2023-05-10 Pageants, Pride, and Pocketbooks

Jonny talks with Tara Bell of Pride In Action Southern Illinois
about the upcoming PrideFest in Carbondale (June 9-11). They focus
their talk on varois pre-Pride fundraisers and events including the
"Southern IL PrideFest Royalty Pageant" this weekend (5/13) at The
Varsity Center in Carbondale. In the back half of the show, Jonny
interviews Sandy Pensoneau-Conway about the Rainbow Cafe, now fully
relocated into its downtown Carbondale space. The Rainbow Cafe is
also doing some fundraising to support its myriad programs as the
region's preeminant community LGBTQ+ Resource Center