Left of Str8 Podcasts

Today’s Show we have another great Quadruple blast of “5 Questions With…” featuring all 5 of our guests from last week. I love asking my guests 5 random and usually goofy questions to bring out their personalities and as we wrap up spooky season, I love the personalities from these last guests of October. First up are the uber talented couple who do it all, act, sing, write, direct and produce. Em...

Today’s Show is my last full interview for a special guest representing Spooky Season. I was so excited to come across Writer and Director Mike Zara on social media as I read with interest about his new business where he is combining his love of toys, plus his amazing writing skills for IP representation for up and coming and established brands. He had already done entertainment product placement...

Today’s Show we have our last two guests for spooky season interviews. Up first is a return guest to the Left of Str8 Show, Michael Varrati, who is widely known in the horror genre, especially the lgbtq horror genre. I talked to Michael many years ago where we talked about his origin in the genre and having grown up near where I am living here in NE Ohio. Michael also had the honor of being asked...

Today’s Show has another interview with my friend Artie O’Daly. Artie and I grew up in the same area of Southern California and he is one of my favorite actors and creators. His fantastic series “Bad Boy” has just premiered the first episode of Season 2 and if you missed the first season, you can see the entire 5 hour video put together, or watch it episodically. Artie is also a huge music fan and...

Today’s Show we have two of my favorite people both inside and outside of the podcast. They were two of my early guests in Season 1 and I have been honored to get to know them in person as well as through the show. Emerson Collins is a writer, producer, director and actor, all of which he has won numerous regional awards for. Blake McIver is a singer, actor, director and producer who has been in t...

Today’s Show we have a quadruple dose of “5 Questions With…” as I bring back my 5 guests and 4 interviews from last week to get on the hot seat with five more silly and fun questions for my wonderful friends. First up is James ‘Duke’ Mason, Duke is a huge advocate and activist for lgbtq rights, democracy as a political insider, and a great journalist with a substack newsletter on important issues...

Welcome back to “The Rainbow Rundown” our weekly recap of the top News and Entertainment stories for the LGBTQ Community, that hit our hot button here at Left of Straight Radio. It is Monday, October 23, 2023 and this is the AI Team here as our humans take the day off to prepare for interviews and podcasts for the rest of the week. Be sure to subscribe to Left of Straight wherever you listen, on Y...

Today’s Show we have one of my favorite musical guests back. Brandon Stansell writes songs from the heart, sings from his soul and is just a great guy chat with. He is country, out, proud and an amazing singer. This is Brandon’s third visit to the Left of Str8 Show and I’m always happy when we have a chance to catch up. After a successful fall tour last year, his newest single drops the day this i...

Today’s Show we keep the music going with my friend Stewart Taylor, who is back on the show with his new song that has been blowing up EVERYwhere, “Favorite Ex.” Stewart amazed me his first time on the show with his amazing multi hyphenate talents of singing, songwriting, dancing, modeling and acting. Starting in New York and the amazing Berklee Music School in Boston, MA, Stewarts move to LA brou...

Today’s Show I’m bringing back one of my favorite guests who combines politico savvy, journalism bonefides, and entertainment roots, the handsome and charming James Duke Mason is joining me in studio. Duke has run for City Council in West Hollywood, worked on major political campaigns both local and national, and has written some great journalism pieces on advocacy and activism. His Duke’s Downloa...

Today’s Show we have a very handsome and dare I say AMAZING couple, Joe Moskowitz and Ian Todd, who are now participating in Season 35 of the Amazing Race, now airing on CBS. This adventurous couple are recently engaged and even before being on the show were adventurers and world travelers in real life, going around the globe together and separately, including getting engaged in Thailand. They are...

Today’s Show we have an up and coming amazing talent in country music. I noticed my next guest showing up all over my social media feeds, promoting his new single, “All In My Head,” and sharing his heartfelt and heartbreaking lyrics. I’m sitting down with the fabulous new up and coming gay singer/songwriter, Andrew Mitch. This remarkable artist is making waves in the music world, melding heartfelt...

Today’s Show we have 5 Questions with our fantastic guests from last week. Taking their turns in the hot seat are Garrett Clayton, Jenna Ushkowitz, Andrew Mitch and Ralph Anthony. Of course you know Garrett from Teen Beach Movie, Hairspray, The Letter Men and now he is in Rochester, NY starring as Dr. Frank N. Furter in OFC Creation’s production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show through October 31s...

Today’s Show we have one of my favorite guests back for her 3rd appearance. She is an amazing actress, singer, podcaster and now Mom. You may remember Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen Chang on the iconic series “Glee,” but she’s always been one of my favorite women of the theatre both on stage and in the wings. Since we chatted last, Jenna has won Another Tony Award as a Producer, directed her first...

Today’s Show we are celebrating the Spooky Season by having the handsome and talented Garrett Clayton join us in studio today. Garrett is playing the iconic Dr. Frank N Furter in the Rocky Horror Picture Show being put on by OFC Creations Theatre Company in Rochester, NY. Garrett has played so many diverse, interesting, dramatic and fun roles in his long career, from Disney’s Teen Beach movies, to...

Today’s Show we are celebrating the Spooky Season by having the handsome and talented Garrett Clayton join us in studio today. Garrett is playing the iconic Dr. Frank N Furter in the Rocky Horror Picture Show being put on by OFC Creations Theatre Company in Rochester, NY. Garrett has played so many diverse, interesting, dramatic and fun roles in his long career, from Disney’s Teen Beach movies, to...

Today’s Show we have two guests returning from last week’s interviews to play “5 Questions With…” Every Tuesday we bring back and ask usually silly, sometimes serious questions of the guests we had on last week. If you missed their full interviews, you can go to our main YouTube channel or your favorite podcast distributor to listen to the entire conversation. First up I bring you Sam Irvin, the i...

Today’s Podcast is the Left of Str8 Show’s “Rainbow Rundown.” The Rainbow Rundown is a weekly podcast, where we use AI to report the top news and entertainment stories for the lgbtq Community. Today’s date is October 9, 2023. And Here’s what hit our hot buttons THIS week: Our Friend Leslea Newman’s newest book about Matthew Shepard is out. There’s a suspect in the murder of gay journalist, Josh Kr...

Today’s Show we have a true Queen on the podcast. Adam Sanders, AKA the beautiful and vivacious Ada Vox is with me today. We talk all about Ada’s journey from American Idol to brining her Vox’s Vixens to the Las Vegas stage every Monday night, starting this month. It was such a pleasure to talk about her journey on American Idol, Queens of the Universe, her amazing singing voice and more. This is...

Today’s Show we have the start to Spooky Season happening. For the month of October, at least one of my two interviews each week will be from the realm of Horror or True Crime. I am excited today to bring back to the show, the amazing Producer, Director and Author, Sam Irvin is joining me again. We talked in Sam’s last interview about his friendship and working with the lovely Elvira, Mistress of...

Today’s Show we have our weekly Bonus Segment, “5 Questions With…”, where we add 5 more random and often silly questions to our special interview guests from the previous week. First up in the hot seats are Entrepreneurs and Best Friends, Luke Deardurff and Jonathan Mayo. Luke is an amazing pastry chef who won this year’s Spring Baking Championship on the Food Network. He is taking his winnings an...

Today’s Show we have our weekly Rainbow Rundown. Here’s the top news and entertainment stories of the week that hit our hot button. It’s Monday, October 2, 2023 and here are the stories we’re covering: First Up we Report the Sad Passing of US Senator Diane Feinstein Federal appeals court upholds gender-affirming care bans Biden Proposes New LGBTQ Foster Parent Rules Meta Company, has allowed an an...

Today’s Show we have a special double interview with two great guys that are each accomplished in their own right, but they just happen to be besties since their college days. Luke Deardurff is an amazing pastry chef who WON the latest season of Spring Baking Championship. He is currently turning that prize money and working with investors to open a brand new business, “High End Bakery” specializi...

Today’s Show I’m delighted to have a true luminary in the world of business and media. Joining us from the great white north of Canada, is the multifaceted Salah Bachir. A titan in the realms of cinema and magazines and a true force in the world of art. Salah's impressive career is marked by innovation, creativity, and an indomitable spirit that is distinctly Canadian. As a philanthropist, a p...

Today’s Show we have our bonus interview segment, because if it’s Tuesday, it’s time for “5 Questions With…” where we put our guests from the previous week on the hot seat with 5 often silly, sometime serious bonus questions after their interview. Today we bring back Screenwriter and Comedian Mikey Montemayor and Legendary Playwright and Drag Artist Charles Busch, so here we go……. Mikey Montemayor...