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John Waters on 'humor as terrorism' and the continuing appeal of 'Pink Flamingos'

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Jan. 1, 2026. Click here for that audio. Subversive Baltimore filmmaker John Waters has been offending sensibilities since the release of his 1972 film ...
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John Waters to Narrate ‘Audaciously Edgy’ Collection of His Screenplays, Including “Hairspray” and “Pink Flamingos” (Exclusive)

The director and author will narrate the scripts of several of his beloved films, collected in ‘The John Waters Screenplay Collection' John Waters is returning to his filmography in a new format. The ...
Los Angeles Times

John Waters’ one-man show comes to the Wallis in Beverly Hills: ‘I’m so respectable, I could puke’

Filmmaker, actor, writer and good-natured provocateur John Waters turned 79 this week. To celebrate, he booked a tour of a one-man show, “John Waters’ Birthday Celebration: The Naked Truth,” which ...
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John Waters on 'humor as terrorism' and the continuing appeal of 'Pink Flamingos'

Subversive Baltimore filmmaker John Waters has been offending sensibilities since the release of his 1972 film “Pink Flamingos,” which gave the world the gleefully disgusting drag queen Divine. On May ...
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John Waters on comedy and the continuing appeal of 'Pink Flamingos'

Click here for the original audio. New editions of John Waters' screenplays for "Pink Flamingos," "Desperate Living," and "Flamingos Forever" were released this week. Here & Now's Celeste Headlee ...