Feast of Fun : Gay Talk Show

Musicians have always been accused of being in league with the devil, and in many instances they actually declare themselves Satanists in order to appear rebellious. Comedian Brian Sweeney joins us again to examine the ridiculousness of why some religions have the concept of the devil who makes people do bad things, or for some crazy reason, make music that sells really well. Part 2 of 2.

Since its founding, Chicago has always been a place where people come to get their groove on. Today historians Jill Austin and Jennifer Brier, co-curators of the 'Out in Chicago' exhibit at the Chicago History Museum join us to about “outing” historical figures, secret gay codes and how gay men cruised at the turn of the century.

Inside Paul Soileau there are two very different drag queens. One is an angel, the friendly Rebecca Havemeyer, an aristocratic southern belle that gets invited to all the fabulous parties.The other is a devil, the repugnant Christeene, a wildly insane hot mess who tears it up on stage with her rapid fire songs, spitting like a cobra to an adoring audience.Both are fabulous and part of Paul Soileu’s creative genius but which one will ultimately gain control? Two queens enter, one queen leaves.Today Paul joins us to talk about Christeene’s upcoming debut album, and winning Barcelona’s gay film festivals award for best actor for his work in director Kyle Henry’s film “Fourplay: Tampa.”Join us as we talk with Paul about his sex life as a famous drag queen, touring Europe and what do you call a hillbilly if they live in a swamp?Plus--➤ People just wanted to vote for pizza, not Herman Cain. Pizza for President 2012!➤ Kermit and Miss Piggy’s social impact on acceptance for unusual couples.➤ Queer Bomb – why does Austin, Texas need more than just one Pride celebration?➤ Fierce young black gay men tear it up at Chicago’s World AIDS Day Ball Extravaganza. Who was paragon, and who was chop!?➤ A New Zealand Pizza Chain gets in trouble for a hateful misfortune cookie that read ““You will marry a transgender”.➤ A salute to the hilarious but thankfully short political career of Herman Cain. The Pizza and pussy loving Republican for President didn’t quit, but in his words “suspended his campaign” while wearing sunglasses that made him look like Lady Gaga.

One of the biggest hits of the past year has been Randall’s Wild Wild World of Animals, a series of wildlife videos on sharks, bullfrogs, sloths and honey badgers all narrated by the fabulously gay Randall.In his most popular video, “The Crazy Nasty Ass Honey Badger,” Randall chronicles one of the cutest and most fearless creatures in the Animal Kingdom as it goes about its day devouring beehives and poisonous cobras.The Honey Badger video went viral with over 21 million views on YouTube alone, making Randall an overnight sensation and inserting fabulous catch phrases such as “Honey Badger don’t care, honey badger doesn’t give a shit” into everyday conversations.Today we’re talking with Randall himself over the phone from his home on the west coast about his love of animals and why he chooses to be so mysterious.Listen as Randall opens up about his love life, his past frustrations as a Off Off Broadway playwright and what life is like after hitting viral success.Plus,➤ What kind of animal does Randall like in the bedroom?➤ How Sarah Palin tried to ride the Honey Badger wave but couldn’t take the heat. ➤ Are the Marines the gayest branch of the military since they reached out to Randall to narrate a recruitment video? ➤ His upcoming TV series, book and iPhone apps. ➤ What shocking fact about the Honey Badger is too hot for his video?➤ And Randall for the first time ever, reveals on the show his full name.____________________FEAST OF FUN IS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF FABULOUS PEOPLE LIKE YOU.LISTEN TO THOUSANDS LEGENDARY SHOWS 
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All Hail Queen Joan, the boogie woogie queen from the Bayou! We are thrilled to have discovered musician Joan Atwell’s YouTube channel, Ivory Tickler Mama, where she plays love songs on her accordion to all the animals on her farm.Think of Joan as the horse whisperer but instead of whispering to the horses she’s banging on her accordion and wailing out her favorite ditties to all the cats, dogs and cows.Joan claims her menagerie of animals love her music and we do too! We love hearing her animals bark and moo along in a wonderfully wacky chorus to her music. It’s just a matter of time before Joan’s wild videos become a viral hit.While her husband works a long hard day in a chicken processing plant, Joan also jams on the piano with her mom, who she calls momma Kat, or is it her cat named momma cat? We’re not sure.Listen as Madame Joan talks about her creative life as a video blogger, eating beaver and singing telegrams as Elva, Elvis’ kissing cousin who taught him everything he knows.Joan also pulls out the accordion and wows us with some great American classic tunes.____________________FEAST OF FUN IS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF FABULOUS PEOPLE LIKE YOU.LISTEN TO THOUSANDS LEGENDARY SHOWS 
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"She's a very freaky girl, the kind you don't take home to momma."When we told our listeners that we were going to Austin, Texas, everyone said “Bring back Christeene,” one of the trashiest drag queens in the Southwest.The creation of Paul Soileau, Christeene rose out of the skanky waters of Hurricane Katrina like a greasy Venus floating in a garbage can.https://christeenemusic.comShe’s a lost child, with the soul of killer shark, chomping through preconceptions of drag and entertainment, and audiences everywhere love it.Christeene just got back from from sold-out shows in Paris, New York and San Francisco. She’ll be performing at SXSW and her new video single “Bustin’ Brown” about the birth canal and the booty will be featured as part of SXSW Midnight shorts.Join us as Paul talks about how Christeene is taking over his life and soon will take over yours.Plus– ➤ Austin has a Queer Bomb. Dissatisfied with the organizer’s attempts to over-commercialize Pride, alternative LGBT folks started their own celebration, with many more to come. They aren’t terrorists, they’re just folks having fun.➤ Lady Gaga and Target part ways over the retail giant’s relentless support of anti-gay politicians.➤ A singer may face 20 years in prison for editing a video to make it look like kids were watching him perform a lewd song.➤ Cosmo the toe eating dog is up for adoption.____________________FEAST OF FUN IS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF FABULOUS PEOPLE LIKE YOU.LISTEN TO THOUSANDS LEGENDARY SHOWS 
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The point of formal wear is to make everyone look good, but for some people, wearing a gender specific outfit makes their skin crawl.Our comedian friend Cameron Esposito recently took a lipstick bullet and femmed it up for her sister’s wedding, with hilarious results.Today, Cameron joins us to talk about hosting a burlesque show, life in the circus and her Nancy Drew like experience of discovering her friend’s secret sex dungeon.How will the White House top last year's ginormous AIDS Ribbon this year?It’s December 1, World AIDS Day, and to mark the occasion, many celebrities have signed off social media to raise money for AIDS, declaring themselves dead, at least on the internet.The goal is to raise a million dollars to bring the celebs back from the dead but how much to keep Kim Karsashian from ever going back on Twitter again?It’s also the first day to vote for Feast of Fun in the 2010 People’s Choice Podcast Awards in the “Best GLBT” category and the top prize of the “People’s Choice.” We can’t win without your help. Thank you!Mariah Carey has nothing on pop singer Erika Jayne who posed for her CD cover with a rhinestone covered .44 Magnum gun. JOIN US FOR THIS AND ALL THE HOT NEWS: ➤ Good News Everyone! Civil Union legislation in Illinois passes the first hurdle.➤ Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell? Don’t Care! The Pentagon’s much anticipated official official report finds the overwhelming majority of active service people don’t mind if the ban on gays serving openly is lifted.➤ Beer for Dogs.➤ Designer Sneakers for Facebook junkies.➤ For the lesbian who has everything, get her a pair of Teva stiletto heels with velcro straps for the holidays, perfect for going from mountain climbing straight to the red carpet.____________________LOVE FEAST OF FUN? LISTEN TO THOUSANDS LEGENDARY SHOWS 
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Watch out! Christeene is driving her way to you.https://christeenemusic.comPaul Soileau’s drag character is exploding across the South, exploding onstage with her back up dancers as they spill out a hot mix of raw sexual shamlessness and original rap music. Is it too much to say that Christneene might replace Britney Spears as the new pop sensation from Louisiana?Today we continue our shows from the heart of Texas with gender bending drag terrorist Paul Soileau. Paul shares with us his journey becoming both the outrageous Christeene and his other drag alter-ego, the more conservative Rebbecca Havemeyer.Listen as Paul chats with us about Christeene’s chaotic sensibilities, his videos banned from YouTube that are making sites like Funny or Die rich, and the crazy things they eat in the bayou.Plus hot news:➤ A prankster overtakes WallMart’s intercom system, announcing “all black people must leave immediately.”➤ Ampo, Indonesia’s soil snack food, eaten for generations in the village of Tuban, really is soil baked into squares. It’s eaten as a painkiller and to improve the skin of developing babies. Will we see it at Whole Foods anytime soon?➤ Prinny the little cat from Australia that learned how to swim.____________________FEAST OF FUN IS MADE POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF FABULOUS PEOPLE LIKE YOU.LISTEN TO THOUSANDS LEGENDARY SHOWS 
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Deep in the mountains of rural Tennessee there is a thriving, vibrant network of communities of queer people whose origins go back to the beginnings of the modern gay rights movement with the Radical Faeries.Planet IDA, Short Mountain Sanctuary and Pumpkin Hollow are just some of the places where folks live in an open and free environment with the goal of stimulating personal growth and creativity.Today we’re talking to two well known residents of IDA, Tom Foolery and Maxzine Weinstein from the Eggplant Faerie Players, the community’s traveling performance group.What were you doing a week after Sept. 11, 2001? I was hanging out with Bitch in the mountains of Tenn. in drag Fausto and Marc share a kiss, Faerie Gathering at Short Mountain, Tennessee- May 1, 1999. Fausto at the 1999 Faerie Gathering, Short Mountain, TennesseeWe met Maxzine and Tom 11 years ago on the first night of the Feast of Fools Cabaret, the live performance series that gave rise to this podcast you’re listening to right now-Feast of Fun.Listen as we talk about living in a commune of gay musicians, trans pirates, lesbian warriors and pagan witches. What are the challenges and rewards of living in a modern tribal community?We’ve got a lot of music and fun- including a live performance of Tom Foolery’s famous song “Big Girl,” so stick around!

While we never had a chance to talk to Carrie Fisher on the podcast, we did get the opportunity to talk to her mother, Debbie Reynolds.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?Debbie Reynolds on a date with Tab HunterListen 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?Originally posted on Aug. 5, 2009 "FOF #1033 – Shine on Debbie Reynolds"

Out of Africa and onto American television- Bebe Zahara Benet is on today show!As the front runner in RuPaul’s Drag Race, she’s captured our hearts with her glamorous embrace of the “untamed beauty” and brought a delicious African flair to the show.Will Bebe be America’s Next Drag Superstar?Trading the wilds of Africa for the Midwestern prairie, Bebe left her homeland of Cameroon West Africa to pursue a more creative life in the U.S.Bebe fell into drag at a runway show when some female models didn’t show up. They quickly needed someone as a replacement, and the high-fashion ladies dresses fit Bebe like Cinderella’s slipper so she sashayed and shantayed down the runway and made drag history.Bebe Zahara Benet Bebe Zahara BenetBebe Zahara Benet Bebe Zahara Benet Bebe Zahara Benet Bebe Zahara Benet Bebe Zahara BenetListen as we talk about how everything will change if she does indeed win the coveted title, and whether or not she had any second thoughts on being on a TV show that pits drag queen against drag queen. Can You Find Cameroon on the map of Africa?Can RuPaul find Cameroon on a map? Can you? Getting the love and support you need from your family. Embracing the drag queen inside you. Bebe shares with us her secret recipe on how to “cook your face.” No, it’s not a cannibal thing, it’s a make up application technique.Plus questions from you our listeners via Facebook!

Why did we change our name from Feast of Fools to Feast of Fun? This podcast on March 13, 2009 explained the name change. Enjoy! __________________It’s time to bring on the Samba or lay some blame on the Bossa Nova. We’ve got a gay fun show for you today with live music by Chicago Jazz singer Solitaire Miles and Brazilian guitarist Paulinho Garcia.Solitaire grew up with me in Erie Pennsylvania, and now she’s working the new media to expand her music and photo illustration career. Solitaire hosts the popular jazz and art related podcast called Tones, where she interviews artists and musicians. She’s also a star on flickr and Deviant Art for her romantic photo illustrations which have been used on the covers of romance novels.Paulinho Garica and Solitaire MilesPaulino Garcia came from sunny Brazil to the Windy City to be part of the thriving jazz scene and share his easy going sound with the American audience.Listen as Solitaire and Paulinho bring some jazzy Brazilian flavor to the show, singing songs about love, ducks and Cintura Fina, a real-life Brazilian Ninja Tranny Street Fighter. A teenage lesbian sues her high school after her principal refused to allow her to wear a tux to the prom. Are we living in the 1950s where a woman could be arrested if she wasn’t wearingthree pieces of woman’s clothing? If anyone has ever told you what you do in bed is not natural, then they’ve not been watching monkeys lately. Nine to Mine is a website dedicated to documenting all the kinky sexual acts that monkeys do which make us humans look pretty tame by comparison. A boy with two penises underwent surgery to convert the two penises into one penis. Is it better to have one big penis or two smaller ones? Everybody’s changing their name! What you talkin’ ’bout Willis? After 34 years the Sears Tower, the second-tallest free-standing structure in the Americas is changing its name to the Willis Tower to welcome the new London Based Willis Group Holdings as a tennant.Feast of Fun iTunes icon - March 2009 After 11 years, we’re changing the name of the site and the podcast to reflect upcoming changes and expanded programming. Say hello to Feast of Fun, a delicious daily mix of news, trends and interviews with a spicy gay twist.Pull up a plate and grab a helping of the Feast of Fun.FEATURED MUSIC:

Outrageous, bold and honest, that’s Coco Peru! Everybody’s favorite drag queen from the Bronx is on today’s show to talk about her career, her love life and drag queens.Coco is best know for her work in the films Trick and Girls Will Be Girls, as well as an unforgettable appearance on the groundbreaking TV show Will and Grace.Listen as Coco talks about how she came up with her famous catchphrase “It Burns” from the film Trick and how she was devastated after filming it because she thought nobody would find her funny.Coca started doing drag because she “wanted to change the world and make everybody love gay people.” Now she’s just trying to get by, but what happened along the way? One thing’s for sure, everybody who sees Coco loves Coco, especially her mother who takes her gray haired gal pals to see her drag show.Miss Coco Peru Coco Peru Coco Peru Coco Peru in the film "Girls Will be Girls" Coco Peru in ConcertMatt from Mary's Attic takes it off for charityCoco’s coming to Chicago on March 7 to the Park West as part of the Chicago Takes Off, the annual burlesque revue-style show that benefits Test Positive Aware Network, an organization that empowers people living with HIV through peer-led support and advocacy.See you there!This is a burlesque show, so will Coco show some skin? We’ll have to wait to find out but if Coco won’t take it all off, you can at least see your favorite bartenders take it off on Bar-lesque. If you donate enough money, they’ll go all the way down to a fig leaf.Everytime you download Feast of Fools podcast, a drag queen gets her wig.ACCESS OVER 2,800 OF FEAST OF FUN SHOWS with NO ADS:https://feastoffun.com/plusFOLLOW FEAST OF FUN:https://facebook.com/feastoffunhttps://youtube.com/feastoffunhttps://twitter.com/feastoffunhttps://instagram.com/feastoffunCHAT WITH OTHER LISTENERS AFTER THE SHOW:https://facebook.com/groups/feastoffun

In the latest episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race, the reality TV show created to produce the next drag superstar, one of the contestants, Ongina, tearfully revealed she was HIV positive.Today we’re talking to Ongina, also known as Ryan Palao, about what it was like to boldly share this intimate detail with millions of viewers and how it’s affected his life.Ongina also clarifies some common misconceptions people have about drag queens, gay men and Filipinos and brings some sass and class into our discussion on how costumes help us be the people we want to be.Ongina shares with us her behind-the-scenes insight into whether Rebbecca Glasscock was trying to manipulate the outcome of the challenge in her favor by having an emotional breakdown which forced the judges to keep her on the show and get rid of Chicago’s gal, Jade.How could the show kick someone off after they cried about having a friend with AIDS without appearing to be heartless jerks?One thing’s for sure, after winning half of the challenges on the show so far, Ongina is the girl to lick!Ongina Ongina Ongina OnginaI’ve asked several drag queens why they didn’t try to be on the Drag Race, since obviously it would have been great publicity and opened a lot of doors. They said they feared that drag queens would be negatively represented on the show and decided to steer clear of it.It doesn’t make any sense to me. If RuPaul told me to jump on an airplane, fly to Los Angeles and walk the runway in drag, I’d do it in second. And so should you.What makes these types of TV shows so fascinating to watch is how they illustrate the obstacles we all place in front of ourselves because we fear being rejected. We put those roadblocks in our way because we’re afraid to look at where we’ve failed. We feel that we aren’t good enough.What’s probably the most uncomfortable for the contestants is how the program asks them to take the wig and makeup off, and look in a mirror. The show asks us to embrace our strength and our flaws. In that sense, RuPaul’s Drag Race and the contestants are all winners. Listen as we also talk about Ioana Cioanac, the 71 year old Romanian woman who’s knitted an entire wardrobe out of her own hair. Irish police struggle after they confused the Polish words for Drivers License for 50 different driver’s names- Pradow Jazdy.Dustin Lance Black at the Oscars.Talk about giving mixed signals! The City of New York is now offering classes on how to be a better hooker in order to rehabilitate people who’ve been arrested for cruising for sex in a dirty book store.A big thanks to Iris for hooking us up with Ongina.

Note: This show is a conversation about Sesame Street podcast for adults. It is intended for people above the age of 18. Everyone is welcome to listen, however there are discussions on social topics, so parental guidance is suggested. Sesame Street began in 1969 as a result of a question posed at a dinner party: “Could television be used to teach children, could learning be a form of entertainment?”After forty years, the award winning program not only taught oodles of children how to count and recite the alphabet, but also taught them to embrace diversity and inclusiveness.Whether black or white, tall and yellow or small and green, everyone had a home on Sesame Street.We love the muppets because, much like ourselves, they aren’t perfect creatures. We see our own humanity in those furry faces with beady eyes as they deal with problems of everyday life.Sesame Street showed animals, monsters and people living together and working through their differences, which influenced a huge population of children that eventually grew up to enthusiastically support diversity, technicolor hair and our nation’s first black president.Street GangOn today’s show we’re talking to author Michael Davis about his book Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street. In his book Michael takes an in-depth look at the groundbreaking program from it’s inception to the present day, covering some interesting behind-the-scenes conflicts which were a part of the creative energy of the show.Listen as we talk with Michael about hipsters and squares and the program’s counter cultural influence, KAMI, the HIV Positive Monster from South Africa and Bert & Ernie as Gay IconsFind out how Sesame Street coped with the painful death of Actor Will Lee, who portrayed Mr. Hooper on the show, and the deaths of the behind the scenes masters: puppeteer Richard Hunt from AIDS, musician Joe Raposo from cancer and Muppet founder Jim Henson from toxic shock syndrome.Plus questions from you, the listeners.