Faith, Family & Figuring It Out with Zach Zimmerman - CHIT CHAT WEDNESDAY - The JTrain Podcast w Jared Freid

The JTrain Podcast

Jared Freid

Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Health & Fitness, Sexuality

4.8 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

It’s Chit Chat Wednesday on the JTrain Podcast, and Jared is joined by the hilarious Zach Zimmerman, comedian, storyteller, and creator of the must-watch YouTube special Surprise Me. Zach opens up about growing up evangelical, coming out, and the evolving relationship with his family, all of which are explored in his deeply personal and laugh-out-loud stand-up special. Jared and Zach talk about the art of weaving real-life stories into comedy, the group chat dynamics of modern families, and yes, Dunkin’ Donuts. Tune in for a fun, thoughtful, and very funny conversation that blends comedy, connection, and a little chaos. Don’t forget to check out Zach’s special Surprise Me now streaming on YouTube!!

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Hop on the "JTrain" with comedian Jared Freid and his crew of pals, including YOU! Join us for an hour of laughs, gripes, and straight talk on modern love. Send in your questions, dish on the latest trends, and more to [email protected] – we'll tackle it all on air! It's a no-nonsense, fun journey where we escape reality for a bit, delivering quick laughs and razor-sharp insights into the wild world of life and love. Tune in every Monday.

Jared Freid is a stand-up comedian from Boston who is currently based in New York City. Jared is known to give great dating advice and is all-knowing of the Bachelor & Bachelorette nation! You can catch his latest comedy special on Netflix, “37 & Single”, where Jared discusses dating app frustrations, awkward setups, and breakup justifications. (For the record, Jared’s mom thinks his body is “just fine.”) Besides regularly headlining and touring around the country, Jared hosts two podcasts called “The JTrain Podcast” and “U Up? Podcast” with Jordana Abraham of Betches, where they discuss their takes on modern dating with issues ranging from apps to hookups to relationships. Check out more of his comedy and a live show today! 👉https://jaredfreid.com/

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0:00.0	Chit Chat Wednesday for you to listen to, I have a guess who will be your new boo.
0:09.4	You're gonna love them too.
0:14.3	Chit chat Wednesday, I hope you're having a good day today.
0:19.5	I hope it's gonna be a perfect week, too.
0:27.3	I hope you have a nice poo.
0:30.9	It's a chit-chat Wednesday, too.
0:35.4	Hello and welcome to the J-Train podcast.
0:38.2	It is a chit-chat Wednesday, and today's chit-chat is with Zach Zimmerman, hilarious
0:42.0	comedian who has a special that's out on YouTube right now called Surprise Me.
0:46.6	There has been, I will say, this special is hilarious.
0:50.8	Considerable money was put into this.
0:52.7	It has an opening.
0:54.3	It has a great back. It's an opening. It has a great back.
0:55.9	It's just got a great background, great look.
0:57.7	And Zach does a, I would call it, storytelling method of standup where you're weaving in
1:05.0	and out of the relationship he has with his parents who are evangelical.
1:10.1	And he is formerly evangelical. And he has come out parents who are evangelical and he is formerly evangelical and he has come out of
1:14.5	the closet and how that's affected the relationship and him it is like a loving gesture how much
1:22.0	he keeps trying to get the family on board he talks about about, you know, the family group chat,
1:28.8	his dad leaving it, coming back to it.
1:30.5	It is a great special.
1:31.9	You're going to love it.
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