{"id":134068,"date":"2026-01-27T22:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/134068\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T22:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:14:08","slug":"pup-play-in-tampa-bay-a-conversation-with-savage-pup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/134068\/","title":{"rendered":"Pup-Play in Tampa Bay: A Conversation with Savage Pup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1536\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Web-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-252520 size-252520 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" large=\"\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Today on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmnf.org\/events\/the-big-gay-radio-show\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Gay Radio Show<\/a>, hosts\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/florida_turtle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Gorman<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thepeoplevsjo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joanna Grosso<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/esmerussell61\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Esm\u00e9 Russell<\/a>\u00a0were joined by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/savagepupfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Savage Pup<\/a>, a member of Florida\u2019s\u00a0leather pup and critter community and Florida Puppy 2026, for an engaging discussion about what it means to identify as a \u201cpup\/critter,\u201d what \u201cpup-play\u201d entails and the local critter scene\u2019s role in LGBTQIA+ culture.<\/p>\n<p>The conversation also addressed deeply serious national news, including the\u00a0fatal shooting of Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Pretti\u00a0by an\u00a0ICE agent\u00a0in Minnesota, an incident that has sparked widespread outrage, ongoing demonstrations, and calls for accountability from both sides of the political aisle.<\/p>\n<p>Back on the lighter side of community news, Esme shared some cat facts, and we introduced\u00a0Joanna\u2019s new weekly feature, Jo on The Go, a segment focusing on all things happening within the LGBTQIA+ scene, giving listeners a blend of humor and companionship alongside heavier topics. The team also discussed Vice President J.D. Vance\u2019s opinion\u00a0about cubicles and parenthood, tying it back into broader cultural conversations around family and community in the LGBTQIA+ world.<\/p>\n<p>On\u00a0The Big Gay After Show, the crew and Savage Pup continued their conversation about the pup\/critter community and the tragic death of Pretti. They also examined other trending stories: students reportedly using\u00a0AI to target teachers, advice from\u00a0Martha Stewart\u2019s granddaughter, and the arrest of a West Virginia woman after threatening Trump. To round things out, Esm\u00e9 and Savage offered their thoughts on\u00a0Heated Rivalry, bringing a pop culture perspective to the day\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the most recent episode of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wmnf.org\/events\/the-big-gay-radio-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Big Gay Radio Show<\/a>\u00a0here!<\/p>\n<p>Check out The Big Gay After Show, available after 5 PM, January 27th, on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/20tGIYNexwKJawK0jPDI6L?si=5d3d172695b742c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-big-gay-radio-show\/id1672159950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3585-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-252524\"  \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today on\u00a0The Big Gay Radio Show, hosts\u00a0Chris Gorman,\u00a0Joanna Grosso, and\u00a0Esm\u00e9 Russell\u00a0were joined by\u00a0Savage Pup, a member of Florida\u2019s\u00a0leather&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[3699,135,1526,137,136,3700],"class_list":["post-134068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-lgbtqia","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-bay","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news","tag-the-big-gay-radio-show"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}