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FOF #2384 – What Kind of Drag Queen Are You?

You’ve heard the saying that you are your own worst enemy, but when you’re a drag queen you’ve got two enemies: you and your drag creation.

Today, Chicago drag queen Eva Styles joins us to take a look at the wide variety of popular styles of drag queens, and which ones are sisters or natural born frenemies.

Posted in: Drag & Trans, Podcast 8 years ago 2

FOF #2383 – Mommie Smearest

Most people credit Faye Dunaway for turning Joan into a high camp icon that’s still on everyone’s mind, even though Miss Crawford died in 1977.

Today, writer John Hamilton joins us to talk about his new book Mommie Smearest, which brings the Hollywood legend back from the grave to comment on the superficial nature of celebrity.

Posted in: Podcast, Writers 8 years ago 2

FOF #2383 – Hollywood Real Life Murders

Fame is a tricky thing: although it can lead to a glamorous lifestyle, it also carries with it the terrible risk that you’ll come face to face with the dark side of humanity.

Today, Peaches Christ joins us to take a look at the spooky stories of Hollywood actors who were murdered in real life, and her amazing three week run as Crystal Connors in Showgirls the Musical.

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Podcast 8 years ago 1

FOF #2382 – We Are All Stars Too

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is now back, and this time it’s doing everything that Drag Race does best: campy drama, wacky talent shows and wild drag queens untethered.

Today, we give you the run-down on the all new RuPauls’ Drag Race All Stars 2, the All Stars Cast Iconic Looks of VMAs and what to expect from the series.

Posted in: Culture & Style, Drag & Trans, Podcast, Television 8 years ago 2

FOF #2381 – Love and Hate 4 Cher and Trump

Trump may be sucking up the LGBT people but nobody’s buying it, especially Cher who just called him a fucking idiot.

Joining us today is writer Derek Elliot Bagley who is worried that now that LGBT folks are part of mainstream politics, we are losing what makes us special and that we may miss out on the chance to change the world.

Posted in: Podcast, Politics & Activism 8 years ago 3

FOF #2380 – Making Her Story

It’s official! Jen Richard’s groundbreaking web series Her Story, about two trans women who find love after giving up on that second hand emotion, is nominated for an Emmy.

Today, the lovely Jen Richards returns to Feast of Fun to give us a behind the scenes look at the making of Her Story and the controversies behind Caitlyn Jenner’s reality TV show I Am Cait.

Posted in: Filmmakers, Interviews, Podcast 8 years ago 0

FOF #2379 – Digital Dating for Drag Queens

Drag queens in the past would have been mortified to get caught hooking up with a guy while in drag. Nowadays, gender is much more fluid, and performers who don’t identify as trans don’t mind dolling it up to get the sexual attention they desire.

Today, the adorable drag queen Joonage À Trois joins us to give us the juicy details of her romantic life and how to recover from a hard night of drag.

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

FOF #2378 – A Beginner’s Guide to the Radical Faeries

The Radical Faeries began in the late 70s as a gathering of mostly gay men seeking to redefine queer consciousness and amazingly enough, Faerie communities popped up all over the county where they continue to thrive.

Joining us today is creative spirit Seth Nayes, also known as Madame Marvel in Chicago’s nightlife scene, who just had his first faerie experience!

Posted in: Podcast 8 years ago 3

FOF #2377 – Stranger Than Things

Netflix’s newest hit, the spooky sci-fi series, Stranger Things, started off as an experiment where the filmmakers tried to see how many scenes from classic 80’s films they could fit into a trailer.

Today, the fabulous Carma Nibarger, joins us to take a look at some strange but true facts you probably didn’t know about Stranger Things and the 80s films and TV shows by people like Steven Spielberg, Stephen King, and John Carpenter that inspired the spooky series.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 8 years ago 4

FOF #2376 – ¡Viva La Revolución!

Viva is an extraordinary film that captures the struggle of a young hairdresser named Jesus, played by Héctor Medina, who is trying to make it as a drag queen in Havana, Cuba.

Today we chat with Viva’s director, Irish filmmaker Paddy Breathnach about making a film about a young man who is finding his voice in the drag queen scene in Cuba, a country trapped in time.

Posted in: Drag & Trans, Filmmakers, Interviews, Movies, Podcast 8 years ago 2