# Ep. 275: What If I Never Left? Revisiting My Childhood Hometown in Southern Illinois

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Podcast: [Everything & Anything...and a bit gay Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-anything-and-a-bit-gay-podcast-6752108)
Published: 2026-07-28T08:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.everythingandanythingpodcast.com/
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Duration seconds: 1534

## Resource

Zach revisits his childhood hometown in rural Southern Illinois and asks the big "what if" — what would his life have looked like if his family never moved to Florida? A personal, reflective episode on small towns, chosen paths, and finding his husband because of one relocation decision decades ago.

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