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John Coons & Jonah Wheeler Make Beautiful Music Together

Couples that play together, stay together. Creating something fun and sharing it with the world is a great opportunity to connect with someone you love.

Today we’re having a double date with musical partners and lovers John Coons and Jonah Wheeler. For John and Jonah a date night usually involves putting on a musical show filled with outrageous humor and grim topics.

Listen as we chat with John and Jonah about their Valentine’s Day plans, our new favorite obsession and their hilarious show in Chicago this Wednesday at the Newport Theater “BLEAK: Songs for the Not-Quite-End of the World.”

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 2 months ago 0

Chris Condren Does the Space Time Warp Again

One of our favorite oddballs we’ve come across in the decades of doing the Feast of Fun podcast is musician Chris Condren, a comedian whose catchy tunes parody time travel, movie trailers and superstardom.

Today musician, comedian and time traveler Chris Condren joins us to look at 20 seasons of the Feast of Fun, carrying his keyboard in a trash can and the notorious episode “Pagan Christmas.”

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 3 months ago 0

Joel Bryant on Jumping Through Obstacle Courses and Comedy

Today comedian and obstacle course athlete Joel Bryant joins us to chat about racing, lifting, comedy and documenting his travels during the pandemic.

When he’s not working as a comedy host or doing stand up, Joel is dodging giant foam blocks in an American Ninja style race or crawling through the mud in a Tough Mudder.

Posted in: Comedians, Lets Grow Big Together, Podcast 3 months ago 0

Dan Cass vs. the Comedy Machine

When it feels like the whole world is falling apart, the art of comedy can help us laugh and feel better. So why are so many comedy giants bombing spectacularly?

Today Chicago comedian and comedy writer Dan Cass, who has his own comedy special “Drama Boy” coming out soon, joins us to look at the recent comedy icons’ failures to make people laugh.

Listen as we pit Dan against a killer robot from the future to see who can make people laugh harder.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 3 months ago 2

2023: The Year of Death, Resurrection & Muscles

A look back on the rollercoaster ride that was 2023. Death, resurrection and muscles, the terrible people and heroes we met along the way and our favorite words and events that shaped our lives.

Posted in: Podcast 4 months ago 0

Alton DuLaney: Art & the Art of Gift Wrapping

As the best and only “World’s Greatest Gift Wrap Artist’ Alton leveraged his success into The Great Gift Exchange, an interview style How-To show that ran on YouTube for the holiday season in 2020.

Today artist, curator and the “World’s Greatest Gift Wrap Artist” Alton Dulaney joins us to talk about showcasing the best art in Houston’s airports, and coming up with exhibits that appeal to a wide range of people and political persuasions.

Posted in: Artists, Culture & Style, Podcast 4 months ago 0

My First Bodybuilding Competition

Last weekend in Bloomington, Illinois, over 210 bodybuilders showed up to go for the glory at the NPC Mid-American Winter Classic. The competition was intense, but surprisingly friendly and juiced up with sportsmanship.

In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on the gains.

Posted in: Announcements, Lets Grow Big Together, Podcast 4 months ago 2

Tyler Fluitt on Harm Reduction for Steroids

There’s always risks to consider when supplementing to get big muscles and many doctors just don’t have the training or knowledge to help prevent serious complications. So what do you do?

Today, bodybuilding coach Tyler Fluitt joins us to look at harm reduction for anabolic steroids.
Tyler specializes in training natural athletes to compete as well as helping enhanced athletes compete in safer ways.

Posted in: Lets Grow Big Together, Podcast 6 months ago 0

D’Arcy Drollinger: San Francisco’s First Drag Laureate

This year San Francisco made history by appointing the city’s first drag laureate, D’Arcy Drollinger, who is not only a fierce drag queen but also a theatrical dynamo.

Today D’Arcy Drollinger joins us to look at her incredible year so far as San Francisco’s first drag laureate, creating the Oasis, the city’s first drag owned and operated bar and venue and the shocking death of Heklina.

Posted in: Artists, Culture & Style, Podcast 6 months ago 0

Holly Hughes Takes a Trip to Barbieland

For all the jobs Barbie’s had over the years, her most lucrative gig yet is now movie star, as the Barbie movie has just surpassed the billion dollar mark in worldwide box office sales.

This widely popular feminist film, directed and co-written by filmmaker Greta Gerwig, is set to not just to shape the future of films, but how we talk about gender and sexual equality.

Today, Weird Barbie in real life, performance artist Holly Hughes joins us to take a look at the Barbie movie phenomenon and why young girls love horses so much.

Posted in: Artists, Culture & Style, Podcast 8 months ago 0