My guest this week is Dean FM, a genderqueer rapper from Massachusetts. Dean was always a colorful kid and loved to escape into music — but never considered that it might become a career until a series of setbacks made him re-evaluate where he was living and what he was doing with his life. Dean just released a new album — there’s a link to that in the shownotes — and he has big dreams for what’s next.
We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First, a couple quick announcements, starting with a reminder that if you like this podcast, you’ll probably like my newsletter. Every week I share fun stories about the making of beloved movies and TV shows, as well as the fascinating people behind them. You can sign up at MattBaume.com.
Also, check out my YouTube channel for videos about the making of iconic pop culture — I just released a new one about the 2004 movie Straight Jacket, which made a big splash when it came out, then disappeared for mysterious reasons, and is finally poised for a triumphant return. That’s now live at YouTube.com/mattbaume.
And I hope you’ll join me for weekly livestreams over on Twitch every Sunday afternoon. That’s at twitch.tv/mattbaume. We’ll be watching Straight Jacket this weekend, as well as some of my favorite scenes from the drag camp classic Girls Will be Girls.
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People Wearing Masks (Ep. 256 - Hocus Pocus/Rantasmo)
Mamma Mia Murder Mystery (Ep 255 - Miss Marple/Jorge Molina)
Everywhere we Turned Was a Song (Ep 254 - Pippin/Cam Clarke)
No Greater Act of Defiance (Ep. 253 - V for Vendetta/Justin Hall)
Behind the Orange Curtain (Ep. 252 - The Real World/Brian Moreno)
Dad at the Gay Bar (Ep 251 - Fame/Pete Rush)
Trust it & Thrust it (Ep. 250 - Showgirls & Ellen/Patrick Bristow)
The Family I Always Wanted (Ep. 248 - The Sims/Christopher Smith Bryant)
Gay Men's Catnip (Ep. 247 - The Wizard of Oz/Josh Trujillo)
I Was a Regional Rockstar (Ep. 246 - Hellraiser/Old Witch)
Gay-Porn Summer Camp (Ep. 245 - Star Wars/Jasun Mark)
Something from Another Planet - (Ep. 244 - David Bowie/Orlando Ortega Medina)
The Lost Art of Cruising (Ep. 243 - Donahue/David Quantic)
I Couldn't Get Close Enough to the Screen (Ep. 242 - The Simpsons/Matt Fisher)
Mom, I'm Super Gay (Ep. 241 - '80s Films/Wes Hurley)
We Were a Phenomenon (Ep. 240 - Power Rangers' David Yost)
The Greatest Spectacle There is on Earth (Ep. 239 - Opera/Michael Fabiano)
How to Have a Life (Ep. 238 - Sunday Bloody Sunday/Walt Odets)
A Machete in Her Hands at All Times (Ep. 237 - Roots/Michael Twitty)
I Always Was a Mermaid (Ep. 236 - Optimus Prime/Noah Michelson)
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