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September 16, 2026 · 1h 39m
This week on #TheFriendZone , it's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself. Thank you to our Sponsors: Squarespace - Head over to for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, go to to save 50% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Rocket Money - Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at Nutrafol - Nutrafol is offering our listeners $10 off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you visit Nutrafol Contact The Friend Zone Podcast - info@ Follow us online: YouTube Twitter - Facebook - TikTok - Instagram - BlueSky - Patreon - www.patreon.com/thefriendzonepodcast Discord - discord.gg/Jee2cwfAdz Have a GREAT day! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm. for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Sep 9 · 2h 35m
This week on #TheFriendZone, from the Teeth to the Streets - a discussion focusing on cameras tracking everything from cavities to cars and the invasiveness of it all.Black Business of the Week - Portrait Coffee https://portrait.coffee#ListensLately:Wyclef Jean, Harvey Mason, Niia, Theo Croker - French QuarterWashington - Monday BluesMerna - MagicThe Cranberries - Dreams (Live At The London Astoria II 1994)Trap Dickey & Key Glock - Down SouthCynthia Bailey, LePrince & Manora - The Peach LifeRihanna - Fire BombIsaia Huron - overtimeQ Marsden - hey there [I have a compulsive complex]Thank you to our Sponsors:Squarespace - Head over to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, go to squarespace.com/friendzone to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.Bask & Lather - Go to baskandlatherco.com and use code FRIEND for 20% off.IXL - Visit https://www.ixl.com/friendzone to get the most effective learning program out there at the best price.Contact The Friend Zone Podcast - info@thefriendzonepodcast.comFollow us online:YouTube www.youtube.com/@FriendZonePodTwitter - www.twitter.com/friendzonepod Facebook - www.facebook.com/thefriendzonepodcastTikTok - www.tiktok.com/@thefriendzonepodInstagram - www.instagram.com/thefriendzonepod_BlueSky - bsky.app/profile/friendzonepod.bsky.socialPatreon - www.patreon.com/thefriendzonepodcast Discord - discord.gg/Jee2cwfAdzHave a GREAT day! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sep 2 · 1h 53m
This week on #TheFriendZone, we welcome Dr. Lauren Seale-Sarkipato and Dr. Moriah Brewer, hosts of the new podcast Edges & Everything, to discuss their holistic evaluation of the impact of hair loss, not only as a personal problem, but also in its social impact. Black Business of the Week - SuiteFix https://thesuitefix.com Thank you to our Sponsors: Rocket Money - Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at www.rocketmoney.com/zone Squarespace - Head over to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, go to squarespace.com/friendzone to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Nutrafol - Nutrafol is offering our listeners $10 off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you visit Nutrafol nutrafol.com Contact The Friend Zone Podcast - info@thefriendzonepodcast.com Follow us online: YouTube www.youtube.com/@FriendZonePod Twitter - www.twitter.com/friendzonepod Facebook - www.facebook.com/thefriendzonepodcast TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@thefriendzonepod Instagram - www.instagram.com/thefriendzonepod_ BlueSky - bsky.app/profile/friendzonepod.bsky.social Patreon - www.patreon.com/thefriendzonepodcast Discord - discord.gg/Jee2cwfAdz Have a GREAT day! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Aug 26 · 2h 47m
This week on #TheFriendZone, we piggyback off of last week's celebration of 11 years of content creation by also sharing silent L's, failed projects and mistakes we've made along the way. Black Business of the Week - In crust We Trust Pizza shop https://www.incrustwestrustfishtown.com #ListensLately: 702 - Get It Together Donnell Jones - Where I Wanna Be Cleo Sol - Little Things Jermaine Dupri,Eightball, Too Short, Mr. Black & YoungBloodz - Jazzy Hoes Kash Doll, Alex Vaugh - NWM Coco & Clair Clair, Paul Maxwell - Crushcrushcrush Ama, Bryson Tiller - Aura Mariah Carey - Here For It All Nino Paid, Benji Blue Bills - One Thank you to our Sponsors: Wayfair - Head to www.wayfair.com to shop all things home. Rocket Money - Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at www.rocketmoney.com/zone Contact The Friend Zone Podcast - info@thefriendzonepodcast.com Follow us online: YouTube www.youtube.com/@FriendZonePod Twitter - www.twitter.com/friendzonepod Facebook - www.facebook.com/thefriendzonepodcast TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@thefriendzonepod Instagram - www.instagram.com/thefriendzonepod_ BlueSky - bsky.app/profile/friendzonepod.bsky.social Patreon - www.patreon.com/thefriendzonepodcast Discord - discord.gg/Jee2cwfAdz Have a GREAT day! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Aug 19 · 1h 29m
This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself. Thank you to our Sponsors: Squarespace - Head over to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, go to squarespace.com/friendzone to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Nutrafol - Nutrafol is offering our listeners $10 off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you visit Nutrafol nutrafol.com Bask & Lather - Go to baskandlatherco.com and use code FRIEND for 20% off. Contact The Friend Zone Podcast - info@thefriendzonepodcast.com Follow us online: YouTube www.youtube.com/@FriendZonePod Twitter - www.twitter.com/friendzonepod Facebook - www.facebook.com/thefriendzonepodcast TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@thefriendzonepod Instagram - www.instagram.com/thefriendzonepod_ BlueSky - bsky.app/profile/friendzonepod.bsky.social Patreon - www.patreon.com/thefriendzonepodcast Discord - discord.gg/Jee2cwfAdz Have a GREAT day! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Aug 12 · 2h 19m
This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss movies featuring Black actors, roles and scripts - and what happens when representation gets complicated. Black Business of the Week - SPGBK Watches https://www.springbreakwatches.com Wellness Segment - Black Farmers & Gardeners on YouTube Growing Lunch (North Texas) https://www.youtube.com/@Grwnglunch The Prolific Familystead (Georgia) https://www.youtube.com/@theprolificfamilystead Life on Promise View Acres (Indiana) https://www.youtube.com/@promiseviewacres/videos A Gardener's Journey Homestead (Tennessee) https://www.youtube.com/@AGardenersJourneyHomestead Yellow Door Urban Homestead (Virginia) https://www.youtube.com/@YellowDoorUrbanHomestead Afya Farm and Homestead https://www.youtube.com/@AfyaFarms Playing In Dirt (Georgia) https://www.youtube.com/@implayingindirt The Foraging Family Homestead (Alabama) https://www.youtube.com/@TheForagingFamily Rooted in J's (Central Florida) https://www.youtube.com/@RootedInJs Gardening with Bear Brown https://www.youtube.com/@GrowSomethingTasty Becoming A Farm Girl - https://www.youtube.com/@BecomingaFarmGirl Other helpful YouTube channels: Ali Raja Bagan Bari (UK) https://www.youtube.com/@AliRajaBagan The Gardening Channel with James Prigioni https://www.youtube.com/@jamesprigioni #ListensLately: Rapsody - Apple Juice nomi. - holy rjthe weirdo - Tricks Are For Kids Future - If I Could Steve Lacy - The Feeling Sauce Walka & Conway the Machine - Dangerous Daringer Debbie - More Of You Colette Lush - Buttons Lil Baby - Dead Fresh Thank you to our Sponsors: Squarespace - Check out https://www.squarespace.com/friendzone for a free trial, and when you're ready to launch, use code FRIENDZONE to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Contact The Friend Zone Podcast - info@thefriendzonepodcast.com Follow us online: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@FriendZonePodTwitter - www.twitter.com/friendzonepod Facebook - www.facebook.com/thefriendzonepodcastTikTok - www.tiktok.com/@thefriendzonepodInstagram - www.instagram.com/thefriendzonepod_BlueSky - bsky.app/profile/friendzonepod.bsky.socialPatreon - www.patreon.com/thefriendzonepodcast Discord - discord.gg/Jee2cwfAdz Have a GREAT day! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Aug 5 · 2h 36m
This week on #TheFriendZone, there are things that you need to know, and Dustin's going to make sure that you do. It's time for this week's hot topics. Hop in, Friends! Let's talk about people! Black Business of the Week - Dabtheink https://linktr.ee/Dabtheink #ListensLately: Victoria Monet - Reach Out Baby Rose - When I'm Gone Davion Farris, Jai'Len Josey - Feel Steve Lacy - oh yeah? Larry June, Swizz Beatz - Flex Hurricane Wisdom, Chance the Rapper - Barbie Doll Justin Beiber - Go Baby Yseult - MTV Mariah Carey - Here For It All Thank you to our Sponsors: Rocket Money - Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at https://www.rocketmoney.com/zone Nutrafol - Nutrafol is offering our listeners $10 off your first month's subscription and free shipping when you visit Nutrafol https://nutrafol.com Squarespace - Check out https://www.squarespace.com/friendzone for a free trial, and when you're ready to launch, use code FRIENDZONE to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Contact The Friend Zone Podcast - info@thefriendzonepodcast.com Follow us online:Twitter - www.twitter.com/friendzonepod Facebook - www.facebook.com/thefriendzonepodcastTikTok - www.tiktok.com/@thefriendzonepodInstagram - www.instagram.com/thefriendzonepod_BlueSky - bsky.app/profile/friendzonepod.bsky.socialPatreon - www.patreon.com/thefriendzonepodcast Discord - discord.gg/Jee2cwfAdz Have a GREAT day! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jul 29 · 35m
This week on #TheFriendZone, we're sharing some of our exclusive Patreon content! Take a listen to The Binge - our TV + Film recapping series on Patreon - where we discussed Unlocked: Family Secrets on HBO Max. In search of truth and healing, six different families revisit the secrets that have haunted them for generations. On this episode, The Preacher's Secret, a preacher's wife guards a 25 year old secret to protect her family and the church, until that secret threatens to destroy everything. The Friend Zone returns on Wednesday, August 5th. Contact The Friend Zone Podcast - info@thefriendzonepodcast.com Follow us online: Twitter - www.twitter.com/friendzonepod Facebook - www.facebook.com/thefriendzonepodcast TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@thefriendzonepod Instagram - www.instagram.com/thefriendzonepod_ BlueSky - bsky.app/profile/friendzonepod.bsky.social Patreon - www.patreon.com/thefriendzonepodcast Discord - discord.gg/Jee2cwfAdz Have a GREAT day! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jul 22 · 1h 19m
This week on #TheFriendZone, we're sharing some of our exclusive Patreon content! Take a listen to an episode of The Lituation - our Patreon Book Club - where we discussed Phases: A Memoir by Brandy. The Friend Zone returns on Wednesday, August 5th. Contact The Friend Zone Podcast - info@thefriendzonepodcast.com Follow us online: Twitter - www.twitter.com/friendzonepod Facebook - www.facebook.com/thefriendzonepodcast TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@thefriendzonepod Instagram - www.instagram.com/thefriendzonepod_ BlueSky - bsky.app/profile/friendzonepod.bsky.social Patreon - www.patreon.com/thefriendzonepodcast Discord - discord.gg/Jee2cwfAdz Have a GREAT day! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jul 15 · 2h 32m
This week on #TheFriendZone, we're joined by our favorite Registered Dietitians - Wendy & Jess of Diabetes Digital to do a mid-year health check-in. We discuss the difference between Perimenopause and Menopause, the recent change from PCOS to PMOS and what it means for your care, Black Women and HRT, Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Fibroids, and so much more. Important Links: Diabetes Digital - https://diabetesdigital.co Diabetes Digital Webinar on PCOS: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3Acl2uJnydE&feature=youtu.be The New York Times article on Menopause: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/magazine/menopause-hot-flashes-hormone-therapy.html Black Menopause Doctor: https://taniquamd.com/patients https://www.joinrevival.co Find a Certified Menopause Doctor: https://menopause.org/patient-education/choosing-a-healthcare-practitioner Black Business of the Week - Gooey On The Inside https://www.gooeyontheinside.com Catch Dustin Ross Live at City Winery! www.dustinrosslive.com Hey Fran Hey’s Amazon Storefront - www.amazon.com/shop/heyfranhey?c…9b11-63834e00ed6d Thank you to our Sponsors: Poshmark - Download the Poshmark app and use code Zone to get $10 off your first order. Squarespace - Head over to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, go to squarespace.com/friendzone to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Rocket Money - Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster with Rocket Money. Go to www.rocketmoney.com/zone Contact The Friend Zone Podcast - info@thefriendzonepodcast.com Follow us online:Twitter - www.twitter.com/friendzonepod Facebook - www.facebook.com/thefriendzonepodcastTikTok - www.tiktok.com/@thefriendzonepodInstagram - www.instagram.com/thefriendzonepod_BlueSky - bsky.app/profile/friendzonepod.bsky.socialPatreon - www.patreon.com/thefriendzonepodcast Discord - discord.gg/Jee2cwfAdz Have a GREAT day! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.