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This week on #TheFriendZone, Dustin brings some Facebook and LinkedIn drama to the hot button segment. Black Business of the Week - https://ariellesimone.co/shop/theintentionallivingplanner Wellness Segment - https://about.fatmap.com THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio AND video) plus our NEW Livestream Tour: www.patreon.com/TheFriendZonePodcast Fol...

This week on #TheFriendZone, our inner kids take over the hot button segment as we discuss the many layers of Disney’s “Encanto”. #TheFriendZone is streaming LIVE tonight at 8pm EST. Are you coming? Join our Patreon to catch the link! https://www.patreon.com/TheFriendZonePodcast Black Business of the Week: https://homageyear.com/collections/bags Wellness segment: Fran’s Daily Stretch Playlist http...

The Friend Zone is back! We ease into 2022 with a funny shoot the shit episode. THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio AND video) plus our NEW Livestream Tour launching 1/26/22: www.patreon.com/TheFriendZonePodcast Thank you to our Sponsors: This episode of The Friend Zone is brought to you by the McDonald’s “2 for six dollars deal.” 
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This week on #TheFriendZone, it’s the 2021 wrap-up. Our last episode of the year! We look back at the work we created on the podcast this year and share our favorite and funniest moments. Black Business of the Week: https://skinwins.com THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images) and Livestream Tour: www.patreon.com/TheFriendZonePodca...

This week on #TheFriendZone, we're joined by @CallMeLatasha - a black creative at the intersection of Music and the Metaverse. And a trailblazer in the world of NFTs. Feeling confused or left behind by these new digital worlds? Follow along as we break it all down for the ecosystem. Black Business of the Week - https://www.black-gifts.com THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 s...

This week on #TheFriendZone, it’s a shoot the shit episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourselves. Black Business of the Week - Black Doula Services https://www.instagram.com/_elizabethsdaughters THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images) and Livestream Tour: www.patreon.com/TheFriendZonePodcast...

This week’s episode of #TheFriendZone is brought to you by Target. Dustin and Assanté left their homes in their early 20s (Detroit + Atlanta) in pursuit of their dreams. Fran left her home in her late 30s (NYC) in pursuit of peace. We'll share what leaving home is like - from deciding where to go, to what to take and what to leave. Moving trucks. Finding homes in unfamiliar cities and neighborhood...

On this week’s episode of #TheFriendZone, Assanté walks us through physical, augmented and virtual realities and what it means for the quality of our lives. Are you signing up for the Metaverse? Black Business of the Week - https://www.maryamhasnaa.com THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images) and Livestream Tour: www.patreon.com/Th...

On this week’s episode of #TheFriendZone, Dustin walks us through the Amanda Knox true crime story in Italy. Black Business of the Week - Hey Fran Hey & Maryam Hasnaa’s Embodiment Collection is back on 11/11 - https://www.etsy.com/listing/696314268/embodiment-box-resonance-apothecary-and THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images)...

This week’s episode of #TheFriendZone is brought to you by Target. We discuss our college experiences; the pressures of standardized testing, college advisors, the application process and college visits. We share the factors that contributed to our final decisions - finances, parents, distance, etc. How it felt adjusting during the first semester. Living with roommates. Working odd jobs to make en...

On this week’s episode of #TheFriendZone, we discuss whether or not upward mobility is an illusion. Can you really ever “make it” in a system not designed for you? In a system that rewards your ability to assimilate and comply. Playing the game. Selling out. Respectability politics. Survivor’s Guilt. We share our perspectives and experiences. Black Business of the Week - https://talleyandtwine.com...

A bonus episode of #TheFriendZone in partnership with Target. We discussed the best emerging artists at AfroPunk over the years. Favs we were excited to experience in person. Top hair, makeup and fashion moments. Our meet + greets. Most memorable experiences overall. And we curate our dream AfroPunk cities, lineups and stage sets. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for i...

This week on #TheFriendZone, it’s a shoot the shit episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourselves. Black Business of the Week - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s5-ep1-reunited-okay/id1164485579?i=1000539585283 THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images) and Livestream Tour: www.patreon.com/...

This week on #TheFriendZone, Assanté talks Jeff Bezos vs Elon Musk and the Billionaire Space Race. Black Business of the Week - https://goodfeetscleaningcompany.com THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images) and Livestream Tour: www.patreon.com/TheFriendZonePodcast Thank you to our Sponsors: Target - Celebrate your legacy. Invest in...

On this week’s episode of #TheFriendZone, Dustin shares his favorite and most ridiculous #AITA (Am I The Asshole) posts from Reddit. Black Business of the Week - https://www.amazon.com/Lose-Thoughts-Keep-Mind-Overthinking-ebook/dp/B09F57CP8M THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images) and Livestream Tour: www.patreon.com/TheFriendZone...

This week on #TheFriendZone, it’s a shoot the shit episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourselves. Black Business of the Week - https://www.zeninajar.com/collections/featured-collection/products/the-home-box-featuring-jade THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images) and Livestream Tour: www.patre...

This week on #TheFriendZone, it’s a shoot the shit episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourselves. Black Business of the Week - https://expeditionsubsahara.com THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images) and Livestream Tour: www.patreon.com/TheFriendZonePodcast Thank you to our Sponsors: Honey -...

On this week’s episode of #TheFriendZone, Assante takes us on a wild ride of what-ifs, as we re-imagine things in Black. Black Business of the Week - “That Girl Lay Lay” - Premiering Thursday, September 23rd on Nickelodeon. THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images) and Livestream Tour: www.patreon.com/TheFriendZonePodcast Thank you...

On this week’s episode of #TheFriendZone, Dustin takes us through a very random news cycle to get our opinions on the state of the world. Black Business of the Week - https://www.instagram.com/iamcrownedclothing THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images) and Livestream Tour: www.patreon.com/TheFriendZonePodcast Thank you to our Spons...

On this week’s episode of #TheFriendZone, we’re joined by Sean Famoso, Co-Founder of Atlanta-based Music Label and Artist Management Company - Love Renaissance (LVRN). Home to Summer Walker, Shelley FKA DRAM, 6LACK and DVSN, to name a few. We discuss the process of having a big dream and seeing it through without funding, building a business-model at the intersection of mental health and creativit...

On this week’s episode of #TheFriendZone, it’s a shoot the shit episode. No hot button. No segments. Just whatever comes up. Brace yourselves. THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images) and Livestream Tour: www.patreon.com/TheFriendZonePodcast THE FRIEND ZONE SUMMER MERCH SALE - Get 20% off using code FRIEND at https://shopfriendzone...

On this week’s episode of #TheFriendZone, Assante is nice and settled into his new apartment, and asks us questions about our experiences with the different homes we’ve lived in throughout our lives. THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images) and Livestream Tour: www.patreon.com/TheFriendZonePodcast THE FRIEND ZONE SUMMER MERCH SALE...

On this week’s episode of #TheFriendZone, we step into the Crime Zone. Dustin shares the story of Toby Dorr and her infamous Lansing Prison Break. THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images) and Livestream Tour: www.patreon.com/TheFriendZonePodcast THE FRIEND ZONE SUMMER MERCH SALE - Get 20% off using code FRIEND at checkout - https:/...

On this week’s episode of #TheFriendZone, we get into our psych bag. We tap into the public lives of Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles and Tiger Woods to discuss whether being “the best”, in any field, is worth the cost of your mental health. THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images) and Livestream Tour: www.patreon.com/TheFriendZonePodcast...

On this week’s episode of #TheFriendZone, it’s a shoot the shit episode. No hot button. No segments. Just whatever comes up. Brace yourselves. THE FRIEND ZONE IS ON PATREON! Sign up now to catch our 4 spin-off shows (with audio, video and BTS images) and Livestream Tour: www.patreon.com/TheFriendZonePodcast Black Business of the Week: https://www.motherlandcookingxperience.com Thank you to our Spo...