Topic: Swingers

A discussion of 1970s "wild parties" highlights Plato's Retreat, a notorious swingers club in New York City that became a symbol of the sexual revolution. Writer Buck Henry famously documented the club's activities for Playboy magazine. The era of organized public orgies largely ended in the mid-1980s due to the onset of the AIDS epidemic.

A nurse from Los Angeles provides a "boots on the ground" report, noting that while hospitals are busy, it is consistent with a bad flu year. She observes that 90% of hospitalized COVID patients in her area are Hispanic, a fact she claims is ignored by the media. Additionally, a "super spreader" swinger party in South LA was reportedly busted by authorities.

A series of donations from Seattle, Minnesota, and Switzerland are acknowledged. A humorous tangent develops regarding "swinger clubs" in Texas, specifically a club in Austin called "Friends." The segment includes "karma" requests for job seekers and a celebration of the Swiss national birthday, which dates back to 1291.

A listener's request for "revenge sex karma" following a divorce leads to a discussion about the prevalence of "swinger" culture in Salt Lake City, Utah. John Dvorak shares an anecdote about a friend who became involved in the scene. The hosts express amusement and skepticism regarding the "predator couples" reportedly operating in the region.