Today we take a look at the slew of terrible celebrities doing terrible things: P. Diddy, Ellen, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake and more.
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Long before folks enjoyed watching oddball viral videos on the Internet, the only way to see these outrageous movies was to share video cassette tapes from person to person. One of the stars of the time was musician Jan Terri, whose wonderfully weird music videos got the attention of a lot of people, including celebrities Marilyn Manson.
Today counterculture legend Jan Terri joins us to look at her roller coaster life in music, putting out a children’s book and a cookbook for folks living in dorms and life as an accidental internet superstar, long before there was an Internet.
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We’re enthralled with comedian Devon Poole’s hilarious videos where he dresses up in drag and pays tribute to the wild women of the internet, from the ladies of Cougar International to the endless assortment of shopping addicts on QVC.
Today comedian Devon Poole joins us to talk about his journey to Instagram and TikTok success with his parody videos featuring women who have something to say.
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While we say goodbye to Ellen’s career, it’s a thrill to say hello to Vice President Kamala Harris who in two days has snatched up the nomination for President of the United States, and broke records by raising 100 million dollars in small donations.
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When we first heard the shocking news that a disgruntled Republican tried to shoot former President Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, all kinds of thoughts went racing through our heads: was this staged? Is this a lone gunman? Are we disappointed they missed? Who knew Melania would be such a bad shot?
Today Chicago comedian and comedy writer Dan Cass joins us to look at the political turmoil surrounding the 2024 US Presidential Election, the Supreme Court’s recent rulings granting themselves supreme power and the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump.
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When God closes a Madonna Celebration Tour, she opens up an all new podcast with Nadya Ginsburg! In the new web series Raw & Real now streaming on OutTV, Nadya gives viewers an intimate look as she battles it out against her own portrayals of Madonna and Cher.
Today Nadya Ginsburg joins us to look at life beyond Madonna, Cher and Britney as she takes on the challenge to embrace the ultimate diva: herself.
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Over the years we’ve found some oddball holiday songs few have ever heard of that deserve a second listen. Join us as we take a look again at our personal favorites in Incredibly Strange Christmas Music, Volume 7 – flavorful jollies we could listen to all year long.
Listen as we deck the halls with slutty Christmas carols, a fart-tastic take on the Nutcracker, and the incredibly strange relationship between Star Wars and Christmas.
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Just in time for Christmas- Martin Shkreli, the bro-CEO, who’s the most hated man on the Internet, has been arrested for engaging in what prosecutors say was a Ponzi-like scheme at hedge fund he ran and at a pharmaceutical company he once headed.
Today, on our next to the last show of the year, we’re talking about forgiveness, peace and joy. with the fabulously Vine superstar Meg Grunewald.
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Let’s take a walk down memory lane of the strange 80s, a time when coked up conservatives ruled every facet of American politics and culture, and our toys were the stuff of nightmares.
Joining us today is the fine ass Sith lord of popular culture and all things girly Robyn Pennacchia who writes about culture news and politics for The Frisky.
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We are just days way from the most anticipated film premier in a long long time — Star Wars: the Force Awakens where we’re finally getting the gang back together in the further adventures of Luke and Leia, Han and Chewy and R2-D2 & C3-PO, but now we’re adding to the mix Rey, Finn, Poe and BB-8.
Today we’re talking about Star Wars, nothing but Star Wars— as the very funny Brian Sweeney, comedian, the Sith Lord of TV and movie trivia joins us to take a look at what the new Star Wars film promises to bring.
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Comedian Marla Depew grew up as a Evangelical Fundamentalist, but thankfully her family’s grown to embrace her bisexuality. Marla even bought her mom a vibrator, which got everybody buzzing.
Her gal pal Kelly Bolton, loses herself in the colorful world of sketch comedy with one of her more memorable characters, Andy Drogymous, a drag king who writes “Odes to the Bone” – poetry about our favorite things, johnsons.
Today we’re double dating with Marla and Kelly, talking about majestic boner poetry and fundamentalist sex kitten moms.
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Avast ye mateys! For over 22 years, old salt Karl Ward has been THE Pirate Santa to kids of all ages. In Mexico, where he usually spends his Christmas, he is known as “El Santa Pirata.”
He is the front runner on the new reality TV show Santa’s in the Barn, where ten Santa Clauses battle it out in the “ultimate Christmas competition” to become America’s Best Santa.
Today we’re joined by the Pirate Santa to talk about why we need to embrace the holiday spirit of giving and love now more than ever.
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One of our favorite oddball TV Christmas moments is Pee Wee’s Christmas Special, a star studded hour long event that aired in 1988 at the height of Pee Wee Herman’s popularity.
Today we take you inside Pee Wee’s Christmas Special with the she-larious Irene Marquette,
who is putting on a holiday extravaganza inspired by Pee Wee Herman’s Holiday Show complete with variety acts and animation in the Curio Show at Chicago’s IO Theater.
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As they said on the Simpsons, Christmas is the season where people from all religions come together to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas is like an air raid siren during the holiday season, no matter how hard you try, it’s hard to ignore.
Today, gay Jewish rapper Big Dipper joins us to take our insane Christmas quiz. Can you guess which oddball Christmas traditions are real or just really weird?
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The War on Christmas has been fought through the ages and been won time and time again, not by the little baby Jesus, but by Santa Claus.
Today cultural anthropologist Gerald Cole joins us to discuss the unusual origins of Christmas, the battles over the which traditions to keep, the frightening Krampus and the many other demonic companions to Santa Claus.
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CeeCee LaRouge may be one of the hardest working drag queens in the Windy City because she’s part of so many drag families, with 8 pageant titles and dozens of drag daughters and cousins she makes a Mormon compound seem quaintly understaffed.
Today we celebrate Puerto Rican Christmas with CeeCee LaRouge, talking about how Puerto Ricans love to celebrate the holidays from Thanksgiving all the way until May.
