Sidebar with John Duran

FIRST SEGMENT – Interview with Nikhil Christopher Bowen from the Stonewall Young Democrats.   Why were the young Democrats created for millennials?  How are they different?  AND what does he see coming in next year’s national elections? 

SECOND SEGMENT – Markus Barrington brings some Friday the 13th flavor to the show as he talks about December horoscopes.   And being the gay “Jeanne Dixon” – what his predictions are for 2020?

THIRD SEGMENT – Interview with “Lucy the Mistress” and West Seegmiller on International Day against Violence on Sex Workers next week.  A day supported by Amnesty International, the ACLU, the National Lawyers Guild and most national LGBT legal organizations to call attention to the violence and discrimination faced by sex workers (strippers, porn, escorts) not only in the USA but across the world. 

FOURTH SEGMENT - Interview with irascible Emmy award winners LESLIE JORDAN and singer SAM HARRIS on their holiday show DECK THE HALLS Y’ALL

SIDEBAR WITH JOHN DURAN

W/ GUEST HOST & Long Time Gay Commedian BILLY MASTERS!

Billy will open the show and discuss doing “gigs” for LGBT people for the past 30 years.  

FIRST SEGMENT –New gay singer LEO MARTINEZ will discuss getting breaks in Hollywood for young actors/dancers/singers and what it was like back in Billy’s day.

SECOND SEGMENT – Hanukah message from RABBI DENISE EGER -  Rabbi at Temple Kol Ami and head of the Western US Rabbis.    Out lesbian and inspirational.    She will be calling in.

THIRD SEGMENT – Celebrity JENNIFER LEWIS will be calling into the show! She will be discussing her climate change video, The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, and the hit TV show Blackish!  

FOURTH SEGMENT – DENNIS OSBORN AND BYRON NOREEN – return to Side Bar to chat about the holidays specials and movies that LGBT people must watch!   The overlap between Hollywood movies/television, LGBT and the holidays.

FIRST SEGMENT – LGBT HOMELESSNESS – Interview with Darrell Cummings – Chief Operating Officer of the LA Center on LGBT homelessness in Hollywood and what the Center is doing to address the hundreds of LGBT homeless on the streets every night.

SECOND SEGMENT – Sandy Sachs – one of the two co founders of GIRL BAR, lipstick lesbianism and the inspiration for the television series THE L WORD.  She will talk about all that herstory and the upcoming farewell to GIRL BAR at the Factory Nightclub on December 7, 2019 (same building as the Studio one)

THIRD SEGMENT – Reverend Keith Monzingo and Rev. Lucia Chappelle from the MCC Churches on LGBT people staying spiritually centered in the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays!

Sidebar With John Duran:

FIRST SEGMENT – STEVEN FALES – CONFESSION OF A MORMON BOY – on the 18+ year run of his play and their sequels. Being gay and Mormon, plus touring the world telling his story.

SECOND SEGMENT – MARK GONZALES – LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRMAN – on the upcoming California State party convention this weekend in Long Beach.   Presidential race, politics and LGBT issues.

THIRD SEGMENT – KRISTIN VALLACHER, JEFFERSON HENDRICK, and TJ WILK – trainers on dieting, health and good living through the upcoming holiday period.

FIRST SEGMENT – Transgender Awareness Month in November. Interviewing Alexis Sanchez and Jake Rostovsky on what happens around the country this month for trans people. And the Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, 2019 around the nation.

SECOND SEGMENT – Steve Afriat – longtime gay activist who co founded the first AIDS Walk in the country – AIDS Walk Los Angeles – over 35 years ago. He worked for 2 powerful LA County Supervisors Ed Edelman and Zev Yaroslavsky when they became the first politicians to take gay dollars for campaigns during the 1970’s and worked on LGBT/AIDS issues in the 70’s and 80’s.

THIRD SEGMENT – Karen Ocamb – Election 2019 wrap up. What happened this week in the national elections and what it means for LGBT people around the country.

Sidebar With John Duran:

FIRST SEGMENT – Telephone interview with MICHAEL WEINSTEIN, Founder of AIDS Health Care Foundation – from ACT UP Activist to running the largest HIV organization in the world.

SECOND SEGMENT – The legendary CHARLO CROSSLEY! She was one of Bette Midlers original Harlettes.   She’s also from the movie Sister Act and toured in Hairspray as Motormouth Mabel.

THIRD SEGMENT – STUDIO ONE FOREVER! – two original bartenders from Studio One Gary Mortimer (in studio) and Michael Koth (calling in from Palm Springs), Robert Bazan, - Studio one memorabilia collector and former patron and Marc Saltarelli – producer of documentary Studio One Forever!  (Both in Studio also)

FOURTH SEGMENT – ALEXANDER RODRIGUEZ- Palm Springs Pride Grand Marshal of the parade and festival will be calling in to talk with us!

Sidebar With John Duran (Halloween Special)

FIRST SEGMENT – DAVID KESSLER.  Prominent nurse during the AIDS epidemic.  Started Project Angel Food with Marianne Williamson and LA Shanti. Went on to become a celebrated author. Currently has the #1 Best Seller on Amazon – FINDING MEANING – THE SIXTH  STAGE OF GRIEF – an amazing book on loss, grief and healing.

SECOND SEGMENT – TYLER CASSITY. Owner of Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The colorful history of Hollywood’s famous cemetery and the recent transfer of Judy Garland from New York to his cemetery so she could be home in Hollywood.

THIRD SEGMENT – MARKUS BARRINGTON –  is a gay zodiac reader who joins us to discuss the history of astrology and the zodiac and how he interprets the stars and gives readings to people.

Sidebar With John Duran (3/8/19)

International Women’s Day

DIANE ABBITT and BERNADETTE ABBRUZZE on lesbian herstory, BRANDON KNEEFEL from “Finding Prince Charming” on gay male body dysmorphia and body shaming and MITCH O’FARRELL – Los Angeles City Councilman openly gay and representing the Hollywood District of Los Angeles.

FIRST segment – MARNA DEITCH – one of the long time and founding motorcycle riders of DYKES ON BIKES in the annual CSW parade. Long time lesbian activist for 30 years

SECOND segment – KYLER O NEAL – transgender poet and author on the launch of her new book. Bringing transgender artistry into the mainstream.

THIRD SEGMENT – FRED ARENS – On upcoming HALLOWEENIE XIV – the 14th annual Halloweenie event at the Blasco Theater in two weeks.

FOURTH SEGMENT – ED HANSEN & AUGUST BERNADICOU – visiting in studio from New York City on intergenerational conversations between an 80 year old gay man and a young gay millennial. Why they are speaking around the country on the importance of elders and newbies having a conversation about LGBT issues.

Sidebar With John Duran (3/1/19)

FIRST SEGMENT – Interview with legal expert Steve Meister on Trump politics in DC and the case against Jussie Smollett.

SECOND SEGMENT – Interview with gay dads from the Pop Luck Club – John Ireland and Sam Gilstrap

THIRD SEGMENT – Interview on the legacy of STUDIO ONE with Gary Steinberg, Lloyd Coleman and documentarian Marc Saltarelli