About this episode

Jeff Hiller discusses his experiences with queer faith and the journey to his success.

Emmy-winning Somebody Somewhere & Widow's Bay star Jeff Hiller unpacks queer faith, growing up gay in Texas, and his 20-year trail to overnight success. He reveals why community became his church and how rejection forged compassion. SPONSORS!👇 🛒 ZipRecruiter 👉 https://ziprecruiter.com/soulboom 🛒 Lola 👉 Get 40% off select Lola Blankets products at Lolablankets.com by using code SOULBOOM at checkout. Experience the world’s #1 blanket with Lola Blankets. 🛒 NOCD (book a FREE 15min call!) 👉 https://nocd.com 🙏 Fetzer 👉⁠ ⁠⁠https://fetzer.org⁠⁠⁠ 🛒 Quince 👉 https://quince.com/soulboom This episode was made possible with support from the Wennett and Cader-Frech Foundation. To continue this conversation with your family and friends, download Soul Boom's discussion support guide here: https://soulboom.com/discussionguide MERCH OUT NOW! ⁠⁠https://soulboom.com/store⁠⁠ Sign up for our newsletter! ⁠⁠https://soulboom.substack.com⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom! ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom⁠⁠ FOLLOW US! Instagram: ⁠⁠http://instagram.com/soulboom⁠⁠ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: advertise@companionarts.com Work with Soul Boom: business@soulboom.com Executive…

People in this episode

Host: Rainn Wilson

Guest: Jeff Hiller

Topics covered

• queer faith
• community
• rejection
• compassion
• growing up gay
• success

Keywords

• queer faith
• community
• Texas
• rejection
• compassion
• success
• Emmy-winning

Sponsors

ZipRecruiter, Lola, NOCD, Fetzer, Quince

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wennett and Cader-Frech Foundation, Soul Boom

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