Feast Of Fun : Gay Talk Show

The lights on Broadway are dimmed in the early weeks of the coronavisu pandemic: the great playwright and dear family friend Terrence McNally died at the age of 81 as result of complications from COVID-19. As you can imagine, we're deeply saddened by the news.Family are people who share love. I consider Terrence family, in so many ways he was my gay uncle.Back in high school mom and Terrence dated and stayed close friends throughout their lives.Besides writing or being part of hundreds of amazing shows, plays and films, Terrence was someone who made it much much easier for me to come out as gay at the young age of 18.Terrence's plays helped so many wonderful actors launch or reinvigorate their careers including Nathan Lane, Rita Moreno and Chita Rivera.The character of Patricia in "Corpus Christi" is based on my mom Patricia, and the character of Latino performance artist extraordinaire Ramon Fornos in "Love! Valour! Compassion!" is (very loosely) based on me, Fausto Fernós. I'm eternally grateful. Love wins.

One thing we’ve long been fighting for is for everyone to fearlessly be themselves. So it’s great to see folks like Colin O’Leary shine on YouTube in his videos where he lip syncs rapid fire medleys of Broadway songs in wild costumes with full support of his family.Today YouTube superstar Colin O’Leary, joins us to talk about how he started making his Broadway show tune lip sync videos in his family’s SUV while his mom Carol served up deadpan hilarity behind the wheel of the car.Thankfully the only thing they’ve crashed into is RuPaul’s Drag Con.COLIN O'LEARY:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkaxyOxabfwPlus–➤ Colin shares with us his adventures of interviewing drag queens at DragCon while dressed up in drag as a reverse mermaid.➤ Think you know your Broadway showtunes? Take our quiz and find out!➤ Someone put the buttholes back into the trailer for the film Cats.FEATURED MUSIC:

Back in the early days of Feast of Fun, when the trans visibility we have today wasn’t so visible, musician and actress Tracy Tyler lit up the podcast with her wild stories of meeting men for romantic rendezvous.Since then, the world’s gotten to know trans and gender non conforming folks a lot better, but we still have a special place in our heart for our songbird Tracy Tyler who sang at our wedding and participated in so many of our online spoofs.Today musician Tracy Tyler joins us to celebrate Transgender Visibility Day by looking back at her early days of being a podcasting superstar, staying safe at home as in the suburbs of Chicago and performing with us in drag as one of her alter egos – Candy Dick.TRACY TYLER: https://www.instagram.com/decemberrising/Plus–FEATURED ALBUM:

As we see gay folks living longer, there’s a new found appreciation for silver daddies and even grandpas as sex symbols.But even though Dwayne Jonson and Paul Mason make aging look delicious, getting older isn’t always as sexy as it looks- your back hurts, the D don’t work and the text size on your phone is now set to “billboard.”Today, gay publishing pioneer and now comedian Louis Weisberg joins us to look at aging and raging gracefully. What are the never ending ways your body betrays you and how to ride the rapids when going into your golden girls years?LOUIS WEISBERG: https://www.facebook.com/louis.weisbergPlus–➤ A medical fetish site donates disposable scrubs to the UK’s National Health System.➤ Queen Elizabeth is doing fine, despite the rumors.➤ Film and Music studio executive David Geffen gets slammed online after flaunting his half a billion dollar yacht in a coronavirus ‘Stay Safe’ Instagram post.____________________FEAST OF FUN IS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF FABULOUS PEOPLE LIKE YOU.LISTEN TO THOUSANDS

We’re all going through hard times during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s so rough, folks are comparing self-isolation to being locked up behind bars.So maybe we can learn a thing or two on surviving all this from someone who has actually done some time in the pokey.Today comedian Lindsey Shaw, who did a stretch in the big house, joins us to talk about surviving self isolation by looking at ways she dealt with being in the jail.LINDSAY SHAW: https://www.instagram.com/linsashaPlus,➤ Donald Trump Jr says Joe Exotic reminds him of his dad.➤ Was New York Governor Cuomo really wearing nipple rings during a press conference?➤ To escape the coronavirus a couple sells all their worldly possessions and tries to move to a remote village in the Yukon only to be told: you’re not welcome here.____________________FEAST OF FUN IS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF FABULOUS PEOPLE LIKE YOU.LISTEN TO THOUSANDS LEGENDARY SHOWS 
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Folks cooped up during the coronavirus pandemic are wild for Netflix’s Tiger King, a true crime docu-series about an eccentric group of private zoo owners battling it out over who is king of the caged jungle.The show has everything: wild animals, queer throuples, a one armed trans guy, alligator arson, mullets, a missing husband, pizza made with expired Walmart meat, multiple zoo based sex cults, a crazy cat lady and country songs about tigers and gay love.Who knew all it took for the country to forget their troubles is a gay redneck seducing straight men with tigers, guns and meth?Today comedian Carly Balerini joins us to take a look at the hit documentary series Tiger King and the outrageous stuff they left on the cutting room floor.CARLY BALLERINI: https://www.instagram.com/carlyballerinicomedyPlus--➤ Celebrities with too much time on their hands are going off the rails on social media➤ Comedian Kevin T. Porter collects hundreds of stories of “Ellen Degeneres being mean” for charity.____________________FEA

Jack Ryan with Fausto Fernós and Marc Felion. Photo: Fausto Fernós.For most folks it’s been a little over a week of self isolation to ward off the coronavirus pandemic. Marooned in our own places like the Swiss Family Robinson, we have to make the best of what we got, and it sometimes feels like things may never get back to that dirty word “normal.”Today queer media pioneer Jack Ryan joins us to chat about his adventures in Chicago’s club scene in the 70s and 80s before the AIDS crisis hit hard.Listen as Jack talks about the wild nights of drugs and disco that transformed over the years into more nights of even drugs and House music, what kind of changes can we expect in the aftermath of coronavirus and will we ever wear pants again?Plus--➤ How long will your toilet paper supply last? Don’t worry, the Germans will tell you.➤ Madonna deletes naked bathtub “We are all the same” video.➤ A wild puma is caught in the capital city of Santiago, Chile.➤ Farewell to our dear friend and family Terrence McNally, multipl

For folks who lived through the AIDS pandemic of the 80s and 90s, there’s a real sense of dread concerning coronavirus. Republicans failed to take early action on AIDS and to this day we are still living with the repercussions of their deliberate negligence.Just like HIV and AIDS, LGBTQ+ people are especially vulnerable to contracting and then dying from coronavirus. Not to get too doom and gloom here but, we have to ask: are we prepared to suffer the same fate as we did with the AIDS crisis?Today, Dr. Steven Thrasher, professor of journalism and LGBTQ Health at Northwestern University joins us to look at coronavirus and AIDS: how both of these epidemics impact LGBTQ+ people, incarcerated folks and rural Americans.DR. STEVEN THRASHER: https://twitter.com/thrasherxyListen as Steven chats with us about the role ACT UP played in fighting the AIDS epidemic and who we can look to now for leadership in this critical moment when we are all isolated at home.Plus-➤ Why does the coronavirus pandemic not have a ribbon y

In every disaster film you’ve ever seen, corporate greed turns any calamity into a disaster by sheer selfishness and stupidity. From the mayor in Jaws to the lackeys fronting the Weyland-Yutani Corporation in Aliens, movies make us understand that the quickest way for it all to go to hell is to leave greedy bastards in charge.Today comedian Matt Brown joins us from his quarantine bunker/ sex dungeon to talk about how celebrities are creating terrible online content to get us through the pandemic.Listen as Matt chats with us about Madonna’s fried fish fail and the treatment celebrities gave to John Lennon’s Imagine.MATT BROWN: http://www.mattbrowncomic.com/➤ Why the Slash fiction of Fred and Shaggy as a gay couple is popular with women.➤ The first black female self-made millionaire gets a Netflix biopic- Self Made.➤ Marvel announces a new non binary character Snowflake and their twin brother Safespace.➤ How to tell if a guy is on the down low by asking them if they smoke.____________________FEAST OF FUN IS MAD

Economic and health uncertainty aside, many folks are stressed out during the Coronavirus Pandemic because they unexpectedly find themselves at home with nothing to do.For kids who grew up in the tropics, this self isolation is very much like when hurricanes would hit and force us to stay at home.Today my sister-in-law, Talia Fernós, Doctor of Mathematics, joins us to talk about her childhood experiences of homeschooling during a natural disaster. What can we learn from people who lived without electricity or water for months?Plus,➤ What to do when it seems like you have all the time in the world but still don’t get anything done.➤ How interpersonal relationships get put to the test when there’s nothing else to focus during self isolation.

During difficult times, we usually turn to movies and entertainment to escape our problems, but the most popular films on streaming websites right now are ironically films about pandemics and apocalypses.So maybe there’s hope. Maybe we are learning a thing or two about surviving end times but besides knowing that you gotta shoot a zombie in the head, what can these films teach us?Today film fanatic Peaches Christ joins us to take a look at some of our favorite campy disaster and post-apocalyptic films and stars: Tina Turner in Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Milla Jovovich in the Fifth Element and Resident Evil franchise, Tank Girl reboot and now on Netflix: Train to Busan.PEACHES CHRIST: http://peacheschrist.comPlus--➤ Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 23 years.➤ Even business magazines are all up in fracking RuPaul’s money?➤ Sherry Pie gets sliced.➤ How drag queens are evolving during the dragpocalypse.____________________FEAST OF FUN IS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF FABULOUS PEOP

2020 has been a rough year for RuPaul: first her Netflix series AJ and the Queen gets canceled, then DragCon and Drag Race Live in Vegas are postponed because of the coronavirus, and then allegations of sexual predatory behavior against contestant Sherry Pie threatens to derail season 12 of VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race.And if that wig of misfortune is stacked high enough already, in a recent interview, a nervous RuPaul seemingly admitted the ranch she and her husband Georges Lebar own makes freaky money from fracking.Yes, momma Ru is here to slay- slay the environment that is.Today drag queen Pissi Myles joins us to take a look at Drag Race Season 12’s frontrunner Sherry Pie who got disqualified from the show over predatory behavior. Pissi used to perform together with Sherry in New York City for years and considered her a good friend until she started to recognize her abusive behavior.PISSY MYLES: https://pissimyles.com/Plus-- ➤ TikTok says you’ve been clocked for not being rich or pretty enough.________________

Ageism affects everyone at different times of their lives. When you're young, no one takes you seriously or they tell you to wait your turn and when you’re old, you are sometimes dismissed as useless or you simply become invisible to others.A few months ago, comedian Sam Pancake appeared on a talk show where he talked about how some young people have such a fear of getting older that they’d rather be dead than get old. His conversation went viral and it really struck a chord with they way gay men view aging.CHECK OUT SAM PANCAKE:https://twitter.com/jsampancakeToday comedian and actor Sam Pancake, who has been in just about everything from Friends to Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3, joins us to look at gaygism, gay men’s fears of growing older.Listen as Sam chats with us about why he’s grateful to grow old and why he’s having the best sex of his life.____________________FEAST OF FUN IS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF FABULOUS PEOPLE LIKE YOU.LISTEN TO THOUSANDS LEGENDARY SHOWS 
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During the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, folks are encouraged to stay home and self isolate to keep the virus from spreading and hurting the most vulnerable.So now you're stuck at home- now what?It’s a great time to explore the wonders of your mind and soul, from stress baking, to launching erotic crowdfunding sites to streaming drag shows from your bedroom.Today Marc Felion’s cast-mate from Alt for Norge and co-artistic director of Akvavit Theater, Kirstin Franklin, joins us to look at creative ways to make the most out of staying at home during difficult times by examining the Scandinavian concept of Hygge - coziness and conviviality that creates a sense of well being.AKAVIT THEATER: https://www.chicagonordic.org/Join us as we get hygge with it and talk about the cozy things you can do to bring peace and contentment to your life- turn your bathroom into a spa, make a fortress of pillows, enjoy your favorite podcast Feast of Fun!Plus--➤ Is there a gay couple in Disney’s Frozen?➤ The man who hoarded hand sa

With annoying music festivals canceled, colleges suspending classes and once crowded airports are nearly empty with flights at rock bottom prices, is coronavirus such a bad thing?Yes, yes it is.The World Health Organization just classifed the coronavirus virus outbreak as a pandemic, with no nationalized healthcare system, folks are fighting over hand sanitizer and toilet paper like it’s Tickle Me Elmo dolls at Christmas in the 90s.It feels like the apocalypse is finally upon us, and if our new overlords are gonna be anything like Tina Turner in the Max Max movie, all we can say is: "Bust a deal, face the Wheel!"Today non-binary survivalist Jake Noll joins us to take a look at the fear and axiety over the coronavirus pandemic, and how it taps into people’s latent fear over their own bodies.FOLLOW JAKE NOLL:https://www.instagram.com/jakersnoll/http://www.callmeripley.com/____________________FEAST OF FUN IS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF FABULOUS PEOPLE LIKE YOU.LISTEN TO THOUSANDS LEGENDARY SHOWS 
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Imagine this: you’re guilty of the crime and the sentence is death. But before you go, one last wish, what do you order for your last meal on earth?In the United States, some prisons serve a “special request” last meal, a ritual intended not to comfort the condemned but to soften the harsh fact for society that a human being is about to be killed.Does the last meal reflect how they lived their lives or give us an insight into the human condition?Today comedian Siobhan Tuck joins us to take a look at death row inmates last meals, which usually consists of steak, fried chicken, large amounts of unpopular flavors of ice cream, and large bowls of fruit.SIOBHAN TUCK:https://www.instagram.com/saystuffhardPlus–➤ Siobhan shares with us stories of getting catfished online by women in Chicago.➤ Disney announces a Beauty and the Beast spinoff tv series about Gaston and his gay sidekick LeFou.➤ Rachel Dratch returns as Debbie Downer on SNL to remind folks of the coronavirus.➤ Some Like it Hot, Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon

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.He also lives with his co-worker and friend, the World’s Greatest Weatherman, Tom Skilling in a condo overlooking the Worlds’ Greatest lake, Michigan. Sean tells us it’s like living in an episode of the Golden Girls.https://wgntv.com/author/sean-lewis/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.Plus–➤ Why is Bozo the clown still marching in Chicago’s Pride Parade even though his show went off the air in 2001?➤ Whitney Houston’s hologram tour and computer generated news anchors. Will computers ever replace people in news and entertainment?➤ Cockroach vs. Weat

One of the most influential women in my career and life is Eartha Kitt, who I was lucky enough to develop a brief pen pal relationship with in the early 90s, before she became a household name again with her vocal appearance on Disney's Emperor's new groove. Please enjoy this encore presentation of FOF #1805 – The Purrrfect Legacy of Eartha Kitt, an interview with Eartha Kitt's daughter Kitt Shapiro. FEATURED WEBSITE:http://www.earthakitt.com/The late great Eartha Kitt is probably best remembered for her role as the iconic Catwoman in the 1960s TV show Batman as well as for her provocative songs “Santa Baby” and “I Want to Be Evil.”Everybody wanted to be evil when Eartha Kitt played Catwoman. Coming from humble origins in South Carolina, Eartha Kitt grew up to tour the world as a young dancer but it was the Broadway show “New Faces of 1952” that catapulted her career into the mainstream.As a champion of civil rights, Eartha Kitt didn’t hold back when she spoke out against the Vietnam War and that tenacity got

Shocking news! After years of posting shirtless photos of himself online with other men at circuit parties the former disgraced congressman Aaron Schock came out as gay saying “I am gay, which should come as no surprise.”You might remember Aaron from back in the day when the internet went gaga over his pool party ensemble- a cute gingham shirt, white shorts and turquoise belt that bent straightness so far it curved back into itself.Aaron later was forced to resign for using taxpayer money to fund lavish trips and redecorating his office to look like it was something out of Downton Abbey, which he claims he never saw.Today comedian Matt Brown joins us to look at Aaaron Schock coming out and Elizabeth Warren dropping out of the U.S. Presidential election.MATT BROWN:➤ mattbrowncomic.comPlus--➤ Eartha Kitt’s wonderfully awkward cooking show appearance.➤ Happy National Cheeto Day.➤ A salute to Jakey the Rottweiler who is in charge of the baked goods while his family is away.____________________FEAST OF FUN IS MADE

We first met Christeene, the wonderfully wild drag queen from Louisiana way back in 2010 while waiting in line at the SXSW Music Festival. Since then, taking an opposite approach than most drag queens trying to get on RuPaul's Drag Race, Christeene has become a sensation with her outrageous music and chaotic style. Please enjoy this encore presentation. ___________________Watch out! Christeene is driving her way to you.http://www.christeene.org/Paul Soileau’s drag character is exploding across the South, exploding onstage with her back up dancers as they spill out a hot mix of raw sexual shamlessness and original rap music. Is it too much to say that Christneene might replace Britney Spears as the new pop sensation from Louisiana?Today we continue our shows from the heart of Texas with gender bending drag terrorist Paul Soileau. Paul shares with us his journey becoming both the outrageous Christeene and his other drag alter-ego, the more conservative Rebbecca Havemeyer.Listen as Paul chats with us about Chris