Feast of Fun : Gay Talk Show

This podcast is a lot like Thanksgiving dinner- the main course is turkey, and the side dish is stuffing with lots of fruits and nuts. Today we’re taking a look at the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, what secret tips will make your feast fun and fabulous! Brian Sweeney joins us to also take a look at the new Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire, which is being compared to Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

With the holidays just around the corner, a lot of folks are not looking forward to dealing with those bigoted relatives that make the whole family miserable. Today blogger Nico Lang joins us to talk about his grandma, who is fine with him being gays as long as he doesn’t bring a black guy home. How do you handle the racist grandma in your life?

Even though he often gets compared to Paul McCartney, Jann Klose’s down to earth style captures a relatable warmth and casual spirit. He was recently featured as the singing voice for Tim Buckley in the film Greetings from Tim Buckley which follows the journey the acclaimed musician Jeff Buckley took in dealing with the legacy of his late musician father. Today Jann Klose joins us for a live music podcast, playing songs from his new album — Mosaic including “Song to the Siren” written by Tim Buckley.

Everyone knows insurance is a huge racket. You pay money over the years and then they use any excuse to weasel out on your claim. Celebrities have more disposable cash than common sense, so some have insured their asses to protect their assets. Today the hilarious Matteo Lane joins us to pick through the random body parts celebrities get insured for millions and billions of dollars.

Everyone knows insurance is a huge racket. You pay money over the years and when you need it, the company figures out a way of weaseling out on making good on your claim.Some celebrities have more disposable cash than common sense, so they have insured their asses to protect their assets.Today the hilarious Matteo Lane joins us to pick through the random body parts celebrities get insured for millions and billions of dollars.Mariah Carey’s legs are insured for one billion dollars, and I can’t even afford health insurance. The tampon alone for that costs $10k.MATTEO LANE: https://twitter.com/MatteoLanePlus–➤ Lady Gaga lashes out against Madonna and Perez Hilton on the Howard Stern Show, saying all this hate is stemming from the fact that Madonna is mad that Gaga doesn’t care about what she has to say about her.➤ Gaga also says she’s open to the idea of a three way with her hunky boyfriend Taylor Kinney.➤ A man mysteriously dies after opening a box labeled Pandora.➤ HIV positive people can now donate their organs to other HIV positive folks.➤ Why all divas eventually go bonkers.____________________FEAST OF FUN IS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF FABULOUS PEOPLE LIKE YOU.LISTEN TO THOUSANDS LEGENDARY SHOWS 
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One of the fun things about RuPaul’s Drag Race is imagining yourself competing against the world’s most sickoning queens, so the fabulous Reddit community for the show developed their own Lip Sync for Your Life contest on YouTube, or as we like to call it Drag Race at Home. Today we’re chatting with the winner Ariel Italic, the beautiful creation of performer Chris Kelly who enjoyed lip syncing so much at home, he’s now taking it out to the streets and into the bars of New York City!

Happiness! Feeling good with the way things are can be tricky, a lot of miserable people wouldn’t know happiness if it came up to them and did a lap dance. Today we’re taking a look at what made these guys happy over the course of their lives. Things you think will make you happy that really won't and some easy hacks that will make you a happier person instantly.

Good news everyone! It’s official. Illinois lawmakers passed Marriage Equality, beating out Hawaii and New Mexico as the fifteenth state to allow same sex marriage. What took you so long? Joining us to celebrate is blogger Robyn Pennachia, who covers politics and all sorts of delicious topics for the blog Death and Taxes.

For the past two decades, DJ Greg Haus has been working at Berlin Nightclub in Chicago as the Entertainment Department manager, bringing in some of the biggest names in gay underground entertainment, you know, pretty much all the judges on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Today, Greg Haus joins us to talk about all the celebrities that have torn it up at the club and the notorious drag queens who bombed at the venue.

When Julie Brown’s song “Homecoming Queen’s Got a Gun” first came out, it seemed ridiculous for a teenager to bring a gun to school to kill everyone. Boy have times changed. Julie Brown’s hit song is being turned into a full musical now running in L.A. with Drew Droege as Debbie the murderous homecoming queen and Marsian Dellis as Nancy Reagan.

Horror films are inherently ridiculous– besides the notion that whenever teenagers have sex they have to be immediately killed by a supernatural monster, the idea of a sustained drama where dread and tension are rolled into moral themes seems over the top.But like cheesy haunted houses, people can’t get enough of their favorite horror films. Today’ we’re on a double date with Peaches Christ and Brian Sweeney talking about outrageous moments in horror films.Plus–➤ A tribute to the chainsaw.➤ Where would movie monsters be without their rusty chainsaw?➤ The theatrical origins of horror films.➤ How the very gay Nightmare on Elm Street movie was made.____________________FEAST OF FUN IS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF FABULOUS PEOPLE LIKE YOU.LISTEN TO THOUSANDS LEGENDARY SHOWS 
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Horror films are inherently ridiculous– besides the notion that whenever teenagers have sex they have to be immediately killed by a supernatural monster, the idea of a sustained drama where dread and tension are rolled into moral themes seems over the top. But like cheesy haunted houses, people can’t get enough of their favorite horror films. Today’ we’re on a double date with Peaches Christ and Brian Sweeney talking about outrageous moments in horror films.

It takes a village to dress a drag queen. Behind some of the biggest names in the drag world is Ivy Winters, sewing up fabulous frocks for gals like Manilla Luzon and Lady Bunny. Today Ivy Winters joins us to talk about costumes, clowns and queens, his fabulous gay family and all the behind the scenes dirt from RuPaul’s Drag Race.

On Tuesday over three thousand folks, including us, rallied in the freezing rain at Illinois State Capitol to demand action on the pending Marriage Equality bill. Today Brian Sweeney joins us to look at the fight for Marriage Equality in Illinois, and why for some strange reason neither couples nor families were prominently featured at the rally.

The war on Christmas is just right wing propaganda, when in fact there is a very real attack always going towards Halloween. Comedian Brian Sweeney joins us to take a look at why the attack on Halloween is bi-partisan, from tea-partiers claiming the holiday is socialist, since you give out free candy to kids to liberal college students launching awareness campaigns against some costumes because they are racist.