Host: Amy Matheny

Amy is talking to the legendary Lily Tomlin.

Richard Knight Jr. Movie Minute: Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance

Guest: Out Legendary Actress Lily Tomlin joins Amy once again on the Queercast. Lily loves to free associate and tells Amy many stories about some of the amazing people she has worked with over the years. Lily will be at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie on February 25th. For more information on Lily, visit www.lilytomlin.com

Music Featured on This Queercast: Gregory Porter  -”Real Good Hands” and Jesse Thomas - “Better Geography”

Photo Credit: Lily Tomlin by Greg Gorman

Host: Amy Matheny

Amy is very excited to talk with our guest, Chay Yew, the new Artistic Director at Victory Gardens Theatre here in Chicago. She also shares that Lily Tomlin will be on our next show!

Richard Knight Jr. Movie Minute: The Innkeepers

Guest: Chay Yew joins Amy on the Queercast. Chay discusses being a gay Asian American, gay theater, working with the Victory Gardens Theatre and the new show Ameriville which runs through February 26. His summer show, Oedipus El Rey, will start its run on June 29th.

Music Featured on This Queercast: The L Project -”It Does Get Better” and Sharon Van Etten - “Serpents”

Photo Credit: Chay Yew PR Photo

Host: Amy Matheny

Amy is on the couch with the fabulous Improvised Chef, Scott Duff, dishing on politics, the Cynthia Nixon controversy and Amy’s show Enron.  Scott is an amazing chef and discusses all things food.  His hilarious blog contains recipes and lots of information and giggles.

Richard Knight Jr. Movie Minute: Albert Nobbs

Music Featured on This Queercast: Kelly Clarkson -”Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” and Madonna - “Give Me All Your Luvin’ (feat. Nicki Minaj, M.I.A.)”

Photo Credit: The Improvised Chef

Host: Amy Matheny

Amy is proud to present two legendary performers to the Queercast. Our own Jerry Nunn talked to Joan Rivers and Carol Burnett!

Guest: Joan and Melissa Rivers join Jerry on the Queercast to talk about their reality show, Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? They also discuss the Golden Globes and the Oscars. Joan will be coming to Chicago at the end of March so stay tuned!

Richard Knight Jr. Movie Minute: Pina

Guest: Carol Burnett also joins Jerry for this star studded celebrity Queercast. Carol will be making an appearance on Joan Rivers’ reality show. She gives her opinion on television shows of today and why no variety shows work today.

Music Featured on This Queercast: Graffiti6 -”Free”, Hospitality - “Friends of Friends” and The Carol Burnett Theme Song

Photo Credit: Joan & Melissa Rivers: E!/NBC - Carol Burnett: Mabel Cat Inc. by: Randee St. Nicholas

Host: Amy Matheny with Mitchell Fain

Mitchell is leaving on a big cruise ship, but don’t worry he’ll be back this summer.  Amy and Mitchell dish on current movies, Glee, Idina Menzel’s PBS special AND Amy shares some insight into her new show, ENRON.  A BIG show!

Richard Knight Jr. Movie Minute: Dirty Girl

Music Featured on This Queercast: First Aid Kit -”Emmylou” and Among Savages - “Terrified”

Photo Credit: Mitchell Fain

Host: Amy Matheny with Ms. Cleo

Amy is dishing on last night’s Golden Globe awards and shares some of the big winners. Also, part two of Ms. Cleo’s predictions for 2012. She tells us what’s in store for celebrities, politics, the GLBT community and entertainment in 2012. Amy makes her own prediction to Ms. Cleo!  It’s a Big Show!

Music Featured on This Queercast: The Big Pink -”Stay Gold” and The Little Willies - “Pennies on the Floor”

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Host: Amy Matheny with Ms. Cleo!

Ms. Cleo joins Amy for our annual predictions and forecast show! Cleo discusses things that happened in 2011 but what does she see for us in 2012? She answers questions regarding politics, the economy, money and weather patterns. She shares information regarding the Mayan calendar and December 21, 2012 and touches on what that cycle ending really means. She also touches on GOP presidential candidates and the empowerment of the Occupy Movement. What does Cleo see as the new normal in our weather this year? Hurricanes? Cold and Snow? It’s a Queercast we look forward to every year and, next week, she and Amy will be talking entertainment and celebrities on Part Two of Ms. Cleo’s 2012 Prediction Show!

Movie Minute: The Iron Lady Visit the Official Movie Blog.
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Music Featured on This Queercast: Lady Gaga - “Marry the Night” and Lizz Wright - “When I Fall”

Photo Credit: The Iron Lady from onlinemovieshut.com

Host: Amy Matheny

Amy is excited for 2012!  What did you do for New Year’s? Did you make resolutions? We’ll have our 2012 predictions from Ms. Cleo coming next week and look back at 2011’s predictions.

Movie Minute: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Visit the Official Movie Site.
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Guest: Mackenzie Philips and Peter Walsh join Jerry Nunn on the Queercast.  The 2nd season of the OWN program Extreme Clutter began with Peter heading to Mackenzie’s home. Peter helped organize her home that, after years of substance abuse and family struggles, filled with clutter and painful memories. He explains how he didn’t even want to go to her home initially. Mackenzie also talks about having her NOH8 photograph taken at the House of Blues. Peter has a new app called get-organized to help folks organize their clutter.

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Music Featured on This Queercast: SafetySuit - “These Times” and She & Him - “I’m Gonna Make It Better”

Photo Credit: Mackenzie Philips and Peter Walsh - Oprah Winfrey Network

Host: Amy Matheny

It’s the Year in Review show! Windy City Times Managing Editor Andrew Davis and Senior Reporter Kate Sosin join Amy to discuss the biggest stories of the year. Most important celebration in Illinois was the advent of Civil Unions! 1800 couples in Cook County alone were fabulously joined. They also discuss the Boys-town controversy, Howard Brown Health Center, New York voted for Marriage Equality, Obama’s rating for LGBT promises, The passing of Elizabeth Taylor and her HIV/AIDS work, Barney Frank resigning,  Prop 8 and SO much more.  2012 is going to be a huge year so stay with us!  Happy New Year!
For those who haven’t seen and heard Hillary’s LGBT rights speech (the speech of ALL speeches), RUN to this link so you can hear it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MudnsExyV78

Movie Minute: The Artist Visit the Official Movie Site.
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Music Featured on This Queercast: Patty Griffin - “I Smell a Rat”, Of Monsters and Men “Little Talks” and Glenn Miller - “Auld Lang Syne (New Years Eve Song)”

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Host: Amy Matheny

Amy is propping up Mitchell and his Santaland Diaries performance, even Stephen Colbert attended one of his shows. He has become a Chicago holiday tradition. Amy is jazzed to see this year’s Kennedy Center Honors show and one of this year’s honorees is Meryl Streep! What are your plans for New Year’s Eve? How about seeing Hollis Resnik? She’ll be performing in the Cabaret Room at Stage 773 on December 31st at 8pm.  Happy Holidays from all of us at the Queercast!

Movie Minute: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Visit the Official Movie Site.
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Guest: Ten-time Jeff Award winner, Hollis Resnik joins Amy for the first time on this Queercast. Hollis is a huge friend of the GLBT community and a Midwestern gal.  She shares how she got involved in music and theater, seeing her first seminal production, living in Chicago and her roles in the upcoming production of Angels in America at the Court Theatre.  She’ll be performing her cabaret on New Year’s Eve which will include some tunes from her CD Make Someone Happy (available at iTunes Store and Amazon.com).  For more information on Hollis visit www.hollisresnik.com.

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Music Featured on This Queercast: Hollis Resnik- “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria” and “Lion Tamer” and She & Him “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”

Photo Credit Hollis Resnik

Here is Deb Pearce’s new precious little bundle! Say hello to little Jack Pearce!! Congrats to Deb and her wife, LeeAnn!

Host: Amy Matheny

Amy is running solo and dishing on holiday shopping, her show Enron has started rehearsals, Prop 8 news AND Deb Pearce had her little baby Jack (see our Blog for his pic)! YAY! Congrats to Deb and her partner LeeAnn.

Guests: Gay Couple Adam Belcuore and Eric Davis join Amy on the Queercast to share their story on adoption and the adoption process. Adam (casting director at the Goodman Theater) and partner Eric share how they got together (12 years ago), their discussion of having children, going to The Cradle Adoption Agency and discuss some of the misconceptions of adoption.  They also explain the Chicago Entertainment Collective which is a benefit to give back to those who help create Chicago’s arts community. Adam and Eric received proceeds to help with their adoption fees because they do not qualify for charitable options given to other families.

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Music Featured on This Queercast: Andy Williams - “Happy Holidays / It’s the Holiday Season” and Joel Piper - “The Only One”

Photo Credit: Adam Belcuore and Eric Davis by Julie Sadowski

Host: Amy Matheny with Mitchell Fain

Mitchell and Amy are sipping tea and dishing on the holidays, holiday parties and yummy foods.  Amy had a “Favorite Things” party now that Oprah is off the air! How did Mitchell make Amy laugh like Phyllis Diller?  For the recipe of the guacamole recipe they were talking about, head over to Scott Duff’s Improvised Chef blog.  They also dish on Barbra Streisand, Adele, Bruno Mars and the Grammy nominations.  And, Mitchell has some things to say about NPH and using the word Tranny.

Movie Minute: Shame Visit the Official Movie Site.
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Music Featured on This Queercast: Michael Bublé - “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” and The Muppet Cast “Life’s A Happy Song Finale”

Photo Credit Mitchell Fain as Crumpet the Elf  lifefm.com

Host: Amy Matheny

Amy is gaga for GaGa after she watched the Lady Gaga Thanksgiving Special.  Did you watch?  What did Amy do for Thanksgiving and are you ready for December?  Mitchell is back doing the Santaland Diaries at the Theater Wit so go see him while seats are still available!  Deb Pearce has passed her due date, so we’re still on baby watch AND we wish Colman Domingo a very happy birthday!

Guest: Singer Suzanne Palmer joins Amy on the Queercast. Suzanne is a longtime friend of LesBiGay Radio, Windy City Radio and Windy City Gay Idol.  Suzanne shares a little about her roots and performing with some of her favorite musicians such as pianist, Bill Evans, who she loves to listen to while in the bath. She is known for many dance club songs including a new remake of “FAME.” Suzanne has delved into the world of cabaret and will be in Chicago for one night only on December 10th at Stage 773 in the Cab Room.

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Music Featured on This Queercast: Suzanne Palmer - “Impressions”, “Georgia On My Mind (With The Eric Michaels Organ Trio)” and “Fame (Bill Bennett and Pete Masitti Video Mix)”

Photo Credit Suzanne Palmer PR Photo

Host: Amy Matheny

Amy is very grateful and thankful for many things.  What are your traditions for Thanksgiving?  Amy is keeping hers by sitting on a beach far far away.  She’s digging Rosie’s new talk show here in Chicago and also Anderson Cooper’s new show.  Glee’s Naya “Santana” Rivera has also been a highlight for Amy this week.  Amy also shares a little of her own coming out story.  All of us at the Queercast wish all of our US listeners a very happy Thanksgiving.

Movie Minute: Martha Marcy May Marlene Visit the Official Movie Site.
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Guest: Singer/Actress Faith Prince joins Amy on this Queercast. Faith is a multi-award winner including a Tony for her role as Ms. Adelaide in “Guys and Dolls”. Faith shares her beginnings in the South and her early musical influences and inspirations for her act.  She also shares a few upcoming television shows that she’s appearing on.  Faith is coming to Chicago for one night only December 3rd, performing her show, “Total Faith” at the Cahn Auditorium. Tickets and information can be found at www.tic.northwestern.edu or by calling (847) 491-7282.

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Music Featured on This Queercast: Faith Prince - “What Did I Have That I Don’t Have” and “I Do What I Can With What I Got”

Photo Credit Faith Prince PR Photo