Bodybuilding isn’t cheap- food, gear, training, and coaching can make the road to becoming a legend super expensive.  

Now that’s where the generous benefactors come in handy!

Famous bodybuilders like Arnold Schwartzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Kai Greene made money as muscle for hire and it wasn’t always as security detail. Muscle worship and muscle posing can sometimes bring in the bucks if you find the right audience.
 
Let’s Grow Big Together! The podcast that invites you to come to the muscle worship party, even if you’re not jacked yet.

In this series, we take a look at the passion for muscle, adventures in bodybuilding, muscle gods, muscle worship and practical advice to put on the gains.
 
Today long term listener, go-go boy and musical theater enthusiast Shaw Knight takes us behind the scenes of lavish muscle worship parties you’ve always heard about but seemed too wild to be true.

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Plus-
• How to develop arms like a gymnast.

• Why so many Instagram fitness influencers get asked for pictures of their feet.

Democratic candidate Kamala Harris made an appearance for two and a half minutes on Saturday Night Live’s opening sketch to address people’s anxiety over the election.

Harris said the best we can do is use our power to vote, and hold on tight to the promise that America will get through this.

FCC commissioner and author of Project 2025 Brendan Carr filed a complaint against NBC television, stating the broadcast network violated “equal time” rules, which wasn’t the case since the network did reach out to Trump with their campaign declining.

Today we make the case for voting for Kamala Harris, even if you have grave misgivings.

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Plus--

• Trump gives a malfunctioning microphone head, but at least we are spared seeing him take his dentures out before giving it a gum job.

• Why are Republicans interested in the death of P’Nut the Squirrel?

• Puerto Rican Archbishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves demands Trump apologize for the racist rally act.

• Music legend, pop music producer Quincy Jones dies at the age of 91.

• Gay rights activist Ron Ehemann, Chicago’s first out gay attorney, died after a long battle with blood cancer. He was 74.

It seems fitting that in the U.S., Election Day is so close to Halloween. Despite promising to be a dictator on day one, despite doing every horrific thing possible to hurt voters, Donald Trump is neck and neck with Kamala Harris.

Today we take a look at the election to end all elections and this year’s Halloween costumes with comedian Dan Cass, one of Chicago's top comedy writers and performers, who spent time in Russia studying experimental theater.

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Dan almost became a ghost after a bad accident on a Divvy bike, but thankfully what didn’t kill him just pissed him off. 

Listen as we take a look at the 2024 US Presidential election and Halloween costumes so scary, kids are dressing up as undecided voters wearing MAGA rainbow hats. 

Plus--
• Insult comic Tony Hinchcliffe with approval from the GOP calls Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”

• The U.S. Mint announces Celia Cruz will be on a special edition US quarter, making her the first Afro Caribbean woman on our currency. ¡Azucar!

• Musician Chappell Roan continues her battle against paparazzi. 

• Also, costume ideas too good to pass up: 
-- Ray Gun the Australian Breakdancer.
-- Moo Deng made out of grey garbage bags.
-- Trump as the Hamburglar. 

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Category is: get your freak on! We’re huge fans of sex expert, comedian and educator David Brandyn. 

Hailing from NYC’s ballroom scene, David got his start writing for television as a Sesame Street fellow and then got his big break starring in the comedy web series “No Shade” where a trio of queer Black men get their groove back with hilarious results.

David now goes to festivals to record his series “Butch Queen Advice” where he invites folks to ask burning questions or share their wildest adventures looking for love. 

Today David Brandyn joins us to explore the fun side of sexuality as we take a look at all the hot topics and more–– 

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• Should I give my lover a piece of candy after sex? 

• Why do guys get tired after they nut?

• The differences between Gooning and Looning.

• The Wicked Movie poster controversy explained. 

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The 2024 US Presidential election is a real nail biter. It’s now a choice between maintaining our democracy or turning the government over to a dictator, so it’s no wonder this election is causing a lot of anxiety, even pop stars and baby hippos are shooketh.

Project 2025, the well funded political scheme by the right wing hate group The Heritage Foundation hopes to replace all Federal leaders and judges with ultraconservatives loyal to Trump. The plan also calls for concentration camps for LGBTQ+ folks, immigrants and women who’ve had abortions. 

Thankfully our friend, family therapist and PrEP activist Damon L. Jacobs has his own Project for 2025, calling it “PROTECT 2025” where he invites undecided voters living in one of the 7 swing states to have a conversation about the election with him. If they do, he will give them $20 and 25¢ for twenty minutes of their time.  

Ka ching!

What does Damon hope to accomplish? Today Damon L. Jacobs joins us to look at the 2024 US Presidential Election between Trump and Harris, and why, like George Takei says, it’s urgent for all LGBTQ+ folks to take a stand and speak out. 

LET'S PROTECT 2025:
https://letsprotect2025.com

Plus--
• Bowen Yang and the writers at SNL compared Roan to Thailand’s zoological sensation Moo Deng, a baby hippo who, like the queer pop star, has captivated the world’s attention. 

• Who is influencing Janet Jackson’s MAGA political views? 

One of the most jaw dropping news stories to come our way in a while is the arrest of music producer and performer Sean "P. Diddy" Combs on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.

Meanwhile, Janet Jackson’s manager is in damage control, apologizing on her behalf for saying that Presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s father was not black.  

Although Ellen said she was quitting showbiz, the queer comedy icon is back in a whole new Netflix special, saying she was canceled for being an opinionated woman. 

Rosie O’Donell criticizes Ryan Murphy’s new series about the Menedez Brothers murders.
And Justin Timberlake pleads guilty to his DUI, will pay $500 and do community service.

Today we take a look at the slew of terrible celebrities doing terrible things, plus--

• A dubious new study reveals that people who have sex with women are more likely to commit crimes.
 
• Another study reveals that bisexual men are more likely to have kids and take risks than anyone else. 

• Same sex marriage comes to Thailand. 

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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We’re enthralled with comedian Devon Poole’s hilarious videos where he dresses up in drag and pays tribute to the wild women of the internet, from the ladies of Cougar International to the endless assortment of shopping addicts on QVC. 

How did this lovable bear turn into a comedy queen who lip syncs some of the iconic moments in television that have gone viral on the internet? 

Today comedian Devon Poole joins us to talk about his journey to Instagram and TikTok success with his parody videos featuring women who have something to say. 

DEVON POOLE:
https://www.instagram.com/itsdevonpoole/

Plus--
• Sylvia Browne, Montel Williams’ favorite psychic guest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtoDZJoUCVY

• Zsa Zsa Gabor and Estelle Getty’s exercise videos. 
Zsa Zsa Gabor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PckcewAJIsg
Estelle Getty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH73Yhdj3eM

• Our favorite instant coffee enthusiast, Lauren Bacall. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu66EDMxAbI

For all the heroic triumphs that took place at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, one of the most talked about moments has been pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati's spectacular loss. 

Even though he wasn’t going to make the pole vault, his massive baguette got in the way, knocking the bar off the poles as he tumbled into our hearts. 

Anthony, you may have lost at the Olympics, but your dong won the gold. 

Today we take a look at all the top news stories happening around the 2024 Olympics in Paris, two cisgendered women accused for being trans, Tom Daley retiring from diving, RayGun going viral for her hilariously awkward break dancing and Simon Biles loving her black job: winning gold medals.  
Plus--

• The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago. 

• Our reviews of Deadpool & Wolverine and Alien: Romulus. 

• Trans Chicago viral sensation Jools LeBron thanks her fans for her success helping to fund her transition. 

• Farewell to talk show pioneer Phil Donahue, who helped introduce LGBTQ folks to American households with his genre defining daytime talk show, he was 88.

It’s hard to quantify the importance comedian Ellen DeGeneres has had on LGBTQ+ visibility.

Coming out on her own sitcom in 1997 was initially rough for her and her career but opened doors for many queer people and led her to dominate daytime talk shows as the new “queen of nice” a title formerly given to another closeted daytime talk show host, Rosie O’Donnell.

Then after years of rumors that real life Ellen was the queen of mean, Ellen’s talk show got canceled and we saw a new side we all originally loved either way, snarky Ellen.

Now Ellen says this next stand up comedy special on Netflix will be her last, saying she’s quitting showbiz forever. (OK Cher.)

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.

Plus--
➤ A new study of Gen Z reveals that half of them don't identify as straight.

➤ Elon Musk backs down from $45 million a month pledge to Trump

➤ Coming to theaters: Alien: Romulus and Deadpool & Wolverine.

When we first heard the shocking news that a disgruntled Republican tried to shoot former President Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, all kinds of thoughts went racing through our heads: was this staged? Is this a lone gunman? Are we disappointed they missed? Who knew Melania would be such a bad shot?

Despite President Biden’s call to unify the country by rejecting violence and expressing sympathy for the victims including former President Trump, Trump himself wasted no time raising funds over the shooting with various leading Republicans blaming the violence on Democrats.

Violence is contagious, and it’s tempting to want to hurt others as a quick fix.But the problem is that people want quick solutions to issues that take time, energy and thoughtfulness to resolve. 

Today Chicago comedian and comedy writer Dan Cass joins us to look at the political turmoil surrounding the 2024 US Presidential Election, the Supreme Court’s recent rulings granting themselves supreme power and the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump.

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Plus– Remembering the lives of beloved entertainers and media personalities: Shelley Duval, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Richard Simmons and Shannen Doherty. They all passed away this past week.