The following are all of Andrew’s “Ask Me Anything” videos, organized by date:
September 2011
- An Introduction
- What do you think about Joe McGinniss’ new book on Sarah Palin?
- What’s your best memory from P-Town this summer?
- Do you still think the US intervention in Libya was wrong?
- What can America learn from England?
- Does Palin still have a shot at the presidency?
*Read a Dish post collecting reader responses to the series here.
October 2011
- When did you learn you were HIV Positive? (The worst day of Andrew’s life.)
- When did you truly feel American?
- Is Obama anti-Israel?
- How would you compare Parliament vs Congress?
- Why do you think the Republican candidates haven’t attacked Perry for suggesting that Texas secede from the U.S.?
- How’s married life?
- Do you filter yourself before you blog?
- Could you summarize Oakeshott’s political theories and how they’ve influenced you?
- Which actor has been the best Doctor Who?
- What will your next book be about?
- What are your favorite works from Shakespeare?
- Ask Anyting Outtakes
- When will marijuana will be legalized?
- You’ve written very eloquently in the past about animal welfare issues, and yet you still eat meat. Why?
- What is your ideal panel for a Bill Maher show?
- How do you reconcile being openly gay while staying Catholic?
- What are the biggest mistakes President Obama has made?
- How would a Hillary Clinton presidency have been different than Obama’s?
- What has helped you survive HIV?
- Who is your favorite theologian?
- What’s the meaning of life?
- How do you make of Herman Cain?
November 2011
- What books are you reading now?
- What is your all-time favorite episode of ‘South Park?’
- What are your thoughts on inequality?
- What are your opinions on therapy/psychoanalysis? (a reader responded to this answer here)
- Do you think Obama will ever support marriage equality as president?
- Have you and your husband considered having children?
- Why does the Democratic party suck?
- What aspects of England’s life and culture do you miss the most?
- What have you learned from the writings of the New Atheists?
- Why do you express such disdain for baby boomers?
- What have been your most significant spiritual experiences?
- Do you think you were reckless in contracting HIV?
- How would a McCain administration have been different?
- Should George W. Bush ever get any credit for Iraq?
- What would you propose as the next constitutional amendment and why?
- Why haven’t you made an ‘It Gets Better’ video?
- Assuming that you’re not totally against military humanitarian intervention, what are your criteria for it?
- How has your HIV status influenced your politics?
- Why doesn’t the U.S. doesn’t get pop music?
- Who is the most compassionate person you’ve ever known?
- Which aspects of gay culture do you feel are most likely to change for better or worse in the coming decade?
- What are the strangest emails you get from readers?
- What makes the best window view?
- Do you think harder drugs like meth should be legalized?
- Why don’t you enable comments on your blog?
- Why do you admire Margaret Thatcher?
- What is the essence of masculinity?
- Are there any GOP presidential candidates that Obama should fear?
December 2011
- Do you think JFK was a good president?
- What’s your favorite holiday and why?
- What’s your favorite novel, and how did it influence your life?
- What is your understanding of Christ’s resurrection?
- Have you ever dated a woman?
- What should our policy be towards Cuba?
- Have you ever contemplated suicide? What dissuaded you?
- Is there a difference between being rich and being successful?
- What is the story of your beagles?
- What was it like to grow up Irish Catholic in England?
- How do you interpret miracles more broadly beyond just the resurrection?
- Why are you so virulently opposed to circumcision?
- When did you start meditating and why?
- Why do you bash the Human Rights Campaign (the gay rights lobby) so much?
- What do you imagine a Ron Paul presidency to be like?
- What is your favorite memory of Christopher Hitchens?
- Have you ever considered any other careers?
- What was it like living through the AIDS epidemic?
- What’s your take on hate crimes?
- How would you change the Catholic Church?
- What did you think of Reagan’s response to the AIDS crisis, and what’s your view of him in general?
- Should there be any limitations on campaign finance?
- Ever think of leaving DC?
- How is your new gluten-free life going?
- How do you pray?
January 2012
- How would Romney take on Obama?
- Do you have any New Year’s resolutions? (Give up The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills?)
- What have you been watching on TV lately / over Christmas?
- What was the most surprising thing you learned about Dish readers?
- What was your favorite movie of 2011?
- When was your faith shaken the most?
- When did you know you were a conservative?
- Who was the greatest president of the 20th century?
- What’s your opinion of the book publishing industry?
- When did you come out of the closet, and what was it like before and after?
- What do you think is the worst thing you’ve ever written?
- Do you think of yourself as a bear?
- What are your thoughts on Buddhism? (a reader responded to this answer here)
- What did George W. Bush get right?
- How did you get engaged?
- How would you define patriotism?
- Who is the most important gay figure of the past 50 years?
- Why was Bill Clinton ‘a complete shit but a good president’?
- Why did you decide to weigh into the ‘Israel-Firster’ debate now?
February 2012
- What are the pros and cons of ebooks?
- What about taking notes in ebooks?
- Any remaining thoughts about your Newsweek essay (How Obama’s Long Game Will Outsmart His Critics) and the fallout?
- Why don’t you do more TV appearances?
- How do you see a Gingrich-Obama matchup playing out?
- Where do you stand on SOPA and PIPA?
- What role and impact do you see Sarah Palin having in the presidential race?
- What was your experience on mushrooms like?
- How often do you go to church and do you ever attend non-Catholic services?
- What are your thoughts on affirmative action?
- To what extent do you think homosexuality is genetic or environmental?
- What personal weakness have you improved upon over the course of your life?
- Should prostitution be legal?
- What was the first book that truly changed your life?
- In your opinion, what is the best gay-themed film ever made?
- Are you surprised the the Santorum surge (in the 2012 GOP primaries)?
- How do Londoners trip view the euro crisis?
- What did you give up for Lent this year—and what was the most difficult thing you ever gave up?
- What’s your take on the future of immigration equality?
- How do you explain the Obama administration’s about-face on medical marijuana?
- Have your views on romantic love changed since writing ‘The Love Bloat’ in 2001?
March 2012
- What do you think about Scotland’s independence movement? Ever spend much time there?
- Have your views on the UK’s National Health Service evolved over the past few decades?
- Which writer most influenced your view of God?
- How did you start blogging?
- Would any empirical evidence change your mind about marriage equality?
- Thoughts on gun control? Ever own a gun yourself? Or shoot one?
- What’s your favorite part of the Bible?
- Why do you think there are so many more men than women who follow your blog?
- Is there any job or other opportunity you would leave the Dish for?
- Do you dislike anything about your readers?
- What part of America do you know the least and would like to explore the most?
- If a talented young person “wanted to make a difference,” where would you advise her to go spend her talents and energy?
- In regards to your faith, what is your greatest and most persistent doubt?
- What would make you abandon Obama?
April 2013
- What’s your take on Pope Francis and the ongoing influence of Ratzinger?
- Do you think we’ve reached a marriage equality tipping-point?
- What rights besides marriage would you leave to the state-by-state democratic process?
- What was the biggest turning point for you on the Iraq War?
- Do you really think you have “blood on your hands” over Iraq?
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