Friend Zone

Write a Postcard with Nat Nareau

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 [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/p/open-book] newsletter. Find Nat on Instagram @natalienareau [https://www.instagram.com/natalienareau/]. Listen to the Friend Zone on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shes-friendly/id1694983376], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5cpSP7q5BVq70NCEfIS0C2?si=87ec305449ab4b01], and Substack [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/]. Links Follow Nat on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/natalienareau/] Nemo Gallery Shop [https://www.instagram.com/nemogalleryshop/]: “furniture, textile, and art dealer—things to keep, nyc” You’re Invited Use this Google Form [https://forms.gle/Ci26SN5UJmyjJq416] 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 shesfriendly.ck@gmail.com [shesfriendly.ck@gmail.com]. About She’s Friendly [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/] is a newsletter and podcast reflecting on gender, sexuality, kindness, pop culture, mental health, and the mundane. Friend Zone [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/podcast], the podcast, invites guests to expand on the newsletters and investigate “friendliness.” You can listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shes-friendly/id1694983376], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5cpSP7q5BVq70NCEfIS0C2?si=87ec305449ab4b01], and Substack [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/]. The theme song, "Extremely Tik-tok compatible for slow videos [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/the-happiest-songs/extremely-tik-tok-compatible-for-slow-videos/]," is by Lundstroem [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/] from Free Music Archive [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/] and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0].

Brush Your Teeth with Jamie Nguyen

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 [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/p/redirect-the-river] newsletter. Listen to the Friend Zone on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shes-friendly/id1694983376], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5cpSP7q5BVq70NCEfIS0C2?si=87ec305449ab4b01], and Substack [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/]. You’re Invited Use this Google Form [https://forms.gle/Ci26SN5UJmyjJq416] 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 shesfriendly.ck@gmail.com [shesfriendly.ck@gmail.com]. About She’s Friendly [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/] is a newsletter and podcast reflecting on gender, sexuality, kindness, pop culture, mental health, and the mundane. Friend Zone [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/podcast], the podcast, invites guests to expand on the newsletters and investigate “friendliness.” You can listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shes-friendly/id1694983376], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5cpSP7q5BVq70NCEfIS0C2?si=87ec305449ab4b01], and Substack [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/]. The theme song, "Extremely Tik-tok compatible for slow videos [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/the-happiest-songs/extremely-tik-tok-compatible-for-slow-videos/]," is by Lundstroem [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/] from Free Music Archive [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/] and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0].

Worlds Colliding with Emelyn Mizelle and Siedah Rhoads

My friends, Emelyn and Sie of Good Soup [https://itsgoodsoup.substack.com/] 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 [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/p/the-parts-that-made-me] newsletter. Subscribe to the Good Soup Substack [https://itsgoodsoup.substack.com/] and follow along on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/itsgoodsoup/]. Listen to the Friend Zone on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shes-friendly/id1694983376], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5cpSP7q5BVq70NCEfIS0C2?si=87ec305449ab4b01], and Substack [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/]. Links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsgoodsoup/ [https://www.instagram.com/itsgoodsoup/]  Substack: https://itsgoodsoup.substack.com/ [https://itsgoodsoup.substack.com/] You're Invited Use this Google Form [https://forms.gle/Ci26SN5UJmyjJq416] 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 shesfriendly.ck@gmail.com [shesfriendly.ck@gmail.com]. About She’s Friendly [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/] is a newsletter and podcast reflecting on gender, sexuality, kindness, pop culture, mental health, and the mundane. Friend Zone [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/podcast], the podcast, invites guests to expand on the newsletters and investigate “friendliness.” You can listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shes-friendly/id1694983376], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5cpSP7q5BVq70NCEfIS0C2?si=87ec305449ab4b01], and Substack [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/]. The theme song, "Extremely Tik-tok compatible for slow videos [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/the-happiest-songs/extremely-tik-tok-compatible-for-slow-videos/]," is by Lundstroem [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/] from Free Music Archive [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/] and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0].

Where Poetry and Scary Movies Collide

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 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shes-friendly/id1694983376], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5cpSP7q5BVq70NCEfIS0C2?si=87ec305449ab4b01], and Substack [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/]. Links Movies 1. Rosemary’s Baby [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBSbmNNm84Y] (1968) 2. The Boogeyman [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFqCmIU0-_M] 3. The Exorcist [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDGw1MTEe9k] (1973 4. The Haunted Mansion [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjLKTz81bj8] (2023) 5. Talk to Me [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLAKJu9aJys] 6. Orphan: First Kill [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uX6of3vBu0] 7. Totally Killer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNm3VPPKEQI] 8. No One Will Save You [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcA02w6rm44] Books * Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail [https://bookshop.org/p/books/wild-from-lost-to-found-on-the-pacific-crest-trail-cheryl-strayed/15283562?ean=9780307476074] by Cheryl Strayed * The Great Transition [https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-transition/18910766?ean=9781668010754] by Nick Fuller Googins  You're Invited Use this Google Form [https://forms.gle/Ci26SN5UJmyjJq416] 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 shesfriendly.ck@gmail.com [shesfriendly.ck@gmail.com]. About She’s Friendly [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/] is a newsletter and podcast reflecting on gender, sexuality, kindness, pop culture, mental health, and the mundane. Friend Zone [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/podcast], the podcast, invites guests to expand on the newsletters and investigate “friendliness.” You can listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shes-friendly/id1694983376], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5cpSP7q5BVq70NCEfIS0C2?si=87ec305449ab4b01], and Substack [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/]. The theme song, "Extremely Tik-tok compatible for slow videos [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/the-happiest-songs/extremely-tik-tok-compatible-for-slow-videos/]," is by Lundstroem [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/] from Free Music Archive [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/] and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0].

Losing Your Shorts with Anna Hull

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 [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/p/you-change-you-grow]. Find Anna and her company, ground + space [https://groundnspace.com/], on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/anna.groundnspace/]. Listen to the Friend Zone on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shes-friendly/id1694983376], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5cpSP7q5BVq70NCEfIS0C2?si=87ec305449ab4b01], and Substack [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/]. You're Invited Use this Google Form [https://forms.gle/Ci26SN5UJmyjJq416] 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 shesfriendly.ck@gmail.com [shesfriendly.ck@gmail.com]. About She’s Friendly [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/] is a newsletter and podcast reflecting on gender, sexuality, kindness, pop culture, mental health, and the mundane. Friend Zone [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/podcast], the podcast, invites guests to expand on the newsletters and investigate “friendliness.” You can listen on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shes-friendly/id1694983376], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/5cpSP7q5BVq70NCEfIS0C2?si=87ec305449ab4b01], and Substack [https://shesfriendly.substack.com/]. The theme song, "Extremely Tik-tok compatible for slow videos [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/the-happiest-songs/extremely-tik-tok-compatible-for-slow-videos/]," is by Lundstroem [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lundstroem/] from Free Music Archive [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/] and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International License [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0].