Dan Savage
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Dan's the editor of the weekly newspaper The Stranger, host of the Savage Love Podcast and author. One of his most memorable stories was filmed for our live cinema event and put into episode 379.
32: Republican Convention
Unusual stories about day-to-day life at the Republican Convention.
46: Sissies
Though being gay no longer has much of a stigma in some parts of the country, being a sissy still does — even among gay men. In this show we have a number of surprising and unusual stories of sissies, their families, and why people still...
92: Leave the Mask On
Stories about those moments when someone tries to tell you a little bit more about themselves than you'd really rather know.
95: Monogamy
How should we react to people who are in non-monogamous relationships? What should we think of these struggles with monogamy?
106: Father's Day '98
For this Father's Day, stories in which fathers and their kids sit down and try to have an honest moment together. And stories about fathers who aren't close with their kids.
113: Windfall
What happens when you suddenly strike it rich. And the power money has over our lives, for good and bad.
129: Advice
A program taped before live audiences in Seattle (thanks to public radio station KUOW) and at HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. A taxonomy of different kinds of advice—and stories that illustrate why advice is so rarely taken.
139: Ghosts of Elections Past
Stories of political idealists, stories designed to provide some small sense of hope about American politics. Most of these were first broadcast during the 1996 Presidential race.
183: The Missing Parents Bureau
Stories about the legacy of absent parents. We hear four cases from the files of the Missing Parents Bureau.
293: A Little Bit of Knowledge
Stories about the pitfalls of knowing just a little bit too little.
316: The Cat Came Back
True stories that follow the plotline of the old kid's song "The Cat Came Back." It's the simplest plot in the world: Something you thought was gone forever keeps returning, against all odds.
328: What I Learned from Television
Stories recorded during our 2007 live tour. Sarah Vowell, David Rakoff, Dan Savage, and other favorite contributors went on the road with us to New York, Boston, Minneapolis, Chicago, Seattle, and Los Angeles; and performed brand-new...
341: How to Talk to Kids
Stories of adults taking very different approaches to communicating with children.
379: Return To The Scene Of The Crime
A live episode of the radio program, including stories told on stage by Dan Savage and Mike Birbiglia. You can watch videos of Joss Whedon's song or Chris Ware's Quimby The Mouse, or buy a DVD.
