Welcome to the sisterhood! A trans woman got aggressively propositioned by one of the men in her macho friend group. Another one slut-shamed her after she posted a bikini pic on Insta. Wait. Men are pigs??? You may recall, a couple weeks ago we heard from a woman with recurrent UTIs. We got flooded with […]
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The Portland Mercury & The Stranger are hiring an Email Marketing Specialist! The Email Marketing Specialist will be responsible for developing and distributing Mailchimp campaigns for multiple departments within our organization. They will maintain and build the scheduled delivery of all emails, manage the distribution lists, and coordinate with all departments to ensure deadlines and […]
New Savage Lovecast: Wife Sharing! with Michael Cee of the Keys and Anklets Podcast
When your wife is buddies with the MAGA crowd: Dan counsels a man whose wife hangs out with Covid-denying, conspiracy theory-believing, Trump-loving simpletons. He is pretty conservative himself, but these people! It’s too much! A middle-aged man is newly grappling with his bisexuality. The wife isn’t into it. How can he find other guys like […]
New Savage Lovecast: Insta-Apocalypse with JoEllen Notte
Ah, the pleasures of getting rimmed! But what if you are alone, during quarantine times? Is there a sex toy out there to help a lass get off? Starting in kindergarten, a woman began masturbating using a very specific and very odd technique. Now she needs to do this, and she’s super-embarrassed about it. How […]
New Savage Lovecast: Sex Advice from a Former Republican Operative
In our opening “sexcess story,” how to turn your tiny quarantine apartment into a home sex-club discotheque. A woman has thoughtfully chosen to not have children. So why do friends and strangers hassle her about this? On the Magnum, Dan goes toe to toe with his (formerly) Republican enemy Tim Miller. Before Miller saw the […]
New Savage Lovecast: With Sarah Silverman!
Our opening “sexcess” story features a woman willing to indulge her boyfriend’s drool fetish. A woman has come to understand that her husband has a belly fetish. And she has a lot less belly than she used to… Oh, and guess who’s here! It’s the brilliant Sarah Silverman! She and Dan chat about staying friends […]
New Savage Lovecast: Let’s Hear It for the Pelvic Floor! With Dr. Rachel Gelman
A woman needs a giant wiener to feel satisfied. That’s just how it is. But how can she vet prospective partners ahead of time? How can she tell her current man that his average-sized dick just isn’t big enough? Ah the hypocrisy… a man is turned on by videos aimed at voyeurs, where people don’t […]
New Savage Lovecast: The End of Everything with Astrophysicist Dr. Katie Mack
A woman was listening to an anonymous confessional podcast and heard her friend talk about being abused as a child. The caller is certain it was her friend and never knew about the abuse. Should she bring it up? A gay man has a friend group that makes insensitive, cavalier rape jokes. His boyfriend thinks […]
New Savage Lovecast: Breakup Bootcamp with Amy Chan
A woman is worried because her boyfriend claims he doesn’t have any kinks. Is he covering something up? HOW CAN HE NOT HAVE ANY KINKS? A straight man enjoys photoshopping the heads of his female friends over naked bodies. He then deletes his masterpieces. Is this wrong? Should he feel bad? On the Magnum, Dan […]
New Savage Lovecast: Curvy Girl Dating, with Elle Chase
A man in his 60s is just like a teenager! But in the wrong wayโhe comes too soon. How can he resolve his little PE problem? After a man’s girlfriend came out to him (drunkenly) as bi, he realized he’s bi, too! But now he’s jealous of his girlfriend’s female exes that she maintains friendships […]
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New Savage Lovecast: With Disabilities Expert Andrew Gurza
A woman is considering becoming a 24/7 slave for a man in a don’t-ask-don’t-tell relationship with his wife. But maybe he’s just cheating on the wife? How can you be sure? Over a decade ago, a woman was in an abusive relationship. He went too far and they broke up. He has been apologizing ever […]
