Free Spirits with Sparkle Sid

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Free Spirits with Sparkle Sid Podcast

Can a campy personality with ideals from the 1970s expose today’s changing cultural landscape full of the Silent Celebs of today’s world that go unnoticed? Sparkle Sid is here to draw back the curtain on the Free Spirits and Humble Heroes of our future! ‘Free Spirits with Sparkle Sid’ is the first-ever documentary/variety style podcast that draws inspiration from shows like “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In,” “The $1.98 Beauty Show” and the “Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour,” promising an inspiring and uplifting award show designed to shine a light on those who will FINALLY receive the recognition they deserve. In every episode, there are SIDcom skits, batty banter and awards… Plus many other special surprises! Stay tuned, darlings and galpals!

  1. 24/12/2020

    Season 2 FULL PREVIEW

    The complete, and FULL VERSION of our season 2 preview! See you January 21st, 2021 for Season 2 of “Free Spirits with Sparkle Sid”! (What’s next in the meantime? The thumbnail reveal on January 2nd, 2021!)

    12 min

  2. 24/12/2020

    SEASON 2 PREVIEW Part 2!

    We are BACK with the rest of our 2-part season 2 preview of “Free Spirits with Sparkle Sid”! Listen as we dive deeper into Sid’s amazing show business career, and when we present the VERY FIRST Humble Hero Award to the first recipient! Who could it be? Listen to find out! Miss our first part where we unveiled our NEW INTRO?! CLICK HERE for the full version of the preview, posted alongside this episode!

    8 min

  3. 17/12/2020

    EPISODE 13- Season 2 Preview, Part 1

    Hiya dear listeners! The final episode of “Super Funk-in Serious with Sparkle Sid” will be posted on Thursday, December 17th…But don’t you worry darlings and galpals! The podcast will be revived in a fresh new format and a new name… Stay tuned for the official announcement very soon!As we prepare some exciting things for season 2, I want to give you a little sneak preview of a regular segment we will introduce called “The SIDcom,” a condensed history, sketch-based introduction to a person or piece of media that inspires Sparkle Sid. It also captures the spirit of variety shows from the 70s and the sitcoms that he grew up with… hence the name! Just call me a Carol Burnett/Gary Colman mélange….One day, I will become the next Cher as I climb the podcast social ladder and find my Sonny Bono! I hope you enjoy this new segment as we incorporate it into a fully formed and fresh season that begins January 21st, 2021! I am “Super Funk-in” excited that you have joined me this season and hope you stick with us as we turn the focus onto the guest! And now… On to today's SIDcom!

    4 min
  4. SURPRISE!

    10/12/2020

    SURPRISE!

    SURPRISE! Please enjoy a little HOLIDAY SAMPLER tidbit from a recurring segment we will be introducing for season 2… The Dossier! Recently I had the privilege to virtually sit down with Patrick Joseph Boston (aka TRISSSH bish) to cheeky chat. We also taped a time-sensitive holiday-themed version of “The Dossier” where I show and tell photos of my favourite celebrities who have inspired Sid, but with a holiday slant! The Dossier will be a video-based bonus feature only accessed by Patreon subscribers… COMING SOON! INTERACT WITH SPARKLE SID CLOSET CONCERTS: A new episode of “Closet Concerts” debuts every Wednesday, the day before a new podcast episode! ABOUT THE PODCAST Links to Amazon products are associated with the Amazon Affiliate Program. Your purchase helps support the podcast!

  5. EPISODE 12: Books... Literally

    26/11/2020

    EPISODE 12: Books... Literally

    Grab a Turkey leg and a good book… It’s time to get literary!On today’s episode of “Super Funk-in Serious,” Sparkle Sid talks to Dave Karp, a writer living in New York City. We met each other in 2008 here in Chicago as students at Columbia College Chicago, and our friendship lives in history as one of the most life-changing friendships in my life!As students, we fell in love with the books that made us the people who we are and wanted to share those with YOU, dear listeners! On today’s episode, we cheeky chat about our top 3 books, favorite authors and spent a good amount of time reminiscing about our friendship, sharing stories from our time living together! It gets a bit raunchy, so look out…Dave is another free spirit that I am glad to have as a friend, and I hope you enjoy this episode!

    1h 29m
  6. EPISODE 11: Musicals with R Marshall

    05/11/2020

    EPISODE 11: Musicals with R Marshall

    Dust off your Playbill collection! Today I am tackling the “Great White Way”… musical theater that is!Talking all things musical (from Broadway and beyond) is R Marshall, a Chicago-based writer, singer, actor, activist, storyteller, and co-pastor of Sanctuary, a virtual spiritual community committed to justice and intersectionality. Additionally, they are co-owner of Six Points Letterpress, a letterpress printing company, and the Lifestyle Editor for MTM Chicago. You may also recognize them as one of the many regulars at Musical Mondays at Sidetrack in Chicago, Illinois as the “loveable” Idina Menzel in “Let It Go” from Frozen! On today’s episode we dive into our top favourite musicals, the Broadway divas we wouldn’t mind spending time with on a desert island and much more! Now come along and listen to that “Lullaby of Broadway,” darlings!

    1h 12m
  7. BONUS: The Paul Lynde Halloween Special

    29/10/2020

    BONUS: The Paul Lynde Halloween Special

    “Boy George Without Makeup” will not be shown this evening to bring you something even more frightening…” “Hiya darlings and galpals! It’s Sparkle Sid… Well, someone had to be.As we approach Halloween in a year where events are uncertain as they started, one thing can be for certain: the media we get inspiration from as adolescents. One piece of important media to me growing up were those comedy specials in the 1970s. Think the Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, the Brady Bunch Hour and the multitude of programs produced by Sid and Marty Kroft. If you have never seen these, I have provided links in the show notes to indulge while overcoming your seasonal depression as the snow begins to fall... I have one more suggestion for you today on the 44th anniversary of one particular special that comes to mind this season… ‘The Paul Lynde Halloween Special’!The Paul Lynde Halloween Special arose after a few failed attempts by ABC to highlight Paul Lynde’s grating sense of humour for a network television audience that were watching these types of shows at the time. Because he was always considered a secondary character rather than a leading man, you can tell in this special that he was recovering from the fragments of a fractured soul that he developed as a larger child growing up. He even emphasizes this fact in the opening monologue of the special about being “FAAAAAAAT.” Growing up as a queer kid in the 90s I felt I stood out a different way; attracted to the plastic set pieces and the flashing lightbulbs of game show sets, rather than the dramatic reality shows that played on channels like MTV that my peers were watching. I empathized with Paul’s woes as he navigated mainstream show business as a personality that was ‘just a little bit SPESHULLLL’. The audience knew he was gay. The people who worked with knew he was gay, but there was something kept hush hush about it in those times… Back to the special. It’s not the best, I have to admit. The special touts a very random all-star cast featuring actresses Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West, and Billie Hayes as Witchiepoo from H.R. Pufnstuf. Cameos include Donny and Marie Osmond, Florence Henderson, Betty White, and the television debut of KISS? The special is a confusing mix of writing (led by comedy newcomer Bruce Villanche) that attempted to relaunch the career of someone who was a minority to society at the time, and the special fails to gain momentum for this endeavor. In one of the special’s most confusing moments, he tries to be a truck driver AND a disco party host at the same time. Regardless of this, he is still obligated by the network to perform the song that highlighted his career: the cynical “Kids” from the musical Bye Bye Birdie set to a backdrop of flashing pumpkins and a plethora of gyrating dancers. The entire special was an irreverent feature of Paul Lynde’s capabilities as a leading man, and thus did not do as well as it should. That and, do you know anyone else who received the tail end of holidays to celebrate for a variety special? The special culminates into a stiff rendition of the song “Disco Baby” before Lynde closes the show with one of the most genuine words I have ever heard in a TV special… As times change and queer people are more visible in TV, we must not forget those who attempted to break down barriers in show business before us. We must appreciate and celebrate the failed attempts of our predecessors. The smaller players that helped build our communities up need a light shined on their achievements. Consider the Paul Lynde Halloween Special as a lesson about living with a vengeance; meaning, learning from the mistakes of those before us to propel ourselves in order to maximize the Star Power that we all have inside of us to succeed! And sometimes, we just need the encouragement from those around us to motivate us and carry on… With that being said, after our episode about mu

    5 min
  8. EPISODE 10: Fred Rogers with Pam Dyson

    22/10/2020

    EPISODE 10: Fred Rogers with Pam Dyson

    It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood… But what is that guy doing in the alleyway?!Fred Rogers seemed to be born with a single mission: To educate, motivate and uplift the children of his era to become better citizens through the power of television. His show “Mister Rogers Neighborhood” was one of the earliest programs to withstand the loud, active children’s shows of the 1960s, with his slow show pacing and gentle teachings using the Land of Make Believe. His values and beliefs remain more pertinent than ever in an uncertain time prior to an election, and I feel we should all learn about the kindness, mindfulness and empathy that is badly needed in these times. Sadly he passed away in 2003 just one month shy of his 75th birthday, leading the way for those inspired by his message. What would Fred say about the main players of the year 2020 if he were alive? Here to talk about the legacy of Fred Rogers is Pam Dyson, a retired play therapist currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. She used some of Fred’s findings in her practice and still continues to be a fan to this day by sharing his philosophies with her grandchildren. She also used them in her parenting as she raised her daughter Emilie and her son… yours truly! On today’s episode, we cheeky chat about our favourite Fred Rogers philosophies, our reactions to the documentary ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” what Mr. McFeeley is up to these days, and so much more!A “Speedy Delivery!” of an episode begins right now dear darlings and galpals. Now won’t you be my neighbor?! FURTHER READINGARTICLE: What We Can Continue to Learn from Fred Rogers: Nurturing KindnessWon’t You Be My Neighbor (DVD)Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (60 Episode Collection) INTERACT WITH PAM Pam Dyson Play Therapy (Website with social links) OCTOBER INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY INFO INTERACT WITH SPARKLE SID CLOSET CONCERTS: A new episode of “Closet Concerts” debuts every Wednesday, the day before a new podcast episode! DOWNLOAD THE THEME SONG Ted Gärdestad- Jag ska fånga en ängel SHOW CREDITS Links to Amazon products are associated with the Amazon Affiliate Program. Your purchase helps support the podcast!

    1h 2m
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Can a campy personality with ideals from the 1970s expose today’s changing cultural landscape full of the Silent Celebs of today’s world that go unnoticed? Sparkle Sid is here to draw back the curtain on the Free Spirits and Humble Heroes of our future! ‘Free Spirits with Sparkle Sid’ is the first-ever documentary/variety style podcast that draws inspiration from shows like “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In,” “The $1.98 Beauty Show” and the “Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour,” promising an inspiring and uplifting award show designed to shine a light on those who will FINALLY receive the recognition they deserve. In every episode, there are SIDcom skits, batty banter and awards… Plus many other special surprises! Stay tuned, darlings and galpals!

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