We had a blast talking all things Madonna with Melissa in September 2009 that we thought might enjoy hearing it again. Singer Melissa Young joins us to take a look at the Madonna the entertainer, the woman and the iconoclast. A touching and colorful promise to a dead solider and hot celebrity news.
We had a blast talking all things Madonna with Melissa in September 2009 that we thought might enjoy hearing it again-
For almost three decades, Madonna has captured the imagination of the public by identifying where we needed to be pushed and ooh ooh, taking us there like a prayer.
Whether you’re crazy for her or annoyed by her expressing herself, you can’t deny the impact this beautiful stranger has had on all of us.
Today we dedicate the first part of our show to Madonna- the woman, the iconoclast, the musician.
Cabaret singer and Madonna expert Melissa Young joins us before she sets off on her own “Lucky Star” tour- a one woman show dedicated to the life and music of Madonna.
Madonna’s new video for her song “Celebration” does it right, featuring her die-hard fans videotaped at her concerts dancing to the beat. But the big highlight is the pop diva’s baby girl, Lourdes, all grown up and wearing the wedding dress big momma wore in her 80s video “Like a Virgin.”
Plus, Madonna’s gay brother Christopher Ciconne insults her latest hairstyle on TV- is he keeping it real or is he just really jealous?
Also in the news-
Terrible Patrick Swayze, Kanye West joke that’s involves Michael Jackson that’s making the rounds online
The touching and colorful promise to a dead solider.
True Blood Hunk for gay marriage.
Hollywood gay gossip from the 1950s.[via]
Nicole Kidman set to play a transsexual artist.
And we mourn the loss of musician Mary Travers and comedian Henry Gibson.
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Today we kick off our series of interviews with well known bloggers who know how make it happen.
Pop culture expert Trish Bendix & blog editor for AfterEllen.com joins us to chat on the costs of coming out, slacktivism, celesbians and how to ignite a passionate discussion on your site without getting burned.
Plus: the 13 year old blogger who’s taking the fashion world by storm and more.
For gay, lesbian, bi and trans folks visibility is key to our progress towards equality.
Through the internet, with blogs, youtube, podcasts and twitter- our voices are being heard like never before, and it’s fabulous!
But for some it may not be so obvious how to join in on the discussion. Even worse, they feel may intimidated or lost after they’ve begun.
Today we kick off our series of interviews with well known bloggers who know how make it happen. We’ve got pop culture expert Trish Bendix who works as blog editor for AfterEllen.com – one of the largest sites about lesbian and bisexual women in the media.
Listen as we chat with Trish about the costs of coming out, slacktivism, celesbians, how to avoid getting your site blocked, and how to ignite a passionate discussion without getting burned.
Plus-
“The Devil Wears Prada,” in middle school?! Tremble before the adorable Tavi Gevinson, the 13 year old blogger who’s taking the fashion world by storm.
A British Filmmaker is arrested for assisting in the suicide of his lover many years ago during the AIDS crisis.
And an Italian TV chef is suspended for talking about a succulent recipe for cat casserole.
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Interview with Project Runway designer Jack Mackenroth.
On the fourth season of the reality tv show Project Runway- mens designer Jack Mackenroth abruptly withdrew from the show due to a serious staph infection completely unrelated to his HIV status.
A real life jack-of-all-trades, he is now working on a design-inspired TV show pilot with Kevin Christiana.
He’s in Chicago to promote his Merck sponsored HIV Education Campaign Living Positive by Design– as an honorary guest of Design for a Cure.
And, he’s training to compete in Men’s Swimming at the Out Games in Copenhagen. How does he do it all?
We’ve got the sexy, fashion savvy Jack Mackenroth in the home studio. He’s taking your questions through Facebook and he’s telling it all!
Listen as Jack talks about how he manages to stay healthy, muscular and sexy, how serious he got with fellow reality TV star Dale from Top Chef and what it was like playing a dead body on the TV show Law and Order. Plus, what are the fashionistas REALLY like? Find out on today’s show.
Check out these fun pictures of Jack taken by our friend Jason Smith during the taping of the show.
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It was such a delight talking to Debbie Reynolds in August of 2009 we just had to share it again. Listen as we talk with Hollywood’s Golden age diva Debbie Reynolds on her career, love, dating gay men in Hollywood and whether or not she lives next door to her daughter Carrie Fisher.
It was such a delight talking to Debbie Reynolds in August of 2009 we just had to share it again-
As star of Singing In the Rain, one of the most loved Holllywood musicals of all time, Debbie Reynolds made a name for herself with her sparkling voice and uninhibited sense of humor. Dick Cavett called her “one of the first ladies of Hollywood.”
With over 30 films, two Broadway shows and several TV series under her belt, Debbie Reynolds still continues to captivate audiences with her one woman show.
Today we’re talking to Hollywood’s Golden Age diva — Debbie Reynolds on her conservative roots, her divorce from Eddie Fisher and being the mother of the Princess of Sci Fi- Carrie Fisher.
What was it like to rehearse the dance sequences with Gene Kelly? Is it true he made her feet bleed? What’s it like living next door to her daughter?
Listen as Debbie shares with us her stories of dating closeted gay men in Hollywood, being a mother to all her fans and she dishes on drag queens making it big in show business.
In the photo on the right is Debbie Reynolds with Hollywood hunk Tab Hunter, who later came out as a gay man in the late 80s. What was it like dating him?
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Bill Cruz may have been overlooked for a who’s who list of Chicago comedians, but he impressed the big wigs of comedy so much that next week he’s recording his debut comedy album “Bill Cruz: Athletic Supporter.”
Join us as we chat with Bill about surviving the underwhelming aftermath of the earthquake in Chicago and the unsettling new Facebook’s redesign. Plus: Aretha Franklin eats candy, condoms for Owls and Celine Dion steals Cyndi Lauper’s spot in We are the World 25 for Haiti.
It’s always a good time with Bill Cruz. Although pretty much everyone loves our comedian friend Bill, he was overlooked in a popular magazine’s recent list of Chicago’s 20 funniest comedians. Even though he didn’t make the controversial list, he was still picked to be with the “elite 20″ in a showcase for the big wigs of comedy.
Bill impressed the powers that be so much that next week he’s recording his debut comedy album “Bill Cruz: Athletic Supporter.”
Join us as we chat with Bill about surviving the underwhelming aftermath of the earthquake in Chicago and what’s really rocking our world, the unsettling new Facebook’s redesign. To celebrate their anniversary, Facebook shut off a lot of functionality users enjoyed in a site-wide revamp. Will the social media giant fall like it’s rival MySpace?
Plus Aretha Franklin is back with a candy bar commercial taped in the back seat of a car.
Using the power of Jesus to fight crime.
And Celine Dion steals Cyndi Lauper’s spot as she was selected to replace her in the remake of the 80s pop hit – We are the World.
Is Cyndi doomed to be the Charlie Brown of pop divas?
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Whether it’s suspense, cult, horror, true stories or pure camp everyone loves to watch women behaving badly in films. Women with murder, revenge, or ambition on their mind are an essential element to some of our favorite movies.
Listen as we chat with Peaches Christ about some of our favorite films were dames go bad and which of these films, if any, inspired the villainess of her new movie “All About Evil.”
In a world where women are often seen as nice, these ladies broke all the rules and showed us just how bad they could be.
Whether it’s suspense, cult, horror, true stories or pure camp everyone loves to watch women behaving badly in films.
Murder, revenge, jealousy, they’re all an essential element to some of our favorite movies. So why are we so attracted to them?
Today San Francisco movie expert Peaches Christ joins us to take a look at some of our favorite hard women in film. From Blanche and Baby Jane to Nomi and Cristal Connors we’ve got some hot ladies for you!
Peaches spent last year working on her directorial debut film “All About Evil” which she also wrote about a mousy librarian who discovers her inner serial killer to save the family business- a failing movie house. It stars Thomas Dekker and Natasha Lyonne with Mink Stole and Elivra out of drag, Cassandra Peterson.
Listen as we chat with Peaches Christ about some of our favorite films were dames go bad and which of these films, if any, inspired the villianess of her new movie.
Visit the blog entry 20 Great Films with Bad Women for the the full list of films
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Teri Yaki is one of Chicago’s most popular and outrageous drag queens. Listen she tells us about her scandalous past and what it takes to get get kicked out of a club.
Plus: Is Don’t Ask Don’t Tell finally over? Google’s new Buzz aims to kill Facebook, NYC drag queens reality TV show, lap dances for relief-for Haiti, and a Chinese Woman that will do anything to look Like Jessica Alba.
A hard woman is good to find, and we simply love Chicago drag queen Teri Yaki who used to identify as straight and now works as one of Chicago’s most popular drag queens. How has life changed for this outrageous girl from Detroit?
Teri Yaki is serving up a sweet and savory plate of funny as we talk about her scandalous past and what it takes to get get kicked out of a club.
Join us as we dish on RuPaul’s Drag Race, medical marijuana and the big news of the day-
The US military is defying their own ban on gays and lesbians by calling back to drill duty openly Gay rights advocate Lt. Dan Choi. Is Don’t As Don’t tell finally over?
Correction:
Lt. Choi has NOT been ordered back to active duty. It would be difficult to order him “back” to active duty, being that he serves in the New York National Guard, not on active duty, unless he had been mobilized. What has happened is that, with the support of his command, Lt. Choi drilled with his National Guard unit this past weekend for training on critical infantry tasks with his Soldiers.
Google’s new service, Buzz, aims to kill Facebook by putting social media tools right into your gmail account.
Jack Mackenroth’s new reality TV show starring all the famous New York City drag queens is looking for a network, will Bravo bite the hook?
Also, a surgically implantable bra, lap dances for relief, that’s relief for Haiti, and a Chinese Woman that will do anything to look Like Jessica Alba.
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For some, Valentine’s Day is a wonderful holiday. For others, it’s a tell-tale heart of anxiety beating away under the floor boards of emotion.
Etiquette expert Steven Petrow answers all your questions on relationships for Valentine’s Day. Steven’s book “The Essential Book of Gay Manners and Etiquette” teaches you how to handle any sticky situation. Plus, Steven answers questions from the audience about love and romance.
Uh oh, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. For some it’s a wonderful holiday to celebrate the ones they love, for others its a nagging bundle of unnecessary anxiety, a candy coated tell-tale heart beating away under the floor boards of emotion.
Valentine’s Day can often be a very confusing holiday – How soon is too soon to celebrate Valentines with a new lover? What do you when someone you love has a bad case of VD? And where do you stuff your emotions if you are all alone?
Move over Miss Manners, we’ve got etiquette expert Steven Petrow here to answer all your questions on relationships this Valentine’s Day. Steven writes a column on manners for the Huffington Post and Daily Beast and maintains his Gay and Lesbian Manners website. He’s got a great book on the subject- “The Essential Book of Gay Manners and Etiquette” on how to handle any sticky situation.
Steven offers some gift suggestions, ways to share the holiday with your social media friends and how to include the single people on this special day.
Join us as we talk about what do you do when your best friend is in a relationship with someone you hate? Who pays for dinner? Are roses are a terrible present?
And the beauty queen of mean Carrie Prejean is engaged to be opposite married to hunky quarterback Kyle Boller. What advice does Steven have for her?
Plus questions from the listeners.
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Here’s a challenge: be a 10 in 2010! Today the handsome Scott Herman from MTV’s Real World Brooklyn shares his secrets on getting into shape.
Scott’s leveraged his appearance on Real World into a popular website and video blog where he shows how to work out and eat right, and he does it without his shirt off! Plus: behind the scenes in Real World, the power of water and why Captain America is for marriage equality.
We often skip exercising, eating right or sleeping enough because we think we don’t have the time. But, exercising is as important as brushing your teeth, you gotta make the time to take care of yourself.
As RuPaul likes to say: “If you don’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?”
Today we’re talking to the very handsome fitness expert Scott Herman from MTV’s Real World Brooklyn. Scott’s leveraged his appearance on the show into the popular Scott Herman Fitness website and YouTube video blog where he enthusiastically teaches folks how to work out and eat right, and he does it without his shirt off!
Scott has a challenge we’d like to extend to you- he wants you to work out and be a 10 in twenty-ten.
Join us as Scott shares with us his secrets on getting into shape, what to eat and how you too can have amazing abs.
Scott also talks about life inside the Real World compound, was it as crazy as it appeared on TV? How’s his relationship today with his former housemates?
Plus:
How to prank a stripper pole.
Ways to get motivated.
Water as the ultimate exercise supplement.
How much protein is too much?
Why Captain America is for marriage equality.
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RuPaul calls this season’s contestants on her reality TV show “less diplomatic” than last year’s, but some would say “ghetto.” Jade Sotomayor, from the first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race joins us to talk about the show’s new season which is like Bad Girls Club on testosterone with lots of glitter.
Start your engines! The new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race is underway as twelve drag queens claw their way to the top to become “America’s next drag superstar.”
RuPaul calls this season’s contestants “less diplomatic” than last years but what she really means is “they ghetto.” It’s Bad Girls Club on Testosterone with lots of glitter.
The large and in charge Mystique, in a delicious backstage fight with this weeks winner, Morgan McMichaels, screamed “I’m From Chicago and I Will Whoop Your Ass.” And I believe her.
Jade Sotomayor, from the first season of the drag race joins us to talk about the changes in the show, give advice to the girls, and name the horse to bet on.
Plus all the hot news:
Chicken playing chicken with motorists in California.
Horny New Zealand parrot falls in love with a photographer’s head
Cute but miserable pets in costumes
And churches behaving badly. Haiti’s Prime Minister Max Bellerive considers having the Baptist Church baby snatchers face harsher justice in the U.S. since most of their court buildings were destroyed in the earthquake.
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