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FOF #2589 – Divine, America’s First Drag Superstar

By breaking all the rules, Divine ushered in the era of the modern drag queen built on rebellion. Drag used to focus on female impersonation but Divine took it in a whole new direction that’s still being celebrated.

Today Peaches Christ, joins us to take a look at the life and legacy of America’s first drag superstar- Divine. Why are drag queens who came of age at the time of RuPaul and Lady Bunny were more interested in being rebels than passing as beautiful women?

Posted in: Drag & Trans, Drag Queens & Kings, Interviews, Podcast 7 years ago 0

FOF #2588 – It’s Never Too Late to RuPaulogize

Rupaul recently came under fire for saying that they weren’t interested in casting trans women on Rupaul’s Drag Race, and boy did the internet let her have it!

Today, the newly crowned Miss Gay Illinois of US of A 2018 Vivienne Dejour joins us to look at pageants, the queens that enter them and how to keep them all one big happy family.

Posted in: Drag & Trans, Drag Queens & Kings, Interviews, Podcast, Television 7 years ago 0

FOFA #1979 – BenDeLaCreme Rises to the Top

We are feeling the magic that is Ben DeLaCreme after the gag of the season on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3. Take a listen to this classic podcast from 05.02.14.

Today we put a little Ben DeLaCreme into our coffee as he joins us to talk about his burlesque roots in Chicago, being gal pals with season five winner Jinkx Monsoon and how he used drag to overcome shyness.

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Interviews, Podcast 7 years ago 0

FOF #2587 – School of Rock’s Brian Falduto is Fabulous and We Love Him

“You’re tacky and I hate you!” Everyone remembers Billy, the flamboyant little kid nicknamed Fancy Pants in the hit film School of Rock starring Jack Black.

Today child star Brian Falduto from the film School of Rock all grown up joins us to talk about his roller coaster ride being labeled “the gay kid” long before he was able to come out on his own terms.

Posted in: Movies, Musicians, Podcast 7 years ago 0

FOF #2586 – Fearlessly Be Yourself

RuPaul said one of the biggest challenges for casting a reality tv show is wading through the mountains of auditions where people “behave in a way that they think [the producers] want them to behave.”

But how does that work for a competition that’s built on folks dressing up in costumes and lip syncing to other people’s songs? Today comedian Carma Nibarger joins us to wade through the mountain of questions from past audition forms for RuPaul’s’ Drag Race on what it takes to make your star shine bright on TV.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 7 years ago 0

FOF #2585 – The Big Ditties Go Extreme

In most families it’s the parents that yell at the kids to turn down the music, but in these three gals households, it’s the moms who rock.

Today, rockers Kelli Owens Hutton and Temple Schultz who form part of the rock trio The Big Ditties join us to talk about the weird place they find themselves in now that their parody video has been shut down by Extreme’s record label.

Posted in: Musicians, Podcast 7 years ago 0

FOF #2583 – A Drag Queen in Paris

Drag queens all around the world love using French words & names as part of their act. But what about drag queens in France? Surprisingly many of them use American sounding names and English expressions from their favorite TV show, RuPaul’s Drag Race.

Today Parisian drag queen Sasha Kills joins us to talk about the drag scene en France.

Posted in: Artists, Drag Queens & Kings, Interviews, Podcast 7 years ago 2

FOF #2582 – Secret Podcast: How We Became the Feast of Fun

Here’s a story, of a lovely drag queen, who was doing drag shows all on her own. Til then one day she met a lovely fellow… that’s the way we all became the Feast of Fun.

Today on the Secret Podcast: How we turned a live drag show in Chicago into one of the world’s first and top podcasts. Plus, for the third time in twelve years, China cracks down on the practice of hiring strippers as funeral entertainment to attract larger crowds.

Posted in: Podcast 7 years ago 0

FOF #2581 – Bedrooms and Lattes

One day on a whim, musical theater performer J Tyler posted photos of himself drinking his morning coffee in his well lit bedroom and it captured the imagination of folks on Instagram.

Listen as photographer, performer and #instagay JTyler Whitmer joins us to talk about his unlikely career as a sex symbol with a passion for design. Plus: What about that photo of him with It Gets Better Dan Savage’s husband Terry Miller?

Posted in: Artists, Artists/Designers, Culture & Style, Interviews, Podcast 7 years ago 0

FOF #2580 – Jackie Beat Invented That

As Jackie Beat sang with Alaska in the album Poundcake, if there’s something you love about drag queens, Jackie Beat invented that.

Today the self proclaimed “World’s Biggest Bitch” Jackie Beat, joins us from her chateau in California to weigh in on Heklina’s marathon roast. Who knew there was so much shade to throw her way?

Posted in: Comedians, Drag Queens & Kings, Interviews, Podcast 7 years ago 3
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8:41 pm on Apr 5, 2022
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On Feeding the Military Muscle – Jeff Kurtz
3:14 am on Oct 16, 2020
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I thought he was being poetic about the “novel’ part. » More

On FOF #2899 – 10 Years of Wild, Unadulterated Fun
4:18 am on Mar 9, 2020
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Ha! Thanks! Tia Juana was a drag queen a met. » More

On FOF #2834 – Wonder Woman and Super Tuesday
3:50 pm on Sep 3, 2019
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Thanks. I fixed the instance. » More

On FOF #2774 – Adventures in Forced Feminization
4:59 am on Sep 27, 2018
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I can’t wait to go back! » More

On FOF #2642- A Madonna Style Tribute to Aretha Franklin
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