About The Evening Tea
The Podcast
Who is Dotson Rader?
Who is Dotson Rader?
Embark on a riveting behind-the-scenes pop odyssey with legendary queer journalist Dotson Rader and his secret 50-year audio stash of intimate conversations with America’s biggest cultural icons, ranging from film, music, art, literature, politics, and beyond.
Who is Dotson Rader?
Who is Dotson Rader?
Who is Dotson Rader?
Dotson Rader is an author, journalist, television host, playwright, and one-time hustler who has published four novels and three works of non-fiction as well as the stage play God Looked Away about his close friendship with Tennessee Williams. He was also a contributing editor for Esquire, Parade Magazine, The New York Times, The Times of London, and many other publications.
Dotson's Archive
Who is Dotson Rader?
Dotson's Archive
Dotson Rader's tenure at Esquire, Parade Magazine, and The Times of London, and his close friendships with some of America's most well-known personalities and families such as the Kennedy and Carter families, Tennessee Williams, Bette Davis, Truman Capote, and Andy Warhol allowed him to engage and interview some of the most impactful voi
Dotson Rader's tenure at Esquire, Parade Magazine, and The Times of London, and his close friendships with some of America's most well-known personalities and families such as the Kennedy and Carter families, Tennessee Williams, Bette Davis, Truman Capote, and Andy Warhol allowed him to engage and interview some of the most impactful voices of the last half century, including over 200 interviews which he recorded on audio cassette that have never been broadcast, as well as 50 years of photos and written correspondence.
Tym Matusov, Executive Producer
Tym has been Dotson's close friend for over a decade, first meeting at a Broadway show. The Evening Tea started years later, after Dotson asked Tym to digitize his audio cassette collection.