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Savage Lovecast

Savage Love Episode 497

Savage Lovecast

Dan Savage

Relationships, Society & Culture, Sexuality, Health & Fitness

4.66.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2016

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

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? A woman discovers that she gets off from spitting inher boyfriend’s mouth. Is this common? Is this wrong? On the Magnum, Dan chats with Alice Dreger, author ofThe Talk: Helping Your Kids Navigate Sex inthe Real World about whether it’s cool to let your 12 year olddaughter get that teeny-tiny, little bikini. And a shy straight guy can’t figure out how to ask agirl out even when she’s making ggo-goo eyes at him on thetrain. 206-302-2064 This episode is brought to you by Squarespace.com.They make it easy to build a website or blog. Give it a whirl, andif you want to buy it, use the code Savage for a 10% discount andfree web domain registration. The Savage Lovecast is alsosponsored by Casper, an online retailer of premiummattresses for a fraction of the price -- because everyone deservesa great night’s sleep.  Get $50 off any mattress purchase byvisiting casper.com/savage and enter the promo codesavage. Today’s Lovecast is also brought to you byMeUndies.com: High quality, super-comfortable, good looking undies.Get 20% off your first order when you go toMeUndies.com/Savage.

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0:00.0

You're listening to the micro version of the Savage Lovecast, www.com.

0:06.6

If you're stuck in a relationship quandary, or if you're looking for sexual harmony,

0:16.2

well, there's nothing you can't on the savage love cast.

0:24.8

I know it happened almost a week ago, which is ancient history in internet podcast Twitter time,

0:30.5

but I was going to talk at the top of the show about Ted Cruz and how Ted Cruz chose

0:35.7

Carly Fiorina as his running mate before having secured the

0:40.3

nomination. And as it's looking increasingly unlikely that he will secure the nomination,

0:44.5

we are waiting for results from Indiana today. It is Tuesday. They're voting in Indiana.

0:49.5

Ted Cruz is probably being handed his ass right now as you listen by voters in Indiana.

0:55.7

But I ran across somebody else online ranting about Ted Cruz and his choice of Carly Fiorena.

1:02.9

And sometimes you just got to know when to get out of the way.

1:06.4

Sometimes you have to acknowledge the superior rant and the superior ranter. And so with his permission,

1:13.1

I am just going to play the three and a half minute clip that Charles M. Blow, op-ed columnist

1:19.3

for the New York Times, author of the book, Fire Shut Up in My Bones, a memoir about his child,

1:23.1

a terrific book. You should get it and read it. He posted this to his Facebook page last week in

1:28.8

reaction to Ted Cruz picking Carly Fiorina. And now I am just going to sit back and listen to it

1:34.5

again with you because it is genius. And he says everything I wanted to say, but he says it

1:40.7

better. Charles M. Blow. Okay, hello Facebook.

1:45.3

I just finished watching Ted Cruz pick Carly Fiorina as his vice presidential choice and running mate.

1:55.6

And I just cannot get enough of what I just saw.

1:58.7

First of all, when did we start having

2:02.7

losing candidates picking

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