Welcome to Jon-David & Goliath “I was still a hairdresser with a printer. But this time, I also had a microphone.” – Jon-David When I accepted a position as a hairdresser at The Boca Raton in late 2021, I believed I was walking into an extraordinary professional opportunity. This wasn’t some little neighborhood salon. This was The Boca Raton—one of Florida’s most...
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How a Queer Family Podcast Became Something Much More Personal "a captivating Queer Family Podcast exploring deep LGBTQ family dynamics in 2024" When I first released How I Killed My Mother in 2024, I thought I knew what it was. I didn’t. At the time, it was a collection of stories about my mother, my family, being gay, coming out, relationships, mistakes, death, forgiveness and all the...
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I Loved My Mother. I Also Blamed Her for a Lot. My Relationship With My Mother Got Better After She Died This is going to sound a little woo-woo. Fine. My relationship with my mother got better after she died. Actually, that’s not quite right. I got better at understanding my relationship with my mother after she died. And somewhere along the way, I began to believe that Mom wasn’t...
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I Had to Come Out Twice. Maybe We All Do. "transformative - Personal Growth" I came out twice. You’d think once would have been enough. The first time, my mother did most of the work for me. She outed me. And instead of standing there and saying, Yes. I’m gay. This is who I am, I wasn’t completely honest with her. I wish I had been. That’s easy for the man I am today to...
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one of the best story podcasts exploring personal growth and deep family dynamics How I Killed My Mother Podcast In the vast sea of personal growth podcasts, “How I Killed My Mother” stands out not just for its compelling title, but for the depth and authenticity it brings to the genre. This podcast, narrated by Jon-David, the Mafia Hairdresser, is a profound narrative exploration of...
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