The Friend Zone
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The Friend Zone
Listen along every Wednesday as Dustin Ross, Hey Fran Hey & Assanté explore mental health, mental wealth and mental hygiene, because who in the hell wants a musty brain? Send inquiries and questions to: info@thefriendzonepodcast.com #TheFriendZone
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A Sensory Experience - Featuring The Edges & Everything Podcast
This week on #TheFriendZone, we welcome Dr. Lauren Seale-Sarkipato and Dr. Moriah Brewer, hosts of the new podcast Edges & Everything, to discuss thei...
We Love You, Dolly
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 a...
Well Come On Then.
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 yo...
Black Movie Table Talk
This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss movies featuring Black actors, roles and scripts - and what happens when representation gets complicated.
Singing A Ransom Note
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...
The Binge - Unlocked: Family Secrets [Patreon Preview]
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 Patre...
The Lituation - Phases: A Memoir by Brandy [Patreon Preview]
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...
Peri-Peri Sauce - Featuring Wendy & Jess of Diabetes Digital
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. W...
Wind-Up Teeth
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.
Catch Du...
The Museum of You
This week on #TheFriendZone, we imagine what it would look like to build a museum dedicated to ourselves and the things we'd choose to tell ourselves....
To Catch A Brick
This week on #TheFriendZone, a round-up of hot topics, also known as the things you need to be aware of so that you can gossip sufficiently. You’re we...
Twinkles Toes
This week on #TheFriendZone, we highlight Black and Brown Men's Mental Health by answering questions from the You Good Brand deck of cards. We talk lo...
A Ramp To Crazy
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.
Catch Du...
The Internet Is Down
This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss the internet as a necessity. From AI and connected technology to convenience, adaptation, and everyday life on...
High Heel Chanclas
This week on #TheFriendZone, we show support to those who need the laughs after dealing with their family all day at the Memorial Day cookout and/or e...
We Called The Lady - Featuring Crissle's Couch
This week on #TheFriendZone, we’re joined by Crissle West of the Crissle’s Couch podcast. We talk all things Dr. Cheyenne Bryant, NatureBoy and Cults,...
The Kids Are Alright
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.
Catch Du...
A Medical Read
This week on #TheFriendZone, we're revisiting Carbon Nation after watching Hulu's The Cult of NatureBoy. What once looked like freedom and community r...
DY-NO-MITE!
This week on #TheFriendZone, we're talking Pop Culture! The news cycle moves fast, but Dustin moves faster. He catches us up on all of the hottest top...
Que Sera, Sera
This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss Caterpillar on Netflix. Caterpillar is a documentary that follows David, a 50 yr old man from Miami, on a jour...
Old Time At The Apollo
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.
Catch Du...
The GMV
This week on #TheFriendZone, we're talking about what happens when you do everything right...but life still feels unclear? Did success change, or are...
Everybody Gettin Veleers
This week on #TheFriendZone, we have lots to cover. Buckle up as Dustin brings us up to speed by discussing all the latest Hot Topics.
Black Bus...
Lemme Find Out - Featuring Tiffany "The Budgetnista" Aliche
This week on #TheFriendZone, we’re joined by Financial Educator and New York Times Best-Selling author - Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche. We talk abo...
Put Him In A Headlock
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.
Catch Du...
Negro, Thou Art Loosed
This week on #TheFriendZone, we explore the psychology of time - why years feel longer when we’re young and why adulthood can make life blur together....
The Braid of Wisdom
This week on #TheFriendZone, Bible Study is back! We have a lesson in love from the book of Genesis. Female Hip Hop, The Traitors, and The Bible have...
The Lost Histories of Black Inventors
This week on #TheFriendZone, we close out the last week of Black History Month with a discussion around Mr. Walter Johnson AKA Mr. Tendernism, Uncle N...
Hugging A Barnacle
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.
Catch Du...
Leave A Voicemail
This week on #TheFriendZone , we continue our Black History Month Celebrations! We explore who really preserves Black history, what gets lost when sto...
Black Bottom and Paradise Valley
This week on #TheFriendZone, we celebrate Black History Month! THE WORDS BLACK BOTTOM HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD THING. We look back at the rich Black Hi...
Year of the Fire Horse
This week on #TheFriendZone, we share our thoughts on how 2026 has unfolded thus far. And how our sense of self, goals and hopes for the year have bee...
We Back!
This week on #TheFriendZone, we're back from Winter Break! It's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up....
Best of 2025 - The Friend Zone
Surprise!
It's a bonus episode of The Friend Zone! We asked you to share your favorite moments of the year and we put it all together to make a...
Living Kringle - Living Single S1E15 [Patreon Teaser]
The Binge is our weekly TV & Film recap series on Patreon. This month on #TheBinge, we're revisiting the Christmas episodes of our favorite Black Tele...
Pastors In Stem - The 2025 Wrap-Up
This week on #TheFriendZone, it’s the final episode of the year. We take a look back at 2025 - from the community rallying together during the LA Wild...
Chick'n & Popsicle Sticks
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.
Catch Du...
Ten Years Black
This week on #TheFriendZone, we look back at the last 10 years of Black Television & Film.
Black Business of the Week - Reel Paper https://www.r...
A Pin In Karrin
This week on #TheFriendZone, Dustin walks us through the landmark case of Brenay Kennard in North Carolina
Black Business of the Week - Ease The...
The Midnight Library
This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss decisions and circumstances that shifted our trajectory and daydream about alternate lives.
Dustin Ross...