- FOF #844 - Let Your Freak Flag Fly Freely - 09.19.08
Get your fetish gear ready folks! Whip it up. Whooo. On today’s Feast of Fools we’ve got Demetri Moshoyannis, he’s the sexy executive director for the Folsom Street Fair, one of the largest spectator events in California.As one of the few occasions when sadomasochistic activities are encouraged and performed in public, it attracts a considerable [...]
- FOF #843 - The Pulse on Boystown - 09.18.08
On today’s show we have Nirmalpal Sachdev, the general manager of Steamworks and Sean Kotwa, the gayest manager at the gay nightclub Hydrate who have the pulse on Chicago’s gay neighborhood - Boystown.They’re here to tell us all about the scene and fantastic events happening this month and next such as Lube Wrestling, Steamworks [...]
- FOF #842 - Laughter Fluffer - 09.17.08
On today’s show we’ve got the delightful Jacob Hatchkevitch, a Chicago comic actor and writer who’s busy planning several exciting events with his comedy troupe - Laughter Fluffers.Check out his upcoming shows- Bob Rauschenburg America, Into the Loop at Second City and A Night of Deadly Sins: Embracing the Inner Sinner that benefits Chicago Fusion [...]
- FOF #841 - The Sexiest City in America - 09.16.08
What is it about Milwaukee that turns the editors of Marie Claire magazine on so much? They have proclaimed Milwaukee to be the sexiest city in America because it is “the nation’s summer-festival epicenter.” It is a place where “NASCAR tailgaters, Lebanese dabka dance fans and Foo Fighters freaks (are) all welcome.” i [...]
- FOF #840 - Frat Brothers - 09.15.08
It’s rush season on the Feast of Fools people! We’ve got a whole fraternity of handsome fellas in the home studio and I’m feeling like throwing my own toga party. Whooo!!! Toga, toga toga! In the mid 80s several frat brothers organized Delta Lambda Phi, as a way to offer a social environment and structure [...]
- FOF #839 - Bette Davis Stamps - 09.12.08
We’ve got a special delivery for you today! Tracy Tyler joins us to talk about the new Bette Davis Stamp released by the US. Postal Service. The legendary Hollywood actress will be honored on September 18, 2008 on the 100th anniversary of her birth as a postage stamp in the Legends of Hollywood Series stamps.Our [...]
- FOF #838 - September 11 Cake - 09.11.08
It’s hard to find the right words to talk about the painful and tragic events taking place on September 11, 2001. Do you say “Happy September Eleven?” or “May Your September Eleven be a Solemn And Peaceful Day.” We all wish each other “happy” Memorial Day, so why not on Sept. 11 and other death-related [...]
- FOF #837 - Pinching Pennies - 09.10.08
Get ready to pinch your pennies. On today’s show we’ve got Jay Shaff- gay photographer and long term tightwad here to share with us his quick and easy tips on saving money and surviving the downturn in the economy.Listen how you can save money on food, transportation, socializing and utilities- how can you make the [...]
- FOF #836 - Web One Point Oh! - 09.09.08
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SHOW | SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNESSome days you just feel like browsing back on those oldies but goodies. On today’s show our pal Michael Lehet joins us to reminisce on the golden moments of the internet, before viral videos, podcasts and blogs captured our heart and minds, the glory days of [...]
- FOF #835 - HIV, AIDS and the Law - 09.08.08
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SHOW | SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNESFor 20 years, the AIDS Legal Council of Chicago (ALCC) has been fighting to protect the legal rights of not just people with HIV, but all of us with regards to this challenging sexually transmitted disease. On today’s show Justin Hayford, the case manager for the [...]
- FOF #834 - The Legacy of Liberace - 09.05.08
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SHOW | SUBSCRIBE ON iTUNESPut on your rhinestone covered headphones, we’ve got a dazzling show for you today! Is it possible to put a million rhinestones into this podcast?From Las Vegas, we salute one of the great ones, Liberace- the flamboyant musician who’s showbiz style and ornate [...]
- FOF #833 - Project Drag Queen - 09.04.08
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SHOWIf you love drag queens and Project Runway, today is the show for you!We’ve got New York City’s very own Miss Understood of Screaming Queens talking about the Drag Queen Challenge on the hit reality TV show Project Runway.Miss Understood spills the beans on how reality TV shows are [...]
- FOF #832 - In a World With Hope - 09.03.08
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SHOWToday we bid a tearful goodbye to Don La Fontaine, the King of Voice overs who lent his voice for over three decades to over five thousand movie trailers.The man popularized the catch phrase “In a world where…” and helped define the industry of professional movie trailer voice overs. In [...]
- FOF #831 - Noisy Road Trip - 09.02.08
We drove up to Saugatuck, Michigan for Labor Day Weekend with Tracy Tyler to chill and hang out at Marc’s cousin’s lovely place. We were excited to go see what all the fuss was all about. After all, Saugatuck sounds a lot like of other things. The place certainly earns its title as the [...]
- FOFA #729 - The Golden Standard - 09.01.08
Ever notice how crazy people LOVE to talk about gold? Specifically the gold standard. If you’re ever at a party and someone starts ranting about how our economy is built on a house of cards because our currency isn’t based on gold anymore, put your cocktail down slowly walk away. Believing that we should revert [...]
- FOF #830 - An All You Can Eat Buffet of Hope - 08.29.08
Bam! Obama for President. The Illinois Senator wowed everyone, even Republicans last night as he graciously accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the U.S. to the A. Okay? Okay. He managed to work in quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I have a Dream” speech and even the play “A Raisin in [...]
- FOF #829 - Stoking the Fire - 08.28.08
Rick Stokes did what almost every gay man in Kansas did back in the 1950s- he got married to a woman. His wife knew that he had a number of gay experiences before they got married but whether it was naivety or wishful thinking, they thought his desire for a gay life would go [...]
- FOF #828 - The Battle for Equality - 08.26.08
Ding dong, somebody’s getting married on today’s Feast of Fools, could it be you? We’ve got a blue light special on gay marriage as we talk to Bill Stewart, K-Mart’s former Chief Marketing Officer who left his job and lucrative salary to campaign full time on his own dime to maintain marriage equality in California.Stewart [...]
- FOF #827 - Hard to Say Goodbye - 08.25.08
We couldn’t stay away from the City By the Bay, so we stayed one more day with Kevin who is fabulous! And gay. So gay he makes a rainbow flag seem modest. Being in San Francisco and Las Vegas and meeting up with YOU, our listeners in both of these fabulous cities was a real [...]
- FOF #826 - The Day After - 08.25.08
What a night! Trannyshack’s Kiss-Off party came and went without a hitch, marking the end of an era in San Francisco’s drag scene and the start of a new one for all involved. Over 3,000 delighted fans showed up at the Regency Center on Saturday night to watch some of the country’s best drag queens [...]
- FOF #825 - Is This DEEE-END of Trannyshack? - 08.22.08
I love having celebrities in my hotel room. On today’s show we’ve got three delicious stars in our penthouse suite at the Hotel Mark Twain in San Francisco- Peaches Christ, Heklina, and Lady Miss Kier!The three of them, along with a multitude other fabulous performers will be working the stage on Saturday night at the [...]
- FOF #824 - Finding Gold in San Francisco - 08.21.08
If you’re looking for gold in San Francisco, you can find it in the hearts and minds of every creative spirit that resides in the city, and in the warm hospitality we’ve found at the Hotel Mark Twain. Okay, maybe I’ve been huffing the fumes a bit, but we’re just tickled pink by the graciousness [...]
- FOF #823 - Room Service - 08.20.08
We’re in San Francisco! As the cradle of gay culture, the City by the Bay is home to fabulous folks who’ve shaped the way we think of all things rainbow. Why did it become so gay? Was it the sailors that settled here after World War II? Was it the gold miners shacking up during [...]
- FOF #822 - Twitter Suicide - 08.19.08
Nick Starr feels more comfortable text messaging than he does placing a phone call. Watching him work his iPhone, I see that his text message function gets used a whole lot. As an internet junkie Nick embraced texting early on, before it became many people’s primary form of communication. He was also one of the [...]
- FOF #821 - Preparing for Disaster - 08.18.08
We’re in Las Vegas! A city full of bright lights, slot machines, lavish shows and tacky things everywhere. A great place to visit, but being surrounded by so many people gambling the night away on slot machines and roulette wheels makes me panic a little. Like the end of the world is near.Las Vegas [...]
- FOF #820 - The Mind Body Connection - 08.15.08
How is the internet affecting us? Recently we held a public form (with LifeLube) on the topic on how online communites, podcasts, forums, blogs and videos are changing not only the way we see ourselves, but how the general public thinks about queer folks. Let’s face it. There’s a whole lot of crazy on the [...]
- FOF #819 - Mini Cows and Killer Crocs - 08.14.08
Gaybies beware! Kathy Griffin is on the rampage. In case you’ve missed the best reality show on television, comedian Kathy Griffin hit an off-key with some of the gays who have opted to become parents otherwise know as gaybies. On today’s show Curtis Jensen joins us to talk about his crazy friend’s outrage [...]
- FOF #818 - Shake It Again Sister - 08.11.08
We’ve got the Shaker Sisters today- Robyn Monks and Jen Zias, join us to talk about their debut album All Night Through- a fabulous collection of country and pop songs about the trials and tribulations of being a woman, or a gay guy.Christmas in July comes but once a year or does it? Robyn shares [...]
- FOF #817 - Dog Clone Lady - 08.11.08
Some guys just know how to take a good photo. As I was walking around Market Days this weekend, I asked a hunk in his swimming trunks to pose for me and usually most hunks turn to the camera and smile, well, this guy turned his face upwards and started tugging on his swim trunks. [...]
- FOF #816 - Market Days Madness - 08.11.08
What a weekend! Chicago almost busted at the seams as over 200,000 people came from all parts of the world to hang out, celebrate and enjoy the perfect weather, music and sexy people walking around Lakeview for Northalsted Street Market Days.Steamworks didn’t disappoint with their fantastic twister inspired booth. With the hunky guys playing the [...]
