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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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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Audiences were horrified when the movie Showgirls came out in 1995. Critics hated director Paul Verhoven’s misguided attempt to capture the seedy show business world of Las Vegas, and it bombed in theaters.

Today Showgirls is a celebrated cult classic and one of MGM’s top selling DVD’s of all time. In fact, the film’s fan base is larger than ever and even the characters from the film enjoy a second life in the virtual world of Facebook as if the movie never ended.

You think you can do my nails for me now sugar?

The film centers on a sexy blond drifter Nomi Malone who hustles her way from pole dancing at a strip club to becoming the top showgirl at a casino in Las Vegas.

Although, many of the actors regret doing the film and will seldom speak of it, one actress, Rena Riffel, like all the fans has embraced the film’s campy plot, freaky sexual encounters and outlandish scenes.

Today Rena Riffel, who plays the tragic stripper Penny Hope, joins us over the phone from California to dish the dirt on Showgirls and talk about her upcoming projects which includes a musical version of Showgirls!

Rena’s working on her own soon to be released film “Trasharella: Ultra Vixen” about a starlet who becomes a super vixen to kill the evil Vampire of Hollywood.

Listen as Rena talks about working on Showgirls, watching it in the theater with Demi Moore and the cast of Striptease, how it was reborn as camp classic and what was the plot of the show within the show “Goddess” supposed to be?

We could have had anyone on this show: Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul. Rena Riffel is what Feast of Fun is all about! She’s dazzling, she’s exciting, and she’s very, very sexy!

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It’s World AIDS Day, the international day of remembrance which raises awareness about the AIDS pandemic and honors the struggles and triumphs of people living with HIV.

Today we’re talking to groundbreaking actor and activist Michael Kearns.

In the mid 70s, long before coming out of the closet was considered a career move in Hollywood, Michael Kearns was famous for becoming the out gay model and spokesperson for the popular book, “The Happy Hustler” even though he didn’t write it.

Prompted by the AIDS-related death of “Midnight Express” star Brad Davis in 1991, Michael made history when came forward on television as being HIV positive at a time when so many people were afraid to divulge their status.

He later appeared on the TV shows Life Goes On and Beverly Hills 90210 as a man living with HIV.

Today Michael is re-staging his one man show “Intimacies’” for a 20 year anniversary tour. The show features six characters identified by the placement of a red scarf to tell six diferent monolouges on the AIDS crisis of the early 80s. Never in the history of theater has a red scarf meant so much!

Listen as Michael Kearns talks with us about why he came forward back then, why Hollywood still has a long way to go when embracing gay men and he reveals the juicy details of an affair he had with a major music celebrity.

Who was it? Listen to today’s show and find out. And we mean out.

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Billy Clift and Heklina - photo by Fausto Fernós

Who can forget that classic lines delivered between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford? Joan Crawford as Blanche says “You wouldn’t be able to do these awful things to me if I weren’t still in this chair” to which Bette Davis as Baby Jane Hudson creepily replies “But you ARE, Blanche! You ARE in that chair!”

Everybody loves the 1962 campy horror film, “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane,” directed by Robert Aldrich. The character of Baby Jane Hudson is considered by many to be one of the top movie villains of all time and is especially loved by gay men.

Today we’re talking to writer and director, Billy Clift about his debut film “Baby Jane?” a loving parody of the Hollywood classic.

Billy’s loved the movie all his life, and when he had the opportunity to make a revision his favorite film, he cast it with some of the best drag queens and performers in San Francisco. The film features Matthew Martin as Baby Jane and Katya Smirnoff Skye as Blanche.

And guess who plays the nosy neighbor-Trannyshack founder Heklina!

They’re both on today’s show talking about the making of the movie and whether the drag queens battled it out behind the scenes as much as Bette Davis and Joan Crawford did during the making of the original film.

Also – Heklina fills us in on her recent appearance on the TV series “Trauma” with hunky actor Taylor Kinney.

Are you more a Bette Davis or a Joan Crawford?

Female trouble in the news,

Carrie Prejean’s tragic sex tape was viewed by her mother.

and the wife who discovered she was allergic to her husband’s sperm on her wedding night.

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In 1926, Mae West and the entire cast of her play “Sex” were arrested for “corrupting the morals of youth and others.”

Mae West aroused the wrath of the New York City moralists because her bedroom farce features a brazen unapologetic sex worker, who after a series of misadventures, falls in love and lives happily ever after. Mae West wrote the play for herself because she was no longer content with playing the good little girl mistaken for a hooker or the working girl that ends up dead in the gutter. She wanted to be the woman that had a good time and wound up with the man in the end, if you know what I mean.

Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.

As an early supporter of the women’s liberation movement and gay rights, Mae portrayed people seeking both romance and sexy fun in spite of the restrictive standards of the time.

Mae West’s play, Sex was so outrageous that it has never been staged in Chicago until now, some 84 years later. The Prologue Theater Company has brought “Sex” back to life, staging the comedy in a series of rooms located in an old historical mansion on the edge of Lake Michigan.

The play’s bawdy dialogue lends itself well to the enthusiasm of the young theater company and actress Jes Bedwineck does a lovely job playing Mae’s character of Margy LaMont without turning Mae into a cartoon, even though she was quite a bit of character herself.

We’re joined today by Jes and her love interest in the play, actor Sean Patrick Ward, to exchange our favorite Mae West quotes and talk about talk about sexuality and morality of the 1920s. Have we come a long way baby or is the best yet to come?

In the News:

The Chicago Cubs say hello to the first lesbian major league baseball team owner!

The USS New York, a naval warship built from steel salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center arrives in New York City.

and If you’re in Maine, please vote today NO on Proposition 1.

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Today we continue our series of interviews with internet celebrities from Los Angeles with Matt Riddlehoover. Matt found success on one of the first big social media sites- MySpace. Remember MySpace?

In the summer of 2006, Matt Riddlehoover became famous on MySpace for the video trailer for his short film “To a Tee,” a dark romantic comedy about a guy who falls for the same type of man over and over again.

For Matt, being prominently featured on the social media site led to the lead role in “Watch Out,” a dark film about an irresistible narcissist who could only make love to himself. The film’s campy narrative and graphic portrayals of self-love and violence has audiences divided over the film’s merits.

“Watch Out” comes out on DVD November 24.

Listen as Matt talks about the controversy, what it took to get ready for those sexy scenes and how his mother reacted to the movie.

Matt’s also working on a unusual documentary “Gaze,” a collection of audio interviews with 20 artists talking about how they redefine beauty and how these ideas of beauty affect everyone.

We’re also joined by his kooky friend, Champagne!! Champagne!!, a visual artist who combs Los Angeles in search of unusual garbage to turn into works of art. By the end of the show, she changes her name. Will it stick?

In the news:
A gay hit-man for the mob comes out of the closet during a trial.

A cat goes for a wild ride in the engine of an SUV in New York City.

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It isn’t always opposites that attract, sometimes it’s crazy upon crazier that meld together in a hot mix. Today we are bringing together two of our Latino friends, visual artist and gay dad Erik R Sosa and comedian, actor and performance artist Esteban Andres Cruz.

We’re kicking back, having a couple of cocktails, having an intense discussion on parenting, gay rights and how conservatives are targeting openly gay men appointed by the Obama administration. How do we fight back against programs like Fox News that categorize all gay men as victimizers of children?

Listen as we take a look at the upcoming biographic film on Liberace and the rumors of a highly anticipated sequel to Showgirls! Will Gina Gershon reprise her role as the bisexual villain Cristal Connors or is she too busy doing her nails on Facebook darlin’?

Kevin McGee, the ex-husband of Little Britain’s Matt Lucas, kills himself after leaving a suicide status update Facebook.

A drunken Swede wakes up with a tattoo of a large Johansen on his leg.

Hungary’s Miss Plastic Contest showcases plastic surgeons’ handiwork.

And a Phoenix man is arrested for posing as a sperm collecting doctor that makes house-calls on Craigslist after successfully convincing dozens of men to give samples.

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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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Our friend Esteban Andres Cruz was shocked this past summer when it was announced that he won the prestigious Jeff Award for outstanding actor in a play for his role in Jesus Hopped the A-Train,

He was so nervous during his acceptance speech that he cussed his way through it. That a boy! Congratulations!

Today we’re joined by the hilarious and Jeff award winning actor Esteban Andres Cruz.

Esteban walks us through several different styles of acting, and helps us open up as people to be warmer and more loving on our show. When will we be eligible to win an Oscar for podcasting?

In the news:

Janet Jackson is set to perform an tribute to her late brother Michael this weekend at the MTV video music awards.

In the October Issue of Harper’s Bazaar Janet reveals that MJ grabbed his mother’s black sequined jacket from her closet to debut his moonwalk dance in his solo performance at the now legendary Motown 25th anniversary concert. Take a second look at this video!

Did the King of Pop have a queen’s taste for clothes?

Rafael Nadal might not mind his gay fan kissing him, but authorities plan to press charges against him for breaking security.

An extraordinary letter from an eccentric Czech listener.

A delivery man for Anne Sather’s Restaurant is arrested for delivering Meth. Is this why those cinnamon buns are so addictive?

Lindsay Lohan attacks her ex- Sam Ronson on Twitter for being a cheater.

And shout-out to Chubby, the Chinese Fat cat with a 28 inch waist! Meow.

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Step right up, step right up, we’ve got a fabulous show for you today!

Obama is set to deliver his Back to School speech on the importance of education to children on what is for many school districts, the first day of school.

But why do some parents have a problem with it? Some Republican parents claim the President is trying to politicize our nation’s school systems and they’re threatening to keep their kids home that day.

Brad Thomas, teacher for the Chicago Public Schools and former ringmaster for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus joins us to weigh in on the controversy and to talk about education and life in the circus.

In California, parents sue the public school system over a diversity curriculum aimed to reduce violence in schools and raise awareness for GLBT people and their families.

As a teacher, Brad knows the value of diversity, tolerance and the cost of violence in schools, so how does he handle tough topics like Marriage Equality when it’s brought up by the kids?

Be sure to check out Brad and Teri Yaki as hosts of this year’s Night of a Hundred Drag Queens, the popular fund raiser for Equality Illinois, held at Sidetrack, one of the best gay bars in America.

How to dress up as Kate Smith this Halloween by recycling an old Grimace costume

A man loses his manhood.

And it looks like Lady Gaga is losing her’s too.

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Where have Deven and Joel been? Serving their country. Today we’re talking to Deven Green, the queen of YouTube and her hunky hollywood husband Joel Bryant about their recent trip to the Middle East to entertain the troops!

Our fine military men and women can handle just about anything but can they handle Deven and Joel? Find out what happened on today’s show as they they walk us through their intense experiences, being searched at the U.S. embassy and their romantic adventure in Venice.

Governor Schwarzenegger is having a garage sale to try to balance the California state budget. He’s digging out the state’s old junk in storage, putting his autograph on it and selling it on eBay. Will it work?

An update on the Michael Jackson homicide case- why did the doctor wait an hour to call the ambulance?

Will Deven and Joel enlist in the L.A. police department and fight crime alongside Detective La Toya?

Check out Joel Bryant on the new series The Hillers, co-starring Henry Winkler.

And sadly, Senator Ed Kennedy of Massachusetts one of the most influential and pro-gay senators in history, died at his home after a yearlong struggle with brain cancer. He was 77.

Will his death invigorate the push for health care reform or has president Obama lost one of his most effective advocates for change?

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Is America becoming more like Canada now that Obama is referring to the country as a patchwork quilt rather than a melting pot?

Best known as “Betty Bowers” and her over the top “Brenda Dickson” videos, Deven is one of the most popular comedians working the internet. Deven Green is funnier than Jesus.

Deven and Fausto cook up a pilot for a new TV show, featuring an openly gay wheelchair bound physicist and his karate chopping nurse who solve crimes and foil the bad guys. Will Hollywood bite the bait?

Lots of wild animal news:
Police Find over 100 feral animals running wild in a mobile home in California.

A heartless woman gets arrested for allegedly tossing a puppy from a second story window.

The risks of eating Japanese Blowfish nuts.

Real life bug chasers, people who fetishize getting infected with larger than average crab lice.

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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?

If you live in Chicago, be sure to check Debbie Reynolds live at the Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace this weekend only, August 6 – August 9, 2009.

Listen to the end of the show for details on how you can save money on tickets to see Debbie live in Chicago!

You can also catch Debbie in Las Vegas at the Southpoint Casino on September 25 – 27.

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Brooke Knows Best on VH1 is one of my guilty summer pleasures. The spin-off reality tv series based on Hulk Hogan’s daughter Brooke might be the hottest show on right now.

One sexy twist is Brooke’s gay guy pal Glenn Douglas Packard now has a sexy boyfriend, underwear model Daniel Miagany. A special “Glenn Goes Home” episode premiers this Sunday where Glenn brings the whole crew and his new boyfriend home to Michigan to meet the family.

Listen as we talk to Glenn and Daniel about their relationship as the lie in bed in Miami Beach after a decadent night of hanging out with reality TV stars.

What was it like for Glenn to make out with a girl on the show? Why did Glenn get naked in front of the Hulk? How soon before they force feminize the Hulkster?

Half the fun of the show is watching Glenn interacting with the famous 80s wrestler Hulk Hogan. Its great to see a macho wrestling icon hanging out with his daughter and her friends, contemplating gay marriage and same-sex dating. Knowing his audience, the Hulkster never fails to mention he has gay wrestling buddies, hopefully we’ll get to meet them in upcoming shows!

In the second half of the show we talk to publicist turned movie producer, director and writer Rob Williams of Guest House Films.

Robin’s films include “Make the Yuletide Gay,” “Back Soon” and “Long-Term Relationship” where a gay man falls in love with a Republican!

His film “3-Day Weekend” comments on the state of gay films, referencing Terrence McNally’s genre defining film “Love, Valor, Compassion!” Have popular gay films been plagued by a certain victim mentality? Where are gay films headed in the future?

Some of Rob’s films have minor roles played by Feast of Fun favorites- Deven Green and her hunky husband Joel Bryant!

I’m crossing my fingers that Rob produces my TV pilot where Deven I play a crime-solving wheelchair bound physicist and his karate chopping nurse, but I’m not holding my breath.

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Madonna, Cher, Britney Spears and Winona Ryder- comedic actress Nadya Ginsburg can do them all flawlessly!

In the popular web series “The Worm” directed by Austin Young, Nadya portrays these iconic pop stars having an existential crisis. Nadya brings a unique humanity to this wacky series by exposing these diva’s tragic flaws and celebrating their boundless strengths.

But who is the real Nadya Ginsburg?

Today we’re talking to video sensation Nadya Ginsburg from Los Angeles, California. Listen to today’s show as Nadya explains how she prepares to impersonate famous celebrities and how she can do just about anyone, even you!

Be sure to check out her new hilarious parody-commercial on the evils of High Fructose Corn Syrup co-stars her friends drag legend Jackie Beat and Margaret Cho’s reality TV sidekick Selene Luna.

Join us as Nadya talks about being a singing telegram girl, making it in Hollywood, the difference between Madonna and Cher and how to handle those crazy fans on the big gay carousel that is LA.

Plus questions from you through Facebook!

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Sexy, crazy and exhilarating
–that’s Esteban Andres Cruz.

His one-man show “Stuffed” is a collection of hilarious songs and stories about growing up gay in a macho super jock Hispanic household in Cicero, that’s on the west side of Chicago, yo!

Esteban is here with his accompanist Scott Borchert to perform songs from “Stuffed” showing Saturday May 16th at the Strawdog Theater and Monday June first at the Raven Theater in Chicago. (Photos taken by Jason Smith.)

Listen as the sexy Esteban sings the praises and benefits of being a homo and why bumblebees are the gayest insects in the animal kingdom.

Is Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez the new spokesperson for the penis phone?

Doug Manchester who helped bankrolled Prop 8 now wants to get in good with the gays. Will the gays bite?

Horse legs you can wear for all you pony play fetishists.

Two men are fired from their jobs for peeing in the geyser Old Faithful.

A 75 year old Russian woman stunned docs by asking for a “designer vagina” operation get her granny groove back!

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You may not know about her yet, but Emme is coming to America, and she is bold, fierce and fabulous!

Today we’re talking to Mariella Vitale the Argentine pop star known as Emme, who co-stars in the new film “El Niño Pez” The Child Fish- a sexy thriller about a love affair between the daughter of a wealthy powerful judge and the family maid. This movie is one of the highlights of the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.

Emme is taking questions from you through Facebook where we learn that Emme’s appearance on the cover of Playboy in Argentina was the best selling issue of the year. Listen to show to find out how she represented the Playboy Bunny on her body.

Her bold, refreshing embrace of edgy roles and her own sexuality make her the one to watch.

We’re also talking to documentary filmmaker Andrea Franco Batievsky on her new film “Paolo” which follows her friend Paolo Reategui, a Peruvian gay man living in New York City, searching not just for his father, but for his roots and identity on a journey back to his native Peru.

A pet chihuahua was gone with the wind after a terrible storm blew it far away only to be retrieved with the help of a pet psychic. Was the psychic for real or just stealing dogs to gain new clients?

“Please avoid this area if men having sex in the bushes offends you”- informs a park sign in Amsterdam.

Shadow Hare, a costumed vigilante in Cincinnati, fights crime by roaming the streets in colored spandex with a taser and pepper spray. Is he a real life superhero or just a freaky crackpot?

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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the gayest of them all? Don’t ask questions if you aren’t prepared to hear the answer!

Put on your tiaras! We’re talking to Tony Lewis and Emily Rogers from the new musical spectacle Snow White and the Seven Drag Queens.

Returning from a successful run of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream with a gay twist, Midtangent Productions is back with a sassy and sexy take on the childhood classic.

Come take a bite out of the poison apple as we talk with Tony & Emily about Disney villains and princesses, why children’s fairy tales appeal to gay men and what it’s like working with seven drag queens.

Watch out Snow White! You might have more than one queen going after your crown.

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Mickey mouse has AIDS- scientists have figured out how “humanize” mice by giving them human immune systems, creating a significant advance in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

One woman’s road rage results in her own bizarre death.

Naughty naked gnomes parade through a garden.

A German scientist proves that fish can also become seasick.

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Hailing from the great white north, Deven Green was a runway model, a competitive ice skater and the first female voice for the Canadian movie phone.

Her husband, Joel Bryant, sent Deven the camp sensation, Brenda Dickson’s condescending 1980s “Welcome to My Home” video which has become a Youtube sensation. Devin recognized the parody gold waiting to be mined in the video and her lampoon soon became very popular on Youtube.

The spoof gained her a lot of attention and she’s received a copyright infringement notice from Brenda’s lawyers.

Deven also works another wonderful character, Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian. Betty lays it out on why she truly is deserving of God’s gifts and why you are not.

Listen as we talk with Deven about what’s it like being an outspoken, fierce new media diva in Hollywood, her hot husband actor Joel Bryant and doing comedy shows in men’s prisons.

Plus Devin Shares her insights on becoming a comedy sensation on Youtube!

Did the Kaballah religion destroy Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s marriage or was it Madonna’s obsession with perfection? Sources close to Ritchie say that sex with Maddonna was “cuddling up with gristle” because she worked out four hours everyday.

New website for Christian nymphomaniacs who just can’t get enough of married, monogamous sex. i have a feeling this website is going to get out of control in no time at all. Eventually it will become “Swinging for Jesus.”

The deadliest reality tv show yet- Live Like You’re Dying, is produced by Survivor Jeff Probst and it takes the terminally ill on the last adventure of their life.

[Originally posted on 10.21.08]

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His intense friendship with fellow contestant, the straight prison guard Ben DiChiara, became a focal point of the show and often out-shined the public interest in the competition itself.

Ronnie joins us here to today to talk about how reality TV made him a better person, being betrayed by his porn star escort boyfriend and why embracing your imperfections makes you beautiful.

Plus, questions for Ronnie from you listeners on the Feast of Fun Facebook page:

Photos by Boris Kravchenko and others. Click through for photo credit.

In case you were wondering, Ronnie is all that. His physical attractiveness is matched by his razor sharp wit, eloquence and willingness to poke fun at himself. Ronnie’s going to go far because he’s flexible, takes the work seriously but doesn’t take himself too seriously. I was totally charmed, and he’s single!

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Is your son trying to say he is gay when he paints a 60 foot long penis on the roof of your home?

A little person is saved by little dog in a little country.

And Anne Hathaway is set to play gay icon Judy Garland in the Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland.

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Hailing from the great white north, Deven Green was a runway model, a competitive ice skater and the first female voice for the Canadian movie phone.

Her husband, Joel Bryant, sent Deven the camp sensation, Brenda Dickson’s condescending 1980s “Welcome to My Home” video which has become a Youtube sensation. Devin recognized the parody gold waiting to be mined in the video and her lampoon soon became very popular on Youtube.

The spoof gained her a lot of attention and she’s received a copyright infringement notice from Brenda’s lawyers.

Deven also works another wonderful character, Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian. Betty lays it out on why she truly is deserving of God’s gifts and why you are not.

Listen as we talk with Deven about what’s it like being an outspoken, fierce new media diva in Hollywood, her hot husband actor Joel Bryant and doing comedy shows in men’s prisons.

Plus Devin Shares her insights on becoming a comedy sensation on Youtube!

Did the Kaballah religion destroy Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s marriage or was it Madonna’s obsession with perfection? Sources close to Ritchie say that sex with Maddonna was “cuddling up with gristle” because she worked out four hours everyday.

New website for Christian nymphomaniacs who just can’t get enough of married, monogamous sex. i have a feeling this website is going to get out of control in no time at all. Eventually it will become “Swinging for Jesus.”

The deadliest reality tv show yet- Live Like You’re Dying, is produced by Survivor Jeff Probst and it takes the terminally ill on the last adventure of their life.

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On today’s show choreographer Glenn Packard- the gay roomate of Brook Hogan from the reality TV show Brooke Knows Best talks about being asked about his sexuality by her famous father, the wrestler Hulk Hogan.

In case you missed it, the Hulkster got national press last week for not only asking her daughter’s openly gay roommate about his sexuality on their reality tv show, but for also admitting that some of his wrestling friends are gay. I wonder if it was the Iron Sheik?

So what happened after the conversation? Did Glenn ask Hogan just how straight he was on a scale from one to ten?

Glenn’s a pretty well known choreographer in the pop music scene and looks pretty good in a bathing suit. He’s really hot! Still, we’re dying to know what it was like working with Michael Jackson and Liza Minelli. Did Glenn teach Michael how to moonwalk forwards?

In many ways the popularity of Brooke Knows Best and other reality tv shows featuring primary or secondary gay people really opens up the minds of Americans embrace gay people as part of the family. Kudos to you Glenn!

We chat with Sal-E about some pretty far out underwear news as Queen Victoria’s bloomers just sold at auction at the sweet price of nine thousand dollars. But the more juicy detail is that the bloomers were crotchless. Naughty, naughty! Now we know where the name Victoria’s Secrets’ comes from.

It also interesting to note that Britain’s iconic queen’s measurements put her at five feet tall with a 66 inch waist! Now that’s a Butterball Turkey!

Meanwhile in Springfield, Ohio a creepy guy has been arrested for approaching children’s parents, pretending to be a children’s underwear inspector. Are people just that gullible?

How does a 44 lb. cat, possibly the world’s second largest house cat get lost? Poor tabby. It’s not like she could have run away. Princess Chunk, as they call her at her temporary shelter home will soon be available for adoption if the real owner doesn’t turn up.

A pile drive of flavor and fun- Feast of Fools.

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On today’s show, Scott Bradley and Jonny Stax, the real-life gay couple behind the Scooty and JoJo show, join us to talk about being one of Chicago’s trashiest, campiest and funniest entertainment companies around.

Listen as Johnny and Scott talk about creating the Carpenter’s Halloween Special, Tran the Atari Musical and Mollywood the Musical. We joke with the duo that they create their shows from 80s mad libs or mixed up piles of Trivial Pursuit.

We met Jonny Stax about four years ago at one of our last pre-podcast shows we did at Schubas, where he haggled with a woman for a purple Feast of Fools t-shirt that we gave away from the stage. The t-shirt didn’t even have the “.net” added to it to refer to the website.

I remember making this t-shirt with Marc and how good we thought the colors looked together. It looked like a little Mardi Gras. It’s so nice to see our baby come home for a visit! These t-shirts do hold up against time, so you know that they will hold up at least four years down the road.

Did you check out Will Smith and David Letterman’s same sex kiss? The hunky actor dazzled the late night talk show host Monday when we went on to promote his new film, when all of a sudden the two men found themselves kissing each other.

Will Smith must be making up for taking the bad advice of homophobe actor Denzel Washington to not do a gay kiss in the film “Six Degrees of Seperation” despite the gay kiss being crucial to the plot. And poor Paul Schaffer will just have to play the keyboards alone tonight.

Also- pink doggie poop, God the Florida black guy who just loves cocaine and bad internet domain names (in the comments section.)

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The internet helped him connect with the greater world around him when he couldn’t create a gay-straight alliance in his school and he left to be home schooled. To grow up a gay, eccentric and flamboyant teen has never been easy especially in a small conservative town in Tennessee.

If it weren’t for the internet where would Chris Crocker be?

Today Chris is one of the most watched and imitated video bloggers online. His iconic video of himself weeping and imploring the public to “Leave Britney Alone” made him a household name.

Chris’ videos represent the dramatic change we’re seeing in how we create and consume media. Chris’ videos are just as popular as the YouTube Presidential debates or the evening news. For millions of people everywhere, his opinion matters.

Despite this, old media companies are threatened by Chris popularity because of his bold desire to express himself at any cost. They can’t control him and he doesn’t need them.

It’s easy to question the authenticity of Chris’ videos because he’s just that good. He’s eerily in touch with his dark emotions and quickly cuts through the hypocrisy of the “haters” with his wit and words.

“Leave Britney Alone” proves to be one of the most emotionally over the top videos I’ve ever seen online. I believe Chris cried not so much for Britney Spears but rather to express the pain and suffering he endured having gone through the hell of homophobia as a teenager. In many ways, Chris Crocker represents the tortured gay youth who fought back and lived.

Chris Crocker really is a huge fan of Britney Spears, even though she has conservative leanings and a complete lack of interest in gay rights of any kind. Remember, she was FOR the War in Iraq and said in many interviews that we should “stand by our President” despite his reckless policies.

Chris sees something bigger inside of Britney. He believes her to be a liberal person trapped by the conservative world around her.

People can’t leave Britney alone or any other tragic celebrity for that matter because they help us cope with our everyday problems. When we see someone richer, more attractive and more powerful than us struggling to hold on, it makes it easy to come to peace with our place in the world.

On today’s show Chris Crocker joins us to talk in-depth about his popular video blog, his passion for following people’s horoscope and how he may team up with Puerto Rican TV astrologer Walter Mercado to reach a hip, young new audience. We also talk with Chris about how he personally deals with the vicious hate online and offline, what he thinks of all those parody videos of his work and where in Los Angeles you should hang out if you want to hook up with Chris.

And we put to rest the rumors surrounding Chris’ HIV/AIDS conspiracy as a government biological weapon gone wrong and being vilified for simply being himself and being good at it!

Your broken beer bottle in the bar fight against homophobia- Feast of Fools.

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Calpernia Addams, the Peabody Prize winning writer, actress and activist, best known on the Feast of Fools for her single “Stunning” joins us today to talk about the genesis of that fabulous dance song.

“Stunning” came out one of the episodes from her brand new reality tv series “Transamerican Love Story” a revolutionary elimination dating show featuring Calpernia as a trans woman searching for romance from a small group of handsome men.

The version we play on the show was remixed by Robbie D. We had the pleasure of hanging with Robbie D. at Idapolooza music festival in Tennessee in 2001 and Marc got to paint his ass blue!

Calpernia’s reality show is like The Bachelorette but with a fabulous trannie as the prize. You get to see an inside look at the men who are attracted to transsexual women and what it will take to win her heart. We recommend buying the season pass on the iTunes Music store, that way you’ll get every episode as it’s released each week, much like this podcast!

Life hasn’t always been stunning for Calpernia.

Calpernia was thrust into the public spotlight in 1999 when her lover, Pvt. Barry Winchell was harassed and murdered by his fellow soldiers after rumors of their relationship circulated around the base.

A controversial New York Times article titled “An Inconvenient Woman” portrayed GLBT groups as trying to qualify their relationship as “homosexual” in order to draw attention to the problems with the U.S. Military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy banning lesbians, trans, gays and bi folks from serving their country.

Because of this intense life-changing event, Calpernia decided to become an activist for more positive media portrayals of transsexual women.

She participated in the production of “Soldier’s Girl” as an on set consultant to keep the story true to her experience. The film won several awards and featured Lee Pace from Pushing Daisies as Calpernia.

Join Kennidi Monroe, Marc Felion and me Fausto Fernós as we talk with Cali about her friendship with web-designer Andrea James, dealing with unpopular contestants and Calpernia’s list of stupid questions not to ask a Trannie. Of course, we asked her anyway, well not really.

Don’t miss the last part of the show where Calpernia teaches me how to force feminize my voice. I sound almost as stunning as she does!

This is the podcast that uses the voice you want to use- Feast of Fools.

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On today’s show we’re talking to Josh Walker, musical director, actor and composer. Josh wrote the 50th anniversary anthem for Little People of America, the world’s largest organization for people of small stature and Josh is openly gay.

Sorry fellas, Josh is taken. In fact, he met his boyfriend David Andora in a Disney chatroom online. How gay is that?

If you think being gay makes you feel alone in the world, imagine what it’s like being gay and a little person. There’s just not a lot of openly gay little people out there. So, please listen to today’s show as we talk to Josh about what it’s like being a minority within a minority.

Because Josh is gay and a little person and in musical theater, he deeply understands the issues about being an outsider. One of the challenges Little People share is that many average sized folks don’t see them as equals, they see them as inferiors, children or even worse- monsters.

Now, Josh works full-time for four months of the year as a elf and as a teddy bear in drag in the world famous Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Josh loves this job and we chat about what happens when the elves meet the Rockettes behind the scenes?

What steps do Little People take to make the world a better place for everyone? What’s up with the terms “little people,” “midgets” and “dwarfs?”

And because you were thinking about it, we chat about the behind the scenes of one of the gayest movies ever- “The Wizard of Oz.” Did they have Munchkin orgies? Did this really happen and how hot were they or was it just bad publicity? Which is the best musical- Wicked, The Wiz, or The Wizard of Oz? Weigh in folks on your opinion!

We went out for drinks and karaoke after the taping of the show!!! We had lots of fun! Thanks Josh.

The big podcast that fits inside your little iPod- Feast of Fools.

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Get your mind out of the gutter. I’m talking about the delicious Polish donut that is only offered before Lent as a way to get rid of all the junk food ingredients in the house. This is a religious thing.

And what a wonderful way to be religious: by stuffing your face full of cheese-filled pastry. Yum. If all religious dogma went down this easy, I’d be on my knees all the time.

Did you vote today? Before you go out to celebrate Mardi Gras, don’t forget to vote in the primaries if they are happening in your state. Also known as Super Tuesday, it’s the day where most of the states in the Union decide who the candidate is going to be in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election.

Be sure to send us your cheeky pictures of you voting, and we will email you some special FOF beads. Try not to get arrested this time.

Join our gal-pal Tracy Tyler, Marc Felion and me, Fausto Fernós as we talk about Mississippi lawmakers proposing a ban in restaurants to serve obese customers and the up-and-coming National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

If your congregation struggles with homophobia, be sure to get your hands on AFC’s set of tools and resources created specifically to help Black churches spark discussions about HIV/AIDS in their communities and peeps.

As Will Smith says: “We All Have AIDS” and as Adrianne Curry says: “We Are All African American.” Represent!

On today’s show we’re also chatting with super sexy “bi-loving” actor Marcus Patrick about his appearance in Rosario Dawson’s “Descent” and his bold character’s participation in a brutal story of revenge.

Marcus talks about some of his past jobs that include posing nude for Playgirl, acting in American Soap Operas and being in a Boy band that was put together by Simon Cowell.

The podcast that fills your plate with delicious, chewy goodness- Feast of Fools.

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Brainchild of filmmaker Joshua Grannell, Peaches Christ is well known in San Francisco for the 10-year-running Midnight Mass movie events where drag queens perform tacky skits before the screening of a campy feature film.

The hilarious, insane and loosely scripted performances with outrageous costumes (check out her film-dress here) hark back to the hippie Cockette shows of the late 1960s. Peaches is our kind of gal!

Don’t let the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence inspired eye make-up fool you. Peaches Christ is dead serious about her love of film and the success of Midnight Mass is a testament to her passion for great movies and the value of a gay sensibility.

Like our friend Curtis Jensen says, Peaches is a guardian of our culture: “Peaches is presenting a forum for the screening of these films that have always had a special layer of meaning for Queer audiences. I see her as a the queer equivalent of the Cinematheque in Paris, where for years film enthusiasts could be educated about film. She is educating a new generation of queers about the rich cultural heritage of camp and cult film.”

So much in fact that in 2007, Peaches Christ celebrated the ten year anniversary of Midnight Mass with guest appearances by John Waters, Elvira, and Tura Satana. Campy celebrities love Peaches.

So kids, grab a bucket of popcorn and take notes! Class is in session.

Join Marc Felion and me Fausto Fernós as we talk with Peaches about some of the sickest, wildest and most hilarious movies of all time. What does Peaches think about such fabulous films like:
• Valley of the Dolls
• Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
• Mommie Dearest
• Showgirls
• The Bad Seed
• The Women

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Before RJ admitted it, before Clay denied it, there was the one and only Jim Verraros. Jim was going to college downtown when a friend suggested he try out for the television show, which at the time was unknown what a hit it was going to be. He just walked and sang his way into the top ten, next to Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini.

Placing 9th on the first season, Jim was one of the most talked about contestants to ever appear on American Idol. Because he was raised by deaf parents, he is fluent in American Sign Language. As a child, Jim ironically excelled in singing and acting at a very early age so much that the school’s music teachers had the task of explaining his talent to his parents who were naturally unaware of Jim’s abilities.

When you meet Jim face to face, you get a sense like you’ve known him all along. Warm and embracing, he’s the kind of person who you would have been best friends with in high school.

On today’s show Jim joins Gregg Shaprio, Marc Felion and me your true blue pal Fausto Fernós to talk about the sacrifices and benefits of being out gay man in the music and film industry.

Jim comes to talk about his new film, “Eating Out Two: Sloppy Seconds” a bedroom face about where queer youth try to find sex. Although these new type of films owe a lot to the works of the great John Waters, they share a common thread with films like “Porky’s” and “American Pie” in their sophomorphic goofiness and superficial sex escapades. It’s fun, like eating cotton candy, but it’s mostly sugar. Did we mention there’s full frontal nudity in the film?

Jim has been keeping busy this past year working on a follow up to his album “Rollercoaster” which he collaborated with Gabe Lopez. Some of the songs have a catchy disco groove like “I Want You” and others get darker and sexier with the irresistible “So Deep.” So go buy it here, right now.

Click here to check out our photos taken of us with Jim Verraros.
Click here to visit Jim Verraros’ website.

[Our first interview with Jim Verraros, originally posted on October 27, 2006.]

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