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#426 Get Savage: Sex and Porn with Dan Savage

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Mar 25, 2025
Dan Savage, a best-selling author and influential media pundit, joins the conversation to explore the evolution of modern sexuality and its cultural implications. He reminisces about podcasting since 2005, shares insights from the HUMP! Festival, and dives into the intriguing vocabulary he’s coined like GGG and Tolyamory. Savage discusses the interplay of sex and politics, offering a candid view on contemporary issues that affect sexual health. With humor and wisdom, he encourages open dialogue about pleasure and intimacy.
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ANECDOTE

Savage Love Origin

  • Dan Savage's female friends sought his sex advice, leading to his column.
  • A newspaper owner asked him to write the advice column, starting Savage Love in 1991.
INSIGHT

Frankness in Sex Writing

  • Savage Love was unique in 1991 for its frank language about sex, unlike the medicalized tone of other columns.
  • This honesty made Savage Love distinct during a time of euphemisms in sex writing.
ANECDOTE

Childhood Sex Ed Confusion

  • Amy, as a child, was confused about blowjobs due to euphemisms in sex education.
  • Dan Savage jokes about his brother's misunderstanding of blowjobs and discusses the discomfort of medicalized sex terms.
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