Sound & Vision’s mini-series, Apparently, explores the stories of musicians and performers who are juggling parenthood with their art.

Today we meet Reese Umbaugh, who’s known on the drag stage as Cookie Couture. Cookie made headlines in 2019 for "Drag Queen Story Hour" at the Des Moines Public Library. Off the stage, Umbaugh mentors youth and has fostered 16 kids in the past decade. He is now the father of four adopted boys.

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Sound &amp; Vision&rsquo;s mini-series, Apparently, explores the stories of musicians and performers who are juggling parenthood with their art.
Today we meet Reese Umbaugh, who&rsquo;s known on the drag stage as Cookie Couture. Cookie made headlines in 2019 for <a href="https://www.kexp.org/read/2019/6/28/sound-vision-cookie-couture-and-drag-queen-story-time/&nbsp;">"Drag Queen Story Hour"</a> at the Des Moines Public Library. Off the stage, Umbaugh mentors youth and has fostered 16 kids in the past decade. He is now the father of four adopted boys.
KEXP is a listener-funded nonprofit, and we need your help to keep creating podcasts like this one. <a href="https://www.kexp.org/donate/?appeal=P2103PC">Donate to our Spring Drive today</a>!

On A Deeper Listen, host Emily Fox and other storytellers from KEXP talk with artists about the stories behind their songs and the experiences that inform their work. Through each conversation, we uncover the humanity behind the music, allowing us to hear it in a whole new way.

On A Deeper Listen, host Emily Fox and other storytellers from KEXP talk with artists about the stories behind their songs and the experiences that inform their work. Through each conversation, we uncover the humanity behind the music, allowing us to hear it in a whole new way.