(Note from Mr. Media: It's funny how a writer's past never gets too far away. I had actually forgotten about this 1989 profile I wrote for Tampa Bay Life magazine. Back then, David Caton was the Florida director of the American Family Association. He and his moral compass disappeared for many years, only to resurface... Continue Reading →
821 Porno for pyros? No! Sssh.com is porno for women! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience that includes the loyal staff from Joe Redner’s Mons Venus Club in Tampa … across the bay in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Part 1 of 3 Colin and Angie Rowntree thought mail–order might be a good business for them.... Continue Reading →
819 Glee Project’s singing mentor, Nikki Anders, hears talent! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Nikki Anders, singing mentor, "The Glee Project" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of people who think Ryan Murphy can sing no wrong… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! If NBC-Universal can’t beat Fox’s “Glee,” why not join it? NIKKI ANDERS podcast excerpt: "I'm... Continue Reading →
Cartoonist Howard Cruse packages Wendel for the modern gay readers! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of famous American cartoonists who could pass for gay… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Part 1 of 2 When it came to Howard Cruse’s comic strip character Wendel, the word “gay” really did mean “happy.” That’s one of... Continue Reading →
HLN’s Jane Velez-Mitchell has issues with our Addict Nation! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of unapologetic chocoholics… in the NEW new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! I had no idea how messed up HLN “Issues” host Jane Velez-Mitchell once was. This is not news to readers of her last book, iWant, but I somehow missed... Continue Reading →
Poor Little Bitch Girl! Not Jackie Collins—her new book! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jackie Collins, novelist, Poor Little Bitch Girl Sex? Check. Scandal? Check. Thinly veiled portraits of Hollywood celebrities? Check. Breathless, page-turning details? Check. JACKIE COLLINS podcast excerpt: "When I was just starting off, I was in New York being interviewed by this journalist. We were in a private room. I had a very... Continue Reading →
544 Former E! news anchor Steve Kmetko pimps LGBT MyQMUNITY.com! PODCAST INTERVIEW
We all want to be part of a community. A place where we belong, a place where people are like us—and like us. In the online world, of course, nobody can see what color you are, what sex you are, how old you are, or smell whether you’ve taken a bath in the last week.... Continue Reading →
How David Bowie became David Bowie! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Marc Spitz, author, Bowie: A Biography. (EDITOR'S NOTE -- Late tonight, February 4, 2017, we learned that Marc Spitz, biographer of David Bowie, and contributing writer over the years to Rolling Stone, Spin, and The New York Times, died suddenly. It's shocking that Bowie and Spitz passed within the same year, each taking their... Continue Reading →
A gay TV three-fer: Janina Gavankar, Darryl Stephens and ANT! PODCAST INTERVIEWS
It’s 9 p.m. on the east coast, 6 p.m. on the west. Do you know where your favorite gay TV actor, straight actress who plays a pay-cable lesbian, or gay comedian is? Well, for the next 60 minutes, they’re going to be right here with me, parading through the show one after the other... Continue Reading →
Erotic Comics editor Tim Pilcher sees what you’re thinking! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Tim Pilcher has a dirty mind! That’s what some people think, no doubt. He did just publish the second edition Erotic Comics: A Graphic History and it is filled with cartoon images of men, women, aliens and even a cat dancer engaged in all manner of physical intimacies. (If you have sensitive ears or... Continue Reading →