Hot Mic with Dan Savage

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Babies! Featuring Chad Daniels Oct 17, 2017

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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 when you want a baby, but don't wanna sex it into existence. Plus, a surprising revelation: babies eventually turn into teenagers.

Get ready for two hilarious live stories about baby makery, curated by Dan Savage: "Pregnant Pause" by K. Thompson for RISK! and "Ice Ice Baby" by Nikki Levy for Don't Tell My Mother. Then, comedian Chad Daniels sits down to talk to Dan about raising a teenager. And finally, we've got a special musical PSA by Reformed Whores.

In each episode of Hot Mic with Dan Savage, relationship expert and columnist Dan Savage showcases and provides commentary on the best true stories about sex and relationships from live storytelling shows across the country.

Not Just Any Body Oct 10, 2017

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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 Dan Savage features "I Have a Vagina" by Buck Angel for Trantastic at Bawdy Storytelling, and "Power in It" by Carrie Wade for RISK! Plus, Dan explains the power of three simple words: "I believe you."

Kissin' Don't Last, Featuring Jen Kirkman Oct 03, 2017

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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 story she told on Don't Tell My Mother in Los Angeles. Plus, Jen is our special guest in studio! She and Dan Savage talk about love, lust (particularly for that hot 1970's look), and what it's like to grow up horny in a religious household.

The Blast Zone Sep 26, 2017

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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 during the act of lovemaking, and still manage to come to satisfying conclusions. Plus, Dan Savage has some thoughts on how to deal with surprises in the sack. This episode of Hot Mic with Dan Savage features the stories, "Don't Ask, Do Tell" by Geoff Millard for RISK! at Bawdy Storytelling, and "Peak Experience" by Hutch Harris for The Mystery Box Show.

Fantasy Check, Featuring Rachel Bloom Sep 19, 2017

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Fantasy can be so powerful that sometimes we forget reality is headed in a totally different direction. In this special episode of Hot Mic with Dan Savage, comedian and actress Rachel Bloom chats with Dan about her CW musical comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, where her character Rebecca Bunch takes fantasy a bit far (you'll also hear some snippets of songs from the show). Plus, Eric Mack shares a live story from RISK! about a fantasy that had to be checked before it became a nightmare.

The Shaky Shaky Bridge Sep 12, 2017

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Your heart is racing, your knees are wobbly, and you're suddenly feeling light-headed. Are you head over heels in love, or is fear creeping down your spine…or both? In this spooky show, two storytellers find themselves in hair-raising situations that unexpectedly raise other things as well. This episode of Hot Mic with Dan Savage features the stories, "When Things Go Bump in the Night" by Robert Ben Garant for RISK!, and "Jack Skellington and Friends" by Baltazar Barnabas for Bawdy Storytelling.

In each episode of Hot Mic with Dan Savage relationship expert and columnist Dan Savage showcases and provides commentary on the best true stories about sex and relationships from live storytelling shows across the country.

Point Break Sep 04, 2017

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In the effort to find a perfect partner, we end up falling for people who fall short. Some of these shortcomings are, of course, inevitable, but on this episode of Hot Mic, your host Dan Savage features two storytellers who reach their breaking points. First up is comedian Michelle Buteau with her story "Fly Girl," told live for RISK! in San Francisco. Then, Sandi Marx shares the perks and drawbacks of being nice when a relationship isn't so great in her story "It's Not You It's Me," from Never Shut Up in Los Angeles.

Beauty Does, Featuring Michael Yo Aug 29, 2017

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The saying, "Beauty is as beauty does" is misleading. It's supposed to mean that one's beauty is defined by their actions, not their appearance. But as anyone who's ever consumed any type of visual media knows, beautiful people are exalted—and most people in the public eye have to DO a lot to be beautiful. On this episode of Hot Mic with Dan Savage we'll hear how two public figures deal with the pressure to be pretty for the camera. First we'll hear the live story "Vogue Makes Everyone Beautiful" from the Portland-based live storytelling show Back Fence PDX told by Cheryl Strayed, the best-selling author of the memoir-turned-Hollywood film, Wild. Then we have an in-studio interview with comedian and pop culture correspondent Michael Yo who talks to Dan about what men have to do to keep up appearances. Hint: it involves bro-tox and fungus-eating fish.

Best Laid Plans Aug 22, 2017

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Losing your virginity is usually just as terrifying as it is exciting - which is why most of the time, would-be virginity losers make a plan. Who? Where? What to wear (or take off)? Whether the plan works out, however, is a different story. On this episode of Hot Mic with Dan Savage, two storytellers describe hatching their first time plans and the hilarious hitches that befell them. Hannah Friedman tries to skirt the watchful gaze of a nefarious sister in a story from Don't Tell My Mother, and Dana Owens embarks on a bold trip to a certain town in Nevada, in a story from the Mystery Box Show. Plus, Dan dissects the dangers of sexy netting. You've been warned!

Boys in the Band, Featuring Dan Bucatinsky Aug 15, 2017

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High school sucks for a lot of people, especially young queer kids trying to survive the blinding storm of pubescent hormones while getting bullied or beat up for things they're just learning to like. Things like musical theater, or in Dan Bucatinsky's case, the leader of his high school's marching band. On this episode of Hot Mic with Dan Savage, guest Dan Bucatinsky, the producer and actor who stars in 24: Legacy, talks with Dan Savage about his not-so-glorious days as an awkward, closeted clarinet player. We'll also hear Dan Bucatinsky's story "Boys in the Band," which he told live at Don't Tell My Mother, followed by a conversation with Dan Savage about the ways in which things eventually do get better.

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