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FOF #2471 – Jaymes Mansfield’s Blond Bombshell Explosion

Spoiler alert! It broke our hearts to see blond bombshell Jaymes Mansfield be the first contestant to go home on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9. But things aren’t over yet for this gal from Wisconsin- she’s still putting out great work in her LGBT pop culture web series Drag Herstory and she makes her Cooking with Drag Queens debut where we make a Beauty and the Beast Princess Doll Cake.

Today, Jaymes Mansfield joins us to share her experience on RuPaul’s Drag Race and meeting so many of her idols including Lady Gaga.

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Podcast 8 years ago 0

FOF #2470 – Fake News Has F*cked Up April Fools Day

April Fools is the one day of the year where people actually begin to question the news the read online. It’s also the day when corporations and celebrities announce outrageous things just to grab people’s attention.

Today, comedian Jeffrey Jay joins us to take a look at all the wild April Fools Day jokes celebrities and businesses played to grab your attention- the “all creme” Oreos, Bush’s canned jelly beans, Burger King’s Whopper-flavored toothpaste and Cheetos spray tan.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 8 years ago 0

FOFA #2148 – Shea’s Not Having It

Language is a delicious melting pot of cultures, but just like that tasty cheese fondue pot you got as a gift, sometimes you can get burned.

Today, the delicious Shea Coulee from Cooking with Drag Queens Season One, has a lot to say about some people’s response to the UK student group’s declaration that asks white gay men to stop talking like sassy black women.

Listen as Shea reads to filth gay guys who think it’s cool to mince around like black divas, what it takes to walk the walk if you’re going to talk the talk, and being an outsider in an outside world. Originally posted on 04.10.15

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Podcast 8 years ago 0

FOF #2469 – Chit Chat of the Beauties

The internet is a powerful tool can reach a wide audience, but in an age where everyone is famous for 15 minutes, it’s increasingly difficult to create compelling content just to run a successful business. Do nail salons really need to do live video streams?

Our guest today is comedian Vickie Eisenstein who was a D-list celebrity on a South Korean television talk show that loosely translates as “Chit Chat of the Beauties”

Listen as Vickie talks with us about the struggles people face creating content, overcoming procrastination and finding their audience.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 8 years ago 0

Sample FOF #2468 – Uncovering Gay Anthems

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With the exception of songs like Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” or Diana Ross’ “I’m Coming Out,” very few pop songs written as a tribute to LGBT folks have ever reached the top of the charts. But that doesn’t mean the songs that weren’t so gay to begin with couldn’t end up being a huge part of LBGT history.

Today, we take a look at songs that didn’t start out as gay anthems, but somehow the cover versions ultimately became LGBT legendary tracks. To listen to whole episode visit www.feastoffun.com/plus and become a member.

Posted in: Music, Podcast 8 years ago 1

FOF #2468 – Uncovering Gay Anthems

With the exception of songs like Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” or Diana Ross’ “I’m Coming Out,” very few pop songs written as a tribute to LGBT folks have ever reached the top of the charts.

But that doesn’t mean the songs that weren’t so gay to begin with couldn’t end up being the soundtrack at our favorite bars, drag shows or pride celebrations.

Today, we take a look at songs that didn’t start out as gay anthems, but somehow the cover versions ultimately became LGBT legendary tracks.

Posted in: Music, Podcast 8 years ago 0

FOF #2467 – My Twink Dating Disaster

We’ve all had dates that went horribly wrong, but then later, as we tell our friends about the bad romance over and over again it becomes comedy gold.

Today, comedian Zach Zimmerman joins us to talk about his new show “The Twink on the Fire Escape,” an interactive performance pub crawl through Chicago’s Boystown where he tells the hair-raising story of a date with a young blond guy that ended with both of them on a fire escape clinging for dear life.

Posted in: Comedians, Interviews, Podcast 8 years ago 6

FOF #2466 – Mama Ru and Mother Monster Make Magic

Since Lady Gaga tweeted her support for RuPaul’s Drag Race many years ago, fans have been clamoring to get Mother Monster on Mama Ru’s show. Well hold on to your weaves hennies, cause on the season premiere, Lady Gaga walks into the workroom like any other contestant to join the 13 queens.

Today, Jackie Huba, author of two books on Lady Gaga and drag queens joins us to talk about how successful drag queens turn their followers into super fans and what you can learn from these gals to make your own business and life a sparkling success.

Posted in: Podcast, Writers 8 years ago 0

FOF #2465 – Coming Out

For many LGBT folks in the past, hearing other people tell their coming out stories was a great source of inspiration for they themselves to finally take the leap out of the closet.

Nowadays, it’s not as hard to be out and proud so it’s easy to dismiss the impact someone’s coming out storiy can have on others.

Today, comedian Rachel McCartney joins us to take a look at coming out stories, how LGBT stories were a big part of the early days of the Internet and what coming out will look like in the future.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 8 years ago 2

FOF #2464 – Beauty on the Streets, Beast in the Sheets

Audiences had their pitchforks and torches ready to kill the live action Beauty and the Beast over Disney’s inclusion of their first gay character ever. But in the end, the new film was a beast in the box office, roaring into a record breaking opening weekend becoming the biggest ever for the month of March.

Today, comedian Cody Melcher joins us to take a look at Disney’s live action remake of Beauty and the Beast, and all the delicious gay subtext from this and the classic 1991 Disney animated film.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 8 years ago 5