Feast of Fun : Gay Talk Show

In the wake of pro football star Michael Sam coming out, Eric Lueshen, a former kicker for the Nebraska Cornhuskers was encouraged by others to come forward and share his own coming out story. Even though Eric was openly gay to his friends, family and team-mates in high school, in 2002 he was recruited by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to play as their place kicker. Listen as Eric Lueshen chats with us about the challenges of being out in sports and he shares his heartfelt message of hope, love and acceptance.

Every Memorial Day weekend thousands of leather folks from around the world gather in Chicago for the International Mr. Leather contest and conference. The contest traces its roots back to the Mr. Gold Coast Chicago leatherman contest that was organized a year after the Stonewall riots. Today we’re joined by Mr. Chicago Leather 2014 Miguel Torres and his friend Chicago gay nightlife photographer extraordinaire Anthony Meade whose alter ego is the she-larious Sister Bitch, a Sister of Perpetual Indulgence.

One of the hot topics we've been covering is the controversy over RuPaul's Drag Race use of the word tranny and she-male. Today we're joined by Parke Marie Molloy, one blogger who's led the charge against using these words and says we can't move forward towards equality if we don't address this issue. Listen as Parker Marie talks takes us to task for some of the things we’ve said on this show and Parker receives a special phone call from Alaska Thunderfuck

Today political junkie and gospel singer Richard Streetman joins us to talk about the latest election in North Carolina that involves openly gay American Idol contestant Clay Aiken and anti-marriage equality drag queen Mona Sinclair, under his legal name Steve Wiles. For years Richard Streetman worked for some of Chicago top politicians including President Obama long before he hit the national stage. As a South Carolinian, Richard has a lot of unque and hilarious insights into their quirky politics.

There’s still a lot of hot talk happening over banning language in reaction to the She-Male challenge on RuPaul’s Drag Race and the show’s removal of the phrase “You Got She-Male.” Today the fabulous and SHE-larious Madison Hinton, joins us to talk in-depth about the DragRace/She-Male/Trans language controversy, and why it’s not such a bad thing for folks to be caught up in this hot debate.

One of the more powerful apps to transform gay men’s love lives is Scruff, the creation of Johnny Skandros and Eric Silverberg. But with new technology comes new challenges on how to use it best. You may have 99 problems, but getting some good dick should not be one of them. Today, the fabulous Johnny Scruff shares with us the secrets to making the most of your social apps whether you’re looking for mister right or mister right-now-and-make-it-snappy!

OMG! Another hilarious sorority letter is making the rounds on the internet, this one implores young women to have lots of sex, swallow loads, get drunk and then judge others for being sluts. Today the fabulous Tommy Holl joins us to take a look at this outrageous letter and the controversy over Alaska’s comedy video getting yanked off the Huffington Post for depicting violence towards a transgender character.

One of the most amazing plays we’ve seen in a while is Brandon Ogborn’s The TomKat Project, featuring Brianna Baker. It’s a snarky uncovering of the layers of truth behind the gruesome media spectacle of the Tom Cruise to Katie Holmes Scientology arranged marriage. They are back at it with Young Couple, a new comedy web series about the awkward lives of a young couple in a complicated second marriage. Today Brandon Ogborn, Brianna Baker and their director Mike Malarkey join us to talk about turning their past relationships into a web series.

Probably no other pop star has been more parodied than Madonna, and nobody pulls off a more flawless job than Nadya Ginsburg, the woman of a 1000 voices. Today, Nadya joins us to take a look at Madonna’s hilariously ridiculous skincare product line, her surprise aerobics class in Toronto and her new upcoming Madonnalouge webseries.

Ru-oh, Logo just Ru-pologized for the use of "She-Male" launching another firestorm. Today cranky Brian Sweeney joins us to take a look at the toxic habits of miserable people, and why nagging only makes you feel better at the moment but isn’t an effective tool for bringing about lasting change. Is it possible to both celebrate the outrageous nature of drag queens and also choose to avoid certain words that can be hurtful?

These days, about the biggest way you can insult someone is by calling them boring. Normal. Basic Bitches, a hip-hop slang is getting big on the internet: #basicbitches. A basic bitch is someone who thinks they are brilliant innovators, when in reality are just following the herd. Joining us is one of the most basic gay bitches we know, Tommy Holl to take a look at why we worry about the reasons why we like things. Are you a basic gay bitch?

Hollywood loves a good reboot because it’s easy to make money on shows from the past that have an already existing fan base. Sadly too many of these projects flop, ruining the original with the stench of their failure. Today blogger Robyn Pennacchia joins us to take a look at fabulous TV shows time forgot, when sitcoms and sci-fi were filled with good writing and fabulous theme songs.

For decades Heklina has been hosting the world’s longest running drag show in San Francisco: Trannyshack. Heklina is such an institution we’re kinda surprised she isn’t on display at a museum in the Castro. Now there's rumors that Heklina is contemplating changing the name of her infamous night to T-Shack. Is she finally getting with the times or is she just selling out to expand her brand?

It's not easy coming out of the closet at any age. Writer Nikki Levy feared that she wasn’t ever going to have any children, so when she turned 30, Nikki overnight went from being a nice Jewish gay woman to being a nice heterosexual Jewish woman by simply switching the gender interest on her online profiles. Listen as Nikki shares with us her hilarious coming out story, out, in and then out again, and takes us for an inside look at working as a movie producer in Hollywood.

The Girl Scouts of America are facing an attack on their main delicious source of revenue- their cookies! Nutritionally conscious moms are challenging the group, saying the sugary snacks have no place in young girl’s lives. Today comedian Jen Kober, who as a kid ate over 100 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies in 17 days, joins us to take a look at the controversy surrounding those delicious Samoas, Shortbreads and Thin Mints.