My guest this week is Mark Daley. Mark’s background is in politics, and included some time as communications director for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. But a few years ago, he stumbled across an opportunity to apply his advocacy skills in a new arena, when he and his partner became parents — under circumstances that were not exactly what they’d planned. Mark has a new book out entitled Safe — it’s a look back at how he became a dad, how he maintained a family amidst the challenges of the foster system, and how he founded TheFosterParent.com to help families like his.
We’ll have that conversation in a minute. First, a couple quick announcements, starting with a reminder that if you like this podcast, you’ll probably like my weekly newsletter about LGBTQ+ entertainment history. You can sign up for that at MattBaume.com.
Also, check out my YouTube channel for videos about the making of iconic pop culture. I’ve got a video coming your way this month about the movie Rebel Without a Cause at YouTube.com/mattbaume.
And I hope you’ll join me for weekly livestreams over on Twitch every Sunday afternoon. That’s at twitch.tv/mattbaume. This weekend we’re continuing our watch along — and debate about the queerness — of James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause.
Also! If you haven’t yet, take a look at my book about the history of queer characters on American sitcoms, Hi Honey, I’m Homo! Available now wherever books are sold. It was just named one of the American Library Association’s Stonewall Book Honorees! Go to gaysitcoms.com for details and to get a signed copy.
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Mamma Mia Murder Mystery (Ep 255 - Miss Marple/Jorge Molina)
Everywhere we Turned Was a Song (Ep 254 - Pippin/Cam Clarke)
No Greater Act of Defiance (Ep. 253 - V for Vendetta/Justin Hall)
Behind the Orange Curtain (Ep. 252 - The Real World/Brian Moreno)
Dad at the Gay Bar (Ep 251 - Fame/Pete Rush)
Trust it & Thrust it (Ep. 250 - Showgirls & Ellen/Patrick Bristow)
The Family I Always Wanted (Ep. 248 - The Sims/Christopher Smith Bryant)
Gay Men's Catnip (Ep. 247 - The Wizard of Oz/Josh Trujillo)
I Was a Regional Rockstar (Ep. 246 - Hellraiser/Old Witch)
Gay-Porn Summer Camp (Ep. 245 - Star Wars/Jasun Mark)
Something from Another Planet - (Ep. 244 - David Bowie/Orlando Ortega Medina)
The Lost Art of Cruising (Ep. 243 - Donahue/David Quantic)
I Couldn't Get Close Enough to the Screen (Ep. 242 - The Simpsons/Matt Fisher)
Mom, I'm Super Gay (Ep. 241 - '80s Films/Wes Hurley)
We Were a Phenomenon (Ep. 240 - Power Rangers' David Yost)
The Greatest Spectacle There is on Earth (Ep. 239 - Opera/Michael Fabiano)
How to Have a Life (Ep. 238 - Sunday Bloody Sunday/Walt Odets)
A Machete in Her Hands at All Times (Ep. 237 - Roots/Michael Twitty)
I Always Was a Mermaid (Ep. 236 - Optimus Prime/Noah Michelson)
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