The Gaily Show

Matt is a senior organizer at Swing Left.

Alison Page is a retired health care executive and former nurse running for the Wisconsin Assembly to flip her district blue. Alison has worked every day to help make quality health care accessible to working Wisconsinites, and it’s clear to her that MAGA Republicans are the single biggest threat to the well-being of her state. If elected, Alison will stand up to any lawmaker coming between her constituents and the medical care they need, including reproductive care, while working to lower the cost of living for working Wisconsin families.

Joining us today, Jack Tamburri directs Drawing Lessons which opens this weekend at the Children’s Theatre. Get your tickets here: https://childrenstheatre.org/whats-on/drawing-lessons/ Plus, Matthew Berg and Victoria Carpenter are here from Flip the Script LGBTQ Film Festival which runs this weekend and online through October 19 with a special fan favorite in-person screening on October 19th. For in-person and online tickets go to: https://flipthescriptfest.eventive.org/welcome

Get your tickets for the Flip The Script Film Festival which runs October 11-13 in-person or you can watch select films online from October 11-19. All the details here: https://flipthescriptfest.eventive.org/welcome

Tony Vierling is starring in White Christmas at Chanhassen Dinner Theaters which opens this weekend (October 4). Get your tickets here: https://chanhassendt.com/whitechristmas. Plus, the author of Point and Shoot, Brett Edward Stout is here to discuss his novel and the upcoming election. Follow Brett on TikTok: @brettedwardstout and on instagram: @brettestout.

Quatrefoil Library, Minnesota Historical Society, and Twin Cities PRIDE Present: Going Out, Coming In: A Celebration of LGBTQIA+ History at the Quatrefoil Library. For tickets and more information: https://qlibrary.org/event/going-out-coming-in-exhibit-launch-party/

Rex Ogle is here! We discuss book bans, his own books, and also, as a former writer and editor at Marvel, how LGBTQ characters are portrayed in comics and on-screen. Follow Rex on instagram: @thirdrex. His website is rexogle.com

It’s Banned Books Week. A short rundown of events and resources! More details at the following websites: ala.org, pen.org/book-bans, century.edu, sppl.org. Check out Bare Book Club Minneapolis event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bare-book-club-minneapolis-presents-banned-books-tickets-967240090147

Author Joseph Lezza is here to discuss his book I’m Never Fine: Scenes & Spasms on Loss. Connect with Joseph at his website: josephlezza.com and on Instagram: @lezzdoothis.

Mark your calendars for these concert events from queer singer-songwriter Leslie Vincent. She is famous for her joyful stylings and beautiful interpretations of the American songbook, jazz, blues, as well as contemporary rock and pop. Her latest album, About Last Night, is streaming everywhere you get your music.