# S2 E10 (#0024) Manuel Betancourt

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Podcast: [THE NAUGHTY LIBRARIAN "TNL" The world’s best storytellers and the stories they tell in conversation.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-naughty-librarian-tnl-the-world-s-best-storytellers-and-the-stories-they-tell-in-conversation-7286743)
Published: 2025-11-26T14:57:24+00:00
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## Resource

Manuel Betancourt joins The Naughty Librarian "TNL" to offer invaluable advice, wisdom and musings on intimacy in our modern times. Film critic/culture writer for The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire, GQ and more, Manuel Betancourt is the author of several books including: Hello Stranger (2025), The Male Gazed (2023), Judy at Carnegie Hall (2020), and the Cardboard Kingdom (2018). ABOUT US: The Naughty Librarian “TNL”! Storytellers! A traveling podcast about books and music and their creators. Let’s go there! Join host Alexander Loudon and special guest co-hosts for an entertaining, inspiring, educating and thought-provoking unique twist at looking at the written and spoken word. In this podcast you get stories not told elsewhere from celebrities to everyday heroes - wordsmiths who are harnessing the word and telling stories in a daring, powerful way. Whether you are seeking tips and tricks to get through life, daily vitamin gossip, thought provoking convos, a referral to find your next favorite book or song, or just ready for a good laugh, The Naughty Librarian delivers for you like no other and is your go-to source to get through the week. Tune in every Wednesday, hump day of course, and get ready to laugh, relax, and hear exceptionally unique, uncensored, unfiltered fun and fearless conversations that’ll make you wonder, 'Did they really just go there?' . The Naughty Librarian "TNL" Podcast S2 E10 (#0024) Manuel Betancourt AVAILABLE ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naughty-librarian-tnl/id1811461497 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3UYoIJokIMauiO2ttZozGA?si=9ca35a13731c43e0 And wherever you get your podcasts. ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wearetnlofficial.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com…

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