Outward: Are Advice Columns Intrinsically Queer?
Spring is in the air, and the Outward hosts are gay like tulips and queer like allergies! First, they discuss a new animated version of the beloved Frog and Toad series of children\u2019s books, which premieres on Apple TV+ on April 28. Then they welcome Daniel M. Lavery to the pod. Danny was Slate\u2019s own Dear Prudence for many years, and now a Dear Prudence book is here to grace our bookshelves. Danny shares his philosophy of advice-giving, talks about what it was like to transition in the public eye, and offers his take on a reader question current Prudie Jen\xe9e Desmond-Harris answered a few weeks ago.\n\nItems discussed in the show:\nJules and the Framing Agnes team at the GLAAD Awards\nOutward\u2019s December 2022 discussion of Framing Agnes with actress Jen Richards\nLMN\u2019s schedule\nSomerville, Massachusetts, extends protections to polyamorous families\n\u201cFrog and Toad: An Amphibious Celebration of Same-Sex Love,\u201d by Colin Stokes in the New Yorker\n\u201cHow Frog and Toad Author Arnold Lobel Explored Gay Intimacy in His Work,\u201d by J. Bryan Lowder in Slate\n\u201cThis Is a Terrible Way to Commemorate a Major Civil Rights Victory,\u201d by June Thomas in Slate\nDear Prudence: Liberating Lessons From Slate.com\u2019s Beloved Advice Column, by Daniel M. Lavery\nJen\xe9e Desmond-Harris answered the question we put to Danny at the end of this Dear Prudence column\nThe Big Mood, Little Mood With Daniel M. Lavery podcast\nThe Dear Prudence podcast\n\nGay Agenda\nChristina: Mae Martin\u2019s new Netflix special, SAP\nJules: \u201cConservatives Are Turing to a 150-Year-Old Obscenity Law to Outlaw Abortion,\u201d by Melissa Gira Grant in the New Republic\nBryan: Erick Adame\u2019s Daily Weather Report (more background from the New York Times)\n\nThis podcast was produced by June Thomas.\nPlease send feedback, topic ideas, and advice questions to outwardpodcast@slate.com.\nMake an impact this Earth Month by helping Macy\u2019s on their mission to bring more parks to more people across the country. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices