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Savage Lovecast

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 Q@Savage.Love, 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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Episodes

Savage Love Episode 51

It's ladies' week on the Savage Lovecast--all gals, all the time. Dan argues with a caller about lies and adultery. A 24-year-old straight gal has lost her libido. Maybe she's gay? Dan counsels a depressed teen to break up with her boyfriend before he is forced to break up with her. A 21-year-old lass feels like it's the FELLAS who demand commitment too soon--not the other way around. Should a woman in a budding relationship ask her boyfriend to reveal his sexual history? And more. Hear Dan utte...

Oct 09, 200740 minEp. 51

Savage Love Episode 50

This week on the Savage Lovecast, one bisexual girl, one straight woman, and three martinis equals one big mess. Has the gays' right to cruise been trampled by the Larry Craig affair? Are ladies similar to plantar warts in any way? What's the most appropriate way to tell your ex-girlfriends that your current girlfriend has HPV and you think you gave it to her, without being a scrotum? And finally, Dan grudgingly counsels a sex-phobic sex columnist on how to improve both her sex life and her writ...

Oct 02, 200740 minEp. 50

Savage Love Episode 49

This week on the Savage Lovecast, a cheerful pregnant lady wants to indulge her husband's pie-in-the-face fetish —but what to do about the mess? Some definitions: What is a "Prince Albert" and exactly how kinky is it? And what on earth is "precum"? Both Dan and Wikipedia tackle this one without breaking a sweat. A Catholic mother describes her son's coming out. Her reaction? Acceptance and support. Get out your hankies; this one's a tearjerker. Dan speaks with a battle-worn love veteran who's fe...

Sep 25, 200748 minEp. 49

Savage Love Episode 48

This week a caller finds herself in a porn conundrum. She likes it fine. But her boyfriend ignores her when the porn's on! And that ain't right. Also, what are Dan Savage's tastes in pornography? You'll have to listen to find out. An adventurous lass wonders if getting anally penetrated without lube will hurt her. Dan has two words for her: "anal snot." Another caller is missing the rough sex in her relationship, despite an incident that landed her boyfriend in jail. How can they get the good se...

Sep 18, 200741 min

Savage Love Episode 47

We're fagging out on the Savage Lovecast this week. A gay man is very comfortable with his gayness... he just doesn't like sex all that much. A lesbian wants to experiment with sleeping with a man. Any takers? Dan talks a young man into quitting all the skanky, anonymous sex, and helps another to come out, despite the baleful influence of his nutbag, conservative, religious mother. Happy Birthday Amanda. NO MORE HAPPY BIRTHDAY REQUESTS. Call with any other sort of query: 206-201-2720.

Sep 11, 200741 min

Savage Love Episode 46

Welcome to the Savage Lovecast. This week, a woman in an LTR gets a UTI when ever she has RS (rough sex). What should she do, Dan? And: Hairy hypocrites- —a woman is fed up with very hairy fellas demanding that she shave every last part of her body. How common is it for children to play S&M? Dan speaks with a woman who hates pornography so much is makes her sick to her stomach. And so much more. Keep those calls short and sweet: 206-302-2064.

Sep 04, 200735 minEp. 46

Savage Love Episode 45

Here are the steamy, sexy questions Dan addresses this week. It's getting hot... When is it appropriate to fake an orgasm? Does one have to see a doctor to sever an attached foreskin? How can you tell your partner that they are a terrible kisser? Is S&M an expression of emotional imbalance? And this sultry, passionate show ends with a Herpes Hoedown! Yee Haw! 206-302-2064.

Aug 28, 200729 minEp. 45

Savage Love Episode 44

Welcome to the Savage Lovecast, where ladies learn about enemas, gentlemen suck their own dicks, and chicken shits can't quite figure out how to make an appointment at the goddamn doctor to see if they have the herpes. Also, how to combine love with bondage; and the sad tale of anal sex gone horribly wrong. Have some mistakes that others can learn from? Call 206-302-2064 and tell us EVERYTHING.

Aug 21, 200737 minEp. 44

Savage Love Episode 43

This week on the Savage Lovecast, a caller wonders if he should sleep with his boyfriend, despite latent herpes. Another caller has thoughts of incest; is this normal or not? A young lady's mother tells her that she was molested when she was a child. A little bit on foreskin cleaning here, the word "scrotum" there, and if you're wondering if your alkaline batteries will make your sex toys explode, then you simply must listen to this show. We like to listen to you, too. Call us: 206-302-2064.

Aug 14, 200730 minEp. 43

Savage Love Episode 42

In this week's episode: Dan counsels a man whose recent brain surgery prevents him from orgasming with his wonderful lady. Should a perfectly reasonable man break up with his cold, hyper-religious, sex-phobic fiancée? How much is too much masturbation? When is the right time to divulge HIV status? And spoiler alert: Fellatio does not give you bad breath. Call right now. From a land line. 206-302-2064

Aug 07, 200728 minEp. 42

Savage Love Episode 41

This week, armpit sex: myth or fact? Plus, some heartening responses to the poor girl whose sex-negative mother is controlling her life; a man who likes his ladies nice 'n' crazy; and what does it really mean when your boyfriend asks for "space"? You think you know all the answers don't you? Here's how you ask Dan a question: Call 206-302-2064.

Jul 31, 200722 minEp. 41

Savage Love Episode 40

This week on the Savage Lovecast: Is it a good thing when gay neighborhoods (gayborhoods) have big signs with rainbows to mark homo turf? Also, a nearly engaged bisexual woman worries because her fella disapproves of her carpet-munching ways. Should she have one last fling? And are there really Japanese clubs where women eat only bananas for days and then... god. You'll just have to listen to get the gist of this one. Call us with your unspeakably depraved question: 206-302-2064.

Jul 24, 200726 minEp. 40

Savage Love Episode 39

This week on the Savage Lovecast, a woman who finds cunnilingus so, very… boring; a man who loves to get spanked, but could do without the crotchless chaps; a woman with a skin disease who doesn’t want to take her shirt off; and a caller who thinks there’s nothing funny about giggling during sex. Call us with your questions: 206-302-2064

Jul 17, 200725 minEp. 39

Savage Love Episode 38

Do you have Reluctant Dom Syndrome (RDS)? Dan Savage has the cure. Also: how to successfully bottom from the top, escape from your sex negative mommy, and tell your father that you'd rather not hear about his sex life. Because you don't want to hear about his sex life, right? Well, we want to hear about yours... 206-302-2064.

Jul 10, 200737 minEp. 38

Savage Love Episode 37

Does porn rot your brain? Does promiscuity prevent orgasms? Do open relationships lead to abuse and heartbreak? So many questions, so much angst! Also, Savage schools a lesbian on how to be tough, and tells yet another asshole that he is, indeed, an asshole. But YOU'RE not an asshole... we know! Call us at 206-302-2064 with your question.

Jul 03, 200726 minEp. 37

Savage Love Episode 36

Topics covered: Is kinkiness genetic? A woman and her two kinky sisters think so. A young man is concerned because his fiancée bursts into laughter when she orgasms. Dan picks the brains of the sex-toy experts at Come As You Are in Toronto. Plus, an avalanche of responses on the topic of "accidental" anal penetration. Call 206-201-2720 from a land-line to get on the Savage Lovecast.

Jun 26, 200732 minEp. 36

Savage Love Episode 35

In this week's installment, Dan advocates the forked-tongue approach: If it will help the relationship, lie, lie, lie. Also, a cute gay boy wants to try some pussy, and how to tell your pal to stop looking at your tits. Call us at 206-302-2064.

Jun 19, 200729 minEp. 35

Savage Love Episode 34

This one is all about grown-ups talking to kids about sex. Call 206-302-2064, and talk to us about sex. But keep it brief.

Jun 12, 200722 minEp. 34

Savage Love Episode 33

This week on the newly named Savage Love Live (even though it's not "live" at all), we've got delicious teen drama, advice on how to break the news that you have an STD, and an ex-lesbian wonders how to tell her family that she's straight. Call us at 206-302-2064 with your question. The odds that we'll use your call rise dramatically when you call from a land line or if you're blasted drunk.

Jun 05, 200726 minEp. 33

Savage Love Episode 32

This week on the Savage Love Podcast, a caller comes to the defense of sex parties, a drunken medical student wonders if he's gay, and a sex worker asks how to tell his prospective clients that it don't come free. Also, a conversation with a man who wants to be the sperm donor for a lesbian couple, and a bi woman is angry that her boyfriend accepts her bisexuality. Huh? I know, right? 206-302-2064.

May 29, 200732 minEp. 32

Savage Love Episode 31

Welcome to the Savage Love podcast, the only place you'll hear, "Clench, clench, clench. Sploot, sploot, sploot." This week: advice on how to meet and date porn stars, a female ejaculation primer, a gal who dreams of fucking like a fella, and a lesbian who guiltlessly enjoys her rape fantasies. Also, Dan gives the whole world permission to jerk off, and spectacularly fails to assist in a quasi-medical question. Call us up on the telephone, won't you? 206-302-2064.

May 22, 200723 minEp. 31

Savage Love Episode 30

It's the medical episode! The long-suffering Doc. Barak , MD, joins us for some down-to-earth answers to questions like," Is it okay to put Splenda in my vagina?" and, "Is it bad for my slave to eat my shit?" (The answer to both questions is yes.) To ask a motherfucking crazy question of your own, call 206-302-2064.

May 15, 200732 minEp. 30

Savage Love Episode 29

On this week's episode, Ty emerges VICTORIOUS! Hear the delightful tale of a mutually fulfilling, kinky, teenage deflowering. Also, we got some anal sex troubles, and a friend getting sucked in to a manipulative drama situation. Dan to the rescue. We are still accepting medical questions. Got a rash? It hurts when you go like this? Call 206-302-2064.

May 08, 200727 minEp. 29

Savage Love Episode 28

You think you got problems? Listen up. The questions: Easy: She's 18 and "doin' it." Is she the slut her parents say she is? Not Before Marriage: This kinky teenage lass is ready for anything. But her b-friend wants to remain a virgin until marriage. Does butt-fucking count? Sex Parties: Dan reveals his puritan side. Poly Closet: The caller is bi and polyamorous. How much does her family need to know? To get your question on the show, call 206-302-2064 from a land-line if possible.

May 01, 200728 minEp. 28

Savage Love Episode 27

In the long awaited Asshole Edition, Dan mocks, insults, and humiliates his callers (and that's why you keep listening). The questions: Dark Desires: She likes it rough, too rough for him. Should he feel guilty about refusing to fulfill her darkest fantasy? Not Cool: The caller takes issue with Dan's treatment of the Teenage Virgin Dominatrix with Multiple Personality Disorder. Newbies: He's doing virgins, and feeling guilty about it. What a pussy. Pussy: A caller takes issue with Dan's use of t...

Apr 24, 200733 minEp. 27

Savage Love Episode 26

Last week's pathetic hungover episode was straight, straight, straight. Well, get ready lads, because this one is very, very, very gay. Topics: Inexperienced Bottom Sexomnia The Fear of Incontinence Closet Case #1 Closet Case #2 Call 206-302-2064 with your burning questions.

Apr 17, 200729 minEp. 26

Savage Love Episode 25

It's the long-awaited "hung-over" episode! Can Dan maintain his "frickin' awesome" status after a night of tequila? Listen in. Topics covered: An impassioned response to the Misogynist Faggot. Bisexuality—-what's up with it? How does a 19-year-old virgin dominatrix get started? She's jealous. He has a mysterious illness. Are they doomed? If you were a gay guy, wouldn't you want to "frickin' marry" Dan Savage? Call 206-302-2064 to leave multiple, psychotic messages.

Apr 10, 200730 minEp. 25

Savage Love Episode 24

This week's topics: Rape Fantasies Big Dick, Small Mouth What Up with Closet Cases? Porn Problems More Skank Please To get your question on the air, call 206-302-2064.

Apr 03, 200729 minEp. 24

Savage Love Episode 23

Listen in as Dan Savage answers these questions and sets ’em straight. So to speak. To Fuck or Not to Fuck? Horny When Hungover Closet Police I Want My Ex's Booty Come Out, Friend Sex Eyes Call 206-302-2064 to get in on the action.

Mar 28, 200723 minEp. 23

Savage Love Episode 22

How should a 20-year-old woman tell her crush that she's a virgin? If you have a damaged heart, is it okay to zap your dick with an electric stimulator? He likes to please the ladies "110 percent." —Would it be so wrong to ask for a non-reciprocated BJ once in a while? He won't fuck her while she's doing the dishes like she wants him to! When will he get the message??! Dan has all the answers. You have all the questions: 206-302-2064. Calling from a land line increases the probability of your ma...

Mar 20, 200727 minEp. 22
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