Friendship in the Trenches, with Nikki Boyer - Creator: 𝘋𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘹 episode artwork

EPISODE · Aug 22, 2025 · 42 MIN

Friendship in the Trenches, with Nikki Boyer - Creator: 𝘋𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘹

from Grand Exit · host Tamatha and Chelsea

When Nikki Boyer’s best friend Molly Kochan was diagnosed with stage four cancer, she didn’t just face death—she rewrote how to live. Their journey together became the hit podcast Dying for Sex, now an Emmy-nominated FX series streaming on Hulu, and a testament to friendship in its rawest, realest form.In this deeply personal (and dream-come-true!) conversation, Nikki joins Tamatha and Chelsea to talk about loving someone through the trenches, what Molly taught her about living boldly (and dying without apology), and the lessons only a soulmate can leave behind. You can expect to hear:- Knowing - like, really knowing - each other through life (and death and legacy)’s many moons;- How grief carves the same space in us that joy fills;- And what’s available in friendship when you’re willing to get as messy as life requires. . More where this came from:Watch Dying for Sex on Hulu: hulu.com/series/dying-for-sex-423f6320-b55b-453b-a85f-dea05bd495d9Listen to Dying for Sex, the podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dying-for-sex/id1495392900Connect with Nikki on Instagram: @nikkiboyer (instagram.com/nikkiboyer)Read Molly’s blog: EverythingLeadsToThis.com & grab a copy of her memoir: Screw Cancer: Becoming Whole (on Amazon). . . .Digging what you're hearing?- Share Grand Exit with someone who matters to you- Catch up on Seasons 1 + 2 before Season 3 comes in hot, November 2025!- Rate + review Grand Exit - tell us what it inspires in your world- Connect on Instagram: @grand.exit (instagram.com/grand.exit)- Get Tamatha + Chelsea’s notes to your inbox: grandexit.com/newsletter

When Nikki Boyer’s best friend Molly Kochan was diagnosed with stage four cancer, she didn’t just face death—she rewrote how to live. Their journey together became the hit podcast Dying for Sex, now an Emmy-nominated FX series streaming on Hulu, and a testament to friendship in its rawest, realest form.In this deeply personal (and dream-come-true!) conversation, Nikki joins Tamatha and Chelsea to talk about loving someone through the trenches, what Molly taught her about living boldly (and dying without apology), and the lessons only a soulmate can leave behind. You can expect to hear:- Knowing - like, really knowing - each other through life (and death and legacy)’s many moons;- How grief carves the same space in us that joy fills;- And what’s available in friendship when you’re willing to get as messy as life requires. . More where this came from:Watch Dying for Sex on Hulu: hulu.com/series/dying-for-sex-423f6320-b55b-453b-a85f-dea05bd495d9Listen to Dying for Sex, the podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dying-for-sex/id1495392900Connect with Nikki on Instagram: @nikkiboyer (instagram.com/nikkiboyer)Read Molly’s blog: EverythingLeadsToThis.com & grab a copy of her memoir: Screw Cancer: Becoming Whole (on Amazon). . . .Digging what you're hearing?- Share Grand Exit with someone who matters to you- Catch up on Seasons 1 + 2 before Season 3 comes in hot, November 2025!- Rate + review Grand Exit - tell us what it inspires in your world- Connect on Instagram: @grand.exit (instagram.com/grand.exit)- Get Tamatha + Chelsea’s notes to your inbox: grandexit.com/newsletter

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Friendship in the Trenches, with Nikki Boyer - Creator: 𝘋𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘹

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When Nikki Boyer’s best friend Molly Kochan was diagnosed with stage four cancer, she didn’t just face death—she rewrote how to live. Their journey together became the hit podcast Dying for Sex, now an Emmy-nominated FX series streaming on Hulu, and...

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