The Moynihan Report

Michael Musto Remembers Everything

September 23, 2026·50 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Michael Musto Is Mr. Adjacent Village Voice and NYC icon Michael Musto joins Michael Moynihan for a tour through the New York he chronicled from the inside, from growing up gay in Bensonhurst to the glory days of downtown nightlife, celebrity gossip, the Club Kids, Michael Alig, ACT UP, RuPaul, and the AIDS crisis.They also talk about outing celebrities, Rosie O’Donnell calling Musto a “gay Nazi,” the changing city, and what it meant to spend decades watching New York culture from just off center.Chapters-Growing Up Gay in Bensonhurst-Escaping Brooklyn for Manhattan -Outing Celebrities-Blind Items and Village Voice Lawyers-Michael Alig and the Angel Melendez Murder-Old New York and Gentrification-Mamdani-Making Money in Journalism-Was Musto Too Mean?-When Straight People Call Themselves Queer-AIDS -What Happened to the Old Club Scene?-Mr. Adjacent  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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