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FOF #1839 – Bytches United To Crush Homophobia

After years of making big money playing secret concerts for the ultra rich all over the world, pop stars are singing a new tune by challenging oppressive regimes, especially when it comes to LGBT rights in Russia. Could we be seeing a Sun-City style boycott of Russia?

Today Brian Sweeney joins us to take a look at the growing movement to challenge Russia’s hateful laws.

Posted in: Podcast 11 years ago 13

FOF #1838 – Brian Sweeney Gone Wild

Everyone gets a little pleasure seeing someone who’s been bottling up their feelings cut loose. Whether it’s a little old lady cursing, a uptight guy in a suit starting to dance or a sexually repressed person getting jiggy with it, we love when they go wild

Today Brian Sweeney goes wild and joins us to talk about times when straight guys get romantically or sexually attracted to other men, and why gay guys sometimes love to see a macho man taste the rainbow.

Posted in: Podcast 11 years ago 8

FOF #1831 – The Thin Line Between Heroes and Villains

Alan Turing was hailed as a hero for cracking the Nazi’s Enigma code but was then later persecuted for being gay. Today Brian Sweeney to take a look at the thin line between heroes and villains, and how we sometimes crucify our heroes for being human.

Plus, we mark the passing of Michael L Jackson, a Chicago gay community leader who in a meth fueled rage, killed a cab driver in 2005.

Posted in: Podcast 12 years ago 2

FOF #1827 – Pat Yourself on the Backtivism

Whenever something awful happens in the big bad world, people inevitably turn to the internet to vent their anger. Although some may dismiss intensely political updates as pointlessly preaching to the choir, your online rants may actually change the hearts and minds.

Today comedian Brian Sweeney joins us to talk about the George Zimmerman acquittal, Trayvoning as the new planking, and why people’s anger online serve makes the world a more just place.

Posted in: Podcast 12 years ago 5

FOF #1822 – Movie Villains We Root For

Villains. Booo! When a film features a tale of good vs evil, we’re supposed to hate the bad guy. So why do we sometimes find ourselves loving the villain so much that we want them to triumph?

Today Brian Sweeney joins us to take a look at movie villains we’re supposed to hate, but actually love. Guys and gals that are so good at being bad, you want them to kick the hero’s ass.

Posted in: Podcast 12 years ago 5

FOF #1813 – Superman is a Biscuit

Spoiler Alert! Man of Steel, the new Superman reboot opened in theaters over the weekend, to the sweet tune of $125 million, guaranteeing more sexy movies featuring the muscular Henry Cavill saving the day.

Joining us today is comic book enthusiast Brian Sweeney and comic book publisher Zan Christensen to take a look at all the sexy, ridiculous, weird things about the new Man of Steel film.

Posted in: Podcast 12 years ago 9

FOF #1809 – Punching the Clock

Sooner or later everyone gets bored at work and they wouldn’t mind spicing things it up a bit. Some get frisky in the broom closet with their co-workers while others take meetings with special clients on their lunch break. Others just take matters into their own hands.

Today, Brian Sweeney joins us to talk about getting it on at your day job- risky!

Posted in: Podcast 12 years ago 3

FOF #1804 – Dance Ten, Looks Three

Michael Douglas said in an interview that he didn’t think his throat cancer was the result of years of drinking and smoking, but from eating out! Not at restaurants, but at the Y.

Today Brian Sweeney joins us to talk about chest, derrieres and HPV. Does oral sex really put you at risk for cancer?

Posted in: Podcast 12 years ago 1

FOF #1801 – Men of Steel

This summer millions of people will flock to movie theaters to catch Man of Steel, the latest reboot of the Superman franchise. For over 75 years, Superman has had so many different adventures in so many different forms of media that it’s come to the point of being ridiculous.

Joining us today is comedian and comic book fan Brian Sweeney to take a look at why it’s so hard to make Superman movies exciting, and yet why we’re still irresistibly attracted to the man of steel.

Posted in: Podcast 12 years ago 1

FOF #1798 – Star Trek: Into Dorkness

Where no man has gone before? I don’t think so!

As much as we love Star Trek: Into Darkness, the new movie doesn’t explore any new territory, instead it smugly takes us where the series has gone before with lots of winking nods to classic moments.

Today, comedian Brian Sweeney joins us to take a look at the new Star Trek film “Into Darkness.”

Posted in: Podcast 12 years ago 12