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FOFA #780 – Ménage à How Many? – 1.13.11

FOFA #780 – Ménage à How Many? – 1.13.11

How many are in your party? For some people monogamy is just right, but for a growing number of people, open relationships is where they find true happiness.

Tristan Taormino, award-winning author, columnist, pornographic film director joins us to talk about her book “Opening Up: A guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships.”

Posted in: Classic Podcasts, Interviews, Podcast, Writers 1 years ago 4
FOFA #1203 – Green Acres Goes Gay

FOFA #1203 – Green Acres Goes Gay

Josh Kilmer-Purcell was once Aquadesia, a popular drag queen living in New York City known for her acrylic bra that held live goldfish. He wrote all about it in his book, “I Am Not Myself These Days“- one of the best drag queen memoirs ever.

Today, he and his partner live on a rustic farm in upstate New York, the focus of Josh’s new book and a reality TV show “The Fabulous Beakman Boys.”

Posted in: Classic Podcasts, Podcast, Writers 1 years ago 0
FOFA #1247 – Nellie Oleson Saved My Life

FOFA #1247 – Nellie Oleson Saved My Life

Alison Arngrim is loved and feared by people all over the world for playing the mean little rich girl Nellie Oleson on Little House on the Prairie. Alison credits the role with saving her sanity.

Today Alison joins us to talk about her funny and heart breaking memoir, “Confessions of a Prairie Bitch” which recounts her time on Little House, growing up in a crazy Hollywood, and her work on behalf of HIV/AIDS charities and victims of sexual abuse.

Posted in: Actors, Classic Podcasts, Interviews, Podcast, Writers 1 years ago 0
FOFA #1184 – You Can Learn a Lot from a Whore

FOFA #1184 – You Can Learn a Lot from a Whore

Smart, funny and sassy, Elizabeth Pisani is a superstar in the HIV/AIDS healthcare crisis. As an independent researcher, Elizabeth has interviewed hundreds of sex workers all around the world to figure out how best to fight sexually transmitted diseases.

FOF #1308 – Happiness for the Holidays

FOF #1308 – Happiness for the Holidays

The holidays, with all its pressures & expectations can leave many with feelings of isolation and despair. What’s the best way to get through it all?

Kate Bornstein, author of “Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks and Other Outlaws,” joins us to talk about the dangers of wanting to fit in, the future of Eqaulity, and how to bring peace and joy into your holiday season and the rest of your life.

Posted in: Drag & Trans, Interviews, Podcast, Writers 1 years ago 10
FOF #1306 – Hollywood’s Underbelly

FOF #1306 – Hollywood’s Underbelly

Joe Fitrzyk was an ad executive working in Detroit when he had an epiphany, quit his job and moved to L.A. to pursue his dream of becoming famous by chasing celebrities. Joe looked for a lot pretty people but found lots of ugly details.

Today writer and pop culture junkie Joe Fitrzyk shares with us his notes of what he hopes to become his tell all book on Hollywood’s underbelly.

Posted in: Interviews, People, Podcast, Writers 1 years ago 53
FOF #1301 – Complaints Choir Confidential

FOF #1301 – Complaints Choir Confidential

People never seem to stop complaining. Well, instead of writing a book about their bellyaching, some have turned to putting their grousing into song and have formed Complaint Choirs.

Joining us today is Chicago blogger Mia Jones who participated in the Chicago Complaints Choir which sang about about the public transportation system, out of town baseball fans and how everyone is a moron.

Posted in: Interviews, Musicians, Podcast, Writers 1 years ago 0
FOF #1296 – The Answer to Our NeverEnding Story

FOF #1296 – The Answer to Our NeverEnding Story

Disease, suicide, abuse and discrimination, all stem from the same disorder- homophobia. How do we get to the root of this hate and create an environment where we are respected and nurtured?

Today, health advocate Pete Subkoviak joins us to talk about fighting homophobia and his own experience being a trans guy, and how he got the support from his family to transition at the young age of 18.

Posted in: Interviews, Podcast, Politicians/Activists, Writers 1 years ago 4
FOF #1288 – American Gothic’s Gay Roots

FOF #1288 – American Gothic’s Gay Roots

American Gothic is one of the most parodied paintings of all time and a symbol for anti-gay groups even though Grant Wood, the artist who created the work was gay.

Today art historian R. Tripp Evans talks about his new book on the artist- Grant Wood: A Life- detailing the full rich gay life behind this American master.

Posted in: Culture & Style, Interviews, Podcast, Writers 1 years ago 6
FOF #1287 – Late Bloomers

FOF #1287 – Late Bloomers

Lesbian rumors! Although many lgbt folks know from an early age their affinities for the same sex, some come out late in life not because they were in the closet, but because these feelings rised up late in life.

Today, writer Trish Bendix the managing blog editor for After Ellen joins us to talk about “Dear John, I Love Jane” which features her essay on how she suddenly discovered her lesbian love one day.

Posted in: Interviews, Podcast, Writers 1 years ago 6