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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Sweaty Good Times (Ep. 235 - Dance Music/Ryan Whedon)
Fantasy Worlds with Quests and Wizards (Ep. 234 - Dungeons & Dragons/David Gaider)
The Psychology of Harry Potter (Ep 232 - Harry Potter/Victoria Lee)
A Musical Theater Teen Factory (Ep 231 - Peter Pan/Marc Snetiker)
My First Gay Gasp (Ep 230 - Gilmore Girls & Nico Lang)
Humans Trying to Make Sense of God (Ep. 229: The Good Place & Ross Murray)
The Last Person Who Was Taught to Cruise (Ep. 228 - Roger Rabbit & John Leavitt)
Buffy is How I Found Friends (Ep. 227 - Buffy & Ray Goldberg)
You're Going to Have a Lot of Feelings (Ep. 226: Tobin Low & the Tonys)
Consistently Lying (Ep. 225 - old-timey radio)
We Were Young and Having Fun (Ep. 224 - Miami Beach in the 1970s)
The Seven Minutes of Terror (Ep. 223 - Arthur C. Clarke)
Weird and Queered (Ep. 222 - Return to Oz)
Bonus Episode: A Show for all the Awkward Queers (Ep. 222 - Xena Warrior Princess)
Seek Queer People Out (Ep. 220 - My Gay Roommate)
Why Can't it be Me? (Ep. 219 - Shakespeare)
An Etch-a-Sketch for my Life (Ep. 217 - Clue)
Bonus Episode: Science is Queer (Ep. 218 - ASAP Science's Mitch and Greg)
Hypersaturated (Ep. 216 - Knitting & Dance)
Working on Something Big (Ep. 215 - Sci-Fi and Ham Radio)
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