Dan Savage in This American Life: Return to the Scene of the Crime

[oywidapoodles]

He's awesome. How brave of him to tell this story. <3

[MyFistFullOfDollars]

I knew him when I lived in Seattle. He is loved and hated in the gay community there.

[snapsforsars]

I love Dan Savage. This is my favorite of his contributions to TAL.

[squamish4244]

Yearning for the divine...the deepest of all human aspirations...may he find it, in whatever form it comes to him.

[kendon0923]

Wow! He made laugh, tear up and everything in between. He's talking about something so serious and touching and tinges it with humor in such a way that it adds rather than takes away. I'm a big fan of Dan's and this made me love him even more.

[najtrows]

been searchin' the interwebs for this but i cant find the whole show anywhere :( anyone know how to get it?

[jasonsaroyan]

@najtrows looks like amazon is your best bet -- if you wanna just listen, google and you can listen to the entire show for free

[miraidebbie]

Wow, powerful stuff!

[gamerunknown]

Mantears

[ResIpsaLoquitor85]

Such a beautiful, funny, heartbreaking story. I don't think I fully appreciated how emotional the delivery was. The next time I try to stumble through an explanation of TAL -- "Well, each week they choose a theme and present an assortment of stories on that theme ..." -- I'm instead going to exhort the listener to watch this clip. What a perfect illustration of everything moving and beautiful about the show.

[BrizyComics]

Fucking amazing.

[Snoep76239]

I cried with you on this Dan...

May she rest in peace.

[yourcommentsaredumb]

he's like the thinking man's david sedaris

[commonwealpanther]

@jasonsaroyan Yeah, his grade school is St. Ignatius in Chicago, but the "modernist Catholic chapel" in Seattle he referred to I think may be the Chapel of St. Ignatius at Seattle University. I thought it was funny because Seattle U is really proud of the chapel's architecture, and I agree with his assessment of it, that it looks like the Brady house with a crucifix in it. Though aspects of it are beautiful.

[commonwealpanther]

"modernist Catholic chapel" = Chapel of St. Ignatius at Seattle U?

[angurisloud]

Dan Savage never fails to impress the hell out of me... (a conservative republican from Texas)

[kroschfoenigin]

Oh Dan, I can feel your pain... I'm so sorry for your loss! However, I'm glad that you didn't lapse back into catholicism with all its evil preachings. And thank you for mentioning Christopher Hitchens, makes me love you even more. Keep up all the good work you do, and may peace be in your heart.

[souwestriver]

MUMS LIVE ON FOREVER DAN!!! CHERISH HER MEMORY!!!

[Aviatrix23]

Wow. I can relate to this SO deeply. I cannot fake it either. Still, I lit a candle in a cathedral in Italy and so wanted my late "good Catholic", mother to see it.

[Briarboyfl]

The more I see, hear, read, know of Dan Savage, the more I know myself. What a touching tribute to your mom.

[Aicirt8]

T_T

[deepeyes2501]

Damn it, who's cutting onions in here?

[Leirbas]

I saw this when it showed in theaters, such an awesome show. How did you get this?!

[BonIver49]

So amazing.

[900angryangel]

Dan, I love you. You inspire me in so many ways. I hope that when I grow up, I can possess just a fraction of the courage, wit and eloquence that you have. I don't agree with the idea of idols, but if I were to have one, you'd be it.

[pfucit8]

made me laugh, made me cry. it's better than....well, almost everything

who needs therapy with genius' like Dan to put 'shit' into perspective. thanks for posting this.

[JialiangSun]

He s amazing!