Hot Mic with Dan Savage

Sometimes you have to escape the nest in order to learn how to flap your wings, if you know what I mean. In this episode, Margot Leitman escapes her parents' gaze—they'd rather focus on each other—to ...

14 Nov 201731min

When it comes to live storytelling shows, stories that end in bad sex are much more common than those that end well. Which makes sense—it's hard to come off looking good with a story about how great y...

7 Nov 201733min

How does dressing up in drag help you disappear? Why is being feminine like being a poodle...and what does that mean for the wolves? These and other questions are explored on this Halloween episode of...

31 Okt 201741min

Coming out is a huge step—but what about all the small steps afterwards? In this episode, two gay people try to navigate their romantic lives after coming out, and learn that finding love isn't quite ...

24 Okt 201737min

Since Hot Mic with Dan Savage is a show about sex and relationships, we figured maybe in at least one episode we’d talk about the part that involves baby making. We'll also talk about what happens whe...

17 Okt 201740min

Two storytellers with very intense but very different body issues take some action, get some action, and discover the unexpected powers and pleasures of their own bodies. This episode of Hot Mic with ...

10 Okt 201733min

Comedian Jen Kirkman's mother had a sign in her kitchen that said "Kissin' don't last, cookin' do." Hear how that sign and all it represented affected Jen's romantic life, in a funny and touching stor...

3 Okt 201736min

What happens when the utterly unexpected goes down while you’re trying to get it on? In these two live stories, brave heroes—one at a base in Iraq, one...well, in a car—face unimaginable interruptions...

26 Sep 201726min