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FOF #2651 – Julie Falls in Love with Norway

Audiences have fallen in love with cabaret singer Julie Cascioppo on Season Nine of Alt For Norge– where 12 Americans of Norwegian descent eat fish eyeballs, clean latrines and retrace their roots back to Norway.

Today, Julie joins us to talk about Seattle’s drag and performance scene and her unconventional singing techniques to invite prosperity into your life.

Posted in: Podcast 6 years ago 2

FOF #2610- Not Necessarily The Onion

When you elect a clown, expect a circus. Since we live in ridiculous times, one of the biggest challenges for journalists is to not make their work seem like an article from The Onion.

Today we’re joined by writer Katie Rife, who works for various online magazines and is currently news editor for the Onion’s non-satirical section The AV Club.

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

FOF #2608 – Hold My Beer Hunty

Just when you thought The Vixen couldn’t make white people more nervous, Tyra Sanchez ups the ante with the threat of nuclear annihilation at this year’s RuPaul’s DragCon with the caveat “don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

As if it couldn’t go more off the rails, drag queen Robbie Turner’s dead Uber driver still hasn’t turned up yet. Maybe she’s pulling a Dorian Corey and has him somewhere stuffed in a trunk.

Posted in: Drag & Trans, Drag Queens & Kings, Podcast 7 years ago 0

FOF #2607 – Crazy for Cults

Netflix’s new documentary Wild Wild Country has everything- guns, bombs, drugs, imperialism, racism, attempted murder, bio-terrorism, Learjets, Rolls Royces by the dozens and freaky naked hippies.

Today we take a look at the strange but true story of the Rajneesh cult that exploded in the 80s in Oregon and what folks who organize theater groups and religious organizations can learn from their mistakes.

Posted in: Podcast 7 years ago 3