Big Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. Lavery

Outward | Creating A Home for Trans Surgery Recovery

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jules Gill-Peterson sits down with Owen Dempsey, the founder of Quest Healing House, a post-op recovery home providing safe, affordable lod...

Outward: Conversion Therapy and Survival with Lucas Wilson

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bryan Lowder talks with writer and scholar Lucas Wilson about his new book, Shame Sex: Survivors’ Stories of Conversion Therapy. They chat about Wi...

Outward: How Lesbian Artists Turned Renaissance Ruins Into Queer Spaces with Kate Thomas

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Christina Cauterucci explores the intimate connections between queer identity and the natural world with Bryn Mawr professor Kate Thomas. I...

Outward: Masculinity and Muscles with Michael Andor Brodeur

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Bryan Lowder chats with Michael Andor Brodeur, author of Swole: The Making of Men and the Meaning of Muscle, to unpack the complex intersec...

Outward: Sarah McBride’s Win and the Rise of Anti-Trans Politics

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the hosts come together to unpack Sarah McBride’s groundbreaking win as the first openly transgender member of Congress. While the win is...

Outward: Gays in the Woods: History and Identity with Ben Miller

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, historian Ben Miller chats with Bryan Lowder about the surprising ways white gay men have romanticized the idea of the 'primitive' in...

Outward: Building Movements with Gender Liberation March Organizers Raquel Willis and Eliel Cruz

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On September 14th 2024, thousands of people joined the Gender Liberation March in Washington D.C. to join the call to protect reproductive health, bod...

Outward: The Amicus Brief for U.S. v. Skrmetti with co-author Jules Gill Peterson

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On December 4th, the Supreme Court will hear arguments for U.S. v. Skrmetti, a case that could decide the fate of gender-affirming care for trans peop...

Outward: The WNBA’s Very Big Year: New Fandom, Renewed Homophobia? with Frankie de la Cretaz

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode long-time friend of the show and longtime WNBA fan Daisy Rosario sits down with queer sports reporter Frankie de la Cretaz to chat abo...

Outward: What Arabic LGBTQ+ Slang Tells Us with Marwan Kaabour

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode long-time friend of the show June Thomas sits down with the editor of The Queer Arab Glossary, Marwan Kaboour. The glossary is the fir...

Outward: Fighting for Non-Binary Inclusivity in Athletics with Cal Calamia

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Outward hosts Jules Gill-Peterson, Bryan Lowder, and Christina Cauterucci sit down with non-binary marathoner Cal Calamia to talk abo...

Outward: The LGBTQ Moments and Misses at the DNC with Madeline Ducharme

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, guest host Daisy Rosario talks to ‘What’s Next’ producer Madeline Ducharme about her experience at the DNC. They break down the...

Outward: Kamala Harris’ Record on Trans Rights wit S.I. Rosenbaum and Josie Reisman

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Christina speaks to journalists S.I. Rosebaum and Josie Reisman about their Slate article Kamala Harris’ Surprising Record on Trans Rights...

Outward: Could the Kids Online Safety Act Harm Queer Youth?

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Bryan, Jules, and Christina are joined by reporter Jasmine Mithani to talk about the Kids Online Safety Act. While protecting children from ...

Outward: Dating Friends and Understanding Desire with Myisha Battle

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jules and Bryan are joined by dating coach and host of the KCRW podcast How’s Your Sex Life, Myisha Battle. Myisha covers dating friends,...

Outward: Collecting LGBT+ History with Corey Serrant

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jules sits down with Art Specialist Corey Serrant from Swann Auction Galleries to chat about pieces from their upcoming LGBTQ+ Art, Materia...

Outward: Is Telehealth the Answer for Gender Affirming Care? with Sohini Desai

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jules speaks with journalist Sohini Desai about their latest article for Slate ‘Trans Health Care Is Under Attack. But Are Concierge Provi...

Outward: Project 2025 with Orion Rummler

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Bryan sits down with reporter Orion Rummler to break down Project 2025, conservative 920-page policy blueprint for a second Trump term. Orio...

Outward: “Bathroom Bills” Return with Nico Lang

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Bryan sits down with reporter Nico Lang to break down their recent Slate article ‘Anti-Trans “Bathroom Bills” Are Making a Major Comeb...

Outward: What's A Gender Doula?

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Jules talks to Gender Doula Eli Lawliet. They break down what it means to offer non-medical support to people during transition, the ...

Outward: Can Animals Be Queer?

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Bryan, Christina, and Jules reunite for a classic Outward episode! They share their prides and provocations, set the gay agenda for July, an...

Outward: Iconic Queer Women’s Spaces with June Thomas

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jules and Bryan talk to former Outward Producer June Thomas about her new book A Place Of Our Own: Six Spaces that Shaped Queer Women’s Culture. The...

Outward: Disrupting Food & Restaurant Culture with Chala June

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jules chats with Chala June (food writer and former associate editor at Bon Appetit) about what it is to queer food, the labor politics of ...

Outward: The Trans History of the 1936 Olympics with Michael Waters

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Bryan dives into the world of sports to talk about the often obscured queer history of the Olympics with writer Michael Waters. Michael’s...

Outward: Behind the Scenes of ‘Gays Against Briggs’ with Christina Cauterucci

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Christina Cauterucci returns to Outward to talk with Bryan about her experience making ‘Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs’ and diving into ...

Outward: Evolving Our Social Scripts - Queer Advice with Mathew Rodriguez

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Bryan and Jules are joined by new contributor Mathew Rodriguez for a round of advice. They tackle who gets to use ‘they’, raising polite...

Outward: Queering the Map with Lucas LaRochelle

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Bryan talks to Lucas LaRochelle, the creator of the online platform Queering the Map. Queering the Map is a community-generated digital arch...

Outward: Mary & George Brings the Historical Drama

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former Outward producer June Thomas joins Bryan and Jules to chat about the very gay new series from Starz, Mary and George. They talk 16th-century se...

Outward: Queer Trademark Law with Michael Goodyear

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jules and Bryan talk to Michael Goodyear about how trademark law is helping queer brands reclaim derogatory language. They dig into Dykes o...

Outward: A History of the Gay Right with Neil J. Young

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Bryan talks to writer Neil J. Young about his new book Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right. They dig into some of the inherent...

Outward: Queer Crime Double Feature: Drive Away Dolls and Love Lies Bleeding

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s episode, guest hosts Daisy Rosario and Madeline Duchamp break down the new lesbian caper films Drive Away Dolls and Love Lies Bleedin...

Outward: Trace Lysette on the Hollywood Rollercoaster

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Trace Lysette (Transparent, Hustlers) talks about her critically acclaimed film Monica, with Jules. The film tells the story of a tra...

Outward: Chase Strangio, Continued. Trans Visibility and Community

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we’re sharing more of our interview with Trans rights activist and ACLU Lawyer Chase Strangio. In this episode, Bryand and Jules ask Chas...

Outward: Chase Strangio on the Anti-Trans Legislation Landscape

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

2023 was a record-breaking year for anti-trans legislation and with over 500 bills introduced in 2024 it’s shaping up to be another critical year fo...

Outward: Tennessee's LGBTQ Affirming Churches

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Bryan speaks with Reporter Jessica Bateman about her recent Washington Post article ‘They found spiritual joy. They won’t have it ...

Outward: Polyamory and Other Non-monogamous Advice

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From 52 first dates to 8 boyfriends at once, Ashley Ray is a poly expert here to answer your relationship questions and demystify some poly terms. Tod...

Outward: True Detective: Night Country’s Lesbian Subtext

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Bryan is joined by Slate’s Madeline Ducharme to solve the mystery of True Detective: Night Country’s queer undertones. Together, they w...

Outward: The Inherent Queerness of Poetry

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This Valentine’s Day Poet Cyrée Jarelle Johnson is joined by Outward producer Palace Shaw to share poems and chat about the inherent queerness of p...

Outward: A Short History of Transmisogyny with Jules Gill-Peterson

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Outward’s own Jules Gill-Peterson has a new book, A Short History of Transmisogyny, that gives insight into a fascinating queer history that stretch...

Outward: All of Us Strangers’ Ghosts and Gays

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jules and Bryan join Slate Editor Jeffrey Bloomer to take on the spooky and surreal of All Of Us Strangers, a new film from director Andrew...

Outward: Your Queer Queries, Answered!

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery and Madeline Ducharme join Bryan in taking on your uniquely queer queries, like- what to do when your facial piercing helps everyone reme...

Outward: The Outing of Bubba Copeland

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Bryan Lowder sits down with Evan Urquhart of Assigned Media, a news site dedicated to daily coverage of anti-trans propaganda and its effect...

Raquel Willis is in Bloom

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jules sits down with Raquel Willis, an award-winning activist and journalist whose work is dedicated Black trans liberation. Raquel’s new ...

Time To Mood On

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the final episode of Big Mood, Little Mood, Daniel M. Lavery reflects on more than eight years of offering advice on both this show, and Dear Prude...

He Ain't Heavy

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Ben Roy is a Denver-based comedian.  Lavery and Roy offer advice to someone who is upset that his family is resenting his broth...

The Lease You Can Do

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Max Read, a journalist and screenwriter based in New York. Lavery and Read offer advice to someone who is regretting being a lan...

A Pull Towards Poly

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes back his wife, Gracy Lavery, a writer and academic based in Brooklyn. The Lavery’s offer advice to someone who is wondering th...

Familiar Fraud

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes back Ben Gullard, an artist living in Brooklyn who designs exhibits for children's science museums.  Lavery and Gullard offer a...

Parental Blind Spot

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Ben Gullard, an artist living in Brooklyn who designs exhibits for children's science museums.  Lavery and Gullard offer advice...

Mother Go’ Round

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Marisa Renee Lee, a called-upon grief advocate, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of "Grief is Love: Living with Loss". Lee a...

Sound City

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Adrien Behn, the host and creator of A Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland. ...

Take What You Like

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Katie Lawler Turnbull, a NICU nurse of 17 years and a Master's in Human Rights. Lavery and Turnbull offer advice to someone who ...

Clear the Manosphere

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes back Carmen Rita Wong, the author of Why Didn't You Tell Me?: A Memoir. Wong has also written Never Too Real and Never Too Late,...

He Who Hesitates

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes writer Rose Tremlett, who co-hosts an optimisation podcast for the online edition of the German national newspaper, DIE ZEIT.  ...

End of Times?

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Emma Arnold, a comedian, artist, and beekeeper, who recently released a comedy special and album called MYSELF. She is also the ...

Chronic Boyfriend Syndrome

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Leo Briggs and HG Gruebmeyer, who wrote and performed the play CVS, which premiered this past year at the Seven Stages Theater i...

A Bit of Shame

26 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Felicia Reich, a nonfiction comedy writer of personal essays and cultural commentary based in Brooklyn, NY. Lavery and Reich off...

Tainted Love

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Auyon Mukharji, a writer and musician based in Massachusetts. He is a member of the band Darlingside, and is working on an India...

Trans Tipping Point

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes poet Elisa Gonzalez, whose first book, Grand Tour, will be published this month. Lavery and Gonzalez offer advice to someone who...

Right Wing Mommy

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Julia Mounsey, a director and writer whose work has been presented at Under the Radar at the Public Theater, Soho Rep, JACK, Dix...

Dirty Work

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Vani Gupta, a speech language pathologist in Sydney, Australia.  Lavery and Gupta offer advice to someone who upset their husba...

Out of Body Experience

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery offers advice to someone who wants to connect to their body as actually part of themself. Another letter writer is troubled that their pa...

Mothers of the Bride

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Kristina Gaddy, the author of Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo’s Hidden History and Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story o...

University of Youtube

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Dr. Ida Santana, an addiction medicine physician and a writer. She’s on Substack @idasantana where she publishes Osage Orange,...

Parental Therapy

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Chelsey Weber-Smith, the host of American Hysteria, a podcast that explores how fantastical thinking has shaped our culture. Lav...

Is She Really Going Out with Her?

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Allison Raskin, the New York Times bestselling author of the books, I Hate Everyone But You: A Novel, and Overthinking About You...

Worry Warrior

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Tracy Leeds Kaplan, the founder of Small But Mighty Media and the executive producer of The Ten News. Lavery and Kaplan offer ad...

Anxious Surrogate

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Leslie Cohen-Rubury, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and host of “Is My Child a Monster?”, A Parenting Therapy Podcast. L...

Death By Stable Employment

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Halle Kiefer, a Senior ComedyWriter at Crooked Media, and Alison Leiby, a New York based comedian. Together, Kiefer and Leiby ho...

Detransition Position

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Alo Johnston, author of Am I Trans Enough, and co-host of the Wondermind podcast, Baggage Drop. Lavery and Johnston offer advice...

Change the Subject or Change Your Life

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Sequoia B. Holmes, host and creator of the pop culture podcast Black People Love Paramore. Lavery and Holmes offer advice to som...

Inhumane Resources

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Emma Gray, author of A Girls’ Guide To Joining The Resistance, and Claire Fallon, a culture critic based in New York. Together...

Part-time Work, Full-time Problem

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Laura Cathcart Robbins, the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, Stash: My Life In Hiding, and host of the podcast, The On...

Occupational Sex Dreams

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Kaitlynn Bartley, a Higher Education working in Residence Life, and Nicole Fusco, an epidemiologist. Lavery, Bartley and Fusco o...

Lost In Transition

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Ben Miller, co-author of the book, Bad Gays: A Homosexual History, and co-host of the podcast, Bad Gays, along with Huw Lemmey. ...

Vacation Friends

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Seth Dirlam, a law school career counselor. Lavery and Dirlam offer advice to someone who is wondering how to stop resenting her...

Not the Actual Devil

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Kimi Culp, a multimedia producer, and the host of All the Wiser, a podcast about finding hope and possibility on the other side ...

Kiss Me, You Fool!

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Dr. Orna Guralnik, a psychoanalyst and writer, and the host of the Showtime Docu-series, Couples Therapy. Lavery and Guralnik of...

Guilty Yuppies

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Cyndie Spiegel, author of the book, Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life is Not Okay. Lavery and Spiegel offer advice ...

Corner Store Creeper

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Zak Rosen, a Detroit-based story maker who created and hosts the podcast, The Best Advice Show, and co-hosts Slate’s parenting...

Fly-By Friends

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Kristen Meinzer, an award-winning podcaster and author, and Jolenta Greenberg, a New York-based comedian and author. Together, M...

Am I Cis Now?

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Tuck Woodstock, a journalist, educator, and the host of the podcast Gender Reveal.  Lavery and Woodstock give advice to someone...

On the Contrary

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Gabe Mollica, a comedian, storyteller and writer in Astoria, Queens. Lavery and Mollica tackle two letters. First, from a letter...

Poly Litmus Test

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes comedian, actor, and host of the Beautiful/Anonymous podcast, Chris Gethard.  Lavery and Gethard take on three letters. First, ...

Meating Half Way

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Kate Duffy, a New York based licensed clinical social worker. Lavery and Duffy tackle two letters. First, from a letter writer w...

Roommate Triage

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Sharon Lurye, a data journalist based in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Lavery and Lurye take on two letters. First, from a letter wr...

Not Tonight, Honey

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Amy S. Choi and Rebecca Lehrer, co-hosts of the new podcast series from The Mash-Up Americans titled, Grief, Collected. Lavery a...

Undercover Cis

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Sunshine, a Digital Content Producer for the National Birth Equity Collaborative, an organization that fights for the maternal, ...

Big Mood: It's the New Dear Prudence!

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here's a special treat for all of you Big Mood, Little Mood listeners: Daniel M. Lavery is excited to introduce to you the new Dear Prudence podcast w...

Time To Move On

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Daniela Taplin Lundberg, a film producer and the host of the Hollywood Gold podcast. She is the Founder of Stay Gold Features, a...

Rules of Estrangement

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Marie Manner, a research and development data scientist. Lavery and Manner take on two letters. First, from someone who is wonde...

Mask And You Shall Receive

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Bay Ryan, a postgraduate ecologist. Lavery and Ryan tackle two letters. First, from someone who is frustrated by loved ones who ...

Make Way For Tomorrow

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Hugh Ryan, the author of The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison, which New York Magazine called o...

A History of Violence?

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Ashley Robertson, an expert question-asker who facilitates workshops on comprehensive, affirming, medically-accurate sexuality e...

Unfair Will

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Ash Sky Keen, a mathematics tutor helping neurodivergent students navigate math education.   Lavery and Keen tackle two letter...

The Anti-Adoption Unit

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Frankie Day, a writer based in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Lavery and Day take on three letters. First, from someone who is sho...

Big Mood In Review

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel M. Lavery revisits a few of the many memorable letters from 2022, including one about someone who’s upset that his friends continue to associ...

Resentfully In Love

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Mollie West Duffy, co-author of the Wall Street Journal bestselling book about emotions at work: No Hard Feelings: The Secret Po...

Lease On Love

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Ethan Casteel, a software engineer and transgender man about town in Somerville, MA. Lavery and Casteel tackle three letters. Fi...

Armchair Expertise

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Lavery welcomes Carmen Rita Wong, author of the recently published book, Why Didn’t You Tell Me? A Memoir. Lavery and Wong take on two letters...