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OUR RAINBOW FLAG -
Why did the queers appropriate the rainbow for their flag? How dare they! It started at the San Francisco Freedom Day Parade in 1978 when Harvey Milk was leading the way. Marilyn talks with Gilbert Baker, the creator of the Rainbow Flag, about how it came to be the ubiquitous symbol of Pride for the LGBT movement. - air date Jan 7, 2010

Michelle Matlock - She's one of the stars of the new Cirque du Soleil's OVO show, now appearing in San Francisco under the big top, but she's also a celebrated solo performer and comedian in her own right. Marilyn interviews Michelle Matlock about OVO, her show, "The Mammy Project", about the history of the black mammy in our culture, and being an out gay black woman. - air date Jan 7, 2010

AIDS, Cancer and the Shanti Model: It started in San Francisco 35 years ago, and has become a global model for compassionate care. Hear how Shanti has helped tens of thousands locally, and indirectly -- through its compassionate care model -- perhaps millions worldwide, cope and thrive with cancer, AIDS and other life-threatening diseases. Join host Eric Jansen with Shanti staff and clients for a story of courage and hope in the face of huge, tragic challenges. - air date Jan 21, 2010
 

Queer Refugees - We’ve heard about the horrific anti-gay violence in Jamaica, the Middle East and other parts of the world. Now hear how those who’ve fled their homelands fare as refugees, usually with no resources and in neighboring countries just as homophobic. Longtime immigratoin lawyer Neil Grungras founded the Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration (ORAM) to help them out.
- air date Dec 3, 2009

Michelle Matlock - She's one of the stars of the new Cirque du Soleil's OVO show, now appearing in San Francisco under the big top, but she's also a celebrated solo performer and comedian in her own right. Marilyn interviews Michelle Matlock about OVO, her show, "The Mammy Project", about the history of the black mammy in our culture, and being an out gay black woman. - air date Dec 10, 2009 

Michael Feinstein - What's it like for a gay man to channel straight-laced Frank Sinatra? Find out from Eric Jansen's guest, 4-time Grammy-nominated balladeer Michael Feinstein(www.MichaelFeinstein.com). We'll hear selections from "The Sinatra Project,"  Feinstein's latest CD; about his life in the music industry; and his optimism about same-sex marriage.
- air date Dec 17, 2009

Meet Lt. Dan Choi -
He chose to come out on "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC in March, and one month later he was discharged from the U.S. Army, even though he is an Arabic translator, a West Point graduate, and has served in Iraq. Meet Lt. Dan Choi, a Christian, a first generation Korean-American, and a brave and unapologetic leader of the push to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." He talks with Marilyn Pittman about his ordeal, his ideals, and his new role as a gay leader. - air date Dec 31, 2009
 

Gay 'minstrel' Daniel Mandel - Meet San Francisco Bay Area musician and songwriter Daniel Mandel and hear selections from his solo show, Brave Open Love, and his latest album, "Jongleur." (That's medieval French for 'traveling minstrel') Yep, gay music that's far from the "dance club mix," with host Eric Jansen. - rebroadcast air date Nov 5, 2009; show originally aired Jul 23, 2009

A conversation with Judy Shepard - In October 1998, her 21-year-old son Matthew was beaten, tied to a Wyoming fence and left to to die. Judy Shepard speaks frankly with host Eric Jansen about her loss, her activism, and her book, The Meaning of Matthew: My Son's Murder in Laramie and A World Transformed. - air date Nov 12, 2009

An Intimate Chat with Corey Johnson:
He was the captain of his high school football team in northern Massachusetts and he decided to come out, much to the shock of his community. That was in 1999, just two years after Ellen came out, and long before it was a common occurrence. Marilyn talks with Corey Johnson, the political director of the gay blog site, towleroad.com about his political ambitions, sports and gays, and the work he does with Safe Schools.      - air date Nov 19, 2009 

Does our money buy us civil rights?
Test case: Las Vegas:

Las Vegas has aggressively gone after LGBT travelers, and it's paid off -- more queers now go there for vacation than to San Francisco!  (The Convention & Visitors Authority even has a new gay web page:  Visit Las Vegas - LGBT)

While the gambling industry's courting of gay dollars has brought more acceptance to Nevada, queer life there is still no bed of roses. Join host Eric Jansen on a tour of "gay Sin City." - - rebroadcast air date Nov 26, 2009; show originally aired  Jun 18, 2009

The Sower:  What if sex -- homosex -- was an act of pure joy, love and health, instead of shame, fear and risk.  What if sex -- rather than spreading disease -- cured disease? The hero of Kemble Scott's new sci-fi spy thriller novel, The Sower, has been infected with a new supervirus that cures AIDS and other ailments. But it's only transmitted by unprotected sex. Join host Eric Jansen and author Kemble Scott for a provocative, fantastical and entertaining look at politics, capitalism, religion, morality, sex ... and even love!  - air date Oct 1, 2009

Sex & Religion -
Meet Rev. Lea Brown – not your typical minister. She had to leave her military chaplain training program when she realized she was gay. 20 years later, she’s Senior Pastor at San Francisco’s primarily gay Metropolitan Community Church and a big, butch, leather dyke. In fact, she’s writing her ministry doctoral thesis on reclaiming pleasure as a spiritual value. - air date Oct 8, 2009

Meet Lt. Dan Choi -
He chose to come out on "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC in March and one month later he was discharged from the U.S. Army. Even though he is an Arabic translator, a West Point graduate, and has served in Iraq. Meet Lt. Dan Choi, a Christian, a first generation Korean-American, and a brave and unapologetic leader of the push to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Dan talks with Marilyn about his ordeal, his ideals, and his new role as a gay leader. - air date Oct 15, 2009 

The Rainbow Flag -
How did the Rainbow Flag come to be associated with the gay rights movement? Well, it started in San Francisco at the Freedom Day Parade in 1978 when Harvey Milk was leading the way. Gilbert Baker designed it and, though he hasn't made a dime from any of the Pride flag products, he has a fascinating story to tell of the flag's creation and the many iterations of it over the 30+ years. A true icon in the movement, Gilbert is a passionate hippie activist whose work continues to celebrate our fight for equality. - air date Oct 29, 2009

Taking Woodstock's Ang Lee: "Maybe I'm gay" - Host and producer Eric Jansen's guests are movie director Ang Lee, screenwriter James Schamus, and actor Demetri Martin. As they discuss their new film, Taking Woodstock --about the historic 1969 music festival -- Lee tells us about his gay sensibilities. Actor Liev Schrieber also chimes in on how his tranny character, Vilma, helps central character Elliot Tiber come out. - air date Sep 3, 2009

Kitty Rose, Rockabilly Cowgrrrl - What?! Lesbian rockabilly cowgirls in Mendocino County?!? That's right, folks, meet singer-songwriter-bandleader Kitty Rose! She'll fill us in on gay and lesbian life north of the Bay Area, how horses and women are different and alike, and we'll hear from her latest CDs AND a cut from her hard rock days. - air date Sep 10, 2009

“Making It Legal” call-in special
Our topic: Making It Legal, all about the confusing social and legal morass in which unmarried couples, gay and straight – and also married same-sex couples -- find themselves these days. Attorneys Fred Hertz and Emily Doskow, authors of "Making It Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnerships and Civil Unions", will be live in the studio for a full hour to talk about the legal limbo unmarried couples find themselves in nowadays, how the growing acceptance of same-sex unions (whether or not called “marriage”) is affecting straight relationships, what we can expect from courts as they wade through the mess of conflicting relationship law, and what we might expect from the Obama administration on marriage equality and other LGBT civil rights issues. They’ll take your questions, live on the air, about these topics in general and your relationship in particular. - air date Sep 17, 2009

Trannyshack - She is a San Francisco punk drag provocateur, creator and producer of the internationally celebrated, Trannyshack show. Marilyn talks with Heklina about her latest projects--taking Trannyshack to other cities, being in the NBC TV drama, "Trauma," and the SS Trannyshack boat ride around the Bay this Saturday night.  
- air date Sep 24, 2009
 

Liberace! and his glass closet - He was one of the most popular, successful and ‘gayest’ entertainers of the 20th century. Known for his spectacular flamboyance, Liberace was actually a child prodigy classical pianist who became the world’s highest-paid. His TV show aired in 20 countries, and he broke attendance records at premier concert halls from the 1950s through the '80s. "Mr. Showmanship" vigorously denied allegations that he was gay, but he died of AIDS in 1987.

Join host Eric Jansen to hear about his life, hear his music, and tour his outlandish costumes, cars, pianos and jewelry in Las Vegas' Liberace Museum. - rebroadcast air date Aug 13, 2009; original air date Apr 23, 2009 

Nan Alamilla Boyd: What made San Francisco such a gay mecca? Was it The Summer of Love? The repressed 1950s? You may be surprised when you hear historian Nan Alamilla Boyd talk to host Marilyn Pittman about her book, "Wide Open Town: A History of Queer San Francisco to 1965." Hear how the bars helped make history, who the movers and shakers were, and about the tourist literature used to market the new scene. Professor Boyd also talks about the early history of the LGBT movement. - air date Aug 20, 2009

WE'RE GOING TO THE BEACH...BEACH BLANKET BABYLON THAT IS:
He died of AIDS in 1995 twenty-one years after he created San Francisco's must-see hit show, "Beach Blanket Babylon." it's now the 35th anniversary of the show, the longest running musical revue in theatre history, and Steve's wife, Producer Jo Schuman Silver, has kept it running strong. Marilyn Pittman talks with her about those years with Steve and the colorful history of this San Francisco institution. - rebroadcast air date Aug 27, 2009; original air date Jun 11, 2009