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Alton DuLaney: Art & the Art of Gift Wrapping

As the best and only “World’s Greatest Gift Wrap Artist’ Alton leveraged his success into The Great Gift Exchange, an interview style How-To show that ran on YouTube for the holiday season in 2020.

Today artist, curator and the “World’s Greatest Gift Wrap Artist” Alton Dulaney joins us to talk about showcasing the best art in Houston’s airports, and coming up with exhibits that appeal to a wide range of people and political persuasions.

Posted in: Artists, Culture & Style, Podcast 11 months ago 0

FOF #2917 – Alton DuLaney’s Great Gift Exchange

This holiday season, one of YouTube’s most anticipated new shows is The Great Gift Exchange, a 12 part series aiming to inspire people on the art of gift wrapping and giving back to their community.

The Great Gift Exchange invites 12 YouTube stars to visit the secret studio of my dear friend Alton DuLaney, who really is the world’s most famous gift wrapping artist, to learn how to transform a gift into something magical through the art of gift wrapping.

Today Alton DuLaney, joins us to talk about his journey to becoming the top media personality for wrapping gifts, and his wild early days as a performance artist with the Performance Art Church (Pe.A.Ch) in Austin, Texas.

Posted in: Podcast, YouTube Celebrities 4 years ago 0

BONUS: Interview with the Hideously Beautiful Christeene

Christeene is exploding across the South in a hot mix of raw sexual shamlessness and original rap music. Today we’re continuing our shows from Austin, Texas with the man behind the mad woman, musician Paul Soileau.

Plus: A prankster overtakes WallMart’s intercom, Indonesia’s soil snack food, and Prinny the little cat from Australia that learned how to swim.

FOF #2835 – Take Rachel Hall’s Black History Month Challenge

Some folks celebrate Black History Month by reading good books, attending cultural events or just kicking back, pouring a Hennessy and coke and listening to some Luther Vandross on the reel to reel.

But our friend, Rachel Hall entertained her friends by posting a new Black History Month Trivia question on social media every day in February.

Today, comedian Rachel Hall puts us to the test to see just how much we know about black culture in the US.

Posted in: Podcast 5 years ago 0

FOF #2777 – Trans Prom Queen Superstar

Dakota Yorke was thrust into the national spotlight in 2016 when she came out as trans to her whole school after declaring her run for queen of the prom. Although she didn’t get the crown, Dakota won over many hearts and minds.

Today Dakota Yorke joins us to talk about her adventures in becoming prom court royalty.

Posted in: Drag & Trans, Podcast, YouTube Celebrities 5 years ago 0

FOF #2766 – Drag Queen Season is Here

Just because RuPaul’s Drag Race is secretly filming right now doesn’t mean there’s not a shortage of fabulous shows featuring new and exciting gender blenders!

Today we take a sneak peek at Dragula Season 3, Camp Wannakiki Season 2 and the fall lineup of Cooking with Drag Queens!

Posted in: Podcast 5 years ago 2

FOFA #2708 – Louisianna Purchase is Fully Loaded

Congratulations to Louisiana Purchase for being on season three of Dragula! We are rooting for you! For over 30 years of her life, Louisianna Purchase had never seen a live drag show, then she fell in love with drag queen Bulimianne Rhapsody and the rest is her-story.

Today Louisiana joins us from her cozy kitchen in Texas to talk about her journey from punk rock to drag.

Posted in: Classic Podcasts, Drag Queens & Kings, Podcast 5 years ago 0

FOF #2708 – Louisianna Purchase is Fully Loaded

For over 30 years of her life, Louisianna Purchase had never seen a live drag show, then she fell in love with drag queen Bulimianne Rhapsody and the rest is her-story. Weezie caught the sickening drag bug for which there is no known cure.

Today Louisianna Purchase joins us from her cozy kitchen in Texas to talk about her journey from punk rock to drag.

Posted in: Drag Queens & Kings, Podcast 6 years ago 0

FOF #2531 – A Degree in Drag

Drag U may be off the air, but queens are turning what their college majors into a degree in fabulousness. With classes in makeup, dance and sewing, you can get your parents to think you’re just a regular straight “A” student even when you get plenty of “D”- but in this case, “D” stands for drag.

Today, Aunty Cherry Chan, a Texas queen that no hurricane can keep down is using her last semester at college to launch her drag career.

Posted in: Podcast 7 years ago 0

FOF #2506 – When the Reviewer Gets Reviewed

With the success of Hamilton, theater companies are embracing diversity in stories, plays and casting, but some reviewers aren’t liking it – Chicago Sun Times theater critic Hedy Weiss reportedly said at a panel in 2011 “there are so many plays about race and gender that it’s sickening.”

Today actor Jerome Beck joins us to take a look at the conservative backlash on diversity in theater and the role of theater critics in the age of social media and the internet.

Posted in: Actors, Interviews, Podcast 7 years ago 1