Drag Is The New Spandex is back... and it didn't even take us that long! It's almost time for RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 to start, so that means that it's time for our unofficial third host, the fabulous Glamour Toad herself Ginger Minj, to make an appearance and spill the (sweet) tea!Oral and Pat are joined in studio by Ginger Minj as well as C.J. for what was supposed to be a simple conversation about RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 and then the rum punch happened. We kick off the episode chattin...
Mar 24, 2017•2 hr 42 min
We are back with another all new full cast recording from the gang at FLAME ON! and this month we've got a lot to talk about so let's dive right in! We kick it off with a discussion of some interesting "In The News" topics including the Oscars flub heard round the world and the "oh my stars and garters there's a gay character in the new Beauty and the Beast movie" controversy that has conservatives clutching their pearls and vowing to boycott the movie! Speaking of movies we touch on Logan (don'...
Mar 17, 2017•1 hr 51 min
Drag Is The New Spandex is back! Oral and Pat sit down at our sequined table with our rhinestone covered microphones to interview a guest that we've been waiting to get in the studio for almost 2 years! From season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race and now the esteemed Footlight Players here in Orlando, FL, we get to know the talented Sonique!From her early days growing up in the South to performing all over the country, Sonique talks about how she came to terms with being Trans, what it was like to recor...
Mar 03, 2017•2 hr 3 min
The time has come for us to sit down at the Flame ON! round table to dissect the world of pop culture. Bryan, Jeff, Pat, and Jarrod escort you down the rabbit hole of their brains! It all starts off innocently enough as we discuss The LEGO Batman Movie and from there we travel all across the pop spectrum: including a discussion about Powerless, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Castlevania, and Inhumans vs. X-Men!From movies to video games to television & comics, we hop on the thought train and ride i...
Feb 16, 2017•16 min
This episode we're diving into a listener-requested, single-subject conversation on the hit Cartoon Network show, Steven Universe!Pat, B.J., and Bryan sit down to discuss Rebecca Sugar's series (not only the first woman to create a show for Cartoon Network, but also an openly bisexual woman), and its impact on the LGBT community as well as fans across the globe.We explore the Crystal Gems, fusions, and the supporting cast of the show before finally discussing our favorite musical moments.Be warn...
Feb 02, 2017•1 hr 4 min
It's a new year, and Flame ON! is back with our first all new cast recording of 2017 and the gang is all here! Get to know a little about our crew before they dive into everything from movies (you'll hear our take on Moana, Hidden Figures, and more), to video games (who out there is ready for the Switch or is playing Final Fantasy XV?), to TV (we hear mint juleps and sexy time magic are in order) and, of course, some in depth comics chatter!We also hint at some new things that are in the works, ...
Jan 19, 2017•1 hr 49 min
It's a new year, and Flame ON! is back to kick it off with a review of one of the most highly anticipated movies of 2016... Rogue One: A Star Wars Story! Bryan leads the discussion and is joined by B.J., Jarrod and our special guest, Erik. They discuss all of the good things that this film brings to the Star Wars universe including our new favorite droid, K-2SO (voiced by Alan Tudyk - which means that Wash is flying a spaceship again squee)! They also spend some time on some aspects of the movie...
Jan 06, 2017•57 min
The holidays are upon us and it's time for our year end tradition of bringing you some highlights of the year that was. Listen in as we discuss the highs and the incredibly painful lows in clips from our Apple #Jackoff discussion, our immediate reactions to the Pulse nightclub shooting, a segment from our live show in NYC, and more! Throughout the episode you will also get to hear from our cast members as they chime in to give you their pick for the top pop culture moment of 2016. Whether you ar...
Dec 23, 2016•1 hr 33 min
It's time for another episode of Flame ON! and we're back with a deep dive into the latest Marvel and Netflix series, Marvel's Luke Cage! After creating the street level world with Daredevil and expanding it with Jessica Jones, Power Man A.K.A. Luke Cage smashed his way into homes with his solo series and we finally get to see how this bulletproof super hero came to be. In addition to the title character, we're introduced to Cottonmouth, Black Mariah, Diamondback, and Misty Knight as well as the...
Dec 08, 2016•52 min
Flame ON! is back with a special episode for you all just in time for the season finale HBO's sci-fi western, Westworld! Bryan, Oral and Jeff sit down for a deep dive into the history, mythos, and what makes the characters tick (sometimes even literally)! After years of production and changes, does the show live up to the hype? Should you stop what you're doing and watch the series (or at least get caught up)? Spoiler alert: the answer is YES to all of these questions! So get ready to go deep be...
Dec 02, 2016•1 hr 7 min
It's time for another episode of Flame ON! and the boys have a lot on their minds! It all starts with the fallout from the 2016 elections and the effects that are being felt throughout. We shed light on how it has affected us and put the call out for everyone out there listening to step up and do something to make sure this country is one that is fair and equal for everyone!From there we dive into the world of pop culture including blockbuster movies Arrival and Doctor Strange, how the Fall tele...
Nov 25, 2016•2 hr 11 min
Drag Is The New Spandex returns after our All Stars Ru-Caps with a fresh new interview! Joining Oral and Pat is none other than... wait... what's her name again?? Oh that's right, it's her! Damn... we're still waiting... what was that? Oh... it's Ariel Italic from New York!If you watched/listened to our live show from New York City's Rockbar then you've heard this voice before, but we couldn't wait to sit down and have a one on one chat with this witty queen. She first came to our attention by w...
Nov 11, 2016•53 min
Our motley crew of characters is back for yet another round table discussion of pop culture! We start off with adventures our hosts have taken over the past few weeks including Bryan and Pat's trip to NY for New York Comic Con, our Live Show at Rockbar NYC (check it out in our feed), visiting family, and the craziness of the Peter David-Romani incident. We also chat about the trip-that-wasn't due to a little hurricane named Matthew which kept Oral, Jeff, and B.J. from making it to the Westworld ...
Oct 27, 2016•1 hr 41 min
On this very special episode, Bryan sits down with Bill Zanowitz from the Comic Book Bears and Karl Frisch from the Stephanie Miller Show to discuss the third of three Presidential debates, recapping all of the major moments from both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/flameon . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 20, 2016•1 hr 18 min
It's a new season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and Oral and Pat are back to dish the T with all of you! The time has come for us to crown a winner! After what could be considered the best season of RuPaul's Drag Race (or at least the most dramatic season), the final four queens are tasked with creating a rap verse for RuPaul's new bitch track, "Read U Wrote U," perfecting choreography for their runway dance off, and being sparkling guests on RuPaul's podcast, What's the T? With Michelle Visag...
Oct 17, 2016•39 min
We love that live sound and you want to know why? It means that we get to take the show out on the road and that's exactly what we recently did! Bryan and Pat traveled to New York City and Flame ON! was part of New York Comic Con Presents, a week long event that highlights great events from all over! For the third year in a row we were guests at Rockbar NYC and we had a blast! We were joined by guests, Chris Cummins from Sci-Fi Explosion, Bill Zanowitz from Comic Book Bears, Ariel Italic a fanta...
Oct 14, 2016•1 hr 44 min
It's a new season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and Oral and Pat are back to dish the T with all of you! We have made it to the final stretch and a new member of the Drag Race Hall of Fame will soon be crowned! However, before we get there, we have another challenge and another lip synch to talk about! This week we are treated to #DragFamilyValues as the queens moms or sisters are brought in to tug at our heartstrings and get dolled up in an episode of All Stars Drag U... just kidding! The que...
Oct 10, 2016•1 hr 13 min
It's a new season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and Oral and Pat are back to dish the T with all of you! Now that the dust has settled from last week's RuVenge, we're back to a top six! This week we've got a mini challenge sponsored by Andrew Christian which sets the stage for wackiness in this episode! This week's main challenge brings us infomercials for new products that fall in line with the all stars brand. From there it's PANTS ON THE RUNWAY as the remaining six queens show Ru that they ...
Oct 02, 2016•1 hr 10 min
Shaolin Fantastic's the man that we call conductor, cuz Shaolin Fantastic's a bad motha... It's time for a brand new episode of Flame ON! and we're here to talk about the new Netflix hit, The Get Down! The product of a collaboration between Baz Luhrmann (Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge, The Great Gatsby) along with Nas, Grandmaster Flash and many others integral to the birth of Hip Hop, The Get Down brings us on the journey of Ezekiel Figuero and Mylene Cruz as they fight for their dreams in the 19...
Sep 30, 2016•47 min
It's a new season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2 and Oral and Pat are back to dish the T with all of you! Here it is, folks! This is the episode that we have been waiting for with baited breath since the end of the episode one! It's time for the eliminated queens to get their RUVENGE!! After the drama of the last episode and the "face crack of the millennium" after Alyssa's elimination we get to find out what RuPaul's messages were all about. After some attempts to clear the air (which only s...
Sep 26, 2016•50 min
It's a new season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and Oral and Pat are here to dish the T, hunty! This time around Ru is back to challenge her all stars to be the stars of the "she-quels" to famous movies... that are changed just enough to not be sued over! Were the queens up to the acting challenge? Were they upstaged by appearances by Big Freedia and *spoiler alert* PORCKCHOP? Well, Oral and Pat will tell you how they felt the queens stacked up before tackling the 2 in 1 look runway inspired b...
Sep 19, 2016•1 hr 29 min
The boys of Flame ON! are back for another round table discussion about all things pop culture! This month the guys tackle the #jackoff controversy of the new iPhone 7 before diving into the 50th anniversary of Star Trek and they find a way to tie the two together! From there they discuss movies, TV and even video games before diving into which comics have piqued their interest lately. Plus we celebrate some of the news that has showcases our highs and lows, plus a special message about how you ...
Sep 16, 2016•1 hr 30 min
It's a new season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and Oral and Pat are back to dish the T with all of you! The time has come for the Lip Synch extravaganza and this time the queens are giving us the "Baddest Bitches in Herstory!" Listen in as we dish on whether or not we thought they were the baddest... or if it was just bad! Then we chat about the Future of Drag (this weeks runway theme) and if we thought the right queen had to sashay away!New episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2 air on L...
Sep 12, 2016•32 min
Flame ON! is the all-gay, all-geek podcast. Tune in as we dish on the latest in pop and queer culture!It's a new season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and Oral and Pat are back to dish the T with all of you! It's time for SNATCH GAME. The girls are ready to give you all they've got (for some of them it wasn't quite enough) and stomp the runway in an S&M-themed fantasy! Hear all about the DRAMA MA-MA that took place, what we thought of the celebrity impersonations, and if we thought the righ...
Sep 04, 2016•45 min
The boys of Flame ON! are back and they are here to tackle the show that has taken the Netflix world by storm this summer, Stranger Things! Join Bryan, Oral, B.J., and Jeff as they take a deep dive into the magically 80's world created by The Duffer Brothers! In this trip down nostalgia lane, a group of teenage boys lose a friend, gain a very mysterious and powerful friend and an entire town is shaken by the experiments of a shadowy government agency! Find out whether or not the boys liked the s...
Sep 02, 2016•40 min
It's a new season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars and Oral and Pat are back to dish the T with all of you! Now normally we don't recap each episode, but this season of All Stars looks to be the most intense, drama filled, craziness in wigs and lashes and we just couldn't help ourselves! In this episode we break down which fan favorite queens have returned to the workroom, some of the rule changes, and our new panel of judges.Plus we'll give you our take on the mini and maxi challenges, who wheth...
Aug 29, 2016•32 min
Flame ON! is the all-gay, all-geek podcast. Tune in as we dish on the latest in pop and queer culture!The boys are back for another full cast recording - packed to the brim with hot topics! Join Bryan, Oral, B.J., and Jeff (with Pat in the sound booth) and special guest, host of StoopidPopcast, Joseph! The boys tackle the slew of summer movies that have invaded the theaters, including Star Trek Beyond, Ghostbusters, and Suicide Squad, and hold nothing back in their reviews! They also dip their t...
Aug 17, 2016•1 hr 36 min
We know it's been a while, but Drag Is The New Spandex is BACK and we couldn't think of a better queen to bring back than Orlando's very own, Ginger Minj! Hot off the release of the trailer for RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 2, and the shocking news that the top two queens will have to lip synch for their legacy and will be responsible for eliminating the other queens, Ginger stops by to spill the T of her life while giving us some clues to how it was to film All Stars (well it couldn't be ...
Aug 05, 2016•1 hr 19 min
The boys of Flame ON! are back for another FULL CAST recording! This month they discuss B.J.'s adventures in Atlanta at the Frolicon convention and Bryan and Pat's trip to Provincetown for the 16th annual Bear Week. We also welcome guest and first time contributor Karl to the show and we pick his brain about the state of politics in the world today as well as trying to make some sense of senselessness in the world. We also dive into all of the video game news that came out of E3 and which comic ...
Jul 22, 2016•1 hr 45 min
The boys of Flame ON! are back and this time they sit down with gay comedian Brad Loekle who you might know from Tru TV's World's Dumbest... and his time on the Atlantis and RSVP gay cruises. Brad was in Orlando helping to raise money for the Pulse OneOrlando Fund at the Parliament House and he was more than happy to sit down and talk with us... and boy did we talk! He discusses his #BigGayLife, where he started performing, how the door to comedy opened for him, his run on World's Dumbest..., hi...
Jul 08, 2016•1 hr 43 min
