Tom’s dream guest is here! Former New York Times reporter, David Dunlap, joins the pod to talk about the beginnings of the “gay and lesbian beat,” and all the peaks and valleys of his 50 plus years working for the paper.

Charles Sanchez, one of the newest additions to the YDS team, finally takes to the mic. We learn about his first dilly-dally, his career as a writer and musician and the first penis he ever truly loved.

Former city council member Jimmy Van Bramer joins Tom, his former employer and gay mentor, to talk about his political career, his love life, and their mutual Irishness.

Tom’s former chief of staff, TAG treasurer, and occasional cellmate, Laura Morrison, joins the pod to talk about their mutual organizing history.

So you know how Tom is always saying he’s kind of “bisexual,” well today we get to meet his first girlfriend and lifelong bestie, the poet Katherine Eatmon.

Our pre-book series is coming to a close, so we’re reflecting and bidding farewell to Blake as he hunkers down and works on the duo's soon-to-be NYT's Best Seller. You also might be wondering: what's next for the Senator? Listen and find out!

Tom’s got the reigns and he wants (almost) all of YDS — Blake, Angel (Blake’s husband) and producer Sam — to answer his steaming questions about food, god, and colors.

Tom was a capital O organizer back in his heyday, but can he organize his physical spaces, too? Blake isn’t so sure, and so a conversation ensues about how we arrange our lives and our priorities.