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FOF #2361 – Making Podcasts Great Again

For a while it seemed like every Chicago comedian that came on our podcast moved to LA. For comedian Bill Cruz the move was a real struggle- before he left, he broke his ankle and then his car broke down which for LA is like breaking an ankle all over again.

Today, one of the funniest people we know- Bill Cruz, joins us to talk about the struggles to make it in LA.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 8 years ago 3

FOF #2312 – Amanda of All Trades

As creative people pursuing careers in entertainment, we’re usually broke so we take a lot of unusual jobs to pay the bills.

Today Amanda Cohen, joins us to talk about all the unusual jobs we’ve had over the years- working as an tv & movie extra, fortune telling, remaining still as a Mrs. Claus statue and even erotic face painting.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 8 years ago 2

FOF #2305 – Hillary Clinton’s AIDS Crisis

The Reagan presidency is considered a colossal failure by people familiar with the crisis because the Reagans never dealt with the plague until hundreds of thousands of people had already died.

Why did Hillary Clinton think it would be a good idea to credit the worst President and First Lady when it came to AIDS? Today we take a look at Hillary Clinton’s “misspeak” and gay folks’ reaction to it.

Posted in: Health & Wellness, Podcast, Politics & Activism 8 years ago 6

FOF #2304 – Surviving Trump’s America

Comparing anyone to Hitler is stupid, but when the leading Republican candidate mimics Hitler’s rise to power, how can you blame anyone for making that comparison?

Today, comedian Brian Sweeney joins us to take a look at his new book “Trump’s America, the Complete Loser’s Guide” which he collaborated on with Scott Dikkers, the co-founder of the Onion.

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

FOF #2303 – Wrestling, Bodybuilding and Fashion

As much as Americans love televised professional wrestling, many dismiss the sport by saying it’s “not real” and that the fights are less painful than they look. But nothing is quite as torturous as some of the wrestler’s fashion choices.

Today comedian Cody Melcher joins us to talk about fashion and televised wrestling. Cody, whose dad was a championship wrestler and bodybuilder, now writes about fashion in wrestling.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 8 years ago 3

FOF #2268 – The Island of Misfit 80s Toys

Let’s take a walk down memory lane of the strange 80s, a time when coked up conservatives ruled every facet of American politics and culture, and our toys were the stuff of nightmares.

Joining us today is the fine ass Sith lord of popular culture and all things girly Robyn Pennacchia who writes about culture news and politics for The Frisky.

Posted in: Podcast, Writers 8 years ago 2

FOF #2200 – Two Black Women

People are hopping mad at Marissa Johnson & Mara Willaford for halting a political rally in Seattle moments before presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was scheduled to speak.

By challenging the liberal candidate, these two black women are now facing a lot of heat. Many activists from Black Lives Matter are asking them to apologize and some people outside of the movement suspect sinister forces are at play.

Posted in: Podcast 9 years ago 1

FOF #2190 – 5000 Naked Against Equality

We just got back from our secret trip to New York but we really can’t tell you why we were there. Lets just say we had fun, but in other ways it was a real DRAG since we had to RACE all around the city.

One thing that’s great about New York City is the folks are very chatty and waste no time letting you know exactly how they feel.

Posted in: Podcast 9 years ago 4

FOF #2189 – Drag Queens Banned from Pride

Free Pride Glasgow, an alternative to the Scottish city’s main Pride celebration is raising over-plucked eyebrows across the world for banning drag queens from performing at their event because they make some trans people feel “uncomfortable.”

Listen as we take a look with Adam Guerino at why some trans folks are perfectly ok with drag queens and why some are offended.

Posted in: Comedians, Drag & Trans, Podcast 9 years ago 5

FOF #2185 – Rainbow Revolution

Moments like this happen once in a lifetime. As you’ve probably already heard, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Marriage Equality, making it also possible for people to add rainbow filters to their social media profile pictures.

Today Brian Sweeney joins us to take a look at how everyone’s responding to the momentous ruling and what excuses can we come up with to get out of going to our friend’s lousy wedding.

Posted in: Comedians, Podcast 9 years ago 10