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12/24/2024

Do you guys remember this funky version of winter Wonderland? I can’t seem to find it. Help!

12/23/2024

All new podcast! "Make Kindness Great Again."

LISTEN FOR FREE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feast-of-fun-gay-talk-show/id73330528

As Americans watched N***s march in Columbus, Ohio, we are left wondering: why is fascism on the rise? More young people in the US are voting for MAGA Republicans than ever before, with a notable increase among young white men.

Why is this happening, and how can we make kindness and compassion great again?

Today, the Rev. Quincy Danger Worthington—better known to us as the Rev. Danger—joins us to share his experience in confronting right-wing extremism within his own church. Quincy came of age in the Punk and Hardcore scene in Erie Pennsylvania, and his journey through recovery led him to become a Presbyterian minister.

His work focuses on harnessing the transformative power of community building to create meaningful social change.

Listen in as we discuss the troubling rise of fascism and violence in youth culture, and how we can begin to reverse it.

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Plus--

• Boxing legend Mike Tyson loses to right wing MAGA influencer and former Disney channel star Jake Paul.

• RFK Jr. says he was forced to eat McDonalds by Trump.

• A new virtual AI Santa promises to haunt your children’s nightmares this Christmas.

11/29/2024

Will the Real Matt Brown Please Stand Up?

ALL NEW PODCAST IS NOW UP:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feast-of-fun-gay-talk-show/id73330528

— Don’t miss show tonight NOV 30 at the Lincoln Lodge in Chicago

Our guest today is very well known to listeners of the show, or so you think.

For the past six years, we’ve been delighted to get to know comedian Matt Brown, for their snark, sass and being unconventional when it came to gender expression as Ms Brown Comic.

This past fall, Matt has been going through a lot of changes, for one they are changing their social media handle from Ms. Brown comic to just Matt Brown. And on top of that, Matt is now currently dating a woman. Bisexual folks are real after all, and belong in our community, but sometimes they raise a few eyebrows when they find themselves in love.

Today the artist formerly known as Ms Brown Comic joins us to talk about lifting the veil on their onstage persona and finding their authentic self yet once again. On November 30 at the Lincoln Lodge in Chicago, Matt is putting the fun in funeral as he lays to rest his past persona and gives birth to his new self. And no, it’s too far along for a late term abortion- the theater has already been booked.

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Plus–

• Ellen says farewell, cruel America as she and her wife permanently move to the UK.

• Hallmark Channel inspired holiday films are getting q***r for the holiday season.

• The long-awaited film adaptation of Wicked defies both gravity and box office expectations in its opening weekend, reaching a massive global debut of $164 million.

10/07/2024

NEW PODCAST IS UP!

Long before folks enjoyed watching oddball viral videos on the Internet, the only way to see these outrageous movies was to share physical video cassette tapes from person to person.��

One of the stars of this tape sharing phenomenon was musician Jan Terri, whose wonderfully weird music videos got the attention of a lot of people, including celebrities Marilyn Manson and his girlfriend at the time Rose McGowan.

Manson even had Jan open for him in concert. ��

After taking some time off for personal reasons, Jan made a spectacular comeback in the early days of YouTube when the video for her song “Losing You” became a hit as the “Worst Music Video Ever.” It still ranks as the top video for the term, with 5.9 million views to date.��

Today counterculture legend Jan Terri joins us to look at her roller coaster life in music, putting out a children’s book and a cookbook for folks living in dorms and life as an accidental internet superstar, long before there was an Internet.

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07/24/2024

Sometimes the illustrations I make for the show crack me up, here's one of them.

New podcast is now up! "Goodbye Ellen, Hello Kamala"

While we say goodbye to Ellen’s career, it’s a thrill to say hello to Vice President Kamala Harris who in two days has snatched up the nomination for President of the United States, and broke records by raising 100 million dollars in small donations.

Enjoy: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feast-of-fun-gay-talk-show/id73330528

07/15/2024

Violence is contagious. So when you spew hate, inevitbitly it comes back at you. "Trump is hurting the wrong people." Yeah, himself!

All new comedy podcast from Feast of Fun with the brilliant Dan Cassilagio is now up!

Yes, a comedy podcast on the assasination attempt by a disgruntled Republican to shoot former President Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

LISTEN:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dan-cass-violence-is-contagious/id73330528?i=1000662254433

Bullies always think they're the victims.

Suddenly, those on the right are trying to pivot and say "our rhetoric wasn't the problem!"

This bu****it is divisive and upsetting.

When you say the new Civil War will be "bloodless if the left allows it", that's dangerous rhetoric.

When you refer to your political enemies as "vermin", that's dangerous rhetoric.

When you "re-truth" a pickup truck depicting Biden being tied up and kidnapped, that's dangerous rhetoric.

When you create a plot to literally kidnap the Governor of Michigan, those are dangerous actions.

When you retweet an image of a judge in the crosshairs (Roger Stone) that's dangerous rhetoric.

When you say the "2nd amendment people can take care of your political rival if she's elected" that's dangerous rhetoric.

This isn't even scratching the surface. January 6, "hang Mike Pence" chants, or CPAC and their "we're all domestic terrorists" slogan. People died on January 6.

So no, f**k off right outta here with the "we didn't cause this" bu****it.

Republicans immediately trying to blame the shooting on Democrats will not win them any points with the 4 to 6% of voters out there left to be swayed one way or the other.

If there was an opportunity to pick up the small number of voters, the already GOP blew it.

We're stuck with these people. Like LGBTQ folks who won over Americans over the course of our lifetime, we have to carve a road to getting them back into beliving in Democracy and non-violence.

Stories are the solution. Listening is the solution here.

06/04/2024

For lovers of campy films, espcially Mommie Dearest, film and theater historian Ashley A. Hoff will be showcasing the film and talking about his new book tonight at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre on Tuesday, June 4, at 7 PM.

Don't miss it! https://blogs.colum.edu/theatre/2024/06/03/video-columbia-college-chicago-theatre-alum-launches-new-book-with-love-mommie-dearest-with-june-4-screening-at-chicagos-music-box-theatre/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1LN7bff-f4iKOECcEI8bYppdkJ_PlOh6zsNarH41YYp9Q44tYlap1I6Zk_aem_AdPFkGg9prhTiLQ3XNnuxrSvAgOgFNKQh5mpqhZUblRMlSHzn69hEDe_ouiag75cs0KVNspMTrJSERgyhBliHpRg

06/04/2024

All new podcast: LET'S GROW BIG TOGETHER!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plus-sized-mobility-roy-belzer/id1599036417?i=1000657840816

For those struggling with fitness and building muscle, coaches can sometimes do more harm than good by not meeting clients where they are at.

This can lead to people feeling overwhelmed, giving up on their goals and not living their best life.

Let’s Grow Big Together! The podcast that tells you:
Don’t just stand there, lets get to it, strike a double biceps pose, there’s nothing to it. Pose.

In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on the gains.

Today self described thique goddess, mobility coach and plus size supermodel Roy Belzer joins us to look at fitness for big folks, loving yourself unconditionally and working to have the best body possible with what you got.

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05/07/2024

NEW LET’S GROW BIG TOGETHER PODCAST IS NOW UP! ��Unlike many other sports, a considerable number of bodybuilding fans experience anxiety when contemplating their first visit to a gym or attending a bodybuilding show or expo.

Remember: everyone including Arnold Schwartzenner has had their "first day" at the gym.

Ideally, all gyms should be welcoming environments where everyone is encouraged to participate. Just be sure to follow gym etiquette, such as putting your weights back after use!

I’ve been lifting since I was in high school, and even today I still can find myself feeling anxious when going to the gym. It helps to have a supportive friend, trainer or coach who can be there for you. And eveyrone is there trying to be a better version of themselves, so if anyone gives you attitude, ignore them, cause negative folks dont stick around.

Today we’re taking a look at what causes folks to get anxious about going to the gym. Whether it’s your first time or you recently lost motivation to lift weights, we’ve got ideas to get you through the door and through a great workout.

Plus-

How bodybuilding poses and kisses help build muscle.

New York City’s largest police union is suing to use performance enhancing drugs without state interference.

Harm reduction: how to balance the use of hard drugs and performance enhancing drugs so you dont drop dead.

LISTEN FOR FREE or SEARCH “Let’s Grow Big Together” wherever you enjoy podcasts.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-grow-big-together/id1599036417

05/07/2024

If you’re not used to going to the gym, working out can seem like you’re walking through a field of landmines. Am I doing this right? Will I hurt myself?

04/25/2024

It’s Le***an Visibillity week, where we continue to take a look at some of the most wonderful women who have shaped Feast of Fun over the course more than two decades.

Just like no two people are alike, the relationships we develop in our lives will also be incredibly unique.

Before open relationships became more acceptable in LGBTQ+ circles, sex-positive writer Tristan Taormino was helping pave the way for people to expand their minds to new kinds of relationships.

We spoke to Tristan in 2008 about her new book “Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships” where she said a big factor in fufilling relationships was for people to defnine monogamy on their own terms, and that the best relationships complement each other instead of trying to meet each other halfway in everything. �

Please enjoy this encore presentation of “Ménage à How Many?” with Tristan Taormino as part of our celebration of Le***an Visibility Week and the design I made that became the modern le***an pride flag.

Listen for free: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feast-of-fun-gay-talk-show/id73330528?i=1000653536866

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04/23/2024

It’s Le***an Visibillity week, where we take a look at some of the most wonderful women who have shaped Feast of Fun over the course of 20 years.

One of my all time favorite musicians is blues singer Gaye Adegbalola. We first met Gaye back in 2005 at the Out Music Awards where she wowed the crowd with her audacious song “Big Ovaries” looking absolutely stunning wearing a white tuxedo with tails that complimented her silver shock of hair and dark skin.

Gaye is not your ordinary blues musician, like us she has a sharp sense of humor and passion for restorative justice. An evening with Gaye Adegbalola always proves to be filled with exciting music and a whole lot of fun. I love her!

Back in 2009 we had the pleasure of having Gaye in the home studio to perform several of her iconic songs, she was in Chicago for a concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music where she and her musical collaborators Ann Rabson and Andra Faye in Saffire performed together one last time.

Please enjoy this encore presentation of “The Legendary Gaye Adegbalola” as part of our celebration of Le***an Visibility Week and the design I made that became the modern le***an pride flag. Plelase enjoy!

Search “Feast of Fun” wherever fabulous podcasts are found, or follow the link on profile: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-legendary-gaye-adegbalola/id73330528?i=1000653278159

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03/01/2024

When it comes to "Am I telling you, I'm not Going" who'se version do you prefer: Jennifer Holliday or Jennifer Hudson?

Dreamgirls, the Broadway musical based on the showbiz aspirations of legends like Little Richard, James Brown, Diana Ross and the Supremes, is about as perfect as a musical can be. It lands running with a wonderful percussive bongo beat and takes us on a roller coaster ride through the struggles Black entertainers faced in the past and how they changed the world for the better.

New episode of Feast of Fun is now up!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/robert-cornelius-looks-at-dreamgirls/id73330528?i=1000647430319

Our friend musician and actor Robert Cornelius is now playing the role of music producer Marty in the new production of Dreamgirls at the McCarter Theater in Princeton, NJ.

As the nephew of Soul Train producer and host Don Cornelius, Robert was a regular dancer in his teens on the show and subsequently became an indie music fixture as a member of the alt-pop music group Poi Dog Pondering

Today musician Robert Cornelis joins us to look back on his amazing career, being part of Black music royalty and why Dreamgirls and Jennifer Holidays torch song “And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going” will never leave our hearts.

02/13/2024

It’s the 20th Anniversary of Feast of Fun! Originally begun as an online radio show to promote our performance art musical variety show with puppets, drag queens, and live music, Feast of Fun quickly outgrew our live shows and became celebrated by many, including Apple, as a show that helped 'pave the way to bring podcasting from an underground movement to a mainstream phenomenon.'

A show about the journey of artists became quite a journey for me and my husband, Marc Felion. It’s the longest-running work of art I’ve ever done and undoubtedly the most influential.

Our first show was with our musical director, Taylor E Ross, on the impact that Janet Jackson revealing her breasts at the Super Bowl Halftime Show had on culture and the media. When we posted it, there were about 50 audio blogs listed in the iPodder podcast directory, and all of them were solitary projects described as 'blogging for the blind.'

Here we are 20 years later, still going at it:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/20-years-of-fun/id73330528?i=1000645133157

We saw so much more, an ability to combine all the things we loved: weird performance art, roundtable discussions, interviews, reality TV, and blogging into something entirely new.

Free from the costs of having to put on a theatrical event with costumes, actors, sets, props, music, venue rental, and publicity, it was a way from our home to share our ideas and humor with the world.

In the last 20 years, we’ve posted over 3,000 episodes. There are over THREE MILLION PODCASTS online, and many of these creators are unaware of their connection to us. They have no idea how two gay men and their q***r friends helped shape the way they connect to the world.

I wonder how many people have influenced me that I have no idea ever existed? I know I’m guided by such great public television pioneers as Fred Rogers, Carl Sagan, Jim Henson, Julia Child and Leonard Bernstein. I know many of our guests have said brilliant things over the years that continue to bubble up in me, consciously or unconsciously.

Podcasting is, in many ways, one of the best things about the internet. It requires people to come together, sit down and listen to each other. It’s a way for people to be heard regardless of who they are or how they look.

None of this would have happened without your help and support. It’s the amazing people who download, who visit our site or patreon and listen to our shows every week for the past 20 years.

Although I havent met many of you, y’all are like extended family to me. Thank you for all your donations, crowfunding pledges and coming in and rescuing us in times of trouble all these years.

Thank you for making the space for me and so many others to fearlessly be themselves. Big hugs, big fun.

— Fausto

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02/06/2024

With all of our social media under enormous pressure to restrict the images and words we can post regarding our bodies, it’s fascinating to discover a whole wild world thriving in pay per view sites where the body can be seen in all it’s glory.

What’s a good way to show of your assets without getting flagged or removed from these sites?

On today’s Feast of Fun, we’re chatting with a gay couple that makes “beautiful music” in every single sense of the word!

It’s a double date with musical partners and lovers John C***s and Jonah Wheeler! For John and Jonah a date night usually involves putting on a musical show filled with outrageous humor and grim topics.

John C***s background as an opera and jazz singer has gotten him some amazing gigs with the Boston POPS, Ben Folds, Amanda Palmer and my good friend Sxip Shirey.

Jonah Wheeler is well known for his sexy videos on membership platforms where he plays it hot all while subverting people’s expectations.

For folks who are wanting to bare it all, what’s a good way to strike the balance between embracing the human body and not getting shut down on social media?

Listen as we chat with John and Jonah about their Valentine’s Day plans, our new favorite obsession and their hilarious show in Chicago this Wednesday at the Newport Theater “BLEAK: Songs for the Not-Quite-End of the World.”

LISTEN FOR FREE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/john-coons-and-jonah-wheeler-make-beautiful-music-together/id73330528?i=1000644321597

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