Tomboy Tirade Ep 28: A Writer's Block with Jason Tanamor

This week, Persis and Raven find themselves struck in the limbo space feared by all authors - the infamous writers' block where they run into their guest of the week, Jason Tanamor.  Jason Tanamor is editor and founder of Zoiks! Online - an online magazine site that offers the best in music and standup comedy. Over the course of his career, the established writer has written for major publications such as Yahoo! & Cinema Blend and interviewed some of the biggest names in entertainment such as Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club); comedians Tracy Morgan & Hal Sparks and musicians Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) & Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers). Jason is also the author of four books and his latest novel is Hello Fabulous!, a funny story about a straight and boring guy who continually gets mistaken for a gay and fabulous guy. Oh, and there’s a huge flamingo, too! The novel takes place in Moline, Illinois, a city that Jason Tanamor is very fond of.  As the comedy duo waits for Jason to rediscover his writer's mojo, they review a potato salad Kickstarter, learn about a performance artist called Milo Moiré who recently laid eggs from her vagina to a disinterested public in the nude as well as invesigate the curious of the American exchange student who was struck in a vagina sculpture in Germany and had to be recused by 22 firefighters. Jason recounts how he got into writing and talks about interviewing comedians who are not funny in person. Jason reads an excerpt from Hello Fabulous! and reveals the amusing real life event that inspired Hello Fabulous. Then Tomboy Tirade takes a funny, light-hearted look at sterotyping, how Asians don't age & look alike and the Western Mascline Ideal vs the Asian men.  Could we overcome writers' block for good? Associated Press will be using robots to write articles in the future and this does not go down well with Persis. Then Persis and Raven finally got written out of the writer's block and straight into Gay Pride parade action from Hello Fabulous! with hilarious results. You can also follow Jason on twitter: @jasontanamor and listen to the Zoiks! Online podcast on iTunes. If you liked this episode, please subscribe to us on iTunes and leave us a comment in the box below. Yes, we DO read these. For more tomboy-related stuff, visit us at Tomboy Tarts, the official online home of Tomboy Tirade, the comedy chat podcast. Follow us also on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and our official page onFacebook! We are EVERYWHERE! Check out the Tomboy Tarts official video.