Big Mood, Little Mood with Daniel M. Lavery

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Every week, Danny M. Lavery brings on a guest to answer questions from listeners before diving into conversation about relationships, dissatisfaction, drives, regrets, estrangement, embarrassment, self-assessments, and feelings from the monumental to the minute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

05/08/2024 • Slate Plus Only

Outward: Queering the Map with Lucas LaRochelle

This week Bryan talks to Lucas LaRochelle, the creator of the online platform Queering the Map. Queering the Map is a community-generated digital archive and map of LGBTQ2IA+ experiences around the globe. They dig into the map’s beginnings, stories from the platform, and how this archive has been able to share queer joy, sorrow, and possibility across continents and in 23 languages. Podcast production by Palace Shaw.

24 min
02/28/2024 • Slate Plus Only

Polyamory and Other Non-monogamous Advice

From 52 first dates to 8 boyfriends at once, Ashley Ray is a poly expert here to answer your relationship questions and demystify some poly terms. Today, Bryan and Ashley dive into the perils of unicorn hunters, metamour drama, and what to do with jealous feelings. Podcast production by Palace Shaw.

37 min
02/21/2024 • Slate Plus Only

Outward: True Detective: Night Country’s Lesbian Subtext

This week, Bryan is joined by Slate’s Madeline Ducharme to solve the mystery of True Detective: Night Country’s queer undertones. Together, they whip out the detective corkboard and read between the lines of Jodie Foster’s ‘mommie’-like character and Kali Reis’ cheek piercings and come up with some interesting theories.

33 min
01/10/2024

Raquel Willis is in Bloom

This week Jules sits down with Raquel Willis, an award-winning activist and journalist whose work is dedicated Black trans liberation. Raquel’s new memoir, The Risk It Takes to Bloom chronicles her political and personal awakenings as a Black trans woman growing up in the south. Jules and Raquel talk grief, gender, and collective liberation. Podcast production by Palace Shaw. Email us at: outwardpodcast@slate.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

40 min
12/26/2023

Time To Mood On

On the final episode of Big Mood, Little Mood, Daniel M. Lavery reflects on more than eight years of offering advice on both this show, and Dear Prudence. As a parting gift, Lavery shares a piece that was influenced by many of the recurring conversations over his tenure titled: “Let Me Save You Some Time: A Field Guide To Avoiding Transition By Family Committee” Although this show is ending, Lavery will still be a featured guest on Slate's Outward podcast, so please do like and subscribe right here. Production by Phil Surkis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

36 min
12/19/2023

He Ain't Heavy

Danny Lavery welcomes Ben Roy is a Denver-based comedian. Lavery and Roy offer advice to someone who is upset that his family is resenting his brother’s success, instead of just loving and supporting him. Another letter writer is worried about feeling guilty about being relieved that her children will no longer have to deal with their addicted father who passed away. Need advice? Send Danny a question here. Email: mood@slate.com If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Big Mood, Little Mood. Sign up now at Slate.com/MoodPlus to help support our work Production by Phil Surkis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

34 min
12/12/2023

The Lease You Can Do

Danny Lavery welcomes Max Read, a journalist and screenwriter based in New York. Lavery and Read offer advice to someone who is regretting being a landlord to their aunt. Another letter writer is wishing they could get out of an internship, but doesn’t want to hurt the project. Need advice? Send Danny a question here. Email: mood@slate.com If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Big Mood, Little Mood. Sign up now at Slate.com/MoodPlus to help support our work Production by Phil Surkis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

49 min
12/05/2023

A Pull Towards Poly

Danny Lavery welcomes back his wife, Gracy Lavery, a writer and academic based in Brooklyn. The Lavery’s offer advice to someone who is wondering the next step in a marriage where one person desires polyamory. Another letter writer is wondering if she should response to an email from her younger brother who made her high school years hell. Need advice? Send Danny a question here. Email: mood@slate.com If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Big Mood, Little Mood. Sign up now at Slate.com/MoodPlus to help support our work Production by Phil Surkis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Love Danny, guests are hit-or-mess

09/06/2023

Anais Béa

Danny gives thoughtful, eloquent advice, and I really enjoyed his book as well. His guests, however, can be pretty hit-or-miss. It’d be great if he can invite more guests whose expertise or lived experience is relevant to giving advice (eg the psychologists and social workers tend to be good), versus writers and other podcasters who can sometimes give questionable advice at best, and sound apathetic or sarcastic at worst. While I enjoy being introduced to artists I did not know, I’m not sure people looking to market their own work are necessarily the most qualified people to give advice. The format doesn’t seem to do justice to people who are writing to Danny about their heartfelt problems.
my emotional support podcast :’)

12/22/2023

circedel

big mood, little mood has been my emotional support podcast for the past 3 years (starting when danny was dear prudence) and i am on the one hand despondent to hear of its ending, but on the other i respect and support danny’s choice to move on to other projects! it has meant so much to have a podcast that satisfies my unending need for gossip & on which the host and guest also have such consistently good takes that align with my values/worldview/interests. when my friends ask me for advice i think of what danny would say (and believe me, they KNOW that is what i am thinking.) also, this may be very parasocial of me, but i feel very seen by anything danny shares about how his mind works. danny, i’m not sure if you’re reading this and it’s therefore weird of me to be using the third person, but thank you so much for putting this into the world, and i am very excited to see / hear / engage with your future work!!!
Wisdom

12/07/2023

Ughnicknames111

I love Danny and have learned so much about how to be a good human from him over the years.
Love the podcast

05/30/2023

Plantsanddogs

But I wish he picked “juicer” letters more frequently. Some of them are boring and have predictable answers/responses

Every week, Danny M. Lavery brings on a guest to answer questions from listeners before diving into conversation about relationships, dissatisfaction, drives, regrets, estrangement, embarrassment, self-assessments, and feelings from the monumental to the minute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.