I hate being late. I was over 45 minutes late meeting Hillman Grad CEO and producer Rishi Rajani because I thought I would be able to make it from Brentwood to Hollywood in 30 minutes. I was delusional. I walked into Original Hoy-Ka Thai Noodle and apologized...
There are a lot of problematic films and TV series in Hollywood, but what about the industry itself? In this week's episode Dino-Ray Ramos chats Maureen Ryan, journalist, critic and author of the book "Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in...
Flower Drum Song was a benchmark in the the Golden Age of Hollywood grandeur and musical beauty -- and it was very racist by 2023 standards. We unpacked this Ro with stand-up comedian, actress, activist, and blazer of all trails Margaret Cho (Fire Island, Good...
To kick off Pride Month we have a treat for you: a BONUS LIVE EPISODE of Problematic Fave! In this special episode, we travel to SeriesFest in Denver, Colorado where Problematic Fave host Dino-Ray Ramos moderated a special RuPaul's Drag Race conversation with local...
Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! What better way to celebrate than with the spectacular ladies from the Add To Cart podcast, journalist and MTV News pioneer SuChin Pak and writer and actress Kulap Vilaysack who was but a young ingenue when she was...
To many, Revenge of the Nerds is an innocent cult classic underdog story from 1984 -- but it is kind of trash. Actually it's a lot of trash and we unpacked a lot of that garbage with film critic and podcast co-host of Unspooled Amy Nicholson! It's amazing how this...
There was one thing at the top of my list that I wanted to discuss with Fenton Bailey. North Korea. In fact, it's probably what people want to talk to him about the most in regards to his new book, "ScreenAge: How TV shaped our reality, from Tammy Faye to RuPaul’s...
On January 18, 2018, Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal starred in Blindspotting, a hyphy-drenched, spoken-word feature navigating identity and socio-politica; issues in Oakland, California. Directed by Carlos López Estrada, the film received a positive ovation and...
"It's the aloha spirit," RuPaul's Drag Race winner Sasha Colby tells me in regards to her unbelievable kindness she has displayed throughout season 15. "It's definitely what is instilled in us as Hawaiians, being from there. The first thing you ask someone is, 'Oh,...
