly column and critically acclaimed stage show, Maren Wade can’t stop confessing. So naturally, Confessions of a Showgirl® has gone where all best-kept secrets end up: a podcast. The series is hosted by Maren Wade — singer, headliner, and showgirl-turned-columnist from NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Now she’s inviting fellow performers to spill their own confessions: the hilarious twists they survive onstage, and the even more extraordinary things they’re doing offstage. Outrageous, unfiltered, and glamour-ish. Maren Wade false https://feeds.simplecast.com/tvX8Rlnk comedy, confessions, entertainment, showbiz, showgirl, storytelling, the life of a showgirl, women in entertainment, confessions of a showgirl, maren wade Maren Wade info@confessionsofashowgirl.com b0dba39c-a8f8-41e1-8726-6ae9d4d68d6b Trick or Treat: The Trick Was on Me In our first Mini Confession, Maren Wade shares the Halloween costume that went so right, it went wrong.

Confessions: why you should always let people finish their sentences, how to find your best skeleton angle, and what really happened at Starbucks.

Find Maren
TikTok: @marenwade
Instagram: @marenwade
Website: marenwade.com

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]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 info@confessionsofashowgirl.com (Maren Wade) https://confessions-of-a-showgirl.simplecast.com/episodes/halloween-mini-confession-3jyqVQxS In our first Mini Confession, Maren Wade shares the Halloween costume that went so right, it went wrong.

Confessions: why you should always let people finish their sentences, how to find your best skeleton angle, and what really happened at Starbucks.

Find Maren
TikTok: @marenwade
Instagram: @marenwade
Website: marenwade.com

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]]> Trick or Treat: The Trick Was on Me Maren Wade 00:08:18 In our first Mini Confession, Maren Wade shares the Halloween costume that went so right, it went wrong. In our first Mini Confession, Maren Wade shares the Halloween costume that went so right, it went wrong. halloween costume, magazine cover, las vegas weekly, showgirl, confessions of a showgirl, día de los muertos, day of the dead, las vegas, costume gone wrong, sugar skull makeup, maren wade, mini confession, halloween false full 3 1 15819d8a-40d2-416b-a727-b5798f1c2b65 A Showgirl, the Circus, and Politics: Shenea Stiletto Maren Wade sits down with two-time world champion acrobatic gymnast Shenea Booth, professionally known as Shenea Stiletto. She spent more than a decade with Cirque du Soleil, founded the Circus Arts Guild of America, and is now running for Nevada State Assembly, District 22, under the name Shenea Booth.

Confessions: how a circus artist landed at the White House, triple backflips by 6 a.m., and who to call about the stoplights in Las Vegas.

In this episode
00:00:00 Okay, I Have a Confession to Make …

00:02:46 Triple Backflips Before Sunrise

00:11:10 Circus Takes Washington

00:21:50 Acrobat on the Ballot

Find Shenea
TikTok: @sheneastiletto
Instagram: @sheneastiletto and @sheneabooth
YouTube: @sheneastiletto
Website: sheneafornevada.com

Find Maren
TikTok: @marenwade
Instagram: @marenwade
Website: marenwade.com

Confessions of a Showgirl:
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Hosted by Maren Wade.

Confessions of a Showgirl® - Maren Wade

]]> Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 info@confessionsofashowgirl.com (Maren Wade) https://confessions-of-a-showgirl.simplecast.com/episodes/shenea-stiletto-KC_3wP1z Maren Wade sits down with two-time world champion acrobatic gymnast Shenea Booth, professionally known as Shenea Stiletto. She spent more than a decade with Cirque du Soleil, founded the Circus Arts Guild of America, and is now running for Nevada State Assembly, District 22, under the name Shenea Booth.

Confessions: how a circus artist landed at the White House, triple backflips by 6 a.m., and who to call about the stoplights in Las Vegas.

In this episode
00:00:00 Okay, I Have a Confession to Make …

00:02:46 Triple Backflips Before Sunrise

00:11:10 Circus Takes Washington

00:21:50 Acrobat on the Ballot

Find Shenea
TikTok: @sheneastiletto
Instagram: @sheneastiletto and @sheneabooth
YouTube: @sheneastiletto
Website: sheneafornevada.com

Find Maren
TikTok: @marenwade
Instagram: @marenwade
Website: marenwade.com

Confessions of a Showgirl:
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Hosted by Maren Wade.

Confessions of a Showgirl® - Maren Wade

]]> A Showgirl, the Circus, and Politics: Shenea Stiletto Maren Wade 00:37:28 Maren Wade sits down with two-time world champion acrobatic gymnast Shenea Stiletto. She spent more than a decade with Cirque du Soleil, founded the Circus Arts Guild of America, and is now running for Nevada State Assembly, District 22. Confessions: how a circus artist landed at the White House, triple backflips by 6 a.m., and who to call about the stoplights in Las Vegas. Maren Wade sits down with two-time world champion acrobatic gymnast Shenea Stiletto. She spent more than a decade with Cirque du Soleil, founded the Circus Arts Guild of America, and is now running for Nevada State Assembly, District 22. Confessions: how a circus artist landed at the White House, triple backflips by 6 a.m., and who to call about the stoplights in Las Vegas. circus arts guild of america, henderson, shenea booth, showgirl, shenea stiletto, confessions of a showgirl, acrobatic gymnastics, las vegas performers, circus, las vegas, maren wade, cirque du soleil, district 22, nevada state assembly false full 2 1 b08cd6e7-2c20-41b1-a256-6a36b0de7276 American Idol’s Vegas Showgirl: Amanda Avila A showgirl, a football player, and American Idol.

Maren Wade sits down with American Idol finalist Amanda Avila. She's starred on the Las Vegas Strip, sung with Motown legend Smokey Robinson, and toured with Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw.

Confessions: the Simon Cowell comment that put her on the cover of USA Today, a dinner with Hollywood icons at David Foster's house, and why the glamour is only 20 percent of the job.

In this episode
00:00:00 Okay, I have a confession to make
00:02:14 Life on American Idol
00:12:23 Red Carpets and Hollywood
00:23:21 Working with Terry Bradshaw
00:27:59 The Unglamorous Side
00:38:47 Singing From 50 Million to 50

Find Amanda Avila:
TikTok: @bigislandbougie
Instagram: @thetravelingsinger
See her live: 9th Island Duo, Saturdays 6 to 9 p.m. at the Outrigger Kona

Find Maren Wade:
TikTok: @marenwade
Instagram: @marenwade
Website: marenwade.com
Confessions of a Showgirl: confessionsofashowgirl.com

Hosted by Maren Wade. 

Confessions of a Showgirl® - Maren Wade

]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:49:21 +0000 info@confessionsofashowgirl.com (Maren Wade) https://confessions-of-a-showgirl.simplecast.com/episodes/amanda-avila-w0I2eHvQ A showgirl, a football player, and American Idol.

Maren Wade sits down with American Idol finalist Amanda Avila. She's starred on the Las Vegas Strip, sung with Motown legend Smokey Robinson, and toured with Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw.

Confessions: the Simon Cowell comment that put her on the cover of USA Today, a dinner with Hollywood icons at David Foster's house, and why the glamour is only 20 percent of the job.

In this episode
00:00:00 Okay, I have a confession to make
00:02:14 Life on American Idol
00:12:23 Red Carpets and Hollywood
00:23:21 Working with Terry Bradshaw
00:27:59 The Unglamorous Side
00:38:47 Singing From 50 Million to 50

Find Amanda Avila:
TikTok: @bigislandbougie
Instagram: @thetravelingsinger
See her live: 9th Island Duo, Saturdays 6 to 9 p.m. at the Outrigger Kona

Find Maren Wade:
TikTok: @marenwade
Instagram: @marenwade
Website: marenwade.com
Confessions of a Showgirl: confessionsofashowgirl.com

Hosted by Maren Wade. 

Confessions of a Showgirl® - Maren Wade

]]> American Idol’s Vegas Showgirl: Amanda Avila Maren Wade 00:41:13 A showgirl, a football player, and American Idol. Maren Wade sits down with American Idol finalist Amanda Avila. She’s starred on the Las Vegas Strip, sung with Motown legend Smokey Robinson, and toured with Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw. Confessions: the Simon Cowell comment that put her on the cover of USA Today, a dinner with Hollywood icons thanks to Josh Groban, and why the glamour is only 20 percent of the job. A showgirl, a football player, and American Idol. Maren Wade sits down with American Idol finalist Amanda Avila. She’s starred on the Las Vegas Strip, sung with Motown legend Smokey Robinson, and toured with Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw. Confessions: the Simon Cowell comment that put her on the cover of USA Today, a dinner with Hollywood icons thanks to Josh Groban, and why the glamour is only 20 percent of the job. terry bradshaw, josh groban, showgirl, confessions of a showgirl, simon cowell, amanda avila, singer, las vegas, american idol, las vegas strip, maren wade, smokey robinson, women in entertainment true full 1 1 809d6499-e1c5-49ff-a52f-770db6ac6507 Teaser: Confessions of a Showgirl Okay, I have a confession to make … I never planned to be a showgirl. At 5’3” in a world of 5’10” glamazons, I thought my only real talent was an inferiority complex.

I’m Maren Wade. Somehow, I became a Las Vegas headliner, wrote a column in Las Vegas Weekly called Confessions of a Showgirl, and now … I’m confessing on a podcast.

Some say I’m dramatic onstage, but you won’t believe the drama behind the scenes. Why? Well, for starters, some of my stories might not even be true. But honestly? I can’t remember which ones aren’t. So it all works out.

From getting stuck inside a giant birthday cake, to finding out what happens when the world’s biggest pop star suddenly comes out as a showgirl too … nothing is off-limits.

I’ll also be joined by some unexpected guests to spill even more secrets about the life — and chaos — of a showgirl.

So I’m not exactly what you expected in a showgirl. But the one thing I’ve learned, as a showgirl, is to expect the unexpected.

This podcast is your backstage pass to the glamour … and the glamour-ish. Whether you’re here for stories, interviews, or just what not to do in the life of a showgirl, get ready to step into your showgirl era.

Confessions of a Showgirl® - Maren Wade

]]> Sun, 17 Aug 2025 21:02:59 +0000 info@confessionsofashowgirl.com (Maren Wade) https://confessions-of-a-showgirl.simplecast.com/episodes/teaser-1RFAm5tF Okay, I have a confession to make … I never planned to be a showgirl. At 5’3” in a world of 5’10” glamazons, I thought my only real talent was an inferiority complex.

I’m Maren Wade. Somehow, I became a Las Vegas headliner, wrote a column in Las Vegas Weekly called Confessions of a Showgirl, and now … I’m confessing on a podcast.

Some say I’m dramatic onstage, but you won’t believe the drama behind the scenes. Why? Well, for starters, some of my stories might not even be true. But honestly? I can’t remember which ones aren’t. So it all works out.

From getting stuck inside a giant birthday cake, to finding out what happens when the world’s biggest pop star suddenly comes out as a showgirl too … nothing is off-limits.

I’ll also be joined by some unexpected guests to spill even more secrets about the life — and chaos — of a showgirl.

So I’m not exactly what you expected in a showgirl. But the one thing I’ve learned, as a showgirl, is to expect the unexpected.

This podcast is your backstage pass to the glamour … and the glamour-ish. Whether you’re here for stories, interviews, or just what not to do in the life of a showgirl, get ready to step into your showgirl era.

Confessions of a Showgirl® - Maren Wade

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