Today we kick off our series of interviews from deep in the heart of Texas in Austin during SXSW with comedian Heather Gold.
Listen as Heather talks with us about her talk show Tummelvision, the queering of this year’s conference, how Sarah Palin works the internet and why entertainers need social media to keep their audience.
Comedian Heather Gold is gay for the internet, and for a whole lot of other things.
On her weekly cutting edge show on the art of social engagement, Heather discusses politics and relationships with web celebrities. The unusually named Tummelvision refers to the Yiddish word, Tummler which is an entertainer or master of ceremonies who encourages audience interaction.
Today we kick off our series of interviews from deep in the heart of Texas in Austin during the South by Southwest Interactive Conference.
As one of the creators of Equality Camp, Heather works to bring tech experts and activists together to organize the gay marriage movement.
Listen as Heather shares with us her take on the queering of this year’s technology conference, techno chickens, how Sarah Palin works the internet and why entertainers need to embrace social media to keep their audience.
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For gay, lesbian, bi and trans folks blogging is an exciting way to discover their sexier side by reflecting on their experiences with others.
Today we continue our series of interviews with well known bloggers. Kinky writer, queer butch top, Sinclair Sexsmith of the Sugarbutch Chronicles talks about her journey writing erotica, coming out and New York City’s Lesbian Sex Mafia!
For gay, lesbian, bi and trans folks telling our stories is vital to our personal growth.
The internet creates a safe space for people to discover the sexier side of themselves by reflecting on their experiences with others.
Today we continue our series of interviews with well known bloggers who know how make it happen. We have kinky writer, queer butch top, Sinclair Sexsmith of the Sugarbutch Chronicles.
Listen as we chat with Sinclair about her journey writing erotica, coming out in your blog and New York City’s Lesbian Sex Mafia!
How do you avoid getting your site blocked because of its sexy content?
The controversy over Hot Top Butches, dealing with haters on your blog and why losing guilt over sex may be the most important thing you can do.
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Humorous Lesbian Stand Up Comedian Vickie Shaw on Comedy Central. She is pretty funny.
K.d. lang and Sarah McLachlan to open the Vancouver games. Could the Winter Olympics BE anymore lezzie?
Comedian Sabrina Matthews was scuba diving off the coast of Myanmar when she was attacked by a barracuda that sliced through her diving mask and slit her left eyeball wide open.
A year and several operations later, she sees the world in a whole new way so please join us as Sabrina fill us in on her life and experience as a stand up comedian. In the news: Funny food from Down Under, Sexy Santas and fish that safe to eat.
Comedian Sabrina Matthews was scuba diving off the coast of Myanmar when she was attacked by a barracuda that sliced through her diving mask and slit her left eyeball wide open. A year and several operations later, Sabrina sees the world in a whole new way.
Being a comedian and having a disability is like being a superhero in a comic book with the heightened powers of keen observation. Sabrian’s noticed almost all eye injuries portrayed in movies involve the left eye while the right eye is the untouched or sacred eye of film?
Join us as Sabrina fill us in on her life and experience as a stand up comedian. Just because she’s gay doesn’t mean that she hasn’t noticed what men do with their own packages. Why do guys touch themselves so much? Why do comedians look down on dick jokes? We have the answers.
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Australians up in arms that over emu and kangaroo flavored potato chips because the animals are the national symbols of Oz.
Safe and sustainable fish to eat.
Santas in Estonia give up their whips so they won’t frighten the children.
And a statue of Michelangelo’s David on Texas lawn is dressed up as a sexy St. Nick which leaves children asking “Why is Santa naked?”
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TV shows are known for ratings stunts during sweeps.
Characters get married, have babies, die or visit alternate universes in order to stop an army of organic/mechanical hybrids that eat thermometers to stay alive–which seems…
Claire and Gretchen on Heroes.
Characters get married, have babies, die or visit alternate universes in order to stop an army of organic/mechanical hybrids that eat thermometers to stay alive–which seems plausible now that I’ve seen it on “Fringe.”
It seems lately that more shows are having characters get their gay on.
Two “straight” characters on two different TV shows have same-sex experiences recently–OK, chaste, harmless experiments. On “Heroes” immortal cheerleader Clare Bennett, played by Hayden Panettiere, shared a kiss with Gretchen, her college roommate. On “Gossip Girl” manipulative antagonist Chuck Bass locked lips with a tertiary character named Josh. Both main characters–Claire and Chuck–were passive participants in these closed-mouth kisses. There was no reciprocal smooching going on.
Claire seemed afraid and Chuck seemed bored–but maybe that’s just Ed Westwick’s poor acting.
Is this same-sex smooching something the gay community should celebrate? It brings homosexuality and bisexuality to the forefront on TV. Or should the community admonish the showrunners for using gay story lines only for shock value to increase ratings?
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Getting a hold of celebrities is difficult, especially when you call the wrong number. It’s very nice when the person on the other end of the line is polite though. Leave it to the Canadians to be like that. They’re just happy to get a phone call, even if it’s a wrong one.
When we finally get out and proud comedian Elvira Kurt on the phone, we are surprised that she has become a lesbian dad to a real live human baby. We never find out the name of the baby but we are glad that Elvira gets to experience the joy of parenthood since so much of her act is based on her growing up. That’s the best thing about parenting, you get to put your kid through all the things your parents put you through.
In her act, Elvira channels the spirit of her mother, Irene, a bleak Hungarian immigrant. Elvira practically becomes Irene who has a think accent and always sees the dark side of things. For Irene, life is hard, bleak and everything you love will break you heart and disappoint you. Elvira claims that the Eastern European stereotype of despair and gloom is based on her mother.
We chat with Ms Kurt about Girls School, an all-girl comedy movement. It seems that girls in girls schools perform better than girls in co-ed schools so they figure that girls on an all girl comedy tour would perform better without men. It’s sort of an comedy version of the Michigan Womyn’s Festival.
Our lovely Gem Sweater Diva and a FoF favorite guest Leslie Hall performed in the review. She even stayed at Elvira’s house. Did you know Leslie has a tail? She doesn’t really but Elvira says that she leads a “marsupial” lifestyle. We think she means “nocturnal,” but you never know, so don’t be surprised if you see Leslie hanging from a tree someday.
Elvira is a widely successful Canadian comedian both north and south of the border. She’s made many TV appearances and even hosted her own talk show in Canada. You can find out more about Elvira at her website.
A big thanks to Nick for tirelessly working to bring celebrities like Elvira Kurt on the show!
[Originally posted on 05.02.07]
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Comedian Sabrina Matthews shares her story of being attacked by a barracuda off the coast of Myanmar, her unusual treatment at a foreign hospital, and how the US government almost left her to languish in Thai prison.
Late last year comedian Sabrina Matthews was scuba diving off the coast of Myanmar when she was attacked by a barracuda which sliced through the side of her diving mask and slit her left eye.
She was rushed over the Burmese border to a Thai hospital and underwent surgery which was just the start of a lengthy battle to save her vision.
On today’s show Sabrina shares her extraordinary ordeal of the fish attack, her unusual treatment at a foreign hospital, and how the US government almost left her to languish in Thai prison.
How did she survive this chaotic incident? And was the food good in the Thai Hospital?
Listen as we talk about why fast food popcorn shrimp may be destroying our seas and why Barracudas are turning to cannibalism in order to survive. What can you do to help the ocean?
You can catch Sabrina’s act along with Jason Dudey and Ant at the Baltimore Comedy Factory on July 19th and at Blue Moon in Rehoboth Beach on July 22. And for the ladies, you can see her with Vicki Shaw at the tip of Michigan’s thumb for Windover’s Comedy Weekend on August 29.
Michael Jackson news- his memorial will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
According to his will, Michael Jackson asked his mother to raise his children and named soul legend Diana Ross as an alternative guardian in the event of his parent’s death. Will Diana eventually become the head of his estate or will Deborah Rowe get custody?
Due to climate change, wild sheep in Scotland are shrinking in size.
A woman forces her lover to surgically remove at least one of his penises.
Universal Studios wins a bidding war for the rights to the 80s video game Asteroids and has plans to adapt the popular board games Battleship and Candyland to the big screen.
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Interview with living lesbian music legend Gretchen Phillips on the early days of her band Two Nice Girls, nurturing your creative spirit and her first new album in five years “I Was Just Comforting Her.”
Way before Melissa Etheridge and k.d. lang came out of the closet as loving the ladies, Gretchen Phillips wrote songs about the joys of being queer. Being a lesbian in her view was not only fabulous, but hilarious! One of her biggest hits was with the band Two Nice Girls and their song “I Spent My Last $10 (on Birth Control and Beer)” gained national attention, including a mention in Rolling Stone Magazine.
The band broke eventually up, but their music lives on. Last year, they re-released their first album on iTunes for everyone to enjoy.
Since then, this living lesbian legend has been part of The Gretchen Phillips Experience, Dusty Trails, Joan Of Arkansas, Phillips & Driver, Lord Douglas Phillips and The Gretchen Phillips Ministries as well as performing as a solo artist.
She has more bands than I have ex-boyfriends!
Listen as Gretchen plays some hits from the past and performs songs from her first new album in five years, I Was Just Comforting Her.
Join us as we talk about how survive creatively when your band breaks up, appropriating Southern Christian religious right wing culture and the magic of low-fidelity music in a digital world.
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For over 25 years, Kate Clinton has worked as a political commentator and comedian on stage and television, succeeding as an out lesbian.
Before Ellen, Before Rosie and even before Lily Tomlin, there was Kate Clinton.
A self-described Stonehenge lesbian, feminist humorist or fumerist, Clinton paved the way for many queer people in the world of comedy at a time when being gay was the butt of the joke, not the person telling them.
Because of people like Kate, we can do what we do today on our talk show. Thank you!
Kate just participated in the ancient ritual of sage burning to clear the bad mojo at the White House left by the Bushes and she got into trouble
But not with the Feds, but with Native Americans. Find out what happened on today’s show.
Listen as Kate joins us to talk about video blogging, her hopes for the new president, her long career as a comedian and the future of the gay rights moment.
Thanks to Paula who put us in contact with Kate. Listeners like you make a real difference.
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