The Six Pack

Short: Ant De Rosa

Wed, 23 May 2012 21:54:00 -0400

Ant De Rosa, Reuters columnist, social media editor and host of Tech Tonic, calls in to talk…you guessed it…social media and tech! We chat about the Facebook IPO, Twitter attitudes and the future of the internet. Are we all getting social media fatigue? We ask him that too!

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95: Pulling a Biden

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:38:00 -0400

Carnie Wilson and Lizz Winstead join us for a very girly edition of The Six Pack. First, Ben’s dream is realized as we finally get some quality time with Carnie Wilson from Wilson Phillips. Carnie tells us what it was like finding success so early in life and the insecurities that still stick with her. She also opens up about her born-again Christian bandmate Chyna Phillips and reveals how she deals with Twitter haters. Don’t cross Carnie, that’s all we’ll say!
Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead gives us her thoughts on that bully Mitt Romney, and she ain’t messing around. Her new book “Lizz Free or Die” also gives us some personal insight into Lizz’s own life, including her childhood ambition to be a priest.
In Trending it was a huge gay week with Obama’s big coming out announcement in support of gay marriage. Have you bought your LGBT Obama-ware yet? Also, did you know that dinosaur farts were heating up the Earth hundreds of thousands of years ago? A new study says it is true, and if it was studied, we believe it!
Now it’s your turn to believe in us by listening to the newest Six Pack right now!

To find out more about gay life in Philly check out http://visitphilly.com/gay

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Short: LZ Granderson

Wed, 09 May 2012 19:44:52 -0400

LZ Granderson, CNN and ESPN columnist, joins us for the latest Six Pack Short. We talk politics, gay rights, fishing and more with this self-described “happy pappy/bubbly hubby.” From being out in the media to the closeted world of sports we leave nothing uncovered. Is there a secret handshake that out media people have? And if so, can he teach it to us? Listen in and find out!

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94: Lenny and Squiggy

Wed, 02 May 2012 17:09:00 -0400

Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham from NBC’s ‘Best Friends Forever’ join us to talk about being…best friends forever! What’s it like to co-star, co-write and co-produce a sitcom and still remain friends? (Perhaps calling from separate locations is the key!)
Trending this week: Social media skills may be eroding our actual ability to socialize. Is that a problem? And if so, do you have anyone to talk to about it? Google has released its new cloud storage system, but is it worth using if you have to give up your digital rights to intellectual property? We dissect. And finally, Adam Lambert recently spoke out about the gay community not always supporting its own people. We offer up our two cents on the man with the high hair.
We also bring back another edition of Werkin’ It, this time with Mark Vogler from Out in the Vineyard. We’ll be joining Mark and many other wine loving gays for Gay Wine Weekend 2012 in Sonoma County in June. Wanna share a couple bottles with us? Click here and find out more.
Six Pack 94 is ready for you, so tell your best friend to join you and laugh together. (Or just tweet at them…)

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*** Come meet us at Woody’s Bar 1-3pm Saturday 5/5 for live SiriusXM broadcast. We’ll be out and about during Equality Forum’s SundayOut festivities in the gayborhood. Want to know more about Philly’s gay happenings? Check out www.visitphilly.com/gay

Short: Roseanne Barr

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:03:00 -0400

Roseanne Barr takes time out from her presidential campaign (that’s right - she’s running under the Green Party ticket) to chat about everything under the Hawaiian sun. She opens up about politics, her old sitcom (and new pilot), and - most important - her love of macadamia nuts.

For a truly nutty conversation listen in now!

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93: SoLoMo

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:32:00 -0400

Comedy legend Richard Lewis joins The Six Pack this week. We somehow managed to get our lines crossed (literally) and gave him the wrong phone number, so this interview jumps off on a neurotic note… as if Richard would have it any other way! Did he curse us out at the end? Hang up on us? Or did we hang up on him? You’ll find out!
Trending this week has some good news for alcoholics (congrats), as well as a list of all the new-fangled marketing terms you’re going to need to impress your boss. Don’t worry, ‘plussification’ isn’t as dirty as it sounds. And did you know you can be gay in the video game ‘Star Wars: The Old Republic?’ Just in case being gay in this universe isn’t enough for you.
Sabin Blake, a marketing manager for Cadillac, joins us in studio to talk cars, corporate culture, and what it’s like being a cover model! Yes, Sabin was the subject of the cover story “Black and Gay in Corporate America,” which won a 2012 GLAAD award. Sabin is also heavily involved with The Ruth Ellis Center, one of the four places in the country that deal exclusively with LGBT homeless youth.
All that, plus a recap of our LGBT Influencer soiree, Ben’s stalking of Carnie Wilson and more. Click play now!

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Short: Dita Von Teese

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:41:00 -0400

The Queen of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese, joins us for this week’s Six Pack Short. Dita is known worldwide for her fashion, her burlesque shows, and her brassiere. What lies beneath that glamorous, shiny exterior? We talk about her past relationships (remember Marilyn Manson?), her new entrepreneurial ventures, and her love of something hard. You’ll have to listen in to figure out what hard thing that is.

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92: The SHTF Episode

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:01:00 -0400

Our pal Don Lemon swings by this week hot off his hosting of the NLGJA reception. Last time we spoke to Don it was in Joy Behar’s office (So what, who cares?), but this time he swung by our SiriusXM studio to talk about everything from Carson Daly to the shifting trends in media to what that ring is on his finger. Hmm…
Tim Ralston from NatGeo’s Doomsday Preppers also joins us and gives us advice about how we should “hope for the best and prepare for the worst.” Do you have a bunker? Do you have guns? Do you have a stockpile of food? No? Neither do we, so the real question is did we get his address!
Trending this week: Are you sitting down right now? Well, stop. Sitting can kill you! Also, NYC airports may start fining people for using their cell phones on board plans. And what exactly is the deal with ‘airplane mode’ anyway?
So there you have it: a newsman, a prepper and two gay hosts. Stock up on food, get in your bunker, and listen to The Six Pack now!

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Spotlight: Alan Thicke

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:54:00 -0400

Alan Thicke, aka Jason Seaver from the 80s classic sitcom, ‘Growing Pains,’ joins us for a little psychotherapy. (He played a therapist on ‘Growing Pains,’ remember?!) We talk about life as a sitcom dad, what he’s up to these days, and of course, the latest with Kirk Cameron. And did you know that Alan wrote the theme songs to two other classic 80s sitcoms? There’s only one way to find out which - click play! (Or Google it, but c’mon now…)

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Short: Lisa Lampanelli

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:45:00 -0400

Lisa Lampanelli joins us for her second go around on The Six Pack. It’s a long way from the comedy clubs these days as Lisa is now dealing with Donald Trump instead of drunk hecklers. She tells us why she’s better than the competition, how she ended up marrying a white guy and her on-going feud with the Westboro Baptist Church. All that plus many, many four letter words. Listen now!

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91: Without Horns

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:17:00 -0400

It’s an ‘All in the Family’ episode of The Six Pack this week with our guests Christopher Ciccone (Madonna’s brother) and Randy Roberts Potts (grandson of televangelist Oral Roberts.) Christopher opens up about growing up with Madge, his feelings on her new material, as well as his own non-Madonna ventures. Randy tells us about the Gay Agenda tour, his quest to show conservatives that gays are just like everyone else. We iron, we vacuum, we read the newspaper… Whoa, how horrifying! Can he save us? We’ll find out!
Trending this week: Rick Santorum wants to take away all your porn (apparently so he can have it for himself.) We’ve also got news about illegal loincloths and bargain bin vasectomies. Are these stories all connected? Quite possible.
This episode of The Six Pack is dedicated to Ben’s hernia, which he must have gotten from all the hardcore comedy lifting we do around here. So click play! (Lightly, of course; we don’t want you to hurt yourself.)

Finally, fill out our new listener survey and get a chance to win some great Six Pack Swag.

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Short: Donald Trump Jr.

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:46:00 -0400

Donald Trump Jr. joined The Six Pack this week to talk Celebrity Apprentice, the current state of the GOP, gay rights, women’s rights and much more. How tough is it to get out of his father’s shadow? Does he tow the family line on everything? And most importantly what is a closet redneck? Click play to find out!

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*Interview originally aired on Saturday, March 10, 2012

Spotlight: Daniel Musto

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:41:00 -0400

Celebrity stylist Daniel Musto joins us to talk about his involvement in the upcoming NBC show “Fashion Star.” We also get Daniel to give us the down low on his former client Paula Abdul, his celebrity styling peer Brad Goreski, and of course the condom-dropping Zac Efron. Hit play!

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90: Show Me That Smile Again

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:24:00 -0500

We’re live in LA for a special edition of The Six Pack. Hear all about our red carpet shenanigans and behind-the-scenes magic as we covered “8” the play for SiriusXM.
Plus, listen in as we sit down with Big Bang Theory star Melissa Rauch, who gives us her own insight into what it’s like to travel down the red carpet while starring on the number one show in America.
Trending this week we’ve got George Clooney not caring if you think he’s gay vs. Kirk Cameron thinking you’re destroying civilization if you’re gay. Guess whose side we’re on? Sure, gays are making strides all over the world and acceptance gets closer with each passing day, but sometimes we can be just as criminally inclined as the straights… hence the return of Crime Time! It’s action packed this episode. Now sit back and relax as we put the homo in Hollywood.

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Some of the hot shots we snagged at the “8” premiere...

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:31:00 -0500

Great hair on Chris Colfer

Matthew Morrison is all smiles

We asked Jaime Lee about Activia!

Love Jane Lynch

Martin Sheen owned the red carpet

Swooning over Gavin Newsom

Where's Stonestreet?

The lovely Christine Lahti

Comedy legend Norman Lear

John C. Reilly and straw hat

Some of the hot shots we snagged at the “8” premiere this weekend.

Short: Sandra Bernhard

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:35:00 -0500

Sandra Bernhard joins us for her second go-around on The Six Pack. It’s been over a year since we last spoke, and we’ve got plenty of catching up to do! (Last time we saw her it was in a potentially bedbug-ridden hotel!) She’s got a ton cooking right now, highlighted by her ‘Sandrology’ segment on ‘Watch What Happens Live.’ Is she getting her own a spin-off? And if so, does Andy Cohen know about it?

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89: Google Romney

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:31:00 -0500

Mo Rocca makes his triumphant return to The Six Pack this week. Sure, last time turned out to be his big so-called “coming out” party, but this time is even heartier as he tells us all about “My Grandma’s Ravioli.” A gay guy with a close relationship with his grandmother? He’s a keeper!
Trending this week is quite a mixed bag of news. First, did you know that people are now making huge profits on Whitney Houston’s death? Also, have you Googled ‘Romney’ lately? He has a bit of a ‘Santorum’ problem, if you know what we mean. And finally, we give Chris Christie’s office a call to see about his veto of the gay marriage bill in New Jersey. Did he take our call personally? Only one way to find out!
Werkin’ It is back this week with Blue State Digital’s Thomas Gensemer. Thomas is head of one of the top digital media agencies in the country and was a driving force behind Barack Obama’s 2008 online campaign.
It’s Ben’s Big Bonkers Birthday Bonanza! Put on your party hat and listen now!

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Short: Kelly Carlin

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:49:00 -0500

Kelly Carlin joins us to talk comedy, podcasting, and her life growing up with the famous Carlin (George) as her dad. Her new show “The Kelly Carlin Show” recently premiered on SiriusXM’s Raw Dog Comedy channel. In each show she goes one-on-one with a different comedian, and her first interview was with none other than Robin Williams! Can we get her to say all of the “7 dirty words” you can’t say on television?” Listen in and find out!

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88: Live and Let Live

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:45:00 -0500

Comedienne Wendy Liebman and People Magazines’s online staff editor Janet Mock join us this week for a very girly episode of The Six Pack. Wendy is the queen of one-liners and the old comedy ‘switch-a-roo.’ Check out her HBO Special here.
Next up Janet Mock dishes on the latest celeb gossip, makes Oscar predictions, and oh, shares what it was like to grow up a boy and then transition to a woman. No big deal.
Trending this week: Roseanne Barr is running for president on the Green Party ticket. Will you smoke some green and vote for her? Also, a new study says children of lesbians grow up to be just as happy as children of straight people. And finally, what happens to your entire digital life after your real death? We’ve got answers. (And questions!)
The Six Pack Track this week comes from vocal powerhouse Jonet. You may not have heard of her yet, but trust us you will soon enough.
Valentine’s Day is almost here, so grab your lover and listen in now!

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Short: Marcellas Reynolds

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:26:00 -0500

Marcellas Reynolds joins us this week as just the third person ever to be a repeat guest on The Six Pack. (And he’s in fine company with Andy Cohen and Thomas Roberts.) Marcellas tells us what to expect on the second season of Style Star (debuting February 13th on Style Network) and gives us a little fashion critique of our own. Most important though, he professes his love for another Style Star and what he might need to do firmly take his place amongst Hollywood’s A-List designers.

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