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Everything & Anything...and a bit gay Podcast

Zach Randles-Friedman

Queer-hosted and unapologetically curious. We cover everything and anything — and yes, it"s a bit gay.

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00:46:55

Ep. 254- This is Everything: Orange Convicted Felon's...

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2026/07/01

We're flipping the table today. No guests. No interview. Just Zach, a microphone, and a very long list of verified, documented, reported facts — because an informed community is a powerful community, and silence is complicity. In this solo episode, Zach walks through the full record of what the orange convicted felon has done since January 20th, 2025. Not opinion. Not rant. Everything cited from news organizations, congressional records, nonpartisan watchdogs, and in many cases, his own words. In

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00:23:14

Ep. 253: This is Everything: Ridiculous Conversations

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2026/06/30

📋 Show Notes Everything & Anything…and a Bit GayEpisode: The Questions That Exhaust Us There's a particular kind of tired that comes not from overworking or overextending — but from decades of explaining your existence to people who feel entitled to interrogate it. In this solo This Is Everything episode, Zach Randles-Friedman names that feeling out loud: exhaustion. And then he does something more interesting than venting about it — he unpacks it. Zach walks through some of the most common (and

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01:03:32

Ep. 252: Death Doula Martha Jo Atkins on the Language...

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2026/06/29

Episode: Martha Jo Atkins — The Language of Dying What does it feel like to be with someone as they leave this world? Death doula, psychotherapist, and end-of-life specialist Martha Jo Atkins has spent 35+ years answering that question — and she joins Zach for one of the most profound conversations this show has ever had. Martha Jo has been present for more than a thousand deaths. She's watched people reach for loved ones no one else can see. She's heard patients narrate their own journey through

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00:44:23

Ep. 251: Psychic Medium & Pet Communicator Medium...

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2026/06/28

SHOW NOTES Episode Title: Psychic Medium & Pet Communicator Medium Mari on Signs, Grief & the Gift She Was Born With Episode Summary: This week Zach sits down with Medium Mari — a Boston-area psychic medium, animal communicator, and licensed clinical social worker — for a conversation that goes deep into the world of spirit, intuition, and healing. Mari has spent decades bridging two worlds: the clinical and the metaphysical. The result is a reading experience that's both evidential and deeply

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00:25:04

Ep. 250: My Anti-Aging Secrets: Skincare, Botox,...

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2026/06/26

My Anti-Aging Secrets: Skincare, Botox, Micro-Needling & What Actually Works It's The Gay Bit — where Zach packs all the gay into one episode. This week, he's pulling back the curtain on his full anti-aging routine: the supplements, the devices, the spa treatments, and yes — the salmon sperm. In this episode: Zach breaks down everything he does to fight aging at 53 — from his 18-pill morning supplement stack (collagen, NAD, multivitamins, and more) to his double-cleanse routine with oil and

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00:31:02

Ep. 249: She Left Everything and Built an Empire in...

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2026/06/25

This episode is about what it actually looks like to bet on yourself when you have almost nothing — and win. Danielle P.M. Johnson moved from the East Coast to Los Angeles in July 2020, in the middle of a global pandemic, having left behind an abusive marriage and carrying a dream that most people would have talked themselves out of. She arrived at midnight with rolling suitcases and no plan beyond this is what I'm supposed to do. What she's built since then — a choreography career, an Airbnb hustle

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00:50:35

Ep. 248: Dating, Ghosting & Found Family: A Girl and...

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2026/06/23

Jacqueline & Japheth | A Girl and a Gay What happens when a metropolitan girly from New York and LA meets a Nashville-born gay man at a summer party — and they become instant best friends? Magic. Content. And a whole lot of tea. Zach sits down with Jacqueline and Japheth, the creators behind the TikTok account A Girl and a Gay, for one of the most wide-ranging, real-talk conversations the show has had in a while. These two met just a year ago through a mutual friend, and they've already built a

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00:26:53

Ep. 247: This Is Everything: Gay Men, Aging & the...

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2026/06/22

Episode Notes: Let's be real — the gay community has a complicated relationship with age. And Zach is done pretending otherwise. In this episode of This Is Everything, Zach reflects on the journey every gay man eventually takes: from the invincible 20-something who thought 35 was ancient, to the 53-year-old still showing up, still looking good, and still absolutely judging the 21-year-olds walking in like they own the place. In this episode, Zach covers: Growing up in Miami and living his best

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00:43:43

Ep. 246: Billboard-Charting Musical Theater Writer...

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2026/06/21

Everything & Anything…and a Bit GayEpisode: Billboard-Charting Musical Theater Composer Billy Recce Billy Recce is a queer composer, lyricist, and songwriter whose work spans Broadway development, off-Broadway productions, pop, and cabaret. He's a two-time MAC Award winner, Jonathan Larson Grant finalist, and William Finn Award winner — and his songs have been performed by Bernadette Peters, Mandy Patinkin, Tituss Burgess, and Rachel Dratch, among others. In this episode, Zach and Billy cover: How

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00:26:33

Ep. 245: Coming Out at 52, Mean Gays, and Why I'm...

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2026/06/19

Episode Notes:David's coming-out episode remains one of the most talked-about on the show — and it's still changing lives. David came out to his family at 52 and hasn't looked back. Sherry, one of Andrew's lifelong friends from Long Island, calls herself "the queen of gays" and is fully here for David living his truth. So is Kim. The whole crew showed up for him. David is now dating someone with deep roots in Boston's gay social scene, which has opened up a whole new world for him — but it also

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01:04:53

Ep. 244: Sex Therapist Dr. Lee Phillips on Open...

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2026/06/17

Dr. Lee Phillips has built a wildly unique career sitting at the intersection of clinical expertise and comedy. With a doctorate in psychology, a master's in social work, and a growing social media following fueled by his razor-sharp takes on gay dating and public confrontations, Dr. Lee is a voice the LGBTQ+ community didn't know it needed — until now.In this episode, Zach and Dr. Lee cover: How Dr. Lee went from a kid in Chesapeake, Virginia dreaming of Broadway to becoming a licensed sex

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00:52:38

Ep. 243: She's Been Talking to Spirits Since Birth |...

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2026/06/16

Doreen Mary Bray is a psychic medium, herbalist, therapist, mystical guide, and spirit communicator who has been in contact with the spirit world since birth — literally since the moment she was delivered. In this episode, Doreen shares stories spanning decades of work: freeing earthbound spirits, performing exorcisms, healing through herbs, and teaching thousands of students to access deeper states of consciousness.She explains the fundamental difference between a soul (embodied), a spirit

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00:23:58

Ep. 242: This Is Everything: Who I Am and What This...

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2026/06/15

Episode: This Is Everything — Queer People Contain Multitudes Welcome to the first installment of This Is Everything — Zach's new weekly segment on Everything & Anything…and a Bit Gay that goes a little deeper, a little wider, and a lot more personal than the Friday A Bit Gay episodes. This week, Zach opens with a thesis he's been carrying for a long time: queer people contain multitudes. Not groundbreaking on the surface — but Zach argues the world hasn't actually caught up to it yet. We are not a

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01:05:06

Ep. 241: Trapped Emotions Are Making You Sick — Dr....

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2026/06/14

Dr. Bradley Nelson — chiropractor, author, and founder of Discover Healing — joins Zach to reveal how trapped emotions silently sabotage our health, relationships, and ability to love. From crushing chest pain that vanished in seconds to a woman who found her childhood sweetheart living around the corner for eight years, Dr. Nelson shares remarkable stories that will completely change the way you think about your body. In this episode: What the Emotion Code is and how it works Why 93% of people

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00:23:38

Ep. 240: Are You Actually Happy — Or Just Busy? | The...

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2026/06/12

Are you actually happy — or just really good at staying distracted? In this week's Gay Bit, Zach gets real about the difference between being busy and being fulfilled, the noise we use to drown out our own thoughts, and why slowing down might be the most radical thing you can do right now.Zach explores how full calendars, constant plans, and social media highlight reels can mask a deeper emptiness — and shares his own honest self-audit, from skipping concerts he bought tickets for months ago to his

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00:44:03

Ep. 239: He Talks to His Late Wife Every Day — And...

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2026/06/11

Tim Bair is the author of Ever Near, a memoir and spiritual account of his ongoing relationship with his late wife Marilyn, who passed away from gastric cancer in 2017. Beginning just one week after her death, Tim began hearing Marilyn's voice — first audibly during a walk, then through what became a practice of writing letters together. That collection of letters, now numbering over 400, forms the foundation of his book series.In this episode, Tim talks about how their bond transcended physical

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00:50:58

Ep. 238: Surviving My Mother's Cult: Peggy on Escape,...

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2026/06/09

Peggy is the author of Surviving the Family Kingdom: A Memoir of Growing Up in a Mom's Cult, Escaping and Reclaiming a Life, available now on Amazon. A psychotherapist of more than 20 years specializing in trauma, she sat down with Zach to talk through her extraordinary story — from the violent men and instability of her early childhood, to the gradual systematic indoctrination that began around age 11, to the "domino effect" that finally collapsed the kingdom when she walked away. We get into the

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00:41:32

Ep. 237: Grant Ginder: New Baby, New Book & Aging as...

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2026/06/08

Grant Ginder is the author of six novels, including The People We Hate at Weddings (adapted into the 2024 film starring Kristen Bell and Ben Platt) and his latest, So Old, So Young — a story that drops in on six college friends across five parties over twenty years. A University of Pennsylvania grad and former Washington speechwriter, Grant now teaches in the MFA program at NYU.In this episode: Welcoming baby Celia via surrogacy — and the woman who made it possible How Frankie the dog became the

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00:20:40

Ep. 236: Where Did the Rainbows Go? The Truth About...

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2026/06/07

The rainbow flags are missing this June — and the silence is telling. In this Pride Month episode, Zach goes deep on rainbow washing (a.k.a. rainbow capitalism): what it is, where it came from, how it took over Pride, and why corporations are now retreating in record numbers. From the 1969 Stonewall riots to Subaru's coded 1990s lesbian marketing, from the Bud Light and Target blowups of 2023 to the six-figure sponsorship shortfalls hitting New York, San Francisco, and Seattle Pride right now — this

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00:20:25

Ep. 235: Is the LGBTQ+ Community Divided? A Pride...

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2026/06/05

Are we losing LGBTQ+ unity — or do we just need to rebuild what it looks like?In this Friday's Gay Bit, Zach digs into the division he's been watching play out inside the community: gay men turning on trans folks, bisexual and pansexual people getting invalidated, non-binary identities misunderstood, and comment sections full of people who'd rather criticize than get curious. He reflects on the incredible bravery of the people he's interviewed — including a friend who came out at 52 to his wife and

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