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Today we’re joined by one of our long time listeners, blogger and activist Jesse Smith to talk about how he got involved in Occupy Oakland and San Francisco, police brutality against the crowds and how he got run over by a driver who disagreed with the protesters.
Fausto Fernós is the host of iTunes’ #1 LGBT talk show, the Feast of Fun podcast, which he produces and hosts with his partner, Marc Felion.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Fausto Fernós created the Feast of Fools in 1998 as wacky artists variety show in Chicago, Illinois. Feast of Fun grew out of an audio blog to promote the live show into the world’s most downloaded talk show aimed for gay people.
When he’s not blogging, recording or sleeping, Fausto can be found at the gym or appreciating the beauty found in nature.
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Thanks guys! Quite an honor to finally be a guest. Anyone interested in keeping up with my adventures in the occupation or any cute guys interested in grabbing a drink at The Stud can check out the blog at http://bayareaoccupier.wordpress.com or shoot me an e-mail at bayareaoccupier@gmail.com
Marc, you’re right, the listeners are not quite your boss. But Fausto is right in terms of the listeners having a more direct influence on the content since they can subscribe and interact with you both.
I don’t know what you’d call it.
FOF Award Ideas:
Most Influential User on Site.
Most Interactive User on Site.
Blog Post that Generate the Most On Site Conversation.
Blog Post that Generated the Most Off Site Conversation. (Podcast Example: Pandora Box sending people to the site).
Most Popular Video Posted for the Year.
Most Popular Picture Posted for the Year.
There’s a few. Keep up the good work, love you both. =v)
Good interview today, guys. Jesse was great. I had no idea how hot the protestors are.
Great show guys. I work near the Wall St. protest in NYC and there are lots of hot guys there.
Nathan is, of course, referring to the guys in the background of my photo
You’re so self-depricating! That makes you even hotter.
I totally remember that TV movie with Kate Jackson. As I recall they were trying to steal the cash prize from a lottery that was held in a mall.
Plus, that guy that claimed Tom Cruise hired him for a wrestling match hasn’t completely disappeared. You can find him on a few a personals sites.
Excellent show, once again. My comment is about Fausto’s criticism of Clarence Thomas. you can criticize him for his opinions, for getting away with sexual harassment, for misinterpreting the constitution, etc. Don’t criticize him for not speaking at oral arguments. a recent new yorker profile sheds some light on Thomas and I encourage everyone to read it.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/08/29/110829fa_fact_toobin
Reading the article now, but I’ve read articles about him in the past, and I’m still not sold on why he’s silent on the bench. Is he afraid he’s going to stick is foot in his mouth?
The article really doesn’t do a good job of explaining to me why he doesn’t speak on the bench. Is he hiding something? I’m wondering if he’s even the author of those opinions, or he just has his assistants write his statements for him.
Did I miss something? In your words Xavi, why do you think he’s able to get away with not saying a single word, ever?
It’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. It does not behoove Clarence Thomas to speak in oral arguments.
my takeaway on that particular issue was that it isn’t necessary to speak at oral arguments. Even Roberts has said that he’s guilty of speaking too much. Until i read that article i assumed it was a deficiency. besides, it gives more time to the lawyers to make their case and for wise latinas to show us how wise they are.
but your question remains…the article didn’t really go into why he doesn’t speak.
i wish i had Emily Bazelon on speed dial. my feeble understanding of oral argument is that it is time for the lawyers to present their case. I would be curious to see historically how much supreme court justices spoke during this procedure. i’m guessing he gets away with it because it isn’t necessary and historically it wasn’t the norm. Irregardless (sic) of what you think of his positions i don’t think anyone criticizes him for being a legal/constitutional lightweight. that’s why he gets away with it. I’ll sniff around to see what the history of justices participation in oral arguments.
justice breyer agrees. not speaking at oral arguments is not something that should be criticized:
http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201111141000
Breyer was on KQED Forum this morning.
ps…i think Thomas got away with sexual harassment. my position on oral argument is independent of who chooses to not participate.
“How to Beat the High Co$t Of Living” is the movie Marc refers to in this podcast. But it featured Jane Curtain, not Kate Jackson, as well as Susan Saint James and Jessica Lange. It is a precurser to 9 to 5 – not as good, but certainly a fun 70s romp with disgruntled angry housewives. Definitely worth a viewing!
I SO AGREE that a remake of 9 to 5 featuring gay men would be AMAZING!!
Thanks!