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

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 demographic. We are not a checkbox on a marketing brief. And every June when brands slap a rainbow on their logo and then quietly walk it back by July, it's a reminder of exactly that. In this episode, Zach talks about: The difference between A Bit Gay (campy, fun, Fridays) and This Is Everything (this new, deeper weekly segment) Why queer people think about identity more than almost anyone else — and why that depth is a gift, not a burden His own coming out story and what it meant to come out at 20, when so many kids today are out in junior high The corporate Pride rollback — brands pulling merchandise and rainbow logos after political pressure What Everything & Anything…and a Bit Gay actually is: not a news show, not a comedy show, not a gossip show — but a genuine, sometimes profound, sometimes ridiculous conversation about being alive right now, through a queer lens Spirituality without religion: how so many queer people had their faith broken by institutions that told them God didn't love them, and why that journey of finding your own sacred is worth talking about Consciousness, simulation theory, past lives, and what happens after we die — topics coming soon to the show Pop culture (yes, the Housewives), trans rights, and the stories that shape how the world sees us A direct message to new listeners: straight, queer, questioning, or just someone who loves a real conversation — you are welcome here Zach's promise: He'll always be honest, always be curious, and always show up as the real version of himself — not the polished, brand-managed one. 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.