Alright students, put your desks in a circle- it’s history lesson time! Dan welcomes James Kirchick, author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington to talk about the Lavender Scare, and other horrifying ways gay people have been persecuted in this country. Fun fact: gay people were banned from working in the federal … Read More »

On this episode of Sex & Politics, we are thrilled to welcome Cory Doctorow. He is a prolific fiction, non-fiction and tech writer, and an intellectual property activist. He and Dan discuss his latest book (co-authored with Rebecca Giblin,) Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Content Captured Creative Labor Markets and How We’ll Win … Read More »

It’s The Gist’s Mike Pesca! Dan and Mike have a LOT to talk about, including a 2024 crystal ball, why right wingers suddenly stan Putin, loving your first cousin so, so much, Army Hammer and the effects on society of podcasting vs. radio. And more!

Our guest on this month’s Sex & Politics holds the unique distinction of being on her local school board, AND a sex toy shop owner. Her store, Wink Wink, bills itself as “not creepy” and offers UnCringe Academy- a 6 hour program of genuine sex education. This plus the fact that Wink Wink is an … Read More »

Everybody ready for a break from our fraught political moment? Pour yourself a drink, sit back and let Dan Savage and historian Gareth Russell take you back to a simpler age where women got beheaded for having premarital sex. That’s right! It’s Henry the VIII, baby! Gareth Russell’s book Young and Damned and Fair: The … Read More »

Oh boy! We are so very honored to welcome Michelle Goldberg to Sex & Politics. Michelle Goldberg is an author and opinion writer for the New York Times. She and Dan commiserate about the state of left wing politics. Why is the right so successful at growing their numbers while the left fights among ourselves? … Read More »

Dan chats with writer and podcaster Phoebe Maltz Bovy about her piece on Substack about drag queen story hours. They do a deep dive on how drag has morphed over the years, how the conservative right are weaponizing fears of drag queens, and how Dan Savage used to rock it in heels. If drag is … Read More »

This week, Dan chats with futurist Alex Steffen about climate change, what we can and can’t do about it, and how to be a good ancestor.

Welcome to Sex & Politics #4. This week, Dan welcomes California State Senator Scott Wiener to talk about the work he has done to alleviate the housing crisis. It’s a refreshing interview with a politician who is doing his darnedest to make good change. Will he ever run for Governor? He says no. (Dan says, … Read More »

It’s bummer time. Dan interviews Dr. Stacy De-Lin, an Associate Medical Director at Planned Parenthood, and an abortion provider, about the crisis we now face in this country with the imminent overturn of Roe v. Wade. Dr. De-Lin talks about the new struggles women are facing in red states who are trying to get abortions. … Read More »