The Pursuit of Dadliness

An Uncool Dad's Guide to Pop Culture: Sam Sanders on What the Youths are Up To and the Lessons of the Gay Uncle

Episode Summary

The Gay Uncle, Sam Sanders says, offers a counterpoint to traditional fatherhood, a glimpse of the kind of freedom that we too often lose.

Episode Notes

Dads often seem to lose touch with pop culture, but it doesn't have to be that way. Sam Sanders is one of the sharpest people covering pop culture today, and he joins me to talk about staying connected to the broader currents of pop culture and why it's worth our time to do so.