The Margaret Cho

This week, Margaret talks with comedians and hosts of the podcast Basic Witches, Leah Knauer and Rachel Laforest. They take a deep dive into the news of the day and ask the pressing question if it’s possible to take down Donald Trump with a sex strike. 

To learn more about Leah and Rachel, listen to their podcast Basic Witches. 

The Margaret Cho is an Earios production.

Theme music by Garrison Starr.

Contact Margaret at [email protected].

Edited by Tracy Levy.

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This week, Margaret talks with motivational speaker and author Rebekah Gregory about surviving the Boston Marathon bombing and the inspiration behind her message of “pain to purpose”.

Also in this episode:

• Rebekah explains her motivation for starting her charity Rebekah’s Angles (https://www.rebekahsangels.org/)
• Margaret talks about going to therapy with her parents in her 30’s

To learn more about Rebekah, listen to her podcast Pain to Purpose.

The Margaret Cho is an Earios production.

Theme music by Garrison Starr.

Contact Margaret at [email protected].

Edited by Tracy Levy.

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This week, Margaret talks with host of the podcast Shut Up Evan, Evan Ross Katz about his and Margaret’s future kiki. Then, she speaks with comedian and writer Bruce Daniels about his experience of race in America, as well as old memories of them hanging out together back in the day.

Also in this episode:

• Bruce and Margaret break down the disconnect between what you are taught about history in school vs. the actual truth. 
• Evan and Margaret agree that there’s just something queer about Lisa Rinna.

To learn more about Evan, follow him @evanrosskatz

To learn more about Bruce, follow him @brucedaniels

The Margaret Cho is an Earios production.

Theme music by Garrison Starr.

Contact Margaret at [email protected].

Edited by Tracy Levy.

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This week, Margaret talks with TV personality Kelly Osbourne about her involvement in the Black Lives Matter protest movement and how she’s passing the time in quarantine.

Also in this episode:

• Kelly’s and Margaret’s pups demand attention throughout the conversation, so of course, they get introduced to one another via Zoom
• Kelly talks about experiencing an OCD flare up during this pandemic 

To learn more about Kelly, follow her on Twitter and Instagram @kellyosbourne.

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Theme music by Garrison Starr.

Contact Margaret at [email protected].

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This week, Margaret talks with comedian Gina Brillon about being a female stand up and why they continue to be outnumbered.

Also in this episode:

• Gina and Margaret talk about “cancel culture” in comedy; When is it merited and when is it not?
• The college comedy circuit and that time Margaret performed in a cafeteria on two tables pushed together. 

To learn more about Gina, check out her comedy special The Floor is Lava on Prime or follow her on Twitter @GinaBrillon.

The Margaret Cho is an Earios production.

Theme music by Garrison Starr.

Contact Margaret at [email protected].

Edited by Tracy Levy.

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This week, Margaret talks with actress and comedian Maysoon Zayid about being Palestinian American and how this identity helped kick off her comedy career.

Also in this episode:

• Maysoon talks about wanting to be a voice for the disabled community and shines a light on ‘disability porn’
• The General Hospital role that has been the culmination of Maysoon’s lifelong dream
• That time Maysoon compared Yasser Arafat to Luke from General Hospital (read the article here: https://www.thedailybeast.com/radioactive-revelations-raise-the-question-who-killed-arafat)

To learn more about Maysoon, check out her Ted Talk or visit her website here: https://maysoon.com/

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Theme music by Garrison Starr.

Contact Margaret at [email protected].

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This week, Margaret talks with TV host Sharon Osbourne about the in-the-works movie on her husband Ozzy's life. Then she speaks to Go-Go’s member Kathy Valentine about her new book ‘All I Ever Wanted’.

Also in this episode:

• Sharon and Margaret discuss their past lives
• Kathy tells Margaret about her journey from addiction to recovery 
• Sharon dishes on the show that started it all, The Osbourne’s 
• Margaret tells Kathy about watching the Go-Go's perform as a teen in San Francisco

To learn more about Sharon Osbourne, follow her on Twitter @MrsSOsbourne. To learn more about Kathy Valentine and to purchase her book, visit https://kathyvalentine.com/.

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Theme music by Garrison Starr.

Contact Margaret at [email protected].

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In her final pride bonus episode, Margaret speaks with author and comedian Cameron Esposito about how her comedy reflects her life experiences and where she sees stand-up going post-quarantine.

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Theme music by Garrison Starr.

Contact Margaret at [email protected].

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This week, Margaret talks to actor Randall Park about growing up in a Korean American family and his hilarious sitcom, Fresh Off the Boat. 

Also in this episode:

• A deep dive into old time TV, including Good Times and Sanford and Son
• How Margaret and Randall’s parents feel about their chosen career paths
• How their Korean families dealt with hardships (hint - pay it no mind!)

To learn more about Randall and what he is up to, follow him on instagram @RandallPark.

The Margaret Cho is an Earios production.

Theme music by Garrison Starr.

Contact Margaret at [email protected].

Edited by Tracy Levy.

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In her next Pride bonus episode, Margaret speaks to sex advice columnist and America's sweetheart Dan Savage about how times have changed for the gay community since the days of the “hanky code” (if you know, you know).

Also in this episode:

• Dan talks about his It Gets Better Project (https://itgetsbetter.org/)
• Dan’s former life as a drag queen and why he stopped doing it
• The decoder ring needed to understand the variations in color on all of those Pride flags
• Sex during quarantine: How to spice it up whether you are partnered or alone
• Why Dan believes masturbation should “be about hope for the future” 

The Margaret Cho is an Earios production.

Theme music by Garrison Starr.

Contact Margaret at [email protected].

Edited by Tracy Levy.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.