Savage Lovecast
Episodes
Savage Love Episode 522
25 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A man has been with his boyfriend for 1.5 years. The caller's family is loving and welcoming to the boyfriend. But the boyfriend's family won't accept...
Savage Love Episode 521
18 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How is a sex worker supposed to deal with it when her clients keep quoting Donald Trump?! A woman is dating an insecure man who grabs her boobs at ina...
Savage Love Episode 520
11 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A woman asks her boyfriend to tell her erotic stories when they are having sex. Is this too much to ask? He's running out of plots. A distraught woman...
Savage Love Episode 519
04 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dan welcomes Trae Crowder, or "the Liberal Redneck" (our favorite redneck) to tackle some questions about conservative Christian bigots, guns and spit...
Savage Love Episode 518
27 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A woman is horrified to discover her new boyfriend's disgusting habit. This habit truly is one of the most revolting things we've ever heard, and you ...
Savage Love Episode 517
20 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A lesbian is about to go to a wedding with a bunch of conservative guests. And guess who's going to be there! You'll never guess. Ricky Santorum! How ...
Savage Love Episode 516
13 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A man is seeing a woman 12 years his senior. His friends think he's nuts, but he's having a great time. Is there something wrong here? A married man h...
Savage Love Episode 515
06 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A bi man in a poly triad wonders how to bring home his couple to meet the conservative parents. A woman enjoys following men around for the feeling of...
Savage Love Episode 514
30 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Chicago! We were in you! And we recorded the whole thing. Have a listen to our live show from last Spring at the Music Box Theatre. On the Magnum,...
Savage Love Episode 513
23 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A closeted bi woman, newly aware of her own bisexuality, feels guilty when she so much as hugs another woman. How can she get over it already? A lesbi...
Savage Love Episode 512
16 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest ranter Ana Marie Cox tells us what it's actually like at a Trump rally. (Spoiler: terrifying.) A gay man is living in a group house with...
Savage Love Episode 511
09 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A young man living at home is getting blamed for his father's second divorce. That sounds like kind of a raw deal doesn't it? A man is in a GREAT rela...
Savage Love Episode 510
02 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A man has started dating a woman he suspects is a virgin. She's hot, but he doesn't want to have to teach her about sex. Should he bail, or give her a...
Savage Love Episode 509
26 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A woman is in a new relationship with a wonderful man! But! His ex keeps coming around leaving love notes, Victoria's Secret receipts and otherwise ma...
Savage Love Episode 508
19 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, we asked our African-American listeners to call and speak their minds. Please listen to them at the end of the show. It's the American th...
Savage Love Episode 507
12 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A woman with Catholic in-laws tires to figure out whether she should cave in to them and get her little baby baptized. Dan’s advice…may shock you....
Savage Love Episode 506
05 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The ins and outs of HUMP! Dan chats with Hump! Producer Tracey Cataldo about the Hump! Film Festival- what kinds of films you can expect to watch and ...
Savage Love Episode 505
28 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A woman has endured 10 years of sexual harassment from a creep she works with. How can she get him to stop without getting him fired? (Hint: It’s a ...
Savage Love Episode 504
21 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A tortured gay man can’t envision a world where it’s better to be out than to stay in the closet. Dan tries his darnedest to convince him. Hey fel...
Savage Love Episode 503
14 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Please listen to Dan’s heart-rending response to the Orlando massacre. In lighter fare... A 19 year-old bi lass worries that she’ll never get to t...
Savage Love Episode 502
07 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A man is dating a woman who stopped putting on make-up and fixing her hair. If he asked her to start gussying herself up again, would that make him, l...
Savage Love Episode 501
31 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since her brother walked in on her masturbating as a child, our poor caller thinks about him when she’s fantasizing. How can she get her brothe...
Savage Love Episode 500
24 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This is our 500th episode. And we’re just getting started! This week, Dan chats with stoner, writer and delightful person David Schmader about his b...
Savage Love Episode 499
17 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What is the etiquette for when you run into someone who stood you up on a date? A woman’s friend is in a crappy marriage with 4 kids and a lying, ch...
Savage Love Episode 498
10 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A caller wonders if super-rich people are naturally less monogamous than the rest of us. In other inane questions, exactly which, and how many of One ...
Savage Love Episode 497
03 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A woman’s sister has been in a secret relationshipfor 7 years. Can or should she talk her sister out of what shethinks is an unhealthy relationship?...
Savage Love Episode 496
26 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It's the sex toy extravaganza! After receiving a preternaturally high number of questions about sex toys, we decided to bring in a crack team of exper...
Savage Love Episode 495
19 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Furries and Cheeseheads: Join us in Madison, Wisconsin as Dan loves up his old college town. He took about a million questions from the audience and m...
Savage Love Episode 494
12 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A woman loves sexting with strangers she meets online. But she has no desire to meet in person. How and when should she let her fellas know this ab...
Savage Love Episode 493
05 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s just say your girlfriend gets turned on by listening to you talk to other people on the phone. Would it be so, so wrong to keep the customer s...
Savage Love Episode 492
29 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The rarest of lovely creatures, a male unicorn, is ANGRY because he sees a double standard among the straight couples he joins. They reject him when t...
Savage Love Episode 491
22 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A straight man has begun a relationship with a transwoman. To put his question bluntly, is he obligated to suck her dick? How on earth is a nice gay m...
Savage Love Episode 490
15 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Aw sheeeeeeee, guys. It’s Abbi and Ilana from BROAD CITY. Dan and the gals talk about period sex, pegging, smoking weed, beards and bumpkins among...
Savage Love Episode 489
08 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the Valentine’s Day show! We recorded this at Portland’s Revolution Hall on February 14 in front of a very live audience. With musician/for...
Savage Love Episode 488
01 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A man raised fundamentalist Christian has discovered the pleasures of “titty-bars” where he can behold “beautiful boobies.” Now that he’s ge...
Savage Love Episode 487
23 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A mature 18 year-old has somehow failed to tell her real age to her new boyfriend who thinks she’s at least 20. How can she come clean? A man is tot...
Savage Love Episode 486
16 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A woman is thinking of surprising her boyfriend with another woman to have a three-way with. Can Dan talk her out of it? An evenly bisexual man had to...
Savage Love Episode 485
09 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A gay man wants nothing more than to watch strong men flex their muscles for him. His straight friend is willing…but would it be too weird? A woman ...
Savage Love Episode 484
02 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If you are a straight girl, is it ok to seek friendship with a lesbian? Even if she has a girlfriend? (Actual question. Actually asked.) A young man i...
Savage Love Episode 483
26 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A woman’s roommate up and left without notice, leaving behind some expenses in the care of her sick, aged cat. Dan gets in full Judge Judy drag to...
Savage Love Episode 482
19 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A young woman is about to embark on a three-way with her boyfriend and another man. How can she make sure the experience isn’t demeaning? A gay man ...
Savage Love Episode 481
12 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What to do when your drunken cousin starts blabbing about all the affairs she’s having and all the cocaine she’s snorting and all the traffic acci...
Savage Love Episode 480
05 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In two separate calls, straight men are harassed by their gay male friends. One caller had his buddy drunkenly grope him. The other’s pal assails hi...
Savage Love Episode 479
29 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A woman has started “living her passion” by working as a webcam girl. But she’s nervous about telling her mother about her new career. How can s...
Savage Love Episode 478
22 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A woman’s husband makes unpleasant sexual innuendos and gropes her right in front of the kids. How can she get him to stop? Are you into puke porn? ...
Savage Love Episode 477
15 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A stoned gentleman is wracked with guilt for making the dog he’s caring for stop masturbating already! (Maybe he should be hitting the indica rather...
Savage Love Episode 476
08 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the One-Minute Wonder Show! You asked your questions in one minute or less, and Dan tried to keep his answers brief, with diminishing success. ...
Savage Love Episode 475
01 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A man’s boyfriend went as a “slut” for Halloween. It turns out, this was a really bad idea. A woman loves getting tied up. But she also needs to...
Savage Love Episode 474
24 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As you gather around the Thanksgiving table to bask in the warmth and glow of your loved ones, here are some reasons you will feel thankful: Your si...
Savage Love Episode 473
17 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
“Bark! Bark! Bark!” That’s what a kinky woman’s dog will say when it hears her getting spanked. She worries that this might be a problem, and ...
Savage Love Episode 472
10 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hear the sordid tale of what the gay man saw when he woke up to find his boyfriend absent from the guest bed while they were visiting a …friend. Mea...
Savage Love Episode 471
03 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s episode 420! Oh wait. No it isn’t. We totally spaced episode 420. But better late than never! Dan, Nancy and the Tech-Savvy, At-Risk Youth jo...
Savage Love Episode 470
27 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the opening rant, Dan finally opens up and tells us what he *really* thinks of the Catholic Church. Hear the strange and seedy tale of a male lap d...
Savage Love Episode 469
20 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How can a man convince his lady to give him the kind of sloppy head that makes her gag? It’s not like he’s anti-feminist or anything! A woman’s ...
Savage Love Episode 468
13 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
At the top of the show, Dan speaks with a clever lass with a foolproof plan to ensure the defeat of Canada’s dreadful Stephen Harper. A man is very ...
Savage Love Episode 467
06 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dan has some helpful suggestions for the NRA! A woman saw a man exposing himself outside a family-friendly restaurant. She called the cops. Was this w...
Savage Love Episode 466
29 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A woman who identified as lesbian of 15 years (with a wife even,) has taken a younger, male lover. So, how is this gonna work? A man’s girlfriend in...
Savage Love Episode 465
22 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the dick show! Do you have one? (Or are you one?) Gather around for a “What You Got?” with Dr. Cynthia Graham about condoms and male sen...
Savage Love Episode 464
15 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever loved someone so much, even though you’ve known them for only 6 weeks, that when they break up with you, you call a sex advice podcast...
Savage Love Episode 463
08 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the “Let’s Decriminalize Sex Work” episode! Dan chats with Vox writer German Lopez on the evidence which shows the benefits of legalizing...
Savage Love Episode 462
01 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A man has entered into a committed poly triad… and mom’s not having it. How can the caller get his mother to accept his other girlfriend? Dan’...
Savage Love Episode 461
25 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Pee drinking in the UK: How common is it? Do mates drink each other’s urine routinely, or do they have to kind of know each other a little better? A...
Savage Love Episode 460
18 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me” join forces to discuss baptism, Jewish vs Catholic guilt, clingy, needy human ...
Savage Love Episode 459
11 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dan on the Republican empathy gap. Why does the Republican party care so much about Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, but not so much about you? A woman does...
Savage Love Episode 458
04 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dan speaks to an actual lesbian about how to get started in the homosexual lifestyle. Also hear the sordid tale of the evil rock star training an ar...
Savage Love Episode 457
28 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A woman feels so insecure about the way her vagina looks, she won’t let her boyfriend near it. How can he convince her that she is beautiful all ove...
Savage Love Episode 456
21 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After a wedding guest sat and endured some anti-gay loony talk from a bigoted pastor, a woman wonders what she could have done better. Walk out? Audib...
Savage Love Episode 455
14 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
An opening rant on Zachery Anderson, who was unfairly imprisoned and put on the sex offenders registry, because an uptight judge wants you to know tha...
Savage Love Episode 454
07 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
While you and I danced in the streets, Dan was trapped in Australia, where marriage equality is NOT YET LEGAL. Hear his thoughts on the Supreme Court ...
Savage Love Episode 453
30 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are delighted to welcome Hillary Frank, host and creator of The Longest Shortest Time podcast, to answer some questions about reclaiming ...
Savage Love Episode 452
23 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
OMG it’s actual movie star famous guy celebrity JASON SCHWARTZMAN. And guess what? He’s clever, funny and super-nice. He and Dan talk about his ne...
Savage Love Episode 451
16 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A divorced single mother can’t seem to get it through her lovers’ heads that she just wants casual relationships. How can she convince them that t...
Savage Love Episode 450
09 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
An 18 year-old man and his girlfriend are learning how to get it on. She can make herself come, but he can’t get her there himself. Would a vibrator...
Savage Love Episode 449
02 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The complicated nature of abusive relationships: Dan speaks with Seattle author Jason Schmidt about his memoir A List of Things That Didn’t Kill Me,...
Savage Love Episode 448
26 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mom has been having an affair for 17 years, and dad just found out about it. How can this beleaguered daughter support both of her parents? A gold s...
Savage Love Episode 447
19 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A woman finds herself in the middle of a poly free-for-all when she falls for a guy who is sleeping with every woman he can get his mitts on. Is this ...
Savage Love Episode 446
12 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week we delight in welcoming the incomparable poet, writer and filmmaker Sherman Alexie. He and Dan discuss white chicks who embrace “Native Am...
Savage Love Episode 445
05 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Conservatives smile with their mouths. But liberals smile with their eyes. So says social psychologist Andreas Wojcik in a "What You Got" proving once...
Savage Love Episode 444
28 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A priest and a rabbi come onto a podcast… This week Dan welcomes the retired gay Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire, Gene Robinson, as well as a Rabb...
Savage Love Episode 443
21 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After a long dry spell, a woman's husband is finally going down on her. But his stubble is causing considerable discomfort! Dare she use her words and...
Savage Love Episode 442
14 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Can Dan convince a young woman to accept and forgive her father for having a 9-year-long affair with a married woman? Listen in as Dan deftly naviga...
Savage Love Episode 441
07 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Kara Cadwallader from Planned Parenthood to answer a backlog of medical questions about herpes, meningitis,...
Savage Love Episode 440
31 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Her fiancé would rather enjoy congress with an unwashed blow-up doll than his betrothed. Does this spell ruin, or just a happy companionate marriage?...
Savage Love Episode 439
24 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Trapped in LA, Dan chitty-chats with comedian Jeffery Self about self lubricating, bossy slaves, "little brother" role playing and three-ways with cel...
Savage Love Episode 438
17 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Lovecast is delighted to welcome Mistress Matisse. Dan and our favorite dominatrix/sex-worker rights activist talk about getting started with domi...
Savage Love Episode 437
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A self-professed "pervert" is married to a self-professed "Christian." He wants to keep watching his porn in peace, she forbids it. Should he sneak to...
Savage Love Episode 436
03 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Lovecast welcomes Anna Sale from WNYC's "Death, Sex & Money" podcast to pick over the nuances of Dan's thinking on non-monogamy. We check in on ...
Savage Love Episode 435
24 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
An amputee is offended when her new boyfriend warns his brother about her disabilities. Is she being too sensitive? A man is being ask to lie about ...
Savage Love Episode 434
17 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A married woman has lost all sex drive. Her husband is willing to let her be with other men. But the thought of her husband with another woman makes h...
Savage Love Episode 433
10 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A kinkster is worried that her feminist mother will see some bruises and assume the worst about her boyfriend. How can she explain that they are in a ...
Savage Love Episode 432
03 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Gather round, heathens: It's Bible study time! Dan and gay Evangelical Christian Matthew Vines talk about how gay Christians can help the less "affirm...
Savage Love Episode 431
27 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
On this, the week of Dan and Terry's 20th anniversary, Dan grapples with some tricky, tricky questions: At exactly what point in the dating process wo...
Savage Love Episode 430
20 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It's the Getting Women to Come Show! Sometimes ladies can't come and want to. Sometimes ladies can't come and they don't want to. Dan sure talks a lot...
Savage Love Episode 429
13 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How can you tell when a slap to the face is welcome or unwelcome in a BDSM situation? A weepy slapper wants to know. How much trouble can naughty ph...
Savage Love Episode 428
06 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A husband can't be bothered to bring his wife to orgasm. Why? It's too much work! His hand gets tired! A man is pretty sure his nephew is gay. The res...
Savage Love Episode 427
30 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A drunken lass has intellectual crushes on her professors. How can she express her "love for their intellect?" A man is totes bummed when a date dit...
Savage Love Episode 426
23 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Come all ye faithful. It's the Lovecast Live Christmas Extravaganza! Recorded at Seattle's Neptune Theatre, this show features singer-songwriter Rac...
Savage Love Episode 425
16 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a bisexual man in a monogamous relationship with a woman, is a little twink porn so wrong? When mothers move in: A woman's libido plummet...
Savage Love Episode 424
09 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A bi man from a conservative Christian family had been through conversion therapy twice as a child. Strangely enough, it didn't work. He's all grown u...
Savage Love Episode 423
02 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A woman dating a water-sports enthusiast is having a hard time, just "letting go." A straight man is horrified by misogynistic, abusive porn. Why is i...