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As people plan their summer getaways, many folks who enjoy the podcast write to us to ask: “what should I do while I’m in the Windy City?
Joining us to talk about some of Chicago’s hidden gems is writer Jessica Mlinaric whose new book, Secret Chicago: A Guide to the Weird Wonderful, and Obscure is now available.
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When you elect a clown, expect a circus. Since we live in ridiculous times, one of the biggest challenges for journalists is to not make their work seem like an article from The Onion.
Today we’re joined by writer Katie Rife, who works for various online magazines and is currently news editor for the Onion’s non-satirical section The AV Club.
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If eyes are the windows to the soul, then the soul of Esteban Andres Cruz is a funhouse full of mirrors.
Today Esteban Andres Cruz joins us to talk about his new project where he’s off to explore his queer latinx heritage by rebuilding the homes in Puerto Rico that were damaged by Hurricane Maria.
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Yuhua Hamasaki says she’s “witty, sassy and gay but don’t worry she’s also cray cray” and just to prove she is indeed cray cray, she’s on Feast of Fun.
Today Yuhua Hamasaki, a drag queen who has all her teeth, joins us to talk about her wild experience on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10, the “Miss Vanjie” phenomenon, and the Rachel Tensions between Chicago’s The Vixen and New York City’s Aquaria.
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Art has the power to take pain and suffering and make it transcendent.
I have cancer. When I went to have my basal cell carcinoma removed, I asked the doctor if I could film it and turn it into art like the French performance artist Orlan, she just laughed and said “no.” But I did get to take a medical selfie.
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As Andy Warhol could have said, in the future, everyone will be a drag queen on RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Today, mother has arrived, mother to Ornacia, Vivacious joins us to weigh in on the RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10 girls and the last remaining episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race All-Stars Three, or as we like to call it the BenDeLaCreme & Shangela Show.
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You have unlocked a secret podcast of sparkly magic. Come closer as we travel to a wondrous secret podcast exclusive for Feast of Fun Plus+ subscribers where we take you behind the scenes.
Today on the Secret Podcast: Podcast meltdowns. When everything goes horribly wrong and folks walk off in anger and frustration.
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When Andy Warhol famously said, “in the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes,” we’re not sure he realized that for so many people, it would be because they didn’t have any clothes on.
Today Billy Santoro, one of the biggest stars of DIY films joins us to talk about the roller coaster ride film stars get from their fans, from heartfelt acts of kindness to horrifyingly cruel hate.
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It’s been a huge year for drag queens and their fans, not just with RuPaul’s Drag Race’s move to a major cable channel, but also with the many web series and reality TV shows featuring drag artists.
So why are people saying drag is not the shiny happy party it promised to be? As Morgan McMichael says “why you mad girl?”
Today, one of New York’s hottest drag queens, Miz Cracker, joins us to talk about the way drag queens have taken over media and what that means for the goils who grew up pounding the pavement in heels to perform at the local queer watering holes.
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Whenever religious fundamentalists speak in tongues or pass out because they are overcome with the holy spirit, we wonder are they for real? Is it just peer pressure from other religious folks that makes them get into it or is Jesus really one helluva drug?
Our guest today is musician Kyra Leigh— whose new album Transfigure captures her life growing up in an evangelical Christian family in the deep South.
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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