{"podcast":{"title":"Everything & Anything...and a bit gay Podcast","slug":"everything-anything-and-a-bit-gay-podcast-6752108","podcast_index_feed_id":6752108,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/prFhjice","website_url":"https://www.everythingandanythingpodcast.com/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/732965a8-b75c-4c2b-9803-1411be48134d/0edaafe4-e169-4638-b901-8d28ef02b3aa/3000x3000/3000x3000.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Zach Randles-Friedman","episode_count":272,"summary":"Queer-hosted and unapologetically curious. We cover everything and anything — and yes, it's a bit gay.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T16:20:08.229018+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-anything-and-a-bit-gay-podcast-6752108"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 246: Billboard-Charting Musical Theater Writer Billy Recce on Big Man & Queer Storytelling","slug":"ep-246-billboard-charting-musical-theater-writer-billy-recce-on-big-man-queer-storytelling","published_at":"2026-06-21T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-anything-and-a-bit-gay-podcast-6752108/ep-246-billboard-charting-musical-theater-writer-billy-recce-on-big-man-queer-storytelling","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-anything-and-a-bit-gay-podcast-6752108","url":"https://www.everythingandanythingpodcast.com/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/afp-939909-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/cfe1ea8e-7d0f-47dc-a4ba-305ba19ff04f/episodes/3ae133bb-e2dc-476a-8b09-a8d11bf90653/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=cfe1ea8e-7d0f-47dc-a4ba-305ba19ff04f&awEpisodeId=3ae133bb-e2dc-476a-8b09-a8d11bf90653&feed=prFhjice","summary":"Billy Recce, queer Billboard-charting composer and lyricist, joins Zach to talk about his new single \"Wanted to Believe\" from Big Man — a musical about Alzheimer's, the Rat Pack, and family — performed by Tony nominee Ramin Karimloo, with all proceeds benefiting the Alzheimer's Association. Plus: Foul Play (the Chick-fil-A queer musical comedy), Little Black Book (the Heidi Fleiss musical), his work with Bernadette Peters, Rachel Dratch & more, and advice for queer artists starting out. Listen to \"Wanted to Believe\" https://open.spotify.com/track/0BvwefSfeKbHvBVtV8YNbP on all streaming and digital platforms — and stream it knowing your listen supports the Alzheimer's Association. Follow Billy: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebillyrecce/ Website: https://www.billyrecce.com/","meta_description":"Billy Recce, queer Billboard-charting composer and lyricist, joins Zach to talk about his new single \"Wanted to Believe\" from Big Man — a musical about Al…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2623,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/everything-anything-and-a-bit-gay-podcast-6752108/episodes/ep-246-billboard-charting-musical-theater-writer-billy-recce-on-big-man-queer-storytelling/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-anything-and-a-bit-gay-podcast-6752108/ep-246-billboard-charting-musical-theater-writer-billy-recce-on-big-man-queer-storytelling.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}