To celebrate the nation’s birthday, Tim and John relive their recent trip to Las Vegas, where they broadcast from the Liberace Museum on Tropicana Boulevard, and were part of a week-long celebration of Liberace’s birthday in May. The Focus Group sat down with among others, President of the Liberace Foundation Jack Rappaport, Museum Director Tanya Combs, and Lorraine Hunt-Bono, the former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. Every guest tell’s the story of a remarkable man and entertainer. A Special Thanks again to our friends at Passport Magazine for making the trip to Las Vegas possible.

On June 24th, CNN will begin airing a documentary entitled “Gary and Tony Have a Baby,” about a gay couple and their quest to have a child. Anthony M. Brown, Esq., who is profiled in the CNN piece and is now a proud father, has had a long history of fighting for the rights of gay couples and families. He currently works for the law firm of Albert W. Chianese & Associates, heading their Nontraditional Family and Estates Law division serving unmarried individuals, couples and families in Manhattan and on Long Island. He is the Executive Director of The Wedding Party, and the founder of TimeForFamilies.com, a web environment dedicated to assisting gay and lesbian couples create their own families. Join Tim and John for what will surely be a unique and enlightening conversation with Anthony by calling 866-305-6887. And get ready for Tim’s List…

How does a veteran Emmy Award nominated and Cable Ace Award winning talk show producer, who has worked on shows such as “Oprah,” “The View,” “The Joan River’s Show,” “Sally Jessy Raphael,” “Attitudes” and “Ricki Lake” become “the bad boy of quilting?” Mark Lipinski joins Tim and John to talk about a journey that led to being an international quilt teacher and quilt fabric designer and creator.

On Thursday, June 24th, CNN will air “Gary And Tony Have a Baby,” a documentary about a gay couple and their quest to have a child. Rose Arce, Senior Producer of CNN’s “In America” with Soledad O’Brien, will join the show to discuss the making of the film. On top of two Emmys and a shared Pulitzer Prize, she is the past Vice President for Broadcast of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and a winner of the Courage Award from the Gay and Lesbian Anti Violence Project.

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Paul Hagen of Metrosource magazine returns for another installment of Metroscope. He is on a mission for our listeners to put the “culture” back in “pop culture.” Paul comes armed with information on new books, movies, theater and museum shows that you won’t want to miss. John will be checking in periodically from the road while he cycles North to Saratoga Springs, while he participates in Get Your Guts In Gear. Later in the program, we’ll ask our listeners to call and play along with Tim’s List. Join the show and call 866-305-6887.

On the heels of the holiday weekend, information on health and wellness, delivered as only Tim and John can. The Focus Group welcomes back integrative nutritionist Dages Keates, who will share insights about how to change or adapt our relationship to the foods we eat. Better eating habits, managed weight control and more energy are the results of her unique program. She will also share observations and thoughts on being in business for herself. Visit deliciousdialogues.com to learn more.

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From the Focus Group vault, just in time for the holiday weekend. Revisit the kick-off of the Satellite Dish with Santino Rice—a contestant from season two of “Project Runway”—who joins the show live from LA to talk about his returning role as a judge for the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. In the second hour, comedian Ben Kissel talks about the difficulties of doing stand-up, the terror of an open mic, and being the only one of three brothers who is not gay.

Tim and John welcome Career Coach and Human Resource Expert Andrew Giuliani back to The Focus Group. Andrew has proved to be a great resource for our listeners and offers up actionable advice on the career and job front. John’s mom—Mrs. D.—was our guest for our Mother’s Day Show. We had feedback from our listeners that they would like to know how she handled her son’s sexual identity. So we are going to ask her this Saturday.

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Join Tim and John in Las Vegas as they broadcast from the Liberace Museum on Tropicana Boulevard, as part of a week-long celebration of Liberace’s birthday. The Focus Group will sit down with among others, President of the Liberace Foundation Jack Rappaport, Museum Director Tanya Combs, and Lorraine Hunt-Bono, the former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. Every guest will help tell the story of a remarkable man and entertainer. A Special Thanks to our friends at Passport Magazine for making the trip to Las Vegas possible.

Casting the role of “mom” for a movie can be tough. Playing the role in real life is definitely harder. Not only that, the role of mother can sometime be a thankless job. On The Focus Group this week, Tim and John celebrate Mother’s Day by looking at a career that comes with no manual, no HR support, but lots of performance reviews. Joining in will be John’s Mom Carol, who has the unique distinction of knowing them as students from grade school on, having taught in their school. (We are hoping for some teacher’s lounge gossip!) Join the show and the conversation at 866-305-6887