Flame On!

Welcome to another episode of Flame ON! The boys are back to chat about the world of pop culture from a gay and geeky perspective and boy is there a lot to talk about! They kick it off with movie chatter including mention of Spiderman: Homecoming (a full review is on the way) before talking about Zygote. Then it's time to discuss D23, Disney's annual conference where they revealed plans to bring the Tron coaster to Orlando, an immersive Star Wars hotel, and when you'll be able to swing keyblades in Toy Story World on your console in Kingdom Hearts 3! From there it's TV time where the boys discuss the casting of Squirrel Girl, the 13th Doctor (spoiler alert, it's a WOMAN!!!), and the new Netflix series, Castlevania! Bryan and Pat then get to chat about their trip to Provincetown for Bear Week before we do a shallow dive into comics! Before the boys end the episode, it's time for the 1-Ups! of the month as they tell you what is giving them LIFE right now in the world of pop culture! There's lots to catch up on

The time has finally arrived! The episode we know that you have been waiting a score of years for (or at least it felt like it) us to do! The boys of Flame ON!, Bryan, Oral, and Pat are joined by the long missing Muscle Daddy Eric and special guest Erik, sit down around the table to discuss Diana Prince's arrival to the DCEU proper with her first solo movie! Did Gal Gadot prove that she was worthy of the mantle of Wonder Woman? (Spoiler alert: ABSOLUTELY!) Did Eric spin around for hours while wearing his Wonder Woman tiara and gauntlets? (He denies it, but we're sure he did!) What nits did one cast member decide to pick with this film? You'll have to listen in to find out! Diana Prince, welcome to the DCEU! We're glad you survived the experience! All of this and more is waiting for you in this episode, so get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to another episode of Flame ON! This month we're missing a few familiar voices, but that won't stop us from bringing you our take on the world of pop culture! Pat is in the host chair while Bryan is out of town and he is joined by cast regulars, B.J. and Jarrod, and in the fourth chair this month is our good friend, Erik! We celebrate Pride Month here by talking about our Gay Days and Tidal Wave adventures before digging deep into the controversy that surrounds the modified pride flag being flown in Philadelphia. From there we move into the world of entertainment and discuss the Black Panther trailer and how AMAZING it made us all feel, upcoming TV revivals, the cancellation of Netflix's Sense8, some RuPaul chatter including the fan war that has erupted, and some spoiler filled Steven Universe discussion! We even get into some video game news with B.J.'s top pick from E3 and the new Dream Daddy game soon to be released! From there we dig into some Marvel comics before closing it out with our 1-Ups for

Drag Is The New Spandex is back with a brand new episode! Oral and Pat welcome THE comedy queen of Orlando, Miss Addison Taylor, to the podcasting studio and invite her to dish the dirt with us! We start the show with Oral gushing about FINALLY getting to see Addison perform her Call Me Maybe mix during one of his trips to the Sawmill Campground, Resort, and Spa before we move into learning how this legendary Orlando comedy queen began her career in drag, and her journey to winning the Miss Comedy Queen title before becoming co-owner of the pageant! From there we talk about the current state of drag and how Addison relaxes on those short breaks between gigs. Before we close out the show, Oral gets a dose of drag queen knowledge as he prepares to begin his very own journey into drag and comedy! Grab your wig and heels and get ready to spill the tea with Oral and Pat as we bring you another fabulous episode of Drag is the New Spandex!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See

The boys of Flame ON! are ready to blast off into space to become GODS... or at least Guardians of the Galaxy! In our monthly round table discussion we dive DEEP into the world of television! First, we dish on some upcoming shows that have been presented at Upfonts including Gifted, Midnight Texas, Star Trek Discovery and the upcoming Dark Crystal prequel, Age of Resistance! Then we go all out on a spoilerific review of TV currently on running or that has recently wrapped including Agents of Shield, The Flash, Samurai Jack, Doctor Who, and the deliciously fantastic American Gods! Then its onto movies where we chat about (in great detail) Guardians of the Galaxy and Alien: Covenant before we take a dip into video games and gush over Persona 5, Neir Automata, Mario Kart 8 for the Switch, Injustice 2, and Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood! After we pause for station identification, we talk about comics where Bryan talks all about DC's The Button crossover before we dig into the Resurrxion line of X-Men titles and th

The Quest for the Crown of Narcissus is back! Jarrod leads the boys of Flame ON! on a journey of self discovery and enlightenment as we dive deep into social media app profiles that seek out the elusive "professional/educated" men of the world. What does it mean to be professional? The boys seem to have an idea, but does it line up for everyone? Can you be professional without an education? Can you be educated, but not professional? Plus, we tackle the age old question of, "Can money buy you class?" As an added bonus, you'll get to learn quite a bit about all of the boys of Flame ON! The quest for our jewels is just getting started, so grab your comfy shoes and your giant hammer and join us as we complete the Crown of Narcissus! All of this and more is waiting for you, so get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The boys unleash film reviews of Power Rangers and Ghost In The Shell and discuss the first trailer for Thor: Ragnarok and all of its trippy and amazing Kirby-ness! Then it's onto television talk where we discuss Iron Fist, 13 Reasons Why, Doctor Who, a deep delve into season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race, and more! BeeJay fills the boys in on his adventures at Frolicon and all of the interesting and awesome things he took part in. And, of course, comic books: there's a ton to talk about so the boys skim the surface of DC and Indie books before they move into the relaunched X-Men Blue and Gold as well as their take on Marvel's extremely divisive Secret Empire! All of this and more is waiting for you, so get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

SNIKT! The boys of Flame ON! are back and they're here to talk all about Hugh Jackman's final installment as the clawed mutant, Wolverine, in Logan! Logan is the third and final installment in the Wolverine movie trilogy from director, James Mangold and Bryan, Jarrod, B.J., Jeff, and special guest Erik gather around the table to discuss their thoughts on how this film stacks up against the rest. BE WARNED! This episode is a very SPOILER HEAVY review of the movie so if you haven't seen the movie yet, you may want to do that before listening to our review! Did they like it? Did they hate it? Did they think that the movie needed/deserved the R rating? Is Jeff going to figure out a way to have a clone daughter with metal claws that will slice and dice her way through life? Well all of these answers and more are waiting for you in this episode! So sit back and relax and get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out inf

It's time for another microsode and Bryan and BeeJay are back with a fantastic interview! You've known his work on Burn the Orphanage and Not My Bag, and you may have even heard that he is the writer behind the first ever Iceman solo going series, but did you know that our guest, Sina Grace, is Self Obsessed? His new web series, Self Obsessed, is out now and he's here to talk all about it and you can watch all five episodes on his YouTube channel! Before we dig into Self Obsessed, Sina tells the boys all about what's been going on in his life including some upcoming works including Nothing Lasts Forever, his comic memoir chronicling his journey through career highs, emotional lows, and a mysterious illness. Then we get into the new season of Self Obsessed, and Sina gives us the behind the scenes stories about who, what, why, and how this season got made and if he thinks a season 3 is on the horizon. Before we close out the interview, we dive more into Sina's other works including Persian Version which has ru

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 chatting about what's new in the life of the Minj including some fantastic upcoming gigs including The Haters Roast - The Shady Tour and Tidal Wave here in Orlando (click on the links for more details) as well as Drag Con where Jess Ketting will be our Drag Correspondent once again! From there we open up the floor and just start talking about anything and everything going on with the Minj! The conversation then turns to RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 and we go through the list of this season's contestants and Ginger gives us s

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't worry we'll do a microsode for the movie soon) before we dig into the psychological (and incredibly topical) Get Out from Jordan Peele. This is a very spoiler heavy review so be warned! We move from there into TV where we break down the good, the bad, and the over the top schmaltzy CW shows. From there we stroll through the immense and gorgeous open world that is Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch and you'll get to hear Bryan's adventure to acquire his Nintendo Switch! We also touch on some o

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 record RuPaul's Drag Race while trying to discover who she really is, and what it's like to be a role model for people all over after being the first contestant to come out as Trans in the season 2 reunion. We also find out her regrets about her season and if she would be up for an All-Trans All Stars season of Drag Race (spoiler alert the answer is YASSS)! We also take a very deep dive into her geeky side! We talk about her love of Harley Quinn, Catwoman, Power Rangers, and much more! This is one queen who is just as comf

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 it deep into the Flame ON! brain. We can't guarantee that we always know what comes next, but it was extremely entertaining for all of us! Get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 warned! The episode contains spoilers for Steven Universe through Season 3. So if you're not caught up with the show, listen at your own discretion. A huge thank you goes out to our friend and fan Ron for his support of our show!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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, so be sure to head over to our Flame ON! website, check us out on Facebook, Follow us on Twitter, and hey, why not check out our Instagram and Tumblr accounts as well?!? All of this and more is waiting for you, so get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 that didn't work quite as well (in their opinion) and what could have been done to change that. On a more somber note, they also take a moment to discuss our fallen General Organa, Carrie Fisher, after her untimely passing just after Christmas 2016. Our thoughts and appreciation for her work goes out to her family as well as all of her fans around the world! All of this and more is waiting for you, so get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy

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 are a long time listener of Flame ON! or you are just joining us for this journey, we thank you and know that this is the perfect way for all of our Flamers to end 2016! Enjoy the holidays with our 2016: A Year In Review and get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 return of Claire Temple along with a rich and diverse cast of supporting characters that make this the must see show of the year. You'll also get to hear our take on how the music strewn throughout the series comes to life and enriches an already fantastic story! All of this and more await you in our last original episode of 2016, so sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 beyond the surface as we bring you into Westworld! All of this and more is waiting for you, so sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 television season is shaping up so far, Genital Jousting (it's as funny as it sounds!), Pokemon Sun and Moon, and what comics are at the top of our buy piles right now! All of this and more is waiting for you, so sit back and get ready to FLAME ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.