By Fausto Fernós on February 13, 2008 | Share & Save | Link | Print |
Love is in the air this Valentine’s Day week and we’re celebrating it with some of the cutest, sexiest men you could easily fall head over heels for in a second.
On today’s show we’re talking to Josh Walker, musical director, actor and composer. Josh wrote the 50th anniversary anthem for Little People of America, the world’s largest organization for people of small stature and Josh is openly gay.
Sorry fellas, Josh is taken. In fact, he met his boyfriend David Andora in a Disney chatroom online. How gay is that?
If you think being gay makes you feel alone in the world, imagine what it’s like being gay and a little person. There’s just not a lot of openly gay little people out there. So, please listen to today’s show as we talk to Josh about what it’s like being a minority within a minority.
Because Josh is gay and a little person and in musical theater, he deeply understands the issues about being an outsider. One of the challenges Little People share is that many average sized folks don’t see them as equals, they see them as inferiors, children or even worse- monsters.
Now, Josh works full-time for four months of the year as a elf and as a teddy bear in drag in the world famous Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Josh loves this job and we chat about what happens when the elves meet the Rockettes behind the scenes?
What steps do Little People take to make the world a better place for everyone? What’s up with the terms “little people,” “midgets” and “dwarfs?”
And because you were thinking about it, we chat about the behind the scenes of one of the gayest movies ever- “The Wizard of Oz.” Did they have Munchkin orgies? Did this really happen and how hot were they or was it just bad publicity? Which is the best musical- Wicked, The Wiz, or The Wizard of Oz? Weigh in folks on your opinion!
We went out for drinks and karaoke after the taping of the show!!! We had lots of fun! Thanks Josh.
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Justin says:
February 13, 2008 at 07:32I still haven’t seen Wicked, but I bought the recently released 5 disc collector’s edition of the Wizard of Oz for my ex for Christmas, along with a copy of Dark Side of the Moon, so I’ve watched “The Dark Side of Oz.” 
Gary T says:
February 13, 2008 at 11:51Great show guys!
Definitely have to vote for Wicked
Amy & Matt Roloff are always pushing Zack to date girls, and they are so religious. But Zack always seems to enjoy hanging out with his guy friends. I’d love to see a coming out episode of LP,BW.
patchouli_stink says:
February 13, 2008 at 16:56Thanks for coming on the show Josh and David. Great show.
Cliff Dix says:
February 13, 2008 at 16:57Great show! Love to hear more from Josh & David in the future. I loved that they meet in a Disney chat room instead of a hook-up chat room. I think that signifies this will last. Much luck to them both.
I too love the OZ triple, Wizard of OZ, Wicked, and The Wiz. It would be hard to chose one.
Luckily here in Atlanta, every holiday season for the last 4 years the True Color\’s Theater has done The Wiz with actual high school kids playing the parts. Always fantastic.
Mr Bungee says:
February 13, 2008 at 20:50Another excellent show. Great guests, interesting chat and first-rate interview. I choose the original Oz movie musical. I’m a big musical theatre fan, but The Wiz and Wicked can’t hold a candle to the original.
Mark Wilson says:
February 14, 2008 at 05:24Loved the show! Fausto you’re right Josh does have the sexiest eyes.
Maya Tack says:
February 14, 2008 at 10:56Wow, my first posting!! But this subject I had to post on. I’m 26 now, but as a child I have photos from Christmas time of me and my sister, at a mall with a beautiful Christmas scene, on a bench. And what were we wearing? She had a velvet dress and white leotards on…….ohhh, and i had a black little shorts jumper with white leotards on too.
how precious was that? if I can find a photo, i will post it. i always got comments from friends over the years, why were you wearing tights? i replied, i don’t know, i thought ALL boys wore tights under their buster brown velvet christmas outfits!!
and it’s a shock that im a raging drag queen….riiiiiight.
love you guys!!!
joshwalker says:
February 14, 2008 at 22:31Thank you to all the listeners who tuned into the Feast of Fools podcast on Wednesday. We appreciate your support and feedback. We have enjoyed reading all the comments you have posted on the site! Last, but certainly not least, thank you Fausto and Marc for having us on! We had a blast! Congratulations and continuous success for the future!
lis says:
February 15, 2008 at 08:51I’m running behind again and just listened to this yesterday. Another great and fascinating interview. And Josh and David do make a very cute couple. All the best to you two.
TrickyToro says:
February 15, 2008 at 16:47Very informative and great show guys. Although I’ve been exposed to many little people I found it very informative. For ex. I had no idea there were so many different types of dwarfism etc, and I now know the term AH.
Peligroso Pop a.k.a Adrian says:
February 15, 2008 at 17:59Very interesting show and i personally dont like the wiz but greta sho guys
sOrange says:
February 16, 2008 at 16:07Terrific show! You should have Josh and David back on soon!
bfranks says:
February 16, 2008 at 20:22This show was really funny to me, I really enjoyed it! I loved Marc\’s comment on the \”Ohio Farm Boys\”. Like Josh, I grew up as a farm boy on a sheep and cattle farm in NE Ohio. There must be something in the water… lets just say growing up, I knew early on I was gay and there were plenty of other guys that were curious after a few beers in the hay loft 
Anyways, wonderful show! I could really relate to it!
StevenvanL. says:
February 17, 2008 at 14:57Interesting show - am wondering if there is something comparable to Gay Culture in the Little People community - meaning certain books, movies etc that speak to this community in particular. Only book that I can think of is Maybe the Moon by Armistead Maupin. And the series Threshold maybe…
Troy in Sacto says:
February 19, 2008 at 12:49What a great episode! I found the whole conversation with Josh really interesting. I never really thought about it before, but there seems to be certain parallels between being gay and being a little person. Like all minorities, both communities are made up of people that were given no choice about whether or not they would be “one”, but unlike other minorities they are both born to people that may or may not be a member of the same minority. Both communities have members that are happy with their status and both have members full of self-loathing because of their status. Members of both communities have to deal with totally unpredictable reactions from “normal” people when they are spotted in public. Both communities face strong stereotypes regarding what types of jobs are appropriate for them, and can face extreme difficulty being taken seriously in certain careers. Wow. A psych major could write a really great dissertation on this topic! I, for one, find it fascinating. I’d love to hear Josh on the show again.
Oh yeah, and both Josh and David are total hotties….. :o)
Nathan says:
February 23, 2008 at 10:55Wow! What a great show!
Thanks to Josh and David for being on the show. And especially thanks to Josh for representing music theatre queens and instructing proper vocal production (breath, vowels, and consonants!). Josh is absolutely adorable, I want him and my boyfriend to write a musical together… staring me!
David in San Francisco says:
March 11, 2008 at 00:19Favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz, hands down.
When I was a kid, my parents took me to see The Wiz at the Schubert Theater twice and I loved that. I enjoyed the movie adaptation too and listened to the soundtrack over and over on cassette tape.
I read the book Wicked years ago and really enjoyed it. I don\’t think I am ready to see the musical version… yet. Maybe when its availabe on cable…
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Fausto Fernós created the Feast of Fools in 1998 as wacky artists variety show in Chicago, Illinois.
Along with his partner Marc Felion, he hosts the world's most downloaded talk show for gay people on the internet, Feast of Fools.
Fausto loves pomegranates, waterfalls and 70s retro funk music.
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Well Hyperprone stole my comment! lol But yeah, its great to hear someone who talks at the same speed as me. He was hilarious and real, loved it. Great show you guys. Love!
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How fun was that?!
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Andy and Jim were hilarious, I loved the energy they had and the way their personalities played off one another. Hope to hear them again soon....
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Wow, I had to listen the show twice to understand him, but it was great, though. I loved him, I watched him once or twice and I cracked laughing about the celebs....
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Well Hyperprone stole my comment! lol But yeah, its great to hear someone who talks at the same speed as me. He was hilarious and real, loved it. Great show you guys. Love!
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JasonSmith.com says:
February 13, 2008 at 06:44Spectacular!
-jason