In her podcast, Andrea Loves Everybody, Los Angeles-based comedian and artist Andrea Guzzetta talks to various guests about their experiences with dating and love. Over the limited 38-episode run, Guzzetta talks to a wide variety of people, each of them with their own unique view on love. Through this format, a conversation is formed allowing for topics, both light and heavy, to be discussed in an open, honest way. Guzzetta manages to approach each topic with a brilliant enthusiasm and a genuine interest in learning to better understand her friends, family members, and fellow comedians.
Episodes can range from about 40 minutes to an hour and a half, depending on the topic of discussion and the guest. Many of Guzzetta’s guests are comedians, which can occasionally lead to jokes about individual traumas and experiences. In this way, the show is not for everyone, as some people may be uncomfortable with some of the jokes made.
There are serious discussions on serious topics, and it’s recommended to be cautious when going into an episode that you think might have overwhelming content. The conversations contained in this podcast are some of the most fascinating, as Guzzetta tries to go as in depth as possible into every given topic.
The topics on this show also have a huge range. While it always comes back to love, each guest is able to share their unique perspective and struggles with the concept. And not all the conversations in that episode are beholden to any given topic. It feels very much like you’ve been invited to a friendly gathering, which can make some of the more intense topics discussed a little more manageable.
Topics range from polyamory to how religion factors into dating, and to how mental health, traumatic childhoods, addiction, or homelessness can factor into a relationship. Guzzetta also discusses kink and fetishization, talks to her parents about their relationship, and has a very difficult but enlightening conversation with a friend about how her health journey with her mutated BRCA2 gene, a gene that increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer, affected her relationship. She talks to people about how race, gender, and sexuality affect whom and how they date.
This podcast is so fantastic for allowing access to such a wide range of people, opinions, and experiences. As someone who finds the entire notion of sex and relationships quite baffling, it’s invaluable to hear how other people interact with it. After listening to it, I feel more ready to engage with questions of love with myself. This podcast thrives in showing that the ways people love can be vastly different but still beautiful. It’s also nice to hear so many people talk about how trauma can affect relationships, and the ongoing conversation with people about codependency has led me to recognize my own patterns in close relationships.
This is a podcast I want to recommend to anybody who thinks they are able to listen to it because of how much empathy and understanding it can foster in an individual. With the wide range of topics discussed, everyone can learn something from Andrea and her friends.
