
The Authentic Gay Man Podcast
Coach Maddox, host of The Authentic Gay Man Podcast, reveals why so many gay men experience loneliness and isolation and the steps they can take, so they can create deep meaningful friendships that help them experience a profound sense of belonging and community. If you have ever felt like you were on the outside looking in, you’re not alone. It's a common theme among gay men. Maybe you are wondering what it means to be an Authentic Gay Man? Maddox engages his guests in honest and raw conversations, concerning topics that gay men rarely speak about. When we are able to get real with ourselves, it enables us to get real with others. That creates emotional intimacy…something we often fear and crave at the same time. Discover how to become more authentic and vulnerable, so you are magnetic to the people you engage with. Tune into each episode for a raw, candid, and uncensored exploration into the challenges of being an Authentic Gay Man. If you’re interested in gaining insights into your own challenges by hearing vulnerable stories of other gay men and if you aspire to be an Authentic Gay Man, this is the podcast for you.
Episodes
82 episodes
Podcast News
Hello Authentic Gay Man Podcast fans. I come to you with a full heart. Whether you are a listener or a podcast guest, there are no words to express how deeply grateful I am for your support and participation. YOU are what has ...
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Season 2023
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2:12

Grant Miller navigates aging and retirement like a seasoned pro
This is Grant Miller’s third time to be on the podcast. As one of our biggest fans, he has a lot to say. In this episode he shares how he has gone from the glass half empty to the glass half full. Instead of fighting the aging process, he is ac...
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Season 2023
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Episode 74
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42:22

Jim Cartwright - Agism, Gay Elderism, and Remaining Relevant
First let me say that the topic of agism is not just for those getting older! My guest, Jim Cartwright, is a holistic life coach. Our conversation was rich with different aspects of aging. I loved that Jim pointed out that agism has nothing to ...
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Season 2023
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Episode 73
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56:24

Justin Mezetin is challenged with being gay, black, and Seventh Day Adventist
After a lengthy silence, Justin Mezetin states that his biggest challenge in life has been trying to understand what authenticity really is and even more challenging, how to live in authenticity. He speaks of the different ways he didn’t fit in...
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Season 2023
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Episode 72
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1:27:10

Cator Sparks talks about dating apps, mental health, and other alternatives
My guest, Cator Sparks, is a gay man and a dating and relationship coach. Much of his work is around online dating and how to effectively navigate the challenges while making conscious efforts to safe guard your mental health and overall wellbe...
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Season 2023
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Episode 71
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1:01:41

Jon Carl Lewis: Spiritual direction as a tool for more peace in your life
Jon Carl Lewis is a spiritual director who works with those that find themselves lacking peace or clarity when it comes to how they navigate their religion and/or spirituality. Helping his clients understand the differences between religion and...
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Season 2023
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Episode 70
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1:10:55

Wil Fisher: Opening Your Heart and Loving Yourself
My guest, Wil Fisher, is a certified coach, founder of Wilfully Living Coaching, and host of the Queerly Beloved podcast. Wil brings such an inviting conversation about what it means to open your heart. He talks about the connection with person...
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Season 2023
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Episode 69
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53:39

Randy Woodring has an awakening to his own lack of authenticity
My guest, Randy Woodring, shares his journey with authenticity. Becoming aware of the concept of authenticity only about 3 years ago, Randy had an awakening of how inauthentic his life had been. He made it a quest to uncover all the underlying ...
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Season 2023
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Episode 68
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59:18

Serg Shepard shares about nude modeling and becoming a porn actor
My guest, Serg Shepard, talks about how he has always been drawn to creativity and has a love for being in front of audiences. He danced, played instruments, posed as a nude model, and eventually found his way to the porn industry. This episode...
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Season 2023
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Episode 67
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56:05

Jonathan Lee makes an inspiring come-back after a significant break-up
My guest, Jonathan Lee, shares his story of a relationship ending a few days before his 40th birthday. He was blind-sided when his boyfriend of two years ended their relationship during sex… WTF! He claims that the relationship wasn’t nearly as...
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Season 2023
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Episode 66
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54:02

Roger Miller shares a unique relationship with his wife and a boyfriend
Roger Miller has been married to his wife for 41 years and has a 40 year old queer daughter. Three years ago, he came out as a gay identifying man. He and his wife have decided to maintain their marriage and he now has a boyfriend. He refers to...
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Season 2023
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Episode 65
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1:10:17

Wil Smith talks about his life-long struggle for self-acceptance
Wil Smith’s dream was to be a school teacher, but he abandoned that dream because he believed that he could never do that as a gay man in the 70s. Instead, he went to medical school only to find out that he hated it. Next stop was the pharmaceu...
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Season 2023
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Episode 64
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51:26

Brian Falduto's role in a movie at age 10 has massive repercussions
My guest, Brian Falduto, shares his story of how dramatically his life changed when a movie, he had a role in, hit the silver screen at age 10. He had a great experience during the filming process, not realizing how the boys at school would rea...
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Season 2023
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Episode 63
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51:18

Larry Jacobson sails around the world in 6 years to find himself
My guest, Larry Jacobson, gave up his business, his CEO title, his life partner, and all of his material worth to realize his life-long dream of sailing all the way around the world. He discovered his dream when he was only 13 and finally made ...
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Season 2023
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Episode 62
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1:03:47

Wil Fisher goes from popular to outcast in one day
My guest, Wil Fisher, talks about being very well likes with lots of friends through the 7th grade. Then, in the 8th grade, two girls started a rumor that spread like wildfire, leaving Wil’s social life and popularity in the proverbial shitter....
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Season 2023
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Episode 61
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1:00:23

Paul Haynes reverse engineers becoming an authentic gay man
My guest, Paul Haynes, has spent his life thus far, working toward a conscious authentic way of being. He recounts various aspect and experiences that have forged him into the man he is today. This journey all started with his mother dying from...
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Season 2023
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Episode 60
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1:23:19

Jarrod Bruce Lee's amazing story of restoring his child-like authenticity in his early 30s
My guest, Jarrod Bruce Lee, identifies as an authentic gay man. He shares his journey from childhood to present, recounting the many experiences that carried him away from the authenticity that he came into the world with. Physical and emotiona...
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Season 2023
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Episode 59
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1:10:40

Craig Cullinane tackles body shame head-on
Craig Cullinane speaks of how much body shame he experienced as a result of religious and family messages that he received growing up. His body shame was so great that he couldn’t even take his shirt off at the local pool. This translated into ...
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Season 2023
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Episode 58
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1:10:48

David Bellamy finally lets go of "It's none of your business"
My guest, David Bellamy, came out at an earlier time in life. But, for most of his life, he lived with the motto that “It’s none of anyone’s business.” As a result, he didn’t let most people know who he really was. He states that it was mostly ...
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Season 2023
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Episode 57
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1:08:40

Daniel Rodriguez Schlorff world turns upside down when his mother tragically dies
Daniel Rodriguez Schlorff had his career on track, a nice place to live, and all the trappings of a good life. Then, at 27, his mother tragically died in an auto accident, up ending every aspect of his life. The loss caused him to question ever...
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Season 2023
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Episode 56
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1:20:19

David Robertson shares his journey of physical, mental, sexual, and spiritual abuse
David’s story starts with his account of being abused inside and outside the home with every form of abuse possible. By the time he was 19, he had attempted suicide twice and failed, which further added to his feelings inadequacy. He found hims...
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Season 2023
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Episode 55
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1:20:45

Douglas Henry Lewis Jr lives a life, fully expressed
My guest, Douglas Henry Lewis Jr grew up in the south with many religious messages that told him he could never be successful, happy, or accepted as a gay man. He never allowed himself to subscribe to those hateful messages. In stead, he moved ...
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Season 2023
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Episode 54
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1:10:15

Hank Estrada learned to separate sexual abuse from sexual relations
Hank Estrada tells a story of an uncle who sexually abused him from age 5 to 16. His struggle with multiple therapists before he found one that was truly qualified to help him. His journey to be able to completely and effectively separate his s...
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Season 2023
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Episode 53
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1:07:38

Grady Throneberry gets thrown into fire to rise from the ashes
My guest, Grady Throneberry, the first openly gay police chief in Kentucky and a former bi-vocational pastor, gets thrown into the fire, when a spurned boyfriend outs him to his church and the city major. All hell broke loose and Grady went thr...
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Season 2023
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Episode 52
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1:07:02

Pete Simmonds spends two decades reclaiming his childhood creativity
My guest, Pete Simmonds, was an incredibly creative child that had the creativity squashed out of him by a school councilor. He spend many years doing what others wanted him to do, but ultimately found that to be detrimental to his spirit...
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Season 2023
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Episode 51
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1:13:44
