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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There’s much talk online about the impact gay men have on black women- one blogger claims drag queens are ruining black women’s natural beauty, and then another blogger says white gay men are being disrespectful when they imitate the black women they love.
Joining us today is writer Zach Stafford, who writes about LGBT issues, race and other urgent topics for the Chicago Tribune’s Redeye magazine.
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Have you heard of Rule 34? Although it’s a “fake” rule, it speaks the truth: everything is something sexual to somebody.
No matter how outlandish it is, people will find a way to sexualize practically anything. Today we let our freak flag fly freely and take a look at some of the hilarious and kooky sexual fetishes people not only enjoy, but dedicate whole websites to.
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We first met Bill Cruz 13 years ago in Chicago when he was a young man just getting into stand up comedy. At the time, he seemed to be the only out gay comedian in town. We were thrilled to have him perform at our live show held at a Vietnamese banquet hall.
Sadly, our friend Bill is moving to Los Angeles to pursue comedy. Lucky for you, he’s in the studio one more time before the big move.
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The year is 1997, and American music companies are raking it in the money just before the Internet and Napster changed the value of buying music. It was a year that would introduce many one hit wonders, like Hanson’s “Mmmbop,” Aqua’s “Barbie Girl,” Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping” and Tito Nieve’s “I Like It Like That.”
What an annoying year! But oh so good!
Today musician Stephen Leonard joins us to look at the one-hit-wonders of 1997, and why it was such an extraordinary year for big hits.
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Something truly awful is happening to Pride Parades across the country. After years of being a rallying point for LGBT folks, the parades now attract an overwhelming number of people who are interested in having a good time and could care less about equality or community building.
Today, Peaches Christ joins us to talk about what we can do to make Pride Parades meaningful again.
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When we said this year would a whopper for trans rights, we weren’t kidding. President Obama announced an executive order extending employment protections to federal employees on the basis of gender identity.
Joining us today is Parker Marie Molloy, who writes about LGBT news for the Advocate, the New York Times and Rolling Stone. Parker was recently granted the 30 Under 30 award at a public ceremony where she proudly announced to the bewilderment of the crowd that she had a penis.
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Lady Miss Kier talks about why she loves podcasts so darn much.
We were told that Lady Miss Kier was only able to stop by for 15 minutes, but instead gave us an incredible hour long show where she talked in-depth about her life, personal struggles and amazing career.
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It’s the 2000th show of your favorite podcast, the show formerly known as Feast of Fools, now Feast of Fun!
Today we boil down the last decade into a super-concentrated podcast slurry, full of flavor and fun. No Bones.
Join us as we take a look at our favorite moments and all the behind the scenes dirt!
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Chicago is getting the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art! But since folks here in the Windy City love to rename things, we’ll be calling it the Star Wars Museum.
Joining us today is super-geek Brian Sweeney, who says he’s getting “too old for this shit” after being on the toilet for twenty minutes.
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After years of being drag mom to many gals, Darienne Lake finally made it on RuPaul’s Drag Race, only to be portrayed as a mean queen.
Years before that, she was on the Ricki Lake show with her drag daughter Pandora Boxx but the show’s ridiculous premise was “You’re Too Fat to be a Drag Queen.” Still, she manages to be one hell of a funny gal.
Today Darienne Lake joins us to talk about her roller coaster ride on RuPaul’s Drag Race.
