Folks are shocked at the results of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Despite insulting everyone they could and promising to end free elections, Trump and MAGA republicans are set to control our federal government, now with no judicial restraints.
Today comedian and comedy writer Dan Cass joins us to look at what happened during the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Who's to blame? The Taco Bell Chihuahua? Everyone except Republicans.
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Famous bodybuilders like Arnold Schwartzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Kai Greene made money as muscle for hire and it wasn’t always as security detail. Muscle worship and muscle posing can sometimes bring in the bucks if you find the right audience.
Today long term listener, go-go boy and musical theater enthusiast Shaw Knight takes us behind the scenes of lavish muscle worship parties you’ve always heard about but seemed too wild to be true.
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The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election is here. As you can imagine, folks everywhere are in jitters as the Nation faces not just full on fascism but the threat of a prolapsed economy as a result of Republicans not understanding how tariffs work.
Democratic candidate Kamala Harris made an appearance for two and a half minutes on Saturday Night Live’s opening sketch to address people’s anxiety over the election. Harris said the best we can do is use our power to vote, and hold on tight to the promise that America will get through this.
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Today we take a look at the election to end all elections and this year’s Halloween costumes with comedian Dan Cass, one of Chicago's top comedy writers and performers, who spent time in Russia studying experimental theater.
Dan almost became a ghost after a bad accident on a Divvy bike, but thankfully what didn’t kill him just pissed him off. Listen as we take a look at the 2024 US Presidential election and Halloween costumes so scary, kids are dressing up as undecided voters wearing MAGA rainbow hats.
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Hailing from NYC’s ballroom scene, David got his start writing for television as a Sesame Street fellow and then got his big break starring in the comedy web series “No Shade” where a trio of queer Black men get their groove back with hilarious results.
David now goes to festivals to record his series “Butch Queen Advice” where he invites folks to ask burning questions or share their wildest adventures looking for love.
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The 2024 US Presidential election is a real nail biter. It’s now a choice between maintaining our democracy or turning the government over to a dictator, so it’s no wonder this election is causing a lot of anxiety, even pop stars and baby hippos are shooketh.
Damon L Jacobs joins us to look at the 2024 US Presidential Election between Trump and Harris, and why, like George Takei says, it’s urgent for all LGBTQ+ folks to take a stand and speak out.
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As Black History Month wraps up, we’re celebrating our favorite films featuring Black actors, writers and directors we can’t get enough of. Some of the films are mainstream Hollywood but it’s also the B movies and blacksploitation films that hold a special place in our hearts.
Today comedian Rachel Hall, creator and host of the Hood Novel Book Club Podcast, joins us to celebrate the Black films we love.
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When it comes to putting on muscle, if you want to get big, you have to eat big. But what kind of nutrition you need to get there isn’t always clear, especially when you’re pushing your body to get huge and freaky.
Today boot camp fitness instructor and nutritionist Jeff Kurtz from Ann Arbor, Michigan joins us to look at food, glorious food, bodybuilding nutrition and why inflammatory foods may be holding back your gains.
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Your body is an battleground. Whenever you post pictures online, there’s always someone ready to tear you down because they think you took some magic pill to look the way you do.
Today bodybuilder Welshy joins us from his home gym in Cardiff, Wales to talk about getting huge, his swolle inspirations and making the haters eat it.
Our friend Welshy in the UK is living his dream of being a jacked muscle god that makes the haters come out as being secret admirers, whether they admit it or not.
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Although he’s new to the bodybuilding scene, Joey Kiening is a pro when it comes to competitions. Joey is better known to fans of drag as Natasha Douglas, winner of the 2016 Miss Continental Plus pageant for queens who weigh 225 pounds or more.
Now after snatching the crown, Joey is dropping the wig and picking up the iron, setting his sights on winning bodybuilding contests like the NPC Illinois championship.
Today Natasha Douglass joins us out of drag as Joey Kiening to look at his new passion for bodybuilding.
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Comedian Karinda Dobbins isn’t afraid to speak truth to power. But everyone wants to hear her talk about mini homes, pampered pets and getting ready for Valentine’s Day.
Today the she-liarious Karinda Dobbins joins us to look at growing up in Detroit, auditioning for lesbian roles in Hollywood and her new comedy album Black & Blue.
Listen as we chat with Karinda about Biotech fraudster Elizabeth Holmes, how to celebrate Black History Month and why Africa is calling her home.
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At the age of 17, Joshua Garver suffered a terrible fall down the stairs that left him with bulging discs that required five surgeries and a spinal fusion. Amazingly, during his recovery, Joshua started bodybuilding.
Today bodybuilder Joshua Garver from Hayden, Colorado joins us to look at his passion for muscle, how bodybuilding helped him to move past his broken back and how he plans to win big in the NPC Supplement Giant Northern Colorado Championships and swap meet.
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As the youngest child in the famous Jackson family, Janet Jackson has been in the unique position of being near or at the center of some of the biggest moments in pop culture.
Today comedian and music historian Matt Brown joins us to take a look at the incredible life of Janet Damita Jo Jackson, (Ms. Jackson if ya nasty) and her new documentary Janet Jackson.
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Happy New Year everyone! As the Covid pandemic rages on, it feels like too many of our beloved entertainers are gone too soon. Betty White, Meatloaf, designers Thierry Mugler and Andre Leon Talley and comedians Bob Saget and Louie Anderson have all gone to that great Love Boat Special in the sky.
Today we’re taking a look at all the celebrity deaths that’s happened — all of a sudden. Even though we’re in the middle of a pandemic, January is still the month you’re most likely to die.
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For the past 16 years we’ve been doing Feast of Fun, our end of the year show is sometimes called “The Year of Hell,” and while this year has been especially challenging, it hasn’t been all bad.
Joining us to look back on the year are two of our favorite comedians we’ve had on the show, Matt Brown who now interviews Black divas on his Youtube channel and Dan Cass whose parody of Steve from Blues Clues really stroked our funny bone.
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Today we continue our holiday tradition of presenting strange and twisted Christmas music we think you ought to hear.
Joining us is our pal Manny Petty for a live incredibly strange Christmas music session where Manny helps us parody some rotten Christmas songs. Fausto joins in on the act with a campy cover of our personal favorite Mae West holiday classic: Put the Loot in the Boot Santa.
