Flame On!

The fall television season is here and Pat the Talking Bear Skin Rug is here to guide you through the shows that we're excited to watch! Joining him on this television journey are BeeJay, Erik, and first time podder (with d's, not t's), Josh. They'll discuss the shows that they're excited to see this fall including the Charmed reboot, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Runaways, and Fresh Off the Boat. After that you'll get some initial thoughts on shows that have already started their seasons like American Horror Story: Apocalypse, Doctor Who, The Flash, and against Pat's better judgement, The Gifted. Did we miss something that you think we should be excited for or watching? Let us know! In the meantime, enjoy this television breakdown!

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The pop culture wheels keep on turning and Flame ON! is here to talk about it all! We kick off this month's topics with movie news and gossip including Henry Cavil's possible departure as Superman and casting in Netflix's The Witcher, new trailers for Captain Marvel & Mary Poppins Returns before chatting about what television is keeping us glued to the set including American Horror Story: Apocalypse & Castle Rock. From there we give our recommendations on new sounds for your ear holes with our segment, Whatcha Listening To? After that we dive deep into the world of comics to catch you up on the stories we've been reading including Crowded, Shattered Grid, Mister Miracle, Batman, Cosmic Ghost Rider, and Infinity Wars. To close out the episode we give you our 1Ups AKA the pop culture items that are GIVING US LIFE!

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Bryan, Erik, and Pat the Talking Bear Skin Rug are ready to dive (two fingers deep) into The Great British Baking Show! Kicking off on the BBC, The Great British Baking Show has been a cultural phenomenon, showcasing that competition shows don't need to be filled with drama and back stabbing in order to be fascinating television. The eighth series of The Great British Baking Show has debuted on Netflix and is ripe for a discussion about challenges, the new hosts, and LGBT+ representation! So grab your apron and a cup of tea and get ready to dish!Sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pat the Talking Bear Skin Rug is joined by friend of the show, Jay Abbit, for a special interview with legendary comics scribe Scott Lobdell! From Scott's introduction to the world of comics in his hospital bed to his hit motion picture Happy Death Day, you'll get to hear the stories that shaped this creative genius directly from the source himself. Scott also dishes about how an Inhuman dog opened the door to the X-Men Universe, subverting stereotypes within comics, how he brought Northstar out of the closet, the secret origin of Onslaught, what his favorite comic to write was, and much, much more! Plus he even teases a new project that he's currently working on!Sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 We're in the dreaded heat of the summer, but what better way to cool down than with a nice tall glass of pop culture talk? Well you're in luck because Pat, Erik, and BeeJay are here to serve it up with a side of sass! We talk about some SDCC news including the new DC Universe subscription platform, trailers for upcoming movies including Shazam! and Aquaman, as well as review summer movies Mission Impossible: Fallout and Slenderman. We also discuss television that is keeping us entertained like Cloak & Dagger, Voltron, and Steven Universe. We'll give you some new music and podcasts that we recommend in our Whatcha Listening To? segment, big happenings in the world of comics, and of course, our 1UPs for the month! Sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pat the Talking Bear Skin Rug sits down with LGBT singer-songwriter Bobby Jo Valentine to chat about where he came from, how he started in the music industry, as well as what inspired him to start writing songs. They also discuss his latest album, Maybe Stars, the devastating toll the North California wildfires put on his life and community, as well as how they banded together to rebuild. Finally, they discuss what Bobby is up to today as well as promote his appearance at Bear Bust in Orlando, FL! Sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready to dive deep into the month in pop culture. We kick it off with a review the newest post-Infinity War Marvel movie, Ant-Man & The Wasp, or as we affectionately refer to it, The Hot Potato MacGuffin Chase! Hear our take on the film as well as our Flame Ratings on this summer blockbuster. From there we discuss Pat and Erik's trip to Provincetown for Bear Week including Boston shenanigans, dance parties, show tunes, drag shows, and music concerts.We dive in to geeky TV news including renewals for Queer Eye and Pose, the upcoming Y The Last Man TV adaptation, and the latest Steven Universe bomb. We'll also give you some new podcast and music recommendations in our Whatcha Listening To? segment before digging into some comics talk with Oral.Sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!

Turning looks. Stunting pretty. I'm the bitch from New York City. Season 10 of RuPaul's Drag Race is over and we are here to break it all down for you! First we'll take a look back at the final six through the top four and give our opinions about the controversial eliminations of Monet X Change and Miz Cracker as well as the final lip sync for your life. After a word from our sponsor, we get into the meat and bones of the season and chat about the reunion and the GRAND FINALE where we crowned the next drag superstar!Grab your wig and heels, 'cause we're bringing you another fabulous episode of Drag is the New Spandex! 

Get ready to dive deep into the month in pop culture. We start off with some of our favorite highlights from E3 including the trailers and release date for Kingdom Hearts 3, The Last of Us 2, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. From there we chat about Solo, Hereditary, Riff Trax, as well as geeky TV including The Flash, Voltron, Queer Eye, and Cloak and Dagger. We also introduce a new segment called Whatcha Listening To? where we give our picks for music and podcasts that we're enjoying and that we think you should check out. After that we dig into a little comics talk with some heavy spoilers for X-Men Gold #30 and Thor #1 so proceed with caution!Of course, we close out with our 1-Ups for the month!Sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!

Oral and Pat are joined by Orlando's own Tora Himan for a sit down discussion about RuPaul's DragCon 2018 which took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center May 11-13. Oral finds out all about Tora's experience at the show working with clothing and accessory company, Swish Embassy, how this year's convention compared to last year's, her favorite moments, and her chance encounter with RuPaul herself! After that they are joined by Bryan for a discussion about RuPaul's Drag Race season 10 before talking about Gay Days and the Miss Gay Days 2018 pageant to close out the show.Grab your wig and heels, 'cause we're bringing you another fabulous episode of Drag is the New Spandex!