By Marc Felion on April 10, 2006
Lesbian folksinger Ferron bought her first guitar as a young woman from cutting grass for $1 an hour. She was so nervous at her first gig, she could barely stand up to play.
Through the years a lot has changed, she’s gotten married, is a mom, struggled with a major record company, and has become one of the seminal figures (or should that be “ovarian” figures) in women’s music.
Ferron nowdays lives on Saturna Island, a small island in British Columbia with her partner. A mini isle of lesbos, she travels all over the world sharing her passion and her voice for the icon of a traveling musician. She’s just release her first album of original music in over seven years, “Turning Into Beautiful.”
Today we talk with the beloved lesbian musician Ferron about women’s music, why Canada is such a stomping ground for lesbian folk musicians, the heated debate over transgendered inclusivity in lesbian seperatism and why she thinks that change is happening, and why heated discussions on gender might save the GLBT community in the future.
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By Marc Felion on April 7, 2006
Fish tits, the memorable NYC drag queen Aquadesia, also known as best-selling author Josh Killmer-Purcell joins us in the house today for an irreverent debate with PETA activist Mike Brazell about vegetarianism, using animals in entertainment, pro-life and animal-rights. Josh’s controversial costume has recently come into a lot of controversy because it incorporated two clear […]
continueBy Marc Felion on April 6, 2006
Bruce Vilanch put the F. U. in funny for a lot of folks. And boy does he on todays podcast! Bruce comes on the show today to talk about why he’s coming to Chicago in May, why the Academy Awards blackballed Brokeback and where he keeps all his t-shirts.
Bruce started his career as a journalist […]
By Marc Felion on March 17, 2006
Levi Kreis is nice. A childhood musical prodigy, his parents were blown away when at the tender young age of six he learned to play “Pomp and Circumstance” after coming home from his kindergarten graduation.
Levi spent most of his life honing his fine singing voice and musical skills, as well as dealing with being […]
By Marc Felion on March 15, 2006
Tim Miller makes a living traveling around the country talking about his life as a gay man in a way nobody else can. Usually getting naked in his solo one man performances, Tim weaves a tapestry of his personal experience mixed with decades of stories from being an AIDS activist with ACT-UP to fighting for […]
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Are you controlled by Uranus? What kind of sway does that freaky seventh planet from the sun hold over your sexuality? Maybe your a butch dyke because your Venus and your Moon collide? Just how in fact do these celestial bodies influence our lives?
On today’s show, Fausto and Marc chat with Alan Oken, […]
By Marc Felion on March 3, 2006
One fine day, Debbie Moore and her lover Nina decided to see what would happen if they went for a walk around the block naked arm in arm. What they discovered deeply impacted both of them, their friends and their lovers for the rest of their lives.
On todays naked-podcast (we took off our clothes […]
By Marc Felion on February 17, 2006
The reason a lot of gay men become porn stars says our good friend Owen Keehnan is because of the notoriety of being labeled as such. It’s certainly not because of the money or the sex, of which being a working porn actor provides very little.
On today’s show we talk to “Starz” writer Owen Keenhan, […]
By Marc Felion on February 16, 2006
If you’ve never heard of silver-haired blues singing bitch Gaye Adegbalola you probably just started listening to this show. Well known for her anthems like “Big Ovaries,” “Bitch with a Bad Attitute” and “Silver Beaver,” Gaye has been singing the blues all her life and most recently for the last several decades with her all-woman […]
continueBy Marc Felion on February 3, 2006
Out of the many hilarious characters that local comedian Richard Knight, Jr. developed, probably the most memorable has been that of “Dick O’Day.” Donning a LOUD yellow suit and double eyeglasses (having two glasses helps him to see better he says) Dick O’Day appeared on the 90’s public television program Wild Chicago. The program touched […]
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I’ve always loved horror even as a young kid. Thank you for having Peaches on the show to discuss some of her faves. Good solid choices for sure,...
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Interview with a Vampire doesn’t really appeal to me as a horror. It’s more of a Gothic romance than anything else. Did you find it...
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I am with Marcin on being disappointed by one of you not mentioning Interview With The Vampire on the podcast. It is a classic and was well...
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I don’t really think of Interview With A Vampire as a great horror movie, but I did think it was a great movie. I don’t know. I...
14 comments on FOF #853 - Horror Movies Every Gay Man Must See - 10.02.08
BrettC | October 7, 2008
I’ve always loved horror even as a young kid. Thank you for having Peaches on the show to discuss some of her faves. Good solid choices for sure,...
14 comments on FOF #853 - Horror Movies Every Gay Man Must See - 10.02.08
Marc Felion | October 7, 2008
Interview with a Vampire doesn’t really appeal to me as a horror. It’s more of a Gothic romance than anything else. Did you find it...
14 comments on FOF #853 - Horror Movies Every Gay Man Must See - 10.02.08
Curtis | October 7, 2008
Great show. I want to comment on two issues. FIrst I don’t think there is anything unique about the current spate of revelations about the Church’s excesses...
Rainbow Dragon 76 | October 6, 2008
I am with Marcin on being disappointed by one of you not mentioning Interview With The Vampire on the podcast. It is a classic and was well...
14 comments on FOF #853 - Horror Movies Every Gay Man Must See - 10.02.08
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