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FOF #2440 – Drugs and Hugs

The last time we had cosplay drag queen Fox E. Kim on the podcast we had such a fun time talking about drugs, we had to have her back on to talk more on the subject – from flakka to crocodile to carfentanil. What are they, why would you take them and how can they kill you?

The Oscars nominations are in and while they aren’t as white as last year, they are still pretty white overall, but at least one gay themed movie made it into the best picture category.

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

FOF #2313 – Latrice Royale Infuses Jazz with Pizazz

One of the sweetest drag queens to ever come out of RuPaul’s Drag Race is Latrice Royale, who like Dr. Dre is straight out of Compton, or gay out of Compton.

Today, Latrice Royale joins us to talk about her new album “Here’s to Life,” a collection of jazz classics that pays tribute to strong black women in show business like Broadway’s Ruth Brown and jazz icon Shirley Horn.

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Musicians, Podcast 9 years ago 3

FOF #2307 – Naysha Lopez Won Our Hearts

One of the hardest gigs on reality television is to be the first queen sent home on RuPaul’s Drag Race because you never get to show the world everything you have to offer.

Today Naysha Lopez, the first gal to go home from Season 8 of RuPaul’s Drag Race joins us to talk about winning the prestigious Miss Continental 2013, and how it compares with being on Drag Race.

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Interviews, Podcast 9 years ago 3

FOF #2285 – The Sexiest TV Theme Songs Ever

TV theme songs just aren’t what they used to be. Maybe it’s because we grew up watching these shows, but there’s no denying that theme songs from the 70s and 80s were pop chart hits, and still get us going to this day.

Today DJ Marc Moose Moder joins us to talk about some of our favorite TV theme songs from the 70s and 80s– songs that were actually so loved by the audience they got air play on the radio.

Posted in: Music, Musicians, Podcast, Television 9 years ago 6

FOF #2280A – Shannon Noll is Genderqueer and Loving it

Our guest today is comedian Shannon Noll, who awoke her same-sex desires during an acting class exercise and then went home to tell her boyfriend all about it.

Besides bearing an uncanny physical resemblance to Ellen DeGeneres, Shannon is an amazing comic and on the side works as a double decker bus tour guide in downtown Chicago where she makes things up as she goes along- just like this podcast.

Posted in: Comedians, Interviews, Podcast 9 years ago 2

FOF #2280B – Shannon Noll is Genderqueer and Loving it

In part two of our podcast “Shannon Noll is Genderqueer and Loving it” we continue our conversation with comedian Shannon Noll about her sexual and gender awakening, and the heated debate over square cut vs pie cut pizza and what shape of boob fascinate Shannon.

Plus, is Marco Rubio a closet gay Republican?

Posted in: Comedians, Interviews, Podcast 9 years ago 1

FOF #2258 – When Dogs Heal

The best medicine may not always be found at a pharmacy or in a doctor’s office; sometimes it comes in the form of a four-legged friend.

When Dogs Heal is a photo essay project that tells the stories of HIV positive people and how their dogs got them through some of life’s darkest moments and helped them discover peace and joy in life.

Joining us is writer Zach Stafford, who when he’s not busy exposing injustices he’s finding HIV positive people to interview about their unique relationships to their dogs.

Posted in: Podcast 9 years ago 5

FOF #2202 – Twinkle Twinkle Lila Star

Lila Star’s ambition is to become the first Latina trans rapper to break into the world of hip hop, and with recent appearances on Jerry Springer, she’s well on her way.

Listen as we kiki with Lila about how to make shade work for you in the ball scene, her recent appearance on the Jerry Springer Show and why her boyfriend came out as gay even though he’s into trans women.

Posted in: Drag & Trans, Interviews, Music, Musicians, Podcast 10 years ago 1

FOF #2120 – From Drag Race to the Oscars

It was a big week for the gays, with RuPaul’s Drag Race premieres popping up all across the land and on Sunday, the Academy Awards. Joining us today is the fabulous Specificity Jones, a Chicago comedy queen who held her own this summer in a showcase in Provincetown hosted by Bianca Del Rio.

Listen as we dish on the Season 7 premiere held here Chicago and the Oscars. It’s off the hook!

Posted in: Podcast 10 years ago 5

FOF #2108 – A Transcendent Year

It’s been an extraordinary year for LGBT visibility and rights. Now, more than ever before, we are seeing positive representations of trans people in the media.

Today, writer Jen Richards, who personally knows pretty much every major trans person involved in the news last year, joins us to talk about the unprecedented trans visibility.

Posted in: Interviews, Podcast, Politicians/Activists 10 years ago 12