Before We Cheers: Emotional Truths Before the Toast

Dr. Lee Phillips is a queer sex therapist who has watched the conversation inside his therapy room shift across the last four years. In this Pride episode of Before We Cheers, we get into what his patients are bringing to him in 2026 that they weren't bringing in 2022, why affirming therapy isn't what most people think it is, and what it actually means to treat shame as something with its...

In ep 015 of Before We Cheers, Stefan Doyno (two-time Emmy, Good Morning America, Harper's Bazaar) reframes the new private members clubs in New York, the glam squad era of reality TV, and what twenty years inside fashion media actually taught him. Stefan has watched every wave of New York taste from the inside. We get into why the new wave of private clubs is a hamster wheel sold as belonging...

Connell Barrett has spent twelve years coaching men on dating. Psychology Today named him America's top dating coach for men. He's been on Today, Good Morning America, Access Hollywood, in Cosmo, Playboy, and Maxim. He's coached for The League and Tinder. He's worked with thousands of men in 17 countries. On this episode of Before We Cheers, we talk about the worst dating advice on...

Dylan Forgione, aka Dylan DiGi, was a Yale junior transfer who soloed for the Whiffenpoofs, got the McKinsey offer in October of senior year, and walked into the consulting firm convinced he was going to be Jeff Bezos. 2 years later, he walked away from Mckinsey with his debt paid off, and started a fashion comedy account in Brooklyn. In this episode, Dylan and I talk about: - the Bozo cold open a...

Today's beer: Athletic Brewing. New to Athletic? 25% off plus free shipping on two six-packs from the best-sellers. Terms and conditions and certain limitations apply. https://athletic-brewing-co.sjv.io/c/7278555/3848473/12298 For 20 years Dan Wakeford ran the rooms that decided who America paid attention to. People Magazine. Us Weekly. Britney 2007. The Kardashians. Meghan and Harry. Every co...

Celebrity photographer Zusha Goldin grew up in Crown Heights as one of 11 kids in a Chabad family, left the yeshiva system at 17 with no diploma, and built his career by writing a cold DM script and sending it to every celebrity he wanted to shoot. He has now photographed Selena Gomez, Sydney Sweeney, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Austin Butler, Samuel L. Jackson, and Sharon Osbourne at her own hou...

Liv Schreiber joins Before We Cheers in the NYC studio for episode 010. We get into following curiosity even when the path is unclear, the 1000 no's that come before any yes, what it actually takes to figure things out as you go, and why showing up for the people who showed up for you matters more than almost anything else. A note from Liv: she recorded this episode while what we thought was a kid...

Danielle of Spicy Dan on handmade jewelry, the spicy gospel, and building a Brooklyn cult brand by hand. A 45-minute Before We Cheers conversation with Zach Miller. She started making jewelry by hand at age 9. Now Danielle runs Spicy Dan, the one-woman brand New Yorkers wear as everyday armor. Vintage materials. Small batch. Zero outsourcing. Built from an apartment, scaled through obsession. We g...

Emotional truths before the toast. Lina Bradford and Connie Fleming join Zach Miller for a conversation about keeping your pilot light on. Follow the guests:Lina Bradford: @thelinabradfordConnie Fleming: @therealconniegirlFollow Before We Cheers:IG: @beforewecheersHost: @iamzcmTikTok: @iamzcm92

Nick Rizzo joins Before We Cheers to talk about work, identity, and what it feels like when everything you care about actually connects. We get into culture, creativity, and why the best work usually sits at the intersection of what you love.

In this episode, Zach sits down with Corin Christian to talk about fashion as identity, confidence during fashion week, and the idea of style as a form of protection. They get into how personal style evolves, what it means to show up in high-pressure environments, and how clothing can shape the way you move through the world.

Forget reinvention—Dianne Brill invented becoming. Before influencers, before nightlife had PR teams, before self-confidence became content… Dianne Brill lived it. On this episode of Before We Cheers, host Zach Miller sits down with the iconic model, muse, designer, author, and entrepreneur who Andy Warhol crowned “The Queen of the Night.” Dianne turned 1980s New York into performance art. She und...

When a song sneaks up on you — when you’re humming along and suddenly it hits deeper than you expected — that’s Gatlin’s superpower.  The Nashville- and LA-based musician behind The Eldest Daughter, her debut album that turns faith, family, queerness, and self-discovery into a southern coming-of-age story, joins me for an honest, vulnerable, and funny conversation about the power of self-expressio...

The parties. The chaos. The photos you won’t believe. Terrel Phelps, aka Disposable Relly, shows NYC like you’ve never seen it. He’s the photographer and creative force behind Bodega Flowers, capturing everything from wild East Hampton summer parties and NYC nightlife to quiet street scenes and authentic, human moments. In this episode of Before We Cheers with Zach Miller, Terrel takes us behind t...

Step into the world of Andrew Werner, one of New York’s most celebrated photographers and visual storytellers. From capturing the energy of NYC nightlife to photographing celebrities and designing luxury accessories with Fleur’d Pins, Andrew opens up about his journey, his creative philosophy, and what it truly takes to see the world through a unique lens.  He joins Before We Cheers with Zach Mill...

Before We Cheers is a podcast about celebrating the moments that happen before the spotlight hits—the small, messy, unforgettable experiences that shape our lives. In this solo episode, host Zach shares why he created the show and how life in the in-between—the diners after Little League, late-night meals with friends, and even a simple toast—has always mattered to him. From growing up in New York...

Before We Cheers is a podcast about what happens in the moments before celebration. The breath before the toast. The text you almost sent. The version of you that’s still deciding if it belongs. Hosted by Zach Miller, this show explores identity, memory, reinvention, taste, and emotional truth through solo episodes, guest interviews, and cultural commentary. It’s not about spiraling or being unwel...