Episode 1: The Silver Chain

The Silver Chain, a secretive 1970s Minnesota swingers club, serves as the focal point for an investigation into the intersection of historical anonymity and modern non-monogamy. While the club’s newsletters—discovered in an abandoned bank safe deposit box—reveal a structured organization that prioritized social events over direct sexual activity, they also highlight the profound challenges of maintaining privacy in a pre-digital era. Contemporary insights from the *Swing Nation* podcast hosts, Dan and Lacey, distinguish modern ethical non-monogamy from the historical swinging lifestyle, emphasizing the evolution of relationship boundaries and emotional transparency. Ultimately, the search for surviving members exposes the tension between the desire to document hidden histories and the personal necessity of maintaining long-held secrets, as aging participants grapple with the legacy of their past choices in the context of their current lives and evolving belief systems.