Heavy Friending
Heavy Friending
Heavy Friending
Joe and Laura aren't friends. They barely know each other. But through this podcast, they just might become buds. Listen along on their journey that may or may not end at friendship.
Joe and Laura Love That New Pope Smell
Joe and Laura return to reclaim the title of Austin's #1 friendship-base podcast. Follow Heavy Friending on ⁠Instagram⁠ & ⁠Twitter⁠!Laura on ⁠Instagram⁠ & ⁠Twitter⁠ Joe on ⁠Instagram⁠ & ⁠Twitter
May 13, 2025
1 hr 5 min
Joe Records Laura Without Her Permission in the Name of Thanksgiving
Inspired by Impeachment: American Crime Story, Joe decides to call Laura and record the conversation, just like Linda Tripp recorded Monica Lewinsky.    Follow Heavy Friending on Instagram & Twitter! Laura on Instagram & Twitter  Joe on Instagram & Twitter
Nov 25, 2021
11 min
Laura Got Covid and Joe Got a House
The title says it all. Laura, your beloved (and favorite host) caught Covid, while Joe went and bought a house. While this friendship due dishes, it's obvious they're hiding a secret... Also, SOMEONE GOT ENGAGED!  To hear this week's bonus episode, become a Patron!  Follow Heavy Friending on Instagram & Twitter! Laura on Instagram & Twitter  Joe on Instagram & Twitter
Aug 26, 2021
58 min
Joe and Laura Get Trolled
Listeners call the Heavy Friending hotline asking for advice, but Joe and Laura quickly suspect they're being trolled.  To hear this week's bonus episode, become a Patron!  Follow Heavy Friending on Instagram & Twitter! Laura on Instagram & Twitter  Joe on Instagram & Twitter
Aug 26, 2021
1 hr 3 min
Joe and Laura Break a World Record
So much happens in this jam-packed double episode, we don’t know where to begin. Joe and Laura host a screener of “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” and go viral. Then, somewhere between shit-talking and ranking religions, they achieve a dream that burns in the heart of each and every podcaster on the face of the earth: they (unofficially) break the world record (unconfirmed) for number of times a certain word (for a certain part of the female anatomy) is said in a single (double) episode. Did you get all that? It’s time to count the clitorides (yes, that’s the plural of clitoris) with the Frienders! To hear this week's bonus episode, become a Patron!  Follow Heavy Friending on Instagram & Twitter! Laura on Instagram & Twitter  Joe on Instagram & Twitter
Jul 23, 2021
1 hr 26 min
Joe and Laura Have Been Betrayed
How dare you? Who do you think you are? Laura feels betrayed by another musician, a stinky bathroom, and a dream version of Joe. Joe feels betrayed by Laura wearing glasses. You don’t want to cross these two because they always spill the tea, and they keep receipts.  To hear this week's bonus episode or snag your own custom ringtone, become a Patron!  Follow Heavy Friending on Instagram & Twitter! Laura on Instagram & Twitter  Joe on Instagram & Twitter  
Jun 16, 2021
55 min
Joe and Laura Are Back But Not Better
Joe and Laura kick off a new season with their first face-to-face, indoor pod sesh in over a year. Yea, season 4 only had 7 episodes and shouldn't have ended for months, but Heavy Friending needed a fresh start! Welcome to Heavy Friending Season 5. They're back, baby, but they ain't any better... at least not yet.    To hear this week's bonus episode, become a Patron!  Follow Heavy Friending on Instagram & Twitter! Laura on Instagram & Twitter 
Jun 2, 2021
37 min
Joe and Laura Run for Mayor
Hello, Super PAC money. 😎 J & L have decided since Mayor of Austin, Steve Adler, is starting a podcast, they should run for mayor. It's only fair. Also covered: Laura's disdain for hoarders, naked hot tub bubbles, and then it gets real. To hear this week's bonus episode, become a Patron!  Follow Heavy Friending on Instagram & Twitter! Laura on Instagram & Twitter  Joe on Instagram & Twitter
May 12, 2021
52 min
Joe and Laura Really Don't Care
Oh, you think they care? You think they give one single f***? They don't. Joe and Laura may rave about it and cry themselves to sleep, but they can't be BOTHERED with awards and accolades. They don't want it. They don't need it. THEY DON'T CARE. To hear this week's bonus episode, become a Patron!  Follow Heavy Friending on Instagram & Twitter! Laura on Instagram & Twitter  Joe on Instagram & Twitter
Apr 15, 2021
48 min
Conan O'Brien interviews Joe Barlow
Conan O'Brien reached out to us personally and begged us to be on his podcast, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend. Laura was busy but Joe is always available. So Jojo met Coco in a friendship-based podcast crossover! Here's the entire interview. To hear bonus episodes, become a Patron!  Follow Heavy Friending on Instagram & Twitter! Laura on Instagram & Twitter  Joe on Instagram & Twitter
Apr 1, 2021
4 min
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