Billy Clift and Heklina - photo by Fausto Fernós

Billy Clift and Heklina - photo Fausto Fernós

Who can forget that classic lines delivered between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford? Joan Crawford as Blanche says “You wouldn’t be able to do these awful things to me if I weren’t still in this chair” to which Bette Davis as Baby Jane Hudson creepily replies “But you ARE, Blanche! You ARE in that chair!”

Everybody loves the 1962 campy horror film, “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane,” directed by Robert Aldrich. The character of Baby Jane Hudson is considered by many to be one of the top movie villains of all time and is especially loved by gay men.

Today we’re talking to writer and director, Billy Clift about his debut film “Baby Jane?” a loving parody of the Hollywood classic.

Billy’s loved the movie all his life, and when he had the opportunity to make a revision his favorite film, he cast it with some of the best drag queens and performers in San Francisco. The film features Matthew Martin as Baby Jane and Katya Smirnoff Skye as Blanche.

And guess who plays the nosy neighbor-Trannyshack founder Heklina!

They’re both on today’s show talking about the making of the movie and whether the drag queens battled it out behind the scenes as much as Bette Davis and Joan Crawford did during the making of the original film.

Also – Heklina fills us in on her recent appearance on the TV series “Trauma” with hunky actor Taylor Kinney.

Are you more a Bette Davis or a Joan Crawford?

Female trouble in the news,

Carrie Prejean’s tragic sex tape was viewed by her mother.

and the wife who discovered she was allergic to her husband’s sperm on her wedding night.

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In 2006 Mignon Fogarty started Grammar Girl, a podcast to help others with their writing by providing short episodes done in a smart, savvy tone that makes learning fun.

Months after kicking off her new podcast Mignon was on the Oprah Winfrey Show, named by iTunes as one of the best podcasts of the year and was nominated along with us for the People’s Choice Podcast Award’s top prize.

Mignon is considered by many as one of the most successful podcasters of all time. Who knew that doing a podcast on grammar would be such a hot success?

Today Mignon joins us in our studio to talk about the common problems everyone has with grammar and gives us a behind the scenes look at her incredible journey.

Mignon’s come out with a brand new book “The Grammar Devotional: Daily Tips for Successful Writing” now available on our site.

Listen as the Grammar Girl talks about the controversial topic of sex and gender in grammar, homophones and homonyms, pigeon english and lolcats, and the possible influence twitter has on the way we write.

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Move over Halloween, tell Turkey Day to stuff it! Christmas season is here, the holiday where people from all religions come together to worship the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

But before we dive into the eggnog, the very funny comedian Cameron Esposito joins us to take a last look at our outrageous Halloween Costumes as the Wild Things and go over her hyper-lesbian Battlestar Galatica costume complete with fake tattoos.

Cameron is recording her first comedy album on December 3rd and 4th at the Lincoln Lodge produced by Rooftop Comedy. She’s looking for belly busting-laughers, gigglers, snorters, chucklers and cacklers to provide the laugh track- which means she wants you come to see the show. We’ll be there so let’s get a big table and sit in the back so we won’t be tempted to heckle.

If you live in Chicago, be sure to see her tonight at the Center on Halsted along with Bill Cruz and Jessica Halem for Outlaugh.

James Miller, dressed as breathalyser

In the news-
Maine Says No to Marriage Equality but yes to pot. In a disappointing election on Tuesday, voters in Maine overturned a law allowing same-sex couples to wed, dealing another huge setback to the gay marriage movement. Were they too high to tell the difference between “yes” and “no” ballots?

So what are we going to boycott to teach this New England state a lesson– lobsters, LL Bean or Steven King novels?

But it’s not all bad news- voters in Kalamazoo, Michigan finally pass the highly debated anti-discrimination ordinance, approved by the City Council earlier in June.

A woman calls police to complain that her daughter is better at performing oral sex according to her husband.

High tech help for modern day Santas.

Google is sued for religious bias against witches.

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Many of the world’s religious leaders disagree on a lot of things, but one thing that brings them together is their condemnation of the gays. But why pick on the gays at all? Isn’t God all about love anyway?

Today we’re talking to filmmaker Ky Dickens about her fascinating new documentary “Fish Out of Water” which details her struggle to come to terms with how religious people view same-sex loving folks.

Ky came out as a lesbian to her friends in college but was met with hostility and religious condemnation. She was encouraged to seek counseling and reparative therapy. Instead, she sought out all the specific references in the Bible to homosexuality and debunked them.

After finding out that the few mentions of homosexuality in the Bible didn’t carry much weight when taken into context, Ky wrote a letter to her friend detailing what she found. Her friend not only understood her message but apologized. This powerful moment inspired Ky to reach out to a larger audience with a documentary on what she found out.

Listen as Ky talks about interviewing everyday Americans in truck stops, barbershops and shopping malls about the Bible’s take on homosexuality.

Hanging out with Shirley Phelps- is she for real? Who are the good guys fighting the good fight? And why don’t more ministers and churches stand up for equality?

Fish out of Water shows this Sunday in Chicago at the Music Box theater as part of Reeling, the Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.

In the news:
The French Courts convict The Church of Scientology of fraud, fining them $900,000.

And a Wisconsin woman called the police on herself for driving drunk.

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In 1926, Mae West and the entire cast of her play “Sex” were arrested for “corrupting the morals of youth and others.”

Mae West aroused the wrath of the New York City moralists because her bedroom farce features a brazen unapologetic sex worker, who after a series of misadventures, falls in love and lives happily ever after. Mae West wrote the play for herself because she was no longer content with playing the good little girl mistaken for a hooker or the working girl that ends up dead in the gutter. She wanted to be the woman that had a good time and wound up with the man in the end, if you know what I mean.

Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.

As an early supporter of the women’s liberation movement and gay rights, Mae portrayed people seeking both romance and sexy fun in spite of the restrictive standards of the time.

Mae West’s play, Sex was so outrageous that it has never been staged in Chicago until now, some 84 years later. The Prologue Theater Company has brought “Sex” back to life, staging the comedy in a series of rooms located in an old historical mansion on the edge of Lake Michigan.

The play’s bawdy dialogue lends itself well to the enthusiasm of the young theater company and actress Jes Bedwineck does a lovely job playing Mae’s character of Margy LaMont without turning Mae into a cartoon, even though she was quite a bit of character herself.

We’re joined today by Jes and her love interest in the play, actor Sean Patrick Ward, to exchange our favorite Mae West quotes and talk about talk about sexuality and morality of the 1920s. Have we come a long way baby or is the best yet to come?

In the News:

The Chicago Cubs say hello to the first lesbian major league baseball team owner!

The USS New York, a naval warship built from steel salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center arrives in New York City.

and If you’re in Maine, please vote today NO on Proposition 1.

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Fausto and Marc during Halloween, 2007

One of Chicago’s best kept secrets is the Annual Halloween Parade held in the heart of Boystown, Chicago’s primary gay neighborhood, where thousands of people in costumes parade down the street, drawing a flavorful mix, amateur drag queens, sexy Spartans, dressed up doggies and a contest with cash prizes- and busloads of Korean tourists.

Because of the chilly weather, the crowds are modest compared to most major cities Halloween celebrations, so its like a party with all your friends instead of a overwhelming mob of strangers.

What are you going as? We’re going as the monsters from Where the Wild Things Are, — let the wild rumpus start!

Curtis Jensen, gingerbread house aficionado, robot lover and director of marketing for Steamworks joins us to talk about our Halloween adventures of the past and the exciting things to come.

Will San Francisco overcome their Halloween woes?

Levi Johnston claims that Sarah Palin repeatedly joked about her Downs Syndrome baby saying– “Wheres my little retarded baby?” No she wasn’t talking about her husband Todd.

A Florida Man accused of killing his son-in-law is arguing that he was unable to commit the crime because he’s too fat and get this, his name is Edward Ates.

Christmas cards used for revenge.

California on the brink of legalizing pot.

And a phone call from a gay listener who says he’s been asked to leave a gay bar because he appears to be too straight.

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Halloween fast approaches and tales of horror ensue as the protagonist in our melodrama suffers from the curse of the she-wolf! No, it’s not an infliction caused by Shakira’s famous song, it is an evil that lurks in the heart of all mankind, where the beast takes over and all humanity is lost when the moon is full.

What’s next in our gay story of tranny terror?

Did you miss our gay haunted house? We had a blast at Feast Beast tonight – rats and all! Join us as we talk Cursed Chicago, a house of horror that’s sure to scare you.

Listen as we take a look back on our extraordinary trip to California, thanks to our sponsors and all the fabulous people in LA and Las Vegas who made the trip a resounding success. Thank you so much, it is truly appreciated.

In the news:
Obama signs the Hate Crime Bill into effect making it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation, gender and gender identity.

A church made famous in the “Legend of Sleepy Hallow” by Washington Irving says “no thanks” to Halloween themed weddings.

Giant inflatable statue of a man with a huge member is put on display in China to promote “Masculine Health Day” but what is it missing?

An an iPhone ap that can remotely drive a car but should it?

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Get ready to cast a spell, a sexy spell that is. Halloween is just days away, so we’ve invited Shivian Balaris — a real-life cute gay witch to help us get into the spirit of the season.

Shivian is a full-time neo-pagan running his own online witchcraft parlor Potionwood, specializing in unique solutions for your every wish. Problems with the boss? Lost love? Money woes? He’s got a spell for that! Or maybe even a curse!

Listen as this Ginger Witch talks about hoodoo hijinks, warlocks, wiccans, sex magic and the seven highly effective habits of successful witches. What do practicing modern witches really do and why are they so obsessed with cauldrons, eye of newt and pointy hats?

Endora from the Bewitched versus Lord Voldemort from Harry Potter- who would win in a battle royal of famous witches?

Join us on a spooky kooky journey as we delve into the roots of Halloween, the origins of jack-o-lanterns, why witches ride broomsticks and the reason cats are so closely associated with the occult.

Shivian reads our tarot cards for a peek into the future and performs an incantation to bring you the listener great success. Please let us know how that works out!

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The November 2008 election dealt an unsettling blow to the gay rights movement when voters in California narrowly passed Proposition 8 a measure to take away the state’s ability to issue same-sex marriage licenses.

After the measure passed, fashion photographer Adam Bouska and his partner, Jeff Parshley, founded the “NO H8 Campaign” to promote the overturn of Proposition 8.

The campaign shows photos of people dressed in white shirts against a white background with their mouths covered in duct tape in silent protest and the words NO H8 emblazoned across their cheek. Although it began with just photos of everyday people the campaign grew to include the enthusiastic participation of families, police officers, filmmakers, actors, musicians, celebrities, politicians and even Kathy Griffin.

Although some criticize the project as superficial, its anything but. The NO H8 Campaign has galvanized people on the internet to take a very active stand and to raise funds for this important cause.

Listen to the show to find out why Adam and Jeff were so inspired to start the campaign, what risque photos are too sexy to be included and how you too can participate.

And the Hate Crime Bill is finally passed and will be signed into law by President Obama, what does this mean for you?

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Comb your hair and splash on the Aqua Velva- we’re going on a date with two of the funniest ladies of YouTube- Nadya Ginsburg the woman of a 1000 voices and Selene Luna, the little rock & roll queen of comedy!

They just wrapped up their hilarious show “Luna and Ginsburg” at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, so what’s next for this sassy sisters?

Listen as we talk with Selene about her roots in burlesque, being Margaret Cho’s fake personal assistant in her reality tv show and why she’s so afraid of spiders.

Nadya is best known for her amazing ability to impersonate Madonna, Cher, Winona and Britney- and now J-Lo?

Jennifer Lopez has taken on an alter ego as Lola, and Selene and Nadya are taking no prisoners when roasting Jenny from the Block. Will Lola get what Lola wants?

The girls dish it up on working with Roseanne Barr and Jackie Beat on the Cher and Chaz web series.

And do women need to bleach and straighten their hair to make it in entertainment?

You can see Selene this Tuesday in San Francisco and she’s also performing with Nadya along with Jackie Beat and Mario Diaz in Whatever Happened to Busty Jane? in November at Cavern Club in LA.

In the news:
Mattel comes out with a controversial black Barbie doll, critics say she’s not black enough, but is she blacker than the Oreo Barbie from the 1990s?

Giant female spiders found in Africa that can spin a web three feet wide. Watch out Selene!

And Bronson Pinchot lashes out against Hollywood, but has a soft spot for Tom Hanks.

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Today we continue our series of interviews with internet celebrities from Los Angeles with Matt Riddlehoover. Matt found success on one of the first big social media sites- MySpace. Remember MySpace?

In the summer of 2006, Matt Riddlehoover became famous on MySpace for the video trailer for his short film “To a Tee,” a dark romantic comedy about a guy who falls for the same type of man over and over again.

For Matt, being prominently featured on the social media site led to the lead role in “Watch Out,” a dark film about an irresistible narcissist who could only make love to himself. The film’s campy narrative and graphic portrayals of self-love and violence has audiences divided over the film’s merits.

“Watch Out” comes out on DVD November 24.

Listen as Matt talks about the controversy, what it took to get ready for those sexy scenes and how his mother reacted to the movie.

Matt’s also working on a unusual documentary “Gaze,” a collection of audio interviews with 20 artists talking about how they redefine beauty and how these ideas of beauty affect everyone.

We’re also joined by his kooky friend, Champagne!! Champagne!!, a visual artist who combs Los Angeles in search of unusual garbage to turn into works of art. By the end of the show, she changes her name. Will it stick?

In the news:
A gay hit-man for the mob comes out of the closet during a trial.

A cat goes for a wild ride in the engine of an SUV in New York City.

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Everybody loves Love B. Scott. With over 2.3 million channel views, 30 million views of his videos, he’s one of the top 100 most watched people on YouTube of all time- he reaches a larger audience than most televised daily talk shows.

How did he become the person he is today?

B. Scott came all the way from North Carolina to L.A. to work as a realtor and interior designer when his online video blog exploded, quickly turning to a career in entertainment.

He’s about to take another giant leap forward and leverage his success into a syndicated talk show.

Listen as B Scott gives us a behind the scenes look at how he comes up with his sassy videos and infectious catch phrases. Will there be a B Scottpedia to keep track of his sassy slogans like “love muffins,” “Bitch boo bye” and “splendiferous?”

On November 2, B Scott talks in depth with his favorite pop star, Mariah Carey- did the glitter goddess let B Scott touch her rhinestone covered microphone?

B Scott talks about what it’s like to be the object of Jamie Foxx’s affections, the changing face of YouTube and if his evil twin “Hate B Scott” ever gets a hold of him?

Cross-dressers beware- Morehouse College, the all-male African American school in Atlanta, Georgia bans the wearing of women’s clothes to class.

Youtube is set to stream the U2 concert live on Sunday. Is live-streaming the future of online video? What does B Scott think the future is of the video sharing site?

Madonna’s upstairs neighbor proclaims “Hey Mrs DJ, turn the music down!” In a complaint filed in the Supreme Court of New York, the pop diva is allegedly rehearsing her dance moves with the volume dial turned up to eleven.

And an Australian man in is caught spying on his roommates with an elaborate system of cameras but the police can’t prosecute because they can’t crack the code to get on his computer.

Attention California Listeners! Come join us Friday, Oct. 23, 8pm at Micky’s in West Hollywood for a listener and guest meet-up. Bring your camera.

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Guess who’s moved to Hollywood? We have! Today we kick off our series from Los Angeles with some of the biggest stars of the internet, and you’re invited.

Here to help us move in to the neighborhood is the queen of YouTube- Deven Green and her hunky action movie star husband Joel Bryant. They just came over with a basket of blueberry muffins and hilarious fun. Yum yum.

Listen to today’s show and find out about Deven and Joel’s exciting new projects. One of them stars Henry Winkler, best known as the Fonz on Happy Days! “Ayyyy I’m on the Internet Mrs. C.”

Will our show’s temporary move to sunny California suffer the same fate as TV’s Laverne And Shirley? Is being in West Hollywood an enhancement or a liability?

In the news:

Animal Rights activists are enraged as the country of Sweden reduces their enormous rabbit population by killing and burning the bunnies as fuel.

Is it more ethical to eat rabbits, wear them or just burn them for heating?

President Obama’s Justice Department declared on Monday that they won’t prosecute people who distribute or use medical marijuana as long as they comply with state law.

The dead body of a 75 year old man shot in the head and left for dead on a Los Angeles balcony was ignored for days because neighbors though he was a Halloween decoration.

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Taped live from the Blogworld Expo 2009, bloggers Michael Lehet and Annie Lysen joined us to take at how the internet is changing news, music and entertainment.

The photo above was taken by Michael Lehet the final night at the “Studio 54 Party” at the MGM Hotel in Las Vegas. Check out Michael Lehet’s photo gallery of the conference.

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We’ve got a special show for you today, blues musician Gaye Adegbalola plays her greatest hits in our studio. She’s wrapping up her farewell tour with her band Saffire and getting ready to work on a new solo album. Today Gaye is here to talk about her work in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, what drives her passion in music and why fighting shame is so critical for gay liberation.

We first met Gaye back in 2005 at the Out Music Awards where she wowed the crowd with her audacious song “Big Ovaries” looking absolutely stunning wearing a white tuxedo with tails that complimented her silver shock of hair and dark skin. We were charmed by her then and we are so pleased to finally have her in the studio performing such wonderfully outrageous songs such as “Bareback Rider” and “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” which tells the tale of love that just may not be worth it.

Gaye’s put out six critically acclaimed albums, a live album and thousands of shows with her musical collaborators Ann Rabson and Andra Faye in Saffire, which is on their final tour, so catch these fabulous woman while you still can.

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Hey, hey, hey, it’s Matt Alber! Na, na, na, gonna have a good time.

In November 2008, Matt Alber released “Hide Nothing” after five years, seven albums and two Grammy Awards as a soprano in America’s premier classical a cappella ensemble, Chanticleer.

Coming from a conservative Christian background to become one of the hottest out gay musicians, Matt Alber is in the studio today performing songs and taking your questions through Facebook!

Matt’s popularity is on the rise and we’re happy to have this very talented and sexy musician on Feast of Fun for an hour of good time and music.

His music video “End of The World” set in a barbershop in LA is big on YouTube with over 200,000 hits.

Listen to the show to find out who the lucky guy is that got to lock lips with Matt.

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There’s a kind of hush on the show tonight- we’re talking to Scott Bradley and Jonny Stax, the music loving, comedians, puppeteers, best known as Scooty and Jojo. The happy couple is re-staging their hit show- “Carpenters Halloween,” a delicious mash-up of the classic John Carpenter film set against the music of the 1970s brother and sister pop duo, the Carpenters.

They put together their tacky, wacky shows by combining campy films and music that don’t really belong together, but make for a hilarious mix.

Will we be seeing Silence of the Showgirls next year? “You think you can do my nails for me now Clarisse?

Bernie Madoff is declared this year’s scariest Halloween costume, followed by Michael Jackson and Super Mario Brothers.

Joan Collins is broke and shopping at discount markets so she can still maintain her four homes.

Facebook pokes are now considered harassment according to a ruling from a Tennessee court.

Miss Plastic favorite teeters over because her implants were to big and her hair implants got in her way.

And sadly, a drag queen dies in a bathhouse fire in Winnipeg.

We’re hosting Beast Feast at Cursed Chicago which will showcase some of the best drag, burlesque and performance art in the city as pre-entertainment before you enter the Chronicles of the Cursed.

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Almost a year ago, longtime gay rights activist Cleve Jones announced on this show that he was working on an action inspired by the late politician Harvey Milk, asking people from all across the country to demand full equal rights for all gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people, NOW.

Last Sunday it really happened. Was the turnout a meager 250 thousand or a whopping quarter of a million?

Will the March re-invigorate the gay rights movement or was it just a great opportunity to see Lady Gaga out of her gyroscopic dress?

And most importantly, will President Obama listen to our demands?

Listen to today’s show as we give you highlights from the rally- Cleve Jones, StaceyAnn Chin, Kate Clinton and yes, even Lady Gaga.

Interviews with longtime gay rights activists like Equality Illinois representatives Art Johnston and Rick García, and a whole new generation of fun folks like Zach O’Connor, who started downloading the Feast of Fun podcast in 2005 while in high school- find out what happens to you when you’ve listened to the Feast of Fun during your formative years.

Click here for a photo gallery from Washington D.C. Got any photos to share? Upload them to the Flickr group and we’ll feature the best ones on the site.

Obama once again re-affirms his support for the gays, the only question is when?

Barney Frank calls the March “a colossal waste of time at best” and “the only thing they’re going to be putting pressure on is the grass.” Is he right or is he just smoking too much grass himself?

Gov Schwarzenegger signs a Gay Rights Bill and establishes Harvey Milk Day.

And the ultimate question:

What would you say if you had had the opportunity to speak to thousands of gay people?

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On today’s show we’ve got movie maven Peaches Christ talking with us about Horror Movies every gay man must see.

Why are queers so enamored by the horror film genre? Is it the themes of being an outsider seeking revenge on the world or is it the joy of seeing the jocks and cheerleaders hacked into pretty little pieces.

But is this a genre an unsuitable outlet for teen angst after the tragic events at schools like Columbie or Viginia Tech?

Listen as we talk with Peaches about films like Rosemary’s Baby, Silence of the Lambs, Nightmare on Elmstreet, Fright Night and Evil Dead.

Is Bruce Campbell a gay icon? Do the two Corrys suffer from Mather’s syndrome? And what is the queen of all horror films?

Plus a special surprise- Peaches reveals everything about her upcoming slasher film. Who are the celebrity stars cast in this exciting new move? Listen to the show if you vant to know.

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We just love Halloween and most things that go bump in the night so we’re going for a horror holiday!

Our good friends Silky Jumbo and Chicago Now Blogger Michael Lehet join us as we visit Cursed Chicago. No, its not a memorial to the 2016 Olympic Games or to the the Cubs’ losing streak, it’s a big tent on Grand Ave featuring a house of horrors.

Along with Silky and the Scooty and Jojo Show, we’re hosting Beast Feast at Cursed Chicago which will showcase some of the best drag, burlesque and performance art in the city as pre-entertainment before you enter the Chronicles of the Cursed.

Listen as we talk to some of the organizers of the event and the monsters that stalked Fausto with live rats.

We’re going to DC this weekend for the National Equality March. We really hope to see you there as we’re meeting up with Chicago’s chapter of Join the Impact northeast corner of Lafayette Square.

Also, join us on Saturday night for Tom Goss’ performance at Miss Pixies Backroom Palace and then afterward at Nellie’s Gay Sports Bar.

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It isn’t always opposites that attract, sometimes it’s crazy upon crazier that meld together in a hot mix. Today we are bringing together two of our Latino friends, visual artist and gay dad Erik R Sosa and comedian, actor and performance artist Esteban Andres Cruz.

We’re kicking back, having a couple of cocktails, having an intense discussion on parenting, gay rights and how conservatives are targeting openly gay men appointed by the Obama administration. How do we fight back against programs like Fox News that categorize all gay men as victimizers of children?

Listen as we take a look at the upcoming biographic film on Liberace and the rumors of a highly anticipated sequel to Showgirls! Will Gina Gershon reprise her role as the bisexual villain Cristal Connors or is she too busy doing her nails on Facebook darlin’?

Kevin McGee, the ex-husband of Little Britain’s Matt Lucas, kills himself after leaving a suicide status update Facebook.

A drunken Swede wakes up with a tattoo of a large Johansen on his leg.

Hungary’s Miss Plastic Contest showcases plastic surgeons’ handiwork.

And a Phoenix man is arrested for posing as a sperm collecting doctor that makes house-calls on Craigslist after successfully convincing dozens of men to give samples.

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Our friend Tamale Sepp has a full-sized, styled corset tattooed on her back, black fingernails, and loves to boss people around, especially in the bedroom. Did we mention she knows the fine art of Shibari, Japanese Rope bondage? So does this make her a dominatrix?

Today comedian and interdisciplinary artist Tamale Sepp talks about her unusual dissertation, “Bound and Determined” which examines the ways we willingly get tied up in order to liberate ourselves.

Listen as Tamale shares with us a couple of great stories about engaging a driver who almost killed her on her motorcycle and the vital advice she gave to a young angry goth girl on surviving high school.

China’s news agency is obsessed with phony Swedish lesbian village.

The sad story of the teen who quit high school after being told to stop cross-dressing as it was causing a disruption.

Justice Sotomayor has quite a few things to say about fetish videos. What does killing kittens have to to do with getting off and how far is too far?

And the Brazilian Orchestra de Sao Paulo lowers the price on their Chicago show after the disappointing news that the Windy City was skipped for 2016 Olympics.

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The National Equality March is just days away, where thousands of people from across the nation are marching on the capital for equal protection for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in all 50 states.

Many celebrities have not only endorsed it but plan on performing at the event. Hold on tight: even Lady Gaga just committed to march alongside all her gay fans. If you go, you might actually get to walk alongside the Gaga. Will she wear her Gyroscopic dress for the event or sew up more muppets for a rainbow connection?

Today Blogger Michael Lehet joins us again, talking about ways to make the most of the march, our listener meet-up on Saturday and why a video blogger wants everyone to throw skittles at President Obama.

To bad he’s not going to be there. Obama’s going to be in San Francisco this weekend with President Bush making out, like a bandit in a game of golf. But back in D.C. Congress will be there, working on passing some sort of Health Care Reform.

Join us on Saturday night for Tom Goss’ performance at Miss Pixies Backroom Palace and then afterward at Nellie’s Gay Sports Bar.

Here’s something to further inspire you- Levi Johnston is set to show his Johnson in Playgirl magazine! And Alaska’s hot guy of the moment has been busy tweeting that he’s horny, loves his gay fans and is happy to celebrate National Coming Out Day! (Maybe not the real Levi) Is Bristol Palin’s baby daddy planning to come out?

UPDATE: Levi gave us a shout out on twitter and he came out with an ad for bustin’ nuts.

He better start saving! A New York Times article calculated that gay married couples can spend $467,000 more than straight married couples in their lifetimes because of discrimination.

Ding Ding the Chinese dog who learned to catch fish for his master.

A message in a bottle arrives a little too late!

And gay British talk show host Graham Norton gets into hot water with the BBC over his relentless jokes over lesbian haircuts. Take a look in the mirror Graham- you’re sporting lesbian haircut number seven.

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Shocking news! Many in Chicago were stunned when the International Olympic Committee announced that Rio would host the 2016 Olympic games. The news came as a knockout blow to Mayor Daley and President Obama who flew to Copenhagen along with many of the world’s leaders to petition for the games.

And yet some Americans are cheering at our own defeat as Republican and conservative haters applauded the news, even though President Bush himself endorsed the games a year ago.

And still other people in Chicago who love their city, support President Obama, and even watch Oprah when she rambles on about her va-jay-jay– breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that the Olympic Olympics were not coming to town.

On today’s show Blogger Michael Lehet joins us to take a look at all the mixed emotions. Is Chicago eternally doomed to be the Second City or is Brazil to hot. hot. hot to resist?

Did Chicago have too much or too little corruption to entice the IOC? And what happens to the money now?

The Olympics isn’t the the only thing that’s shocking everyone- David Letterman stunned the nation when he showed Madonna eating a slice of pizza (Madonna eats!) oh and he also confessed to inappropriate sexual relationships with women who worked for his company, Worldwide Pants, Down.

Lady Gaga’s career changing moment on Saturday Night Live.

Discover what diseases you may already have through a simple eye exam.

Kathy Griffin’s in Chicago- will she stand by her gays and ride naked on horseback like Lady Godiva at the solidarity rally in downtown Chicago, or will she stay in her luxurious hotel room eating bonbons, watching Suddenly Susan reruns?

And podcast award season is here! Please nominate Feast of Fun for the Peoples Choice Podcast Award and Best GLBT Podcast.

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Boo! Did I scare you? Don’t be afraid, it’s only Halloween, or it soon will be. October is a month full of wild things, witches and vampires.

Today we’re talking to the spooky, kooky and glamorous Gigi Deluxe Gross.

When’s she’s not busy baking creepy cupcakes for her son’s team, this Satanist soccer mom loves to paint ghoulish works of art featuring Siamese twins, lost souls and little people.

Listen as Gigi shares with us her tips and tricks on harnessing the powers of darkness to make this years Halloween fabulous!

Fake blood recipes, zombie channel bags and how make your eye look like it got nibbled off by a wild beast.

You can see Gigi’s work at the Gallery Provocateur’s “Hellraiser- An Annual Exhibition Celebrating the Dark Arts” with esteemed author and director Clive Barker. Keep an eye out for the portrait of a porn star that Gigi’s creating for Porn Saints which takes an artistic approach to porn, a pornographic approach to art, a pornoartistic approach to religion.

In Texas, a woman gets mad her boyfriend, fries up his gold-fishies and eats them!

American Girl’s new controversial homeless girl doll- what’s next?

The Chinese little people village turns into a tourist attraction, a real-live Munchkinland.

The begging mayor in India gets things done.

WTF? Wisconsin Tourism Federation changes their company’s name.

And Lady Gaga ends rumors one and for all of her hermie dick once by performing naked, or almost naked.

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With the exception of Esperanto and Klingon, most languages develop as a result of war. In the year 1066, William the Bastard changed his name to become William the Conqueror when he conquered England, bringing with him dramatic changes to the English language by infusing it with French words. As some new words grew in popularity, others fell out of favor and eventually became taboo.

In this sense, William the Conqueror gave us profanity. And that dear listener, is how all your favorite cuss words – f*cking, sh*t, and c*nt came to be naughty.

Our friend Bill Cruz, a William the Conqueror of Comedy joins us today to take an irreverent look at history and discuss why the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the historic invasion of England got him in an uproar.

Wearing his hat and sunglasses during the taping of today’s show, Bill has his poker face on, but when it comes to giving up the laughs, he ain’t bluffing.

The Human Rights Campaign’s new study on the surprisingly high number of queer people who stay closeted in the workplace but are out to their friends and family.

We may be broke, but Twitter isn’t! The social networking and micro-blogging service has been declared to be worth $1 billion by various financial analysts.Can I have a cut?

An Ohio woman gives birth after being implanted with the wrong embryo. Ka-ching! You know she made money from that.

A not so Itsy Bitsy Spider enhances the popes creepy, zombie-like demeanor.

And a Chinese girls sells her hand in marriage to save a sick friends life.

You can see Bill Cruz perform Oct 17th at Mikey O’s Chicago Latino Comedy Fans.

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In response to the murder of an erotic masseuse who advertised on Craigslist, the classified ad site announced plans to eliminate its “erotic services category” and screen all submissions before they are posted.

So what’s your momma going to do for work now ?

Today our pal Michael Lehet joins us to talk about his fabulous trip to the Netherlands and the listener meet-up they had at the Soho Cafe in the gay district. (The photo above is by our friend Jason Smith.)

The Netherlands is a country well known for it’s liberal views on marijuana, sex workers and tulips- did you know that 80 percent of the world’s tulips come from Holland?

The Addams Family Musical to debut in Chicago in November with Nathan Lane as Gomez and Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia.

Wanda Sykes gets blasted for stating the obvious: Rush Limbaugh a lazy, drugged out terrorist. Why does Rush need a gold plated microphone?

Donald Trump keeps Carrie Prejean and while Miss California USA co-executive director Shanna Moakler resigns over the uproar.

The Japanese “Husband Hunting Bra.”

Man is married to a trans woman for three years and didn’t know it.

Aretha’s Hat is now a Christmas Ornament.

David Geffen to buy The New York Times and turn it into Streetwise.

Cheerios to be labeled as a drug by the FDA.

A solution to every drag queen’s nasty rat ass wig.

[Originally posted on 05.14.09]

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Strap yourselves in! We’re going first class and the destination? Fabulous! And as an added feature, everybody gets to join the mile high club!

Today we’re talking to Pam Ann- the funniest and most glamorous airline hostess in the world! Pam’s flying across the country on a USA Layover- her one woman show.

Pam’s outrageous commentary on flying has endeared her to airline pilots, flight attendants and service crew throughout the world, which means, the gays love her, and you will too.

Although Pam’s now treated like a queen when she flies, the airline industry provides a never ending supply of jokes for Caroline Reid, the Australian-based comedian who claims to have grown up in a little castle at the end of an airport runway.

Listen as Pam Ann shares with us her favorite stewardess costume of all time and tells tales of faded air travel glory and what’s in her fantasy push cart, how the series Lost will really end and how to smuggle contraband on an airplane.

She’s also good friends with Australian Olympic gay hunk Matthew Mitcham and we wonder if he’ll be put on the box of Fruity Cheerios.

And Pam gives us the inside scoop on performing at Elton John’s birthday, hosting the Sydney Gay Parade with Joan Rivers, opening for Cher and what Madonna really thinks of her!

You can catch Pam Ann in Boston, Chicago, Denver, LA, San Francisco, Denver, Dallas, Houston Miami, Atlanta, DC, New York and the UK.

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Every year thousands of Puerto Ricans emigrate from the the Island of Puerto Rico to other parts of the world in search of a better life. Their quest mirrors that of many queer folks who travel from their hometowns to other places to express their identity.

But with modern times, we see that this type of travel isn’t always a one way trip and now we see people are living the life they want in their hometown or anywhere they choose.

On today’s show we’re talking to the ever giddy and delightful Larry La Fountain-Stokes, professor of queer studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. His new book Queer Ricans-Cultures and Sexualities in the Diaspora, explores the cultural expression of Puerto Rican queerness and how sexuality has shaped and defined the Puerto Rican experience in the United States.

In his book Larry examines the lives of queer artists of the 60s through the present day whose work is flavored by their Puerto Rican-ness, whether living on the island or in major urban Puerto Rican communities.

Listen as we discuss how Puerto Ricans’ love of the derriere has influenced American culture by giving the backside the respect and admiration it so greatly deserves.

Does gay American culture overly sexualize or fetishize Puerto Rican men? Is there anything wrong with that?

Also in the news:

Pictures of the East Cleveland Mayor in drag surface, but is it really him or a devious ploy of a political opponent?

The giant baby of Indonesia still can’t get enough.

Underwear for left handed men that no one needs or wants priced at $30.

The beauty supply terrorist is caught, will drag queens soon be on the terror alert watch?

A woman conceives a second baby two weeks after becoming pregnant with her first child. She’s now carrying the two babies but are they really twins since they weren’t conceived at the same time?

Patrick Swayze said the movie, Dirty Dancing, wasn’t dirty enough but he loved Ghost.

And nudists in Germany seek a wilderness path for hiking in the mountains. Yodaleheyooh! Ooh baby!

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