Friend Zone

My friend Nat joins me for this episode of the Friend Zone. We talk about Mary Kate & Ashley, situational pleasantness, Seventeen Magazine, curiosity, grammar, and other things from the February 1st newsletter. Find Nat on Instagram @natalienareau.Listen to the Friend Zone on Apple, Spotify, and Substack.LinksFollow Nat on InstagramNemo Gallery Shop: “furniture, textile, and art dealer—things to keep, nyc”You’re InvitedUse this Google Form to submit anonymous questions to be answered in future episodes and newsletters. Please include your name and contact information if you want to chat with me. You can also email [email protected] Zone arrives mid-month and expands on the She's Friendly newsletter. Themes of gender, sexuality, pop culture, mental health, and the mundane collect here. This podcast pulls out the bits and pieces that deserve a little more attention. You can listen to the Friend Zone on Apple, Spotify, and Substack.The theme song, "Extremely Tik-tok compatible for slow videos," is by Lundstroem from Free Music Archive and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.

My friend Jamie joins me for this episode of the Friend Zone. We talk about openness, Jolene, the believability of tinctures, the casualties of puzzling, mental health, and other things from the January 1st newsletter. Listen to the Friend Zone on Apple, Spotify, and Substack. You’re Invited Use this Google Form to submit anonymous questions to be answered in future episodes and newsletters. Please include your name and contact information if you want to chat with me. You can also email [email protected]. About Friend Zone arrives mid-month and expands on the She's Friendly newsletter. Themes of gender, sexuality, pop culture, mental health, and the mundane collect here. This podcast pulls out the bits and pieces that deserve a little more attention. You can listen to the Friend Zone on Apple, Spotify, and Substack. The theme song, "Extremely Tik-tok compatible for slow videos," is by Lundstroem from Free Music Archive and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.

My friends, Emelyn and Sie of Good Soup join me for this episode. We talk about unfriendly soup, intention, reading the subtext, bathing culture, the dividing line of Ross, and other things from the December 1st newsletter. Subscribe to the Good Soup Substack and follow along on Instagram. Listen to the Friend Zone on Apple, Spotify, and Substack. Links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsgoodsoup/  Substack: https://itsgoodsoup.substack.com/ You're Invited Use this Google Form to submit anonymous questions to be answered in future episodes and newsletters. Please include your name and contact information if you want to chat with me. You can also email [email protected]. About She’s Friendly is a newsletter and podcast reflecting on gender, sexuality, kindness, pop culture, mental health, and the mundane. Friend Zone, the podcast, invites guests to expand on the newsletters and investigate “friendliness.” You can listen to the She’s Friendly podcast on Apple, Spotify, and Substack. The theme song, "Extremely Tik-tok compatible for slow videos," is by Lundstroem from Free Music Archive and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.

It’s just me this month. I read a poem, talk about my teenage poetry, re-judge scary movies, and compliment the books I read since November 1st. Listen to the Friend Zone on Apple, Spotify, and Substack. Links Movies Rosemary’s Baby (1968) The Boogeyman The Exorcist (1973 The Haunted Mansion (2023) Talk to Me Orphan: First Kill Totally Killer No One Will Save You Books Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins  You're Invited Use this Google Form to submit anonymous questions to be answered in future episodes and newsletters. Please include your name and contact information if you want to chat with me. You can also email [email protected]. About She’s Friendly is a newsletter and podcast reflecting on gender, sexuality, kindness, pop culture, mental health, and the mundane. Friend Zone, the podcast, invites guests to expand on the newsletters and investigate “friendliness.” You can listen to the She’s Friendly podcast on Apple, Spotify, and Substack. The theme song, "Extremely Tik-tok compatible for slow videos," is by Lundstroem from Free Music Archive and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.

My friend, Anna Hull, joins me for this episode of the Friend Zone. We talk about our meet-cute, making eye contact with your neighbors, listening as a form of friendliness, the thrill of back-to-school shopping, Virgo season, and other things from the September 1st newsletter. Find Anna and her company, ground + space, on Instagram. Listen to the Friend Zone on Apple, Spotify, and Substack. You're Invited Use this Google Form to submit anonymous questions to be answered in future episodes and newsletters. Please include your name and contact information if you want to chat with me. You can also email [email protected]. About She’s Friendly is a newsletter and podcast reflecting on gender, sexuality, kindness, pop culture, mental health, and the mundane. Friend Zone, the podcast, invites guests to expand on the newsletters and investigate “friendliness.” You can listen to the She’s Friendly podcast on Apple, Spotify, and Substack. The theme song, "Extremely Tik-tok compatible for slow videos," is by Lundstroem from Free Music Archive and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.

My friend, Emelyn Mizelle, joins me for this episode of the Friend Zone. We talk about “romantasy,” what it means to be friendly, the center of kale, the human experience that is sunburns, sweating, and other things from the August 1st newsletter. Find Emelyn on Instagram and other places @emmy_miz and get Good Soup here. Listen to the Friend Zone on Apple, Spotify, and Substack. RELEVANT LINKS The Hunger - Alma Katsu A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas You're Invited Use this Google Form to submit anonymous questions to be answered in future episodes and newsletters. Please include your name and contact information if you want to chat with me. You can also email [email protected]. About She’s Friendly is a newsletter and podcast reflecting on gender, sexuality, kindness, pop culture, mental health, and the mundane. Friend Zone, the podcast, invites guests to expand on the newsletters and investigate “friendliness.” You can listen to the She’s Friendly podcast on Apple, Spotify, and Substack. The theme song, "Extremely Tik-tok compatible for slow videos," is by Lundstroem from Free Music Archive and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.

In this episode, I talk about the two winners from the July 1st newsletter poll: Showgirls & selecting your size on the internet. I talk about why they were hot or not, what led them to be classified that way, and if anything has evolved since. Listen to the Friend Zone on Apple, Spotify, and Substack. You're Invited Use this Google Form to submit anonymous questions to be answered in future episodes and newsletters. Please include your name and contact information if you want to chat with me. You can also email [email protected]. About She’s Friendly is a newsletter and podcast reflecting on gender, sexuality, kindness, pop culture, mental health, and the mundane. Friend Zone, the podcast, invites guests to expand on the newsletters and investigate “friendliness.” You can listen to the She’s Friendly podcast on Apple, Spotify, and Substack. The theme song, "Extremely Tik-tok compatible for slow videos," is by Lundstroem from Free Music Archive and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.

Welcome to Friend Zone, the She’s Friendly podcast. This is something I wanted to do and was afraid of doing, so I did it. I can’t claim it is perfect or what I imagined, but it is a beginning. I hope you enjoy this small but deep offering. Happy firsts! In this episode, I talk about the two lucky winners from the June 1st newsletter poll: passenger princess and chill brides. Very rich material! I talk about why they were hot or not, what led them to be classified that way, and if anything has evolved since. Listen to the Friend Zone on Apple, Spotify, and Substack. You're Invited Use this Google Form to submit anonymous questions to be answered in future episodes and newsletters. Please include your name and contact information if you want to chat with me. You can also email [email protected]. About She’s Friendly is a newsletter and podcast reflecting on gender, sexuality, kindness, pop culture, mental health, and the mundane. Friend Zone, the podcast, invites guests to expand on the newsletters and investigate “friendliness.” You can listen to the She’s Friendly podcast on Apple, Spotify, and Substack. The theme song, "Extremely Tik-tok compatible for slow videos," is by Lundstroem from Free Music Archive and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License.