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The Focus Group

Tim Bennett and John Nash—memorable class clowns in high school, now revolutionary LGBTQ marketing and advertising executives—invite you to share in a friendship that spans 40 plus years. Drawing on their combined corporate and entrepreneurial experience, the conversation ranges from the professional to the personal, and everything in between. Entertaining banter, unique voices, and smart content. We’re all business. Except when we’re not.

Sexuality News Business Marketing Health & Fitness News Commentary Radio
Update frequency
every 3 days
Average duration
35 minutes
Episodes
622
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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TFG Unbuttoned: DeSantis drags us back to 1947

TFG Unbuttoned: DeSantis drags us back to 1947

Florida Governor Rick DeSantis is upset that parents brought their children to a drag brunch in Miami club R House. DeSantis wants to stop this activity and is using a 1947 court ruling that says men…

00:25:32  |   Tue 02 Aug 2022
Pat Benatar Fires Her Last Shot

Pat Benatar Fires Her Last Shot

Shop Talk reveals Ford Motor Company’s plan to lay off 8,000 salaried workers this year as they switch to electric vehicles. Also, has the country gone tip happy? Caught My Eye let us know that the f…

00:53:48  |   Sat 30 Jul 2022
TFG Unbuttoned: Walgreens employees find Jesus

TFG Unbuttoned: Walgreens employees find Jesus

Walgreens has a policy that allows its employees to not sell birth control products, such as condoms, to customers under the guise of moral or religious beliefs—#BoycottWalgreens. Then, a far-right a…

00:21:40  |   Tue 26 Jul 2022
The 10 Worst States In America to Live In

The 10 Worst States In America to Live In

Shop Talk looks at a recent list published through CNBC that identifies the 10 worst states in America based on quality of life, healthcare, and inclusion. Did your state make the list? Caught My Eye…

00:54:00  |   Sat 23 Jul 2022
TFG Unbuttoned: Rainbow Lights Spark Problem in Boise

TFG Unbuttoned: Rainbow Lights Spark Problem in Boise

A Boise Idaho resident was told to remove the rainbow lighting from the front of his home. The tasteful display from Jordan Hall was present during June, but when the complaints came in, he decided t…

00:22:49  |   Tue 19 Jul 2022
There’s No Place Like Home

There’s No Place Like Home

Shop Talk covers the unfortunate trend of librarians coming under pressure from the culture wars. Many have decided to leave the profession as schools boards, legislatures, and parents have labeled t…

00:51:14  |   Sat 16 Jul 2022
TFG Unbuttoned: Hold My Beer While I Light a Firework Off My Head

TFG Unbuttoned: Hold My Beer While I Light a Firework Off My Head

A San Antonio man celebrated the 4th by lighting a high-powered firework off his head. It blew his skull open, and Pablo Ruiz is no longer with us. Then, an Idaho radio station is keeping its rainbow…

00:22:38  |   Tue 12 Jul 2022
R2D2 Missing

R2D2 Missing

Shop Talk looks at the art of small talk and provides a few starter questions. Caught my eye goes behind the scenes of the famous gay anthem, ‘It’s Raining Men.’ Also, a job applicant stole R2D2 out …

00:53:23  |   Sat 09 Jul 2022
TFG Unbuttoned: Save when you can

TFG Unbuttoned: Save when you can

LBGTQ people are less prepared financially in retirement when compared with the general population. There are several anecdotal factors, but the good news is that you can still save at any age for th…

00:24:10  |   Tue 05 Jul 2022
Vacation Time is Important For All

Vacation Time is Important For All

Shop Talk encourages everyone to take their vacation and paid time off each year. Price Waterhouse is even giving bonuses to employees that vacation for 40 hours. Caught My Eye looks at the Kraft com…

00:48:00  |   Sat 02 Jul 2022
TFG Unbuttoned: When Someone Tells You Who They Are, Believe Them

TFG Unbuttoned: When Someone Tells You Who They Are, Believe Them

Saudi Arabia is rounding up rainbow themed toys and clothing in its latest anti-LGBTQ purge. Is this one of the Sh*thole countries TFG talked about? Then, PA Senate Candidate and lukewarm Republican,…

00:24:13  |   Tue 28 Jun 2022
History Repeats Itself

History Repeats Itself

Shop Talk explores three cool nonbinary people from history that challenged social norms. Caught My Eye covers a story about a California gas station manager that inadvertently priced gas last week a…

00:48:59  |   Sat 25 Jun 2022
TFG Unbuttoned: The Lavender Scare

TFG Unbuttoned: The Lavender Scare

Three members of Congress are putting legislation forward to apologize to LGBTQ Government employees that were purged during the Lavender Scare starting in 1947 and carried out for several years. The…

00:25:11  |   Tue 21 Jun 2022
Prop Bottles and Potato Rolls

Prop Bottles and Potato Rolls

Shop Talk looks at how corporations are increasingly challenged for being LGBTQ allies. Caught My Eye highlights the call for a boycott of Martin’s Potato Rolls due to the support of a January 6th Ca…

00:54:40  |   Sat 18 Jun 2022
TFG Unbuttoned: It’s Not Over

TFG Unbuttoned: It’s Not Over

31 White Supremacists from The Patriot Front are arrested in Idaho before they could disrupt a Coeur d’Alene Pride Celebration. Thankfully a citizen alerted police that they saw what looked like a “l…

00:22:11  |   Tue 14 Jun 2022
The Best Water

The Best Water

Shop Talk looks at several companies that say they are LGBTQ friendly yet donate to anti-gay politicians and PACS. We learn that John grew up with the best drinking water anywhere, according to Mom. …

00:54:52  |   Sat 11 Jun 2022
TFG Unbuttoned: Questions Surround Nancy Reagan Stamp June Launch

TFG Unbuttoned: Questions Surround Nancy Reagan Stamp June Launch

The LGBTQ+ community and allies are up in arms after the White House kicked off Pride Month by announcing a new postal stamp honoring former first lady Nancy Reagan. The Reagan Administration showed …

00:22:44  |   Tue 07 Jun 2022
Happy Pride, 2022

Happy Pride, 2022

Shop Talk looks at an article from Out Magazine that recommends an array of PRIDE Merchandise that actually gives back to LGBTQ causes and orgs. Caught My Eye showcases a photographer that does glam …

00:48:23  |   Sat 04 Jun 2022
TFG Unbuttoned: Pride briefs by John Waters

TFG Unbuttoned: Pride briefs by John Waters

Walmart pulls an ice cream product in honor of Juneteenth. Many African American consumers opined via social media that this is what happens when you don’t have diverse voices in the C-suite. Then, S…

00:24:17  |   Tue 31 May 2022
Success at 60

Success at 60

Shop Talk looks at an article from Fast Company that believes entrepreneurs at 60 have a lot to offer. Experience, intuition, and purpose are more fully formed as we spend time in the workplace and t…

00:47:48  |   Sat 28 May 2022
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