The Douching of Andersonville
Stargaze, the lesbian bar in Andersonville in Chicago closed its doors last weekend. Now, we never patronized the place much but it always seemed like such a fixture in our lesboriffic neighborhood. I can’t really […]
Magician John Sturk, the newly elected President of the Society Of American Magicians joins us to look at his love for turning tricks, playing the organ in comedy shows and what happens when magic tricks go horribly wrong.
Plus- the wild wonderful world of Harry Houdini. Was he secretly gay lovers with Sherlock Holmes writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
Listen NowDreamgirls, the Broadway musical based on the showbiz aspirations of legends like Little Richard, James Brown, Diana Ross and the Supremes, is about as perfect as a musical can be. It lands running with a wonderful percussive bongo beat and takes us on a roller coaster ride through the struggles Black entertainers faced in the past and how they changed the world for the better.
The breakout song “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going” became a #1 hit on the R&B Billboard charts when it was released in 1982 and launched Jennifer Holliday into superstardom.
Our friend musician and actor Robert Cornelius is now playing the role of music producer Marty in the new production of Dreamgirls at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, NJ.
Listen NowBeyoncé's latest single, 'Texas Hold ‘Em,' is a number one hit on the Billboard country charts, making her the first black woman to ever achieve such a milestone. Even Dolly Parton is a big fan and congratulated her on social media. But whenever you break a boundary, there’s bound to be some backlash.
Today comedian Matt Brown joins us to talk about the popularity of Beyonce’s Texas Hold ‘Em, and how popular culture is a powerful tool in breaking down barriers of inequality.
Listen NowToday my coach Matt Claussen, powerlifting and bodybuilding legend, joins us to look back on my winning the silver in Classic Physique Masters Division at the NPC Mid American Winter Classic 2023, the contest that had the jacked up Santa Claus mascot warning us “Winter is Coming.”
Listen NowSuck it haters! Taylor Swift, Joe Biden and the Kansas City Chiefs win Superbowl LVIII. Everyone in America now has to be trans for a week, sorry NFL rules.
Today we celebrate 20 years of Feast of Fun- the podcast Apple said helped “pave the way to bring podcasting from an underground movement to a mainstream phenomenon.” To help mark our 20th season, we have a very special guest, y’all need to calm down, Taylor Swift...
Listen NowCouples 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.”
Listen NowFifteen years ago, Sergio Martinez’s life came to an abrupt halt when an airport customs agent in Los Angeles found HIV medication in his bag. It might as well have been a bomb.”I was treated […]
China’s Qingdao Huiquan Beach, the world’s most crowded beach. I thought on this cold January day here in Canada we could all appreciate a picture of a beach. But this is too crowded for me.
I can now die a happy man. On the 20th anniversary show of the Simpsons, Krusty the clown plans to get married and Bart and Milhouse try to stop the wedding ceremony by playing interview […]
Last year cabaret artist Holger Edmaier published a video on how to improve your results on Gayromeo, a Germany gay dating site. Now there is English dubbed version. It is satirical take on modern gay […]
Did Neanderthals wear make up? Archeologists have uncovered pigments that suggest Neanderthals wore make up. If they were wearing make up, you know there must have been drag queen or tranny Neanderthals. I wonder if […]
Sexy and for a good cause, Marc Felion went behind the scenes on the photo shoot for the new Dining Out for Life campaign, featuring lots of hot models in all sorts of poses. Why? Because Chicago’s known as the city of big shoulders, so why not use some guys with big shoulders?
Wonderful Peter Pan fail! The best fail is the second one, so wait for it! Via
A woman’s husband sleep-talks at night and she records the brilliance for the world. Here’s the most recent entry: 20100105 Jan 4 2010 “Let me hold you in my arms. Feel me squeeze the living […]