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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Names are a lot like prayers. Every time it’s invoked, a name calls upon its true meaning.
Today we take a look at the power of names– from drag queens like Katya or RuPaul, celebrity children like Kim & Kanye’s North or Gwyneth Paltrow’s Apple, and to comic book villains like the infamous Mister Mxyzptlk.
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Yuhua Hamasaki says she’s “witty, sassy and gay but don’t worry she’s also cray cray” and just to prove she is indeed cray cray, she’s on Feast of Fun.
Today Yuhua Hamasaki, a drag queen who has all her teeth, joins us to talk about her wild experience on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 10, the “Miss Vanjie” phenomenon, and the Rachel Tensions between Chicago’s The Vixen and New York City’s Aquaria.
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A lot of us who love drag, love it because because it channels the spirit of those wild, outrageous women who embrace their rebellious side and point their middle finger at what the world wants them to be.
Today. Peaches Christ, San Francisco’s drag impressario and cult film fanatic joins us to take a look at movies with wild women who don’t give a fuck. Listen as we look at sexploitation and hagsploitation in films.
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I’m obsessed with the Hallmark channel series Good Witch, where a mysterious woman moves into a small town and starts turning the lives of the townsfolk around with her witchy goodness.
When life gives you a challenge, how you approach it can greatly affect the outcome. But just like medicine, sometimes positive spells can a dark side
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Today Vivacious, mother of Ornacia takes a look at the most iconic moments from 10 years of RuPaul’s Drag Race including the recent Miss Vanjie, Miss Vanjie, Miss Vanjie.
Listen as we dive deep into why Miss Vanjie struck a nerve, how to build your chosen family, drag queens who eliminated themselves and what really sent Willam packing from Season 4.
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There’s something irresistable to making adult versions of childhood favorites. This grown-up Easter basket will certainly bring a lot of oohs and ahhs to your next party.
Rim a martini glass with thick simple syrup and then dip into dyed green coconut flakes, then adorn with a little marshmallow peep. Think of it as your very own adult Easter Basket, but instead of being filled with candy, it’s filled with booze!
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One of the great things about living in a city like Chicago is you get to see musicals being born. Before they go to Broadway, a lot of big shows get tested in the Windy City to see if it’s a smash hit or a stinker.
Today we’re taking a look at the promising new musicals being unleashed first in Chicago: The Cher Show, Tootsie, Charlie and Chocolate Factory and now running Pretty Woman:The Musical.
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Art has the power to take pain and suffering and make it transcendent.
I have cancer. When I went to have my basal cell carcinoma removed, I asked the doctor if I could film it and turn it into art like the French performance artist Orlan, she just laughed and said “no.” But I did get to take a medical selfie.
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The Dalai Lama says if every child in the world could be taught to meditate, folks wouldn’t be at each other’s throats. Until that day comes, at every bar in the world there are staff who work tirelessly to keep a saloon brawl from breaking out.
Today comedian Tim Warner joins us to talk about his experience working in a slew of gay bars.
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RuPaul loves to say “If you can’t love yourself, how you gonna love somebody else?” meaning self-acceptance is key to having a life full of happiness & love. Easy to say when you’re Supermodel of the World but for us mere mortals it’s hard to tell you inner saboteur to sashay away.
Today were taking a look at the juicy complexities of self-acceptance. Joining us is writer Derrick Clifton who writes about culture and politics for NBC news & Vox dot com.
