Everything & Anything...and a bit gay Podcast

Zach Randles-Friedman
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Join your host, Zach Randles-Friedman, for engaging conversations that delves into a myriad of topics, offering heartfelt stories from the LGBTQ+ community and beyond. Tune in for an inclusive blend of personal anecdotes, thought-provoking insights, and empowering narratives that embrace the richness of diversity and allyship with many laughs.

  1. Ep. 210: Psychic Orion: Remote Viewing, Mediumship & What's Coming for Humanity

    9H AGO

    Ep. 210: Psychic Orion: Remote Viewing, Mediumship & What's Coming for Humanity

    Episode: Psychic Orion — Remote Viewing, Mediumship & What's Coming Psychic Orion is an evidence-based medium and intuitive teacher who trained at the Oak Bridge Institute under Michael Mayo and with TikTok-based psychic John Crawley (handle: @joncrawley). He offers a 10-week intuitive development course with one-on-one sessions, free Sunday live readings at ~3pm PT, and discounted one-on-one readings for followers and super fans. Key moments: The role of stillness in unlocking intuitive ability Why Orion's student Amanda was shivering while targeting Rembrandt's studio Zach's past life as a Kansas farmer — and why his husband Andrew was his son What spirits consistently regret: not choosing love The dementia/mediumship connection and why those moments are beautiful, not scary Orion's symbolic tsunami dream and what he believes it means for our culture Zach's dad coming through — the smile, the brown pants, the overalls photo Resources mentioned: John Crawley — TikTok @joncrawley The Telepathy Tapes — podcast Psychic Orion — psychicorion.com | Free Sunday readings ~3pm PT Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com  Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1h 20m
  2. Ep. 209: Grindr + Republicans, Sniffies + Tinder Money & the Death of Gay Apps

    1D AGO

    Ep. 209: Grindr + Republicans, Sniffies + Tinder Money & the Death of Gay Apps

    Check out Alex's stories on Queerty: https://www.queerty.com/author/alex-reimer/ Grindr takes D.C.: The gayest party in Tr*mp’s Washington was also the strangest: https://www.queerty.com/grindr-takes-d-c-the-gayest-party-in-trmps-washington-was-also-the-strangest-20260428/ Sniffies users are not OK after learning their glory hole was just infiltrated: https://www.queerty.com/users-are-not-ok-after-learning-their-glory-hole-is-getting-a-venture-capital-makeover-20260428/   Journalist and Queerty contributor Alex Reimer is back, and he brought the receipts. This week we're breaking down two stories that have the gay internet buzzing — and they both point to the same uncomfortable truth: the apps and spaces we thought were ours are quietly being handed over to the highest bidder. First up: The Grindr DC Party Grindr sponsored a party during the White House Correspondents' Dinner weekend — and the crowd was overwhelmingly straight, Republican, and very much not who you'd picture at a Grindr event. We break down why Grindr has a former GOP operative as their top lobbyist, what their conservative CEO is really after in Tr&mp's Washington, and what their HIV prevention deals, age verification lobbying, and AI agenda actually tell us about where this company is headed. Plus: did Senator Deb Fischer of Nebraska really show up? She did. And Lindsey Graham? Well… Then: Sniffies gets a $100 million investment from Match Group The map-based gay sex app that became a cult phenomenon — explicit, anonymous, no face pics required — just took a $100 million investment from the same company that owns Tinder and Hinge. The community is not happy. We talk about what Match Group really wants, whether Sniffies will get cleaned up and pushed back into the App Store, and why this feels like the beginning of the end for the last truly subversive gay app. We also get into: Why gay bars keep emptying out — and whether Sniffies and Grindr are to blame The broader collapse of corporate LGBTQ+ support ahead of Pride DEI programs and what they were really covering for The app economy that's made life more expensive and less human for everyone HRC geofencing ads against the Republicans at the Grindr party (love to see it) Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com  Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    43 min
  3. Ep. 208: The Many Types of Gay Men: Authenticity, Identity & Performance | The Gay Bit: Take 5

    2D AGO

    Ep. 208: The Many Types of Gay Men: Authenticity, Identity & Performance | The Gay Bit: Take 5

    Bears, twinks, circuit queens, drag queens, fashion gays, gym gays — the gay community contains multitudes. In episode 5 of The Gay Bit, Zach explores the many personalities within the LGBTQ+ world and asks a bigger question: how much of our identity is authentically ours, and how much is performance? Drawing on his own journey from South Beach club kid to 53-year-old podcaster, Zach reflects on how gay people learn to code-switch, adapt, and sometimes suppress who they are just to feel safe — and what it looks like to finally stop doing that. Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com  Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    21 min
  4. Ep. 207: Adopted from Seoul, Bullied on Long Island, and Finding Beauty in the Hardest Places

    3D AGO

    Ep. 207: Adopted from Seoul, Bullied on Long Island, and Finding Beauty in the Hardest Places

    Jennifer Norman — founder of the Human Beauty Movement and host of the Human Beauty Movement Podcast — joins Zach for one of the most emotionally raw and beautiful conversations Everything & Anything has ever had.   Jennifer was abandoned in Seoul, South Korea as an infant, adopted by a white family on Long Island, and spent years in the beauty industry trying to outrun a deep sense of not belonging. What she didn't know was that her greatest transformation was still ahead. When her son was diagnosed with a rare mitochondrial disorder at age two and nearly died, Jennifer's entire world shifted. She quit her career, tried everything from traditional medicine to ayahuasca, and ultimately received a message that changed how she moves through the world: your job is not to fix him — your job is to love him. In this episode: the shame of being different, the toxicity hiding inside the beauty industry, two divorces, surviving the almost unthinkable, and why Jennifer believes real beauty has nothing to do with how you look. Subscribe to the Human Beauty Movement Podcast wherever you listen. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-human-beauty-movement-podcast/id1641573958 🎙️ Everything & Anything…and a Bit Gay drops new episodes weekly. 👍 Like, subscribe, and leave a review — it helps more than you know.   Chapters: 0:00 – Intro & how they met 1:07 – The Human Beauty Movement Podcast 1:30 – 25 years in the beauty industry 3:35 – Abandoned in Seoul, adopted to Long Island 6:00 – Growing up different in Smithtown 8:00 – Social anxiety, sensuality, and feeling "less than" 12:05 – Have you ever gone back to Korea? 12:28 – 23andMe, DNA, and the truth about adoption trafficking 15:25 – Zach's college roommate finds her biological family 17:40 – Jennifer's siblings and their own search stories 21:35 – How their upbringings shaped their relationships 23:25 – Two divorces, depression, and rebuilding 27:14 – Her son's rare mitochondrial disorder diagnosis 30:28 – The decision no parent should have to make 33:00 – Ayahuasca, the cosmos, and the message that freed her 36:00 – Why she started the Human Beauty Movement 39:10 – The best lesson from 4 years of interviewing people 44:00 – How friendships shape who we become 50:38 – Losing track of time — the sign of a great guest 51:07 – Where to find Jennifer & outro           Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com  Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    59 min
  5. Ep. 206: CDs, Napster & Musical Memories: My Chat With Musician Robbie Gennet

    4D AGO

    Ep. 206: CDs, Napster & Musical Memories: My Chat With Musician Robbie Gennet

    This week I went digging through old boxes and found a stack of CDs I haven't touched in years — and it sent me down a full nostalgia spiral. From Two Live Crew to Dolly Parton, Duran Duran to Alanis Morissette, I talk about how music is basically a time machine for your memories.\ Then I sit down with LA-based musician Robbie Gennet — a seriously talented artist who has performed at Graceland and has an incredible history in music. He's releasing a lot of new music this year, and I'm already a fan. We talk about his journey, his sound, and his dreams of a world tour. 🎵 Check out Robbie Gennet's music and website: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1RLP13ilHJQ7HNqwRrcY4m?si=UJzNwRlmTzOVCF29F3TEBg https://www.robbiegennet.com/home https://www.instagram.com/robbieg.music/   Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com  Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    44 min
  6. Ep. 205: Fighting for Queer & Trans Youth in Boston — BAGLY's Kurtlan on Community, Safety & Chosen Family

    5D AGO

    Ep. 205: Fighting for Queer & Trans Youth in Boston — BAGLY's Kurtlan on Community, Safety & Chosen Family

    In this episode of Everything & Anything…and a Bit Gay, Zach sits down with Kurtlan (he/him), Director at BAGLY — the Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth — for an honest, funny, and deeply meaningful conversation.  WHAT WE COVER:  • Why Boston's LGBTQ+ community can feel cliquey and closed off — and how New England culture plays a bigger role than people realize  • The current climate for queer and trans youth in America and what BAGLEY is seeing on the ground  • Family rejection, housing insecurity, and BAGLY's radical direct aid initiative ($70K+ distributed annually)  • Why Massachusetts has become a destination state for queer and trans youth fleeing hostile environments  • The intersection of being Jewish and queer in today's political moment • How to be a safe, affirming foster home for LGBTQ+ youth  • Kurtlan's personal journey: boxing, painting, Lord of the Rings soundtracks, and the muscle of being bad at something and doing it anyway • Why intergenerational LGBTQ+ friendship matters more than ever  RESOURCES MENTIONED:  • BAGLY (Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth): bagly.org  • QT Library (Queer Trans Library) — coming to Boston  • LGBTQ+ History Project (Massachusetts)  If you're a young person in Massachusetts (up to age 25), BAGLY offers:  ✔ Free mental health therapy with licensed social workers  ✔ Direct financial aid for housing, food, and utilities  ✔ Youth leadership development  ✔ A community center in downtown Boston open to all — no crisis required Follow the podcast and share this episode if it resonates with someone you know.   Learn more at https://www.bagly.org/ Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com  Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    50 min
  7. Ep. 204: From Skeptic to Believer: The Science of the Afterlife, Reincarnation & Mediums

    6D AGO

    Ep. 204: From Skeptic to Believer: The Science of the Afterlife, Reincarnation & Mediums

    Liz Entin’s journey from skeptic to believer Scientific research on reincarnation (Dr. Ian Stevenson & Dr. Jim Tucker) Evidence behind psychic mediums and consciousness Zach’s personal experiences with mediumship and past lives How beliefs about the afterlife can ease grief Are more people becoming open to these ideas? Liz’s books and podcast: WTF Just Happened Learn more about Liz and buy here books here: https://www.wtfjusthappened.net/ Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com  Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    41 min
  8. Ep. 203: The Truth About Penis Filler, Confidence & “HoleTox” | Injector Chris Interview

    MAY 3

    Ep. 203: The Truth About Penis Filler, Confidence & “HoleTox” | Injector Chris Interview

    Chris’s journey from biology student to aesthetic expert What inspired him to enter sexual enhancement medicine How penis filler works and who qualifies Recovery timelines and expectations What “HoleTox” is and why people are getting it Confidence, insecurity, and body image in men Differences between gay and straight client experiences The psychology of sex, relationships, and self-worth The future of sexual aesthetics and where the industry is heading Learn more about Chris and Lushful Aesthetics: https://lushfulaesthetics.com/ Podcast song by SIXFOOT 5: https://www.sixfoot5prod.com  Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sixfoot-5/1551774977  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rHMzoU0G0fLhaBsrQiOOY?si=laSZ5hiKTYubJJyhrzf2JQ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    45 min
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Join your host, Zach Randles-Friedman, for engaging conversations that delves into a myriad of topics, offering heartfelt stories from the LGBTQ+ community and beyond. Tune in for an inclusive blend of personal anecdotes, thought-provoking insights, and empowering narratives that embrace the richness of diversity and allyship with many laughs.

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