

Savage Lovecast
Dan Savage
Dan Savage, America's only advice columnist, answers your sex and relationship questions and yaps about politics. To record a question for Dan to be answered in a later podcast, record your question and send it to [email protected], or call 206-302-2064. For a much longer version of the show, with no ads, visit savage.love and get yourself a subscription.
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Nov 3, 2026 • 49min
Savage Love Episode 1043
A rapid-fire tour through sex, relationships, and desire. Topics include long-distance intimacy, public arousal, imaginative sex toys, marriage and divorce, erotic autonomy, favorite films and scents, feminist sex shops, post-sex ice cream, and an unforgettable gerbil fursona. Listener feedback adds thoughts on Mormonism, bisexuality, kink, and sexual self-discovery.

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Oct 30, 2026 • 20min
After Action Report #53
Nick recounts his first Folsom Berlin adventure after traveling from Toronto for a bachelor party. He explores the festival’s fetish-focused street scene in a handmade IKEA-bag outfit, encounters rubber animals and puppy play, then dives into Naked Night at Lab.Oratory, where hours of consensual sexual exploration turn him into a pass-around party top.

Oct 27, 2026 • 53min
Savage Lovecast Episode 1042
A bisexual dater wonders whether a girlfriend’s unflattering clothes are masking a lack of chemistry. Other dilemmas involve asking out healthcare workers, maintaining desire across long-distance relationships, and exposing an affair. The conversation also explores consensual degradation, queer identity, Mormonism, sexual freedom after divorce, and boundaries around private role-play.

Oct 23, 2026 • 20min
After Action Report #52
A food journalist swaps ordinary summer plans for five days at Sweden’s Sexsibility Festival, cooking breakfast for 500 tantric kinksters. He describes the rural gathering’s mix of contact improv, eye gazing, impact play, consent culture, and surprising self-discoveries. Along the way: human furniture, corruption kink, hidden sex festivals, and the art of pacing yourself.

Oct 20, 2026 • 55min
Savage Love Episode 1041
Advice for a queer plus-size virgin seeking connection, a married parent tempted by escape and new sex, and a cuckquean hoping to share intimate evidence ethically. Plus, a wide-ranging conversation with Kinsey Institute director Justin Garcia on evolutionary biology, the sex recession, sex-worker stigma, and surprising legal-brothel services. Also: better dick pics and navigating family boundaries.

Oct 16, 2026 • 18min
After Action Report #51
A recently married bisexual man recounts preparing for his first full-day cross-dressing experience with his wife, from salon treatments and feminine outfits to role-play and intimacy. The conversation explores switching, pegging, heteroromantic bisexuality, gender performance, and how frank communication can open the door to unexpected erotic possibilities.

Oct 13, 2026 • 56min
Savage Love Episode 1040
A divorced dad explores bisexuality, privacy, and casual sex with men. A sex-party encounter sparks a question about pursuing a dominant bouncer. Dan and sex researcher Niki Davis-Fainbloom unpack the difference between kinks and fetishes, their origins, and whether normalization changes their appeal. Plus, a risky romance with a possibly chaotic dry-cleaner match and advice on supporting loved ones in toxic relationships.

Oct 9, 2026 • 16min
After Action Report #50
Imogen recounts her Burning Man adventures, from first fully mutual threesomes and an affectionate open connection to a whippet-enhanced encounter. She explores the role of communication, consent, and trust in group sex, visits the Orgy Dome, and reflects on Burning Man’s temporary utopia. She also shares survival tips and a muddy, ten-hour journey home.

Oct 6, 2026 • 59min
Savage Love Episode 1039
A lively advice session explores the allure of foot fetishes, the confusion surrounding false-positive herpes tests, and the stigma bisexual people face while dating. Other dilemmas include rebuilding trust after secret surveillance, navigating desire in a long-term relationship, and deciding whether a vacation fund is fair compensation for moving into a partner’s apartment. Listener questions add debates about teeth, biting, nipple play, and asexuality.

Oct 2, 2026 • 21min
After Action Report #49
After a traumatic herpes diagnosis and a painful breakup, Julia rediscovers her adventurous sexual self during a kinky Bali getaway. A glamorous jungle villa, a mysterious duffel bag packed with toys, and a hot European dom set the stage for surrender, fantasy, and renewed confidence. She also shares a surprisingly easy HSV disclosure and how intimacy continued through a cold sore.


