On This American Life, Chicago’s Public Radio, available online through their free podcast and heard on more than 500 public radio stations around the USA and seen as a television show on Showtime.
And Daddy Makes Three
Six-year-old DJ has two dads, Dan Savage and Terry Miller. DJ is being raised by two gay men, but he has a preschooler’s understanding of what gay means. Which is to say, he doesn’t understand it at all. Though he does oppose gay marriage. Dan, the author of the syndicated column and book Savage Love, tells the story. His latest book is Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America.
Listen to this American Life Episode 293: A Little Bit of Knowledge which originally aired 07.22.2005.
Click on ‘Full Episode’ to listen online. Act Two: ‘And Daddy Makes Three‘ is 11 minutes long and starts at 18:02 of this podcast. There are several places where music might make you think it is over. Be sure to listen to the whole.