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Toni Morrison once said “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” As a writer and editor, Toni Morrison uplifted black female voices in a culture that often dismissed the experiences of people of color.
Today comedian Matt Brown joins us to take a look at how Toni Morrison, who died last week at the age of 88, supported and inspired a whole generation of writers and artists.
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When you’re buried under a TV show that doesn’t even recognize your existence and you’re just a blip in the latest big documentary on drag, you gotta keep on hustling to maintain that legendary status that few queens like Sherry Vine can claim.
Today, Sherry Vine joins us to talk about her amazing 28 year career in drag and her secret meeting with other legendary drag queens where they had to figure out what to do with RuPaul‘s Drag Race.
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Today queer pioneer Jack Ryan joins us to chat about his adventures way back in 1986 when he stayed in New York City as a guest of someone working on the documentary “Paris is Burning” which highlights the legendary ball scene.
Listen as we talk with Jack Ryan about Pose, living through those legendary times, and walking the category of executive butch queen realness.
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Congratulations to Louisiana Purchase for being on season three of Dragula! We are rooting for you! For over 30 years of her life, Louisianna Purchase had never seen a live drag show, then she fell in love with drag queen Bulimianne Rhapsody and the rest is her-story.
Today Louisiana joins us from her cozy kitchen in Texas to talk about her journey from punk rock to drag.
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There will be only one of you for all time, so fearlessly be yourself. Unless you’re a cruel, mean, selfish person, then we’d prefer you’d try being somebody new.
Today comedian Rachel Hall joins us to talk about self love and how so many horrors of the modern age can be traced to the unquenchable thirst for social media stardom.
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You can be as loud as the hell you want when you’re making love, but when bodily fluids get into the mix, it can get really messy.
Today the hilarious Carma Nibarger joins us to talk about the juicy and wild things that happen in the bedroom.
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Disney fans were thrilled last week to learn 19 year old singer Halle Bailey was cast as Ariel in a live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.
Today the merman of the Ethel variety, the hilarious Matt Brown, joins us to dive into the hashtag #NotMyAriel and how Hans Christian Andersen, the Little Mermaid’s original author, wrote it as a personal grisly queer tale of the fish that got away.
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In the spirit of making a political statement, and shocking the squares, Joan Jett Blakk, backed by Queer Nation, launched her bid to become President of United States with the catchy slogan “Lick Bush in ’92.”
Today Terence Alan Smith, the artist behind the drag personage of Joan Jett Blakk joins us to talk about her election bid and how 27 years later she’s back making a big splash. Will she run again in 2020?
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Today we take a look at Pride at 50, from our own shenanigans at the Chicago Pride Parade to World Pride in NYC.
Also joining us is Jake Tolan from The Reclaim Pride Coalition, which successfully organized the Queer Liberation March, which marched against the exploitation of our communities for profit and against corporate and state pinkwashing
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With the 50th anniversary of Stonewall just gays away, everyone’s ready to party like it’s 1969, so gather your rhinestone covered bricks because there is going to be a queer reckoning!
Today Peaches Christ joins us to take a look at Pride 50 and the new interest in drag from the early 90s, from TV shows like Pose, HBO’s Wig Documentary and Ms Blakk for President now playing at the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago.
Marc Felion is the co-host and producer of the Feast of Fun podcast and the web series “Cooking with Drag Queens.” He’s also a semi-finalist on the Norwegian reality TV show “Everything for Norway.” He’s a proud dog dad who loves weird news.
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