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FOFA #390 – It Gets Better

Tragically over 1600 teens commit suicide in the U.S. every year due to bullying and abuse over being percieved as LBGT or outsiders. Originally posted on Sept. 18, 2006, we had a remarkable interview with writer and humorist Kate Bornstein talks about teen suicide and 101 alternatives to killing yourself.

It still holds up to this day.

Posted in: Classic Podcasts, Podcast 14 years ago 4

FOF #1264 – The Social Network

Aaron Sorkin’s film “The Social Network” about the rocky beginnings of Facebook and the lawsuits surrounding the site’s co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is a hit at the box office.

Today we dive deep into the world of tech start-ups, new media and Facebook with our personal take on the movie as co-founders of Feast of Fun.

Posted in: Podcast 14 years ago 12

FOF #1263 – Hold on for One More Day

Things have been a pretty rough for queer folks lately with the recent suicides of four young gay men as a result of school bullying. People everywhere are outraged and saddened over these terrible tragedies and are left wondering how to cope with this enormous loss.

On today’s show we’re taking a look at our own struggles with staying happy and offer some lighthearted reasons not to kill yourself.

Posted in: Podcast 14 years ago 5

FOF #1262 – Whiskey, Steaks and Women

On today’s show we’re joined once again by Erica Bethe Levin, creator and editor of Cheeky Chicago, an online magazine for women.

Listen as we also talk about Rahm Emanuel’s return to Chicago and his run for mayor, Erica’s new radio show that’s in the works and why the number 22 bus in Chicago is the best singles bar in town.

Posted in: Podcast 14 years ago 5

FOF #1261 – Roasted Nuts

To outsiders, most comedy roasts seem horrific. Usually the guest of honor gets insulted and humiliated in such a vulgar manner that you’re left wondering if the party really consists of friends or it’s just an angry mob who loves to talk.

Today comedian Bill Cruz talks about his own roast that his friends gave him to celebrate his birthday.

Posted in: Podcast 14 years ago 11

FOF #1260 – Strangers with Candy

We could have brought anyone onto this show: Paula Poundstone, Suzanne Westhoffer, Ellen DeGeneres. Cameron Esposito is what Feast of Fun is all about! She’s dazzling, she’s exciting, and very, very sexy! I mean funny.

Join us as we meet Cameron’s new comedy sidekick and talk about the roast of Bill Cruz and performing in Provincetown and meeting Varla Jean Merman.

Posted in: Podcast 14 years ago 2

FOF #1259 – Best Friends with Gay Jesus

Terrence McNally’s passion play “Corpus Christi” is one of the most controversial tellings of the “Greatest Story Ever Told.” Fausto’s mom Patricia Riddick-Fernós was close friends with Terrence in high school and the character of Patricia Rudd in Corpus Christi is based on her.

Join us as we talk to Patricia Fernós over the phone about Corpus Christi, and her lifelong friendship with Terrence McNally.

Posted in: Podcast 14 years ago 7

FOF #1258 – Haunted Halsted

Halloween is just around the corner, and to help you get your freak on, we’re throwing Haunted Halsted, a Gay Haunted House Pub Crawl in the heart of Boystown.

Join us on Sunday October 24 at 2pm as we go from bar to select bar on Halsted Street for a ghoulish cavalcade of depraved delights.

Posted in: Podcast 14 years ago 9

FOFA #834 – The Legacy of Liberace

Join us as we talk to the President of the Liberace Foundation Darin Hollingsworth in 2008 from inside the Liberace Museum about the man behind all the glitz and glamor.

Sadly, the Liberace Museum is closing its doors after 31 years, but it’s going on tour. So catch it if you can- too much of a good thing is wonderful.

Posted in: Classic Podcasts, Interviews, Podcast 14 years ago 2

FOF #1257 – Release the Beiste

Glee’s season premiere kicked butt! We can’t get enough of the new football coach,”the Beiste.” Has Sue Sylvester finally met her match? Ms. Bieste is so ultra-butch, she makes Sue look like a lipstick lesbian.

Joining us today is Lola Le Cont, a new drag queen on the scene to talk about all the hot news- DADT is stalled, Lady Gaga calls out the haters and the Liberace museum is closing.

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Interviews, Podcast 14 years ago 3