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FOF #2856 – Ain’t No Bus Like a Party Bus

Like a 80s nightclub on wheels, party buses are a weird thing that attract a certain type of Joe Exotic crowd, one that wants the luxury of celebrating in a limo but wants to tell the world “I love to drink.”

For over two decades our friend Chris Churchill drove for a double decker tour and party bus company in Chicago and saw a lot of wild nights and tipsy celebrities hopping aboard his big red bus.

Today comedian, Cooking with Drag Queens camera operator and now author Chris Churchill joins us to talk about his new book “Twenty Years Without A Weekend” a collection of stories on driving a double decker bus for tourists and partygoers.

Posted in: Podcast, Writers 5 years ago 0

FOF #2855 – Vivacious’ Drag Queen Quarantina Dancerina

Always a pioneer, Vivacious made her most recent guest appearance on Drag Race from the safety of her home in New York City by doing a voice over for Ornacia who was guest judging on an improvised skit called “The World’s Worst Drag Queen.”

Today Vivacious joins us from her home discotheque studio Quarantina Dancerina to talk about Season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, how drag queens are surviving the coronavirus pandemic and why she’s doing a DJ set live every day.

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Podcast 5 years ago 1

FOF #2854 – How to Survive Your Quarantine Honeymoon

When we first heard we’d be self isolating at home, we thought: great! We’ll get all those things done. However, the reality for many of us is that we’re sharing so much love that we’re suffocating.

Today wellness consultant Michelle Keinan joins us to talk about being together 24/7 during the coronavirus pandemic with your love or just the folks you live with.

Posted in: Podcast 5 years ago 0

FOF #2853 – The Adventures of Hattie, the Silver Sex Cougar

Happiness in life comes from figuring out what you love to do and then making it your profession. Our friend 81 year old Hattie Retroage was born to be a healer, so she made it happen as a dance instructor, a therapist or in the bedroom as a silver sex ent .

Years ago, Hattie stole the spotlight from Claudia Schiffer in a Dolce and Gabbana ad with her silver sexiness and since then she’s become an outspoken advocate for cougars.

Today Hattie, safe and sound from her home in Manhattan, joins us to talk about her roller coaster life as a sex symbol.

Posted in: Podcast, Writers 5 years ago 1

My Life with Terrence McNally: Corpus Christi, Lips Together Teeth Apart

Terrence McNally’s passion play “Corpus Christi” is one of the most controversial tellings of the “Greatest Story Ever Told.” Fausto’s mom Patricia Riddick-Fernós was close friends with Terrence in high school and the character of Patricia Rudd in Corpus Christi is based on her.

Join us as we talk to Patricia Fernós over the phone about Corpus Christi, and her lifelong friendship with Terrence McNally.

Posted in: Podcast 5 years ago 1

FOF #2852 – Broadway Baby Colin O’Leary is All Grown Up

One thing we’ve long been fighting for is for everyone to fearlessly be themselves. So it’s great to see folks like Colin O’Leary shine on YouTube in his videos where he lip syncs rapid fire medleys of Broadway songs in wild costumes with full support of his family.

Today YouTube superstar Colin O’Leary, joins us to talk about how he started making his Broadway show tune lip sync videos in his family’s SUV while his mom Carol was nonplussed behind the wheel of the car.

FOF #2851 – Transgender Visibility Day is Everyday with Tracy Tyler

Back in the early days of Feast of Fun, when the trans visibility we have today wasn’t so visible, musician and actress Tracy Tyler lit up the podcast with her wild stories. Since then, the world’s gotten to know trans and gender non conforming folks a lot better, but we still have a special place in our heart for our songbird Tracy Tyler.

Today musician Tracy Tyler joins us to celebrate Transgender Visibility Day by looking back at her early days of being a podcasting superstar.

Posted in: Actors, Musicians, Podcast 5 years ago 1

FOF #2850 – Silver, Sexy and Sixty-Nine

As we see gay folks living longer, there’s a new found appreciation for silver daddies and even grandpas as sex symbols.

But even though Dwayne Jonson and Paul Mason make aging look delicious, getting older isn’t always as sexy as it looks- your back hurts, the D don’t work and the text size on your phone is now set to “billboard.”

Today, gay publishing pioneer and now comedian Louis Weisberg joins us to look at aging and raging gracefully.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 5 years ago 0

FOF #2849 – The Big Momma of Cellblock COVID-19

We’re all going through hard times during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s so rough, folks are comparing self-isolation to being locked up behind bars. So maybe we can learn a thing or two on surviving all this from someone who has actually done some time in the pokey.

Today comedian Lindsey Shaw, who did a stretch in the big house, joins us to talk about getting through self isolation by looking at ways she dealt with being in the slammer.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 5 years ago 0

FOF #2848 – Tiger King: Gay Rednecks, Caged Animals, Guns & Meth

Folks cooped up during the coronavirus pandemic are wild for Netflix’s Tiger King, a true crime docu-series about an eccentric group of private zoo owners battling it out over who is king of the caged jungle. Who knew all it took for the country to forget their troubles is a gay redneck seducing straight men with tigers, guns and meth?

Today comedian Carly Balerini joins us to take a look at the hit documentary series Tiger King and the outrageous stuff they left on the cutting room floor.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 5 years ago 1