{"id":80798,"date":"2019-07-06T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=80798"},"modified":"2019-07-04T15:50:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T20:50:34","slug":"frigay-the-13th-a-horror-podcast-from-an-lgbtq-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/frigay-the-13th-a-horror-podcast-from-an-lgbtq-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"FriGay the 13th: A horror podcast from an LGBTQ perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Andy Graham<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Andrew Huff and Matty Zaradich were frightened by the political rhetoric they heard directed at the LGBTQ community. So, they decided to combat the horrific things they heard with some horror of their own.<\/p>\n<p>Since early 2018, Huff and Zaradich have used their podcast, \u201cFriGay the 13th,\u201d to talk about their favorite horror films and their experiences as gay men living in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"FriGay the 13th: A horror podcast from an LGBTQ perspective\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/344618762?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Operating out of their modest set-up in Huff&#8217;s Ravenswood home, the duo record alongside Andrew&#8217;s husband Michael and their dog Sonoma. The podcasts offer listeners a tongue-in-cheek look at horrors both real and fictional.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n&#8220;We knew that we wanted to make a horror podcast,&#8221; said Huff. &#8220;But we didn&#8217;t really know what that meant, I wanted to talk about horror films, but Matty wanted to talk about politics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now, roughly a year from its conception, the podcast has gained a modest following across a variety of platforms, including Spotify, Stitcher, and iTunes. Their\u00a0 most recent episode \u2014 &#8220;Gay in the U.S.A&#8221; \u2014 marked their eighteenth monthly upload for a horror community that Zaradich describes as &#8220;caring&#8221; and &#8220;accepting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think a lot of times horror fans get cast off as &#8216;bros&#8217; who like slasher movies, but that&#8217;s really not the case,&#8221; said Zaradich, &#8220;Some of the most caring people that we&#8217;ve met have been in the horror community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Host Matty Zaradich records his podcast with his co-host Andrew Huff (Andy Graham\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Andy Graham Medill Reports Andrew Huff and Matty Zaradich were frightened by the political rhetoric they heard directed at the LGBTQ community. So, they decided to combat the horrific things they heard with some horror of their own. 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