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FOF #2837 – The World’s Most Fabulous News Anchor: WGN’s Sean Lewis

Since WGN’s call letters originally stood for the World’s Greatest Newspaper, I think I could comfortably say that WGN Morning News Weekend Anchor Sean Lewis is the world’s most fabulous news anchor. The handsome and charming Sean Lewis started his broadcast news career years ago being out and proud.

Today, WGN Morning News Weekend Anchor Sean Lewis takes us behind the scenes on being one of the most watched openly gay news anchors and being the face of news in a time when journalism is under attack.

Posted in: Podcast 5 years ago 0

FOF #2696 – I’ve Got A New Attitude

We all hope for a better future, especially when the year we’re leaving behind was as rough as the singing on Rent Live!

Today comedian Carma Rae Gold joins us to take a look at some of our goals from years past like getting in shape or learning a new musical instrument and how to get on with this year’s goals while having a little sexy fun along the way.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 6 years ago 1

FOF #2687 – E.G. Daily’s Big Adventure

Musician E.G. Daily is best known for bringing to life some of the most lovable rebels in film and television: Pee Wee Herman’s girlfriend, Dottie in Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Buttercup in the Powerpuff Girls and Tommy Pickles in Nickelodeon’s Rugrats.

Today E.G. joins us from her home to talk about her amazing journey as a voice over star, her music from hit films of the 80s and working in her home studio with her family of musicians and filmmakers.

Posted in: Actors, Musicians, Podcast 6 years ago 2

FOF #2685 – The Most Famous Reindeer of All

Every Christmas, link bait pops up all over Internet hating on poor Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer for portraying Santa Claus and Ru’s family as a bunch of hateful bigots.

Today we take a look at the most famous reindeer of all, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, a story written by a poor Jewish copywriter that became a Christmas song classic and a Rankin/Bass animated TV special that’s now linkbait for lazy bloggers.

Posted in: Podcast 6 years ago 0

FOF #2016 – Jurassic Snark

A whole new generation of fierce drag queens is spawning here in Chicago. Thanks to the success of RuPaul’s Drag Race, people have developed a huge appetite for drag, and the people are hungry for more.

Joining us today is the she-larious Trannika Rex, a drag queen whose name is 65 million years in the making. T-Rex is the drag ringleader at Berlin nightclub where she encourages queens to develop exciting new material, and not lip sync to top 40 hits.

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Interviews, Podcast 10 years ago 4

Cockroaches Have Their Own Yelp

Scientist have discovered that cockroaches “recommend” food to each by communicating with chemicals. Humans do the the same thing but they use Yelp, the social network that reviews restaurants and other services.

I’m having visions of Kafka now.

Posted in: Animals 15 years ago 3