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Feast of Fun: Gay Talk Show

Comedy

Interviews with amazing people, comedians and LGBTQ+ legends, with pop culture and politics wrapped up in a delicious candy coating of camp. Hosted by Puerto Rican drag queen Fausto Fernós and his husband, Norwegian reality TV star Marc Felion, Feast of Fun began as one of the original 50 podcasts featured on iTunes in 2006, and celebrated by Apple: Feast of Fun "helped bring podcasting from an underground movement to a mainstream phenomenon." Five time winner of the People's Choice Podcast Award for Best LGBT podcast. We've done thousands of shows with wonderfully wild people, LGBTQ legends and their friends, and tackle the tough questions like: is Sasquatch a drag queen? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll pop? Subscribe and join us as we chat with gay musicians, counterculture comedians, trans pirates, lesbian warriors and pagan witches and celebrate the ridiculous and transform pain into pleasure. Listen to over 2,900 legendary podcasts at feastoffun.com/plus

Location:

Chicago, IL

Description:

Interviews with amazing people, comedians and LGBTQ+ legends, with pop culture and politics wrapped up in a delicious candy coating of camp. Hosted by Puerto Rican drag queen Fausto Fernós and his husband, Norwegian reality TV star Marc Felion, Feast of Fun began as one of the original 50 podcasts featured on iTunes in 2006, and celebrated by Apple: Feast of Fun "helped bring podcasting from an underground movement to a mainstream phenomenon." Five time winner of the People's Choice Podcast Award for Best LGBT podcast. We've done thousands of shows with wonderfully wild people, LGBTQ legends and their friends, and tackle the tough questions like: is Sasquatch a drag queen? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll pop? Subscribe and join us as we chat with gay musicians, counterculture comedians, trans pirates, lesbian warriors and pagan witches and celebrate the ridiculous and transform pain into pleasure. Listen to over 2,900 legendary podcasts at feastoffun.com/plus

Twitter:

@feastoffun

Language:

English

Contact:

Feast of Fun 5315 N. Clark Street, #242 Chicago, IL 60640-2113 (213) 973-7374


Episodes

Matt Brown is Mad at Cher, Happy with AI Mariah Carey

3/22/2023
Cher better watch her back, cause Matt Brown is ready to steal her new man. Today comedian Matt Brown, who’s been described as 80% Kathy Griffin and 20% hood rat, joins us to look at Cher’s very famous ex-lovers, Chris Rock’s “Selective Outrage” comedy special and why, despite the best intentions, asking people’s pronouns in the workplace could violate their privacy. Although former President Trump did not get arrested on Tuesday for the hush money payment to Stormy Daniels during the 2016...

Duration:01:00:47

Tems’ Oscar Dress Blocks Will Smith’s Slap at the Oscars

3/16/2023
The Oscars celebrate excellence in filmmaking, but most folks watch it for the celebrity gazing, the jokes and of course the fashion! Oscar nominee Tems wore a puffy oversized cloud dress designed by Ukranian designer Lever Couture that seemed to block the view of the folks sitting behind her. Why didn’t organizers just move her to a better spot? Today comedian Rachel Hall joins us to look at this year's Academy Awards hi-jiks, the awards, the Will Smith slap jokes and musician Tems’...

Duration:01:24:43

JoJo Baby Finds a Skull - Best of Feast of Fun

3/15/2023
Sad news everyone. The legendary club and drag performer Jojo Baby, who for decades entertained people onstage and in every stage including everyday life with their makeup, costumes and puppets died from complications with cancer, they were 51. Today we repost one of our earlier shows from 2007 “JoJo Finds a Skull” when JoJo made the evening news upon finding a skull rolling in a boiling pot of water when shopping for mannequin parts in a strangers home they met on Craigslist. Coming of...

Duration:00:48:43

Get Inspired at the Arnold Sports Festival

3/13/2023
Bodybuilding can be very lonely as you toil away at the gym, make your meals and rest a lot all by yourself. So in the endless pursuit of building muscle it’s important to always be looking for inspiration that reminds you of why you fell in love with it in the first place. Let’s Grow Big Together- the podcast that screams “come with me if you want to lift!” In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical...

Duration:00:58:50

Shea Menchaca, Austin’s Bodybuilding Glamazon

2/26/2023
Every great adventure begins with an explosion that sets our heroes on a new path, and bodybuilding is no exception. When the journey begins, it’s great to have the wisdom of a good teacher to help illuminate the path towards building muscle. Let’s Grow Big Together - where sticks and stones may break your bones but squats make you a badass. 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...

Duration:01:17:24

Nadya Ginsburg Takes on the Evolving Face of Madonna

2/20/2023
Nadya Ginsburg loves to imitate celebrities, and celebrities love to imitate her in return. For years Nadya has been well known for her stage show and web series The Madonnalouges, where she portrays Madonna’s and other famous women existential crisis as they face the harsh light of fame. Her work is so good, it inspired Madonna to try her hand at standup comedy and to make funny viral videos with her daughter Lourdes. Yeah it really happened. https://youtu.be/cbFSQX6DMas Recently...

Duration:01:30:19

Chris Bickley - Eat Big, Get Big

2/17/2023
If you want to be big, you have to eat big. When it comes to building muscle, the cornerstone of bodybuilding is nutrition, not just what you eat, but when you eat it to keep those gains in motion. But it’s not always that easy, for some people it’s incredibly hard to get the calories and protein they need to grow in size.Let’s Grow Big Together- the podcast that is on the ABCDEFG diet plan: Always Be Consuming Delicious Edible Food! (Goddamit.) In this series, we’re taking a look at the...

Duration:01:11:09

Chris Bickley - Eat Big, Get Big

2/17/2023
If you want to be big, you have to eat big. When it comes to building muscle, the cornerstone of bodybuilding is nutrition, not just what you eat, but when you eat it to keep those gains in motion. But it’s not always that easy, for some people it’s incredibly hard to get the calories and protein they need to grow in size.Let’s Grow Big Together- the podcast that is on the ABCDEFG diet plan: Always Be Consuming Delicious Edible Food! (Goddamit.) In this series, we’re taking a look at the...

Duration:01:11:09

Leave Britney, Madonna, Sam Smith and Rihanna Alone

2/15/2023
This summer marks the 2 year anniversary of the end of Britney Spears’ conservatorship, and despite all her fans proclaiming “Britney is Free At Last” her problems aren’t over yet. A perpetual topic of right wing owned celebrity media, Britney Spears is back in the spotlight after Fox News owned TMZ has been blasting her as unhinged and in need of an intervention. Besides being lucrative linkbait, why are these tabloids spending so much energy tracking her? Why can’t they leave Britney...

Duration:01:06:14

Carter Kissick Squats Heavy, Lifts Everyone Up

2/8/2023
One of the drawbacks of following bodybuilders on social media is you come across a few muscle giants who unfortunately have fallen for a lot of right wing nonsense, sexism and bigotry. Thankfully, the kids are all right and a rising tide is shifting to invite everyone to pump iron and bring on the gains. Let’s Grow Big Together - the podcast that helps put meat on the bone and then slathers it in gravy. In this series, we’re taking a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in...

Duration:01:39:49

Kitara Ravache, DC’s Next Drag Superstar

2/2/2023
Move over Lady Vera Parker and Sherry Pie, a new queen is on the scene to steal not just the hearts of voters but probably their social security benefits as well. Kitara Ravache better known as the right wing Republican congressman George Santos has quickly become a national punch line after a series of his lies about his college education, employment history and ethnic heritage have come to light. But she says the media’s obsession that she is or ever performed as a drag Queen is...

Duration:01:09:48

Kitara Ravache, DC’s Next Drag Superstar

2/2/2023
Move over Lady Vera Parker and Sherry Pie, a new queen is on the scene to steal not just the hearts of voters but probably their social security benefits as well. Kitara Ravache better known as the right wing Republican congressman George Santos has quickly become a national punch line after a series of his lies about his college education, employment history and ethnic heritage have come to light. But she says the media’s obsession that she is or ever performed as a drag Queen is...

Duration:01:09:48

Building Muscle with Boobie Hypnosis - Erica Nix

1/19/2023
Folks used to discourage training your legs because they thought it would make your butt too big! Today we know better, weightlifting not only gives you a strong core and legs, but now everyone wants a muscular booty! Let’s Grow Big Together - the podcast that loves big butts and can not lie even when others try to deny. Today Erica Nix, a very famous, Austin specific workout guru joins us to talk about bodybuilding, fitness and her journey of self discovery as seen in her debut film...

Duration:01:59:33

Year in Review: Set My AI Robot Bussy to Goblin Mode

12/21/2022
We ended last year with a look at the Great Clickbait Wars: how news organizations gave up on journalism and turned to divisive articles about people’s favorite tv shows, movies and cultural events to create chaos and to drive traffic. While they are still at it, data driven corporations are turning our selfies into gorgeous portraits of action movie stars, sexy cyborgs and Russian cosmonauts while paying none of the artists whose work they stole to create it.What happens when your AI self...

Duration:01:04:48

Charlene Unger and Her Big Christmas Poinsettias

12/11/2022
Nothing says Christmas like quite Charlene Unger, a demented housewife from Berwyn, Illinois whose bubbly enthusiasm for singing in her nightgowns is paired beautifully with her obsession for growing poinsettias. Created by comedian Peter Mohawk in the 80s, Charlene was a huge fixture in Chicago’s entertainment scene, appearing on Oprah with Cyndi Lauper, in a Cooking Drag Queen TV show pilot with William Shatner and even featured on the cover of *NSYNC’s final album “Celebrity.” Today...

Duration:01:11:14

Charlene Unger and Her Big Christmas Poinsettias

12/11/2022
Nothing says Christmas like quite Charlene Unger, a demented housewife from Berwyn, Illinois whose bubbly enthusiasm for singing in her nightgowns is paired beautifully with her obsession for growing poinsettias. Created by comedian Peter Mohawk in the 80s, Charlene was a huge fixture in Chicago’s entertainment scene, appearing on Oprah with Cyndi Lauper, in a Cooking Drag Queen TV show pilot with William Shatner and even featured on the cover of *NSYNC’s final album “Celebrity.” Today...

Duration:01:18:52

Who Wants to Die for AI Art?

12/7/2022
When Divine screamed “who wants to die for art?” in the film Female Trouble, nobody thought it would be the Terminator delivering the deadly blow. A new trend sweeping social media is portraits created by artificial intelligence software that analyzes your own selfies along with millions of other photos to create mouth watering, heroic thirst traps of you. As with any new technology it comes with its own set of drawbacks like databases that steal the work of artists to learn their style...

Duration:00:39:26

Climbing the Bicep Peaks - Hamilton Parks

12/5/2022
A lot of great bodybuilders begin their journey by overcoming huge challenges. Some people’s bodies fall apart long before they begin to build them back up, so when they step onstage, the battle has already been won. Let’s Grow Big Together- the podcast that tastes as good as it looks! 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 personal trainer, kidney transplant...

Duration:00:57:56

Climbing the Bicep Peaks - Hamilton Parks

12/5/2022
A lot of great bodybuilders begin their journey by overcoming huge challenges. Some people’s bodies fall apart long before they begin to build them back up, so when they step onstage, the battle has already been won. Let’s Grow Big Together- the podcast that tastes as good as it looks! 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 personal trainer, kidney transplant...

Duration:00:53:32

Courtney Act Looks Back on Her Life as a Drag Icon

11/27/2022
The drag entertainer Shane Jenek, better known to the world as Courtney Act, has lived a pretty remarkable life and she’s just getting started. A front runner on season 6 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Courtney’s season included many memorable people and moments that became a big part of queer culture. But it wasn’t all fun, glitter and games. The show had issues with its lack of trans representation which put Courtney in the awkward situation of getting blocked by host RuPaul on Twitter for...

Duration:00:50:04