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This week Nathan and Eric interview the incredibly talented actor, singer, songwriter David Pevsner. He also advocates for decreasing stigma and shame around nudity and sex in our culture. David wrote songs for the hit show Naked Boys Singing!, and also released a musical comedy album of original music called Most Versatile. He is currently working on a book and show called Musical Comedy Whore. We chat with David about songwriting, Naked Boys Singing!, his erotic tumblr blog, escorting in New York, and more!

To find out more about David:

Website: www.davidpevsner.com

Instagram: @dpevs

Album: Most Versatile

Tumblr: realguyla.tumblr.com

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This week Nathan and Eric sit down and chat with the mega-fabulous drag queen Felony Dodger! Felony does drag around Los Angeles, and throughout the country and also appeared on Season 2 of the Boulet Brother's Dragula. We chat with Felony about how she got into drag, her time as a taxidermist, being on Dragula, the homeless situation in downtown Los Angeles, and more! Enjoy, and thanks for listening! Tell you're friends, write a review, and rate us five stars!

Check out more of Felony Dodger:

Instagram: @FelonyDodger

YouTube: https://bit.ly/2M1eDUy

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This week Nathan and Eric sit down with the wonderfully talented actor/writer/director Michael Osborne! Michael recently debuted a new short film called Silverlake Afternoon, a semi-autobiographically piece which is currently playing in the festival circuit. We chat with Michael about coming out later in life, working on the film, his time at Ithaca College, the dating scene, and more!

Check out Michael Osborne at the following places:

Instagram: @mister_osborne and @silverlakeafternoon

Website: misterosborne.com

Youtube: www.youtube.com/misterosborne

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This week Nathan and Eric are joined by the incredibly lovely and talented paper sculptor Desi Grisham! Desi creates Mexican inspired paper mache skeletons, or Calaveras. Her pieces are inspired by rockstars, musicians, and artists throughout history. We chat with Desi about leaving home at 15, cocktailing at the Ice House, becoming a personal trainer, her experience with OJ Simpson, working as a model, as a voiceover artist, her experience creating paper sculptures, and MORE! Enjoy!

Follow Desi here:

Instagram - @bodybydes

Website - www.desigrisham.weebly.com

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This week Nathan and Eric interview the hilariously talented comedian Zach Noe Towers! Zach is a Los Angeles based Stand-Up Comedian and Actor named one of Time Out L.A.'s must-see comedians for 2018. Zach is the host of the upcoming film 'Out on Stage', a special theatrical event coming to theatres for one night across the country on Tuesday, July 24th. We chat with Zach about Out on Stage, tee-ball, sharing a room with Johnny McGovern on a cruise ship while performing with Bob the Drag Queen and Kathy Najimy, his short film Killer Friends, and more!

Tickets to 'Out on Stage' can be purchased here: https://www.fathomevents.com/events/out-on-stage

Follow Zach here:

Instagram - @ZachNoeTowers

Twitter - @ZachNoeTowers

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This week Nathan and Eric sit down with the ultra talented drag queen Pickle! Pickle is a Los Angeles based Drag Queen, hosting shows and performing all around town. She hosts Trivia Night Wednesdays at Bar Mattachine in Downtown Los Angeles, 'So You Think You Can Drag' Thursdays at Bar Mattachine, as well as hosting and performing Friday nights and Sunday brunches at Flamming Saddles in West Hollywood. We talk with Pickle about growing up in LA, Drag Queen Story Hour, all of her shows, Directing a high school production of Rent, and more! Enjoy!

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Instagram - @PickleDragQueen

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This week Nathan and Eric interview the fabulous film director Lee Friedlander. Lee directs original films for both Hallmark and Lifetime Channels, including Royally Ever After, Switched for Christmas, and Babysitter's Black Book. She has also directed many independent films often dealing with LGBT themes. We chat with Lee about working in television, her movie Girl Play, her short film The Ten Rules (which spawned the Logo series Exes and Oh's), and working with Anna Nicole Smith on her film Wasabi Tuna. Thanks for listening! Enjoy, tell your friends, and subscribe to our podcast for new episodes every week!

Check out Lee's newest film 'Royally Ever After' here: http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/royally-ever-after

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This week, Nathan and Eric welcome super talented actor and producer Joel Michaely! Joel got his start as part of the ensemble cast of iconic teen comedy Can't Hardly Wait, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary. He went on to appear in such films as But I'm a Cheerleader (opposite RuPaul), Ghost World (opposite Scarlett Johansson), Rules of Attraction (with James Van Der Beek and Jessica Biel) and many more. Joel tells us about breaking into Hollywood and branching out to becoming a producer. Joel plays Emily Dickinson's father in his latest film Wild Nights With Emily starring Molly Shannon, which is screening at Outfest in Los Angeles in July! Joel is great story teller and his determination is inspiring! Enjoy!

Follow Joel on social media:

Instagram: @joelmichaely4real

Twitter: @joelmichaely

And check out Joel's film Wild Nights With Emily at Outfest on July 21:

http://www.outfest.org/filmguide/wild-nights-with-emily/

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This week Nathan and Eric interview the incredible writer, producer, podcast host, and horror aficionado Michael Varrati. Michael has done screenwriting for Hallmark, Lifetime, Syfy, and Ion television channels. He has also written a number of horror films. He will be showing his new horror short "He Drinks" at the Los Angeles Outfest movie festival on Friday, July 13th 2018, which he wrote and directed. Michael also hosts the queer horror podcast "Dead For Filth". On top of all that Michael also helped produce season two of the Dekkoo series "I'm Fine" and is also producing the third season as well. We talk about all of this as well as his experience working with Peaches Christ! Enjoy Folks!

For more on Michael Varrati:

Twitter: @MichaelVarrati

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Tickets to 'He Drinks': https://bit.ly/2K3xYiO

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This week Nathan and Eric sit down with acclaimed music supervisor Steven Gizicki! Steve is best known for his work on the Oscar-winning hit movie La La Land. He is also the music supervisor for the upcoming films Arctic, and Smallfoot, AND Teen Spirit; all being released in 2018. We sit down with Steve and talk about how he landed the job working for La La Land, his current projects, as well as his time working on Disney animated sequels of the 90’s and early 2000’s. Remember when they were trying to make that happen? Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

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