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FOF #2774 – Adventures in Forced Feminization

Gender is so ingrained in us that whenever we see those lines blurred or broken it can be quite thrilling. As much as people love drag it’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to playing with gender.

Today, transvestite dominatrix Amy Vodkahaus, joins us to talk about her adventures in force feminizing people for fun and profit.

Posted in: Drag & Trans, Drag Queens & Kings, Podcast 5 years ago 3

FOF #2773 – Candi Stratton is Flying High

Whenever we think of great Cher impersonators, we think of Candi Stratton, the trans pioneer who became one of American Airlines first openly trans flight attendants back in 1989.

Today, the incredibly delightful Candi Stratton joins us to chat about her amazing career flying the friendly skies and her journey from a baby showgirl at LaCage to her role as Miss Trans USA.

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

FOF #2772 – Shannon Noll is Hot

Comedian Shannon Noll’s new web series “Just Call Me Ripley” is a hit at film festivals. Despite the success, Shannon is getting pushback at auditions for looking masculine but sounding feminine. What’s a non-binary butch comedian to do?

Today the hilarious Shannon Noll joins us to talk about working as a trans actor when casting directors want you to cross-cross dress as the gender you were assigned at birth.

Posted in: Actors, Comedians, Podcast, Writers 5 years ago 0

FOF #2771 – Vivacious Wraps Up Season 2 of Pose

FX’s hit series Pose is the queer family show we’ve longed for- it is a chosen family that displays incredible courage, humor and love while struggling to survive and make art in NYC in the early 90s.

Today mother returns: Vivacious, New York club kid legend and RuPaul’s Drag Race favorite joins us to take a look at the very touching season finale of Pose.

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Podcast 5 years ago 2

FOF #2770 – Put the Dress in the Window

When it comes to making your dreams come true, it helps to ruthlessly chase after them. But, if your dream is to be in a relationship, then you might just want to cool your jets a little bit. You gotta put the dress in the window, but don’t force someone to wear it. Unless they’re into forced feminization.

Today comedian Rachel Hall joins us to talk about the ruthless pursuit of romance and how to get in a relationship when it seems no one is interested in you.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 5 years ago 0

FOF #2769 – Can’t Keep a Good Drag Queen Down in the Grave

Which queen among us doesn’t dream of being thrust into the realm of legend where our name will be remembered long after we are gone?

Today, playwright and star of “At the Wake of a Dead Drag Queen” Terry Guest and his co-star Paul Michael Thomson join us to talk about bringing back Terry’s deceased drag queen uncle Courtney Berringers and her gal pal Vickie Versailles back to life in this innovative play at the The Story Theater.

Posted in: Artists, Drag Queens & Kings, Podcast, Writers 5 years ago 0

FOF #2768 – Strawberry Shartcake Forever

For drag queens like Strawberry Shartcake, their mustache is not just a symbol of gender ambiguity, but like a cat’s whiskers, it’s a way they navigate the world around them. So what happens when a gig you’re dying to get requires you to shave it all off?

Today the mustachioed madam, drag queen, go-go dancer and regular in Peaches Christ’s productions, Strawberry Shartcake, joins us to talk about her sex and body positive gender blending ways.

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Podcast 5 years ago 0

FOF #2767 – Remembering the Legendary Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison once said “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.” As a writer and editor, Toni Morrison uplifted black female voices in a culture that often dismissed the experiences of people of color.

Today comedian Matt Brown joins us to take a look at how Toni Morrison, who died last week at the age of 88, supported and inspired a whole generation of writers and artists.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 5 years ago 2

FOF #2766 – Drag Queen Season is Here

Just because RuPaul’s Drag Race is secretly filming right now doesn’t mean there’s not a shortage of fabulous shows featuring new and exciting gender blenders!

Today we take a sneak peek at Dragula Season 3, Camp Wannakiki Season 2 and the fall lineup of Cooking with Drag Queens!

Posted in: Podcast 5 years ago 2

FOF #2765 – Puerto Rico, My Heart’s Devotion

After a week of protests against corruption, with over half a million people peacefully surrounding the governor’s palace in Puerto Rico, Governor Ricardo Rosselló resigned in the middle of the night.

Today Pavlo Salvá, a longtime listener of the podcast and a bartender in San Juan, joins us to talk about the political revolution taking place in Puerto Rico and what this could mean for mainland Americans.

Posted in: Podcast 5 years ago 2