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Oct. 25, 2022

Welcome Back! (A re-introduction)

Friendless is back with a brief recap of the sabbatical, along with an outline of future plans! If you've never listened before, this is a perfect jumping on point! Welcome! Hear about Long Covid's effects, the development of...

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Sept. 13, 2022

Jef Caine is gonna draw the future!

This week your boy James interviews illustrator, graphic designer, and TikTok personality Jef Caine! Check out Jef's work over on his website or on TikTok Sign up for the Friendless newsletter and follow along with James' new...

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Sept. 6, 2022

Melissa Tuplin wants to validate your art!

This week on a very special episode of Friendless, your boy James unfriends dancer, arts adminitrator, and Bowness High alum Melissa Tuplin! Check out Melissa's work with her dance group Dancing Monkey Lab And be sure to sign...

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Aug. 30, 2022

Sarah Watson is gonna fix your sex life!

This week your boy James interviews sex & relationship councilor turned stand-up comedian Sarah Watson! Listen to another interview Sarah did recently on the Love Doctor and read the article she was featured in on how to impr...

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Aug. 23, 2022

It's my birthday again, be nice to me!

In this very special birthday retrospective, your boy James gets a little rambly about a few topics that have been floating around his little noggin recently. He brushes up on his recovery process post-divorce, processing los...

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Aug. 16, 2022

Tyler Klein Longmire and the Art of Performing for an Audience of One

This week on a very special episode of Friendless, your boy James Avramenko ( @anaveragemango ) interviews animator and mixed media artist Tyler Klein Longmire! Check out Tyler's work on his website here Or follow him on Inst...

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Aug. 9, 2022

Julia Mackey and the Renovation of Theatre

This week on Friendless, your boy James Avramenko is joined by playwright, director, producer, and creator of the hit "Jake's Gift", Julia Mackey. Check out her work at the Sunset Theatre and find out where she'll be performi...

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Aug. 2, 2022

Ming Hudson and Keira Danniels return!

Friendless is kicking off the best month of year with a very special double whammy second appearance on the show from the incomparable duo of Ming Hudson and Keira Danniels! Ming was a former guest from the now lost first …

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July 26, 2022

Kyle Richard McCarthy or The Future Is Better Than The Old Days

This week on Friendless, your host James Avramenko meets film maker, collage visual artist, and famed message in a bottle finder Kyle Richard McCarthy. Check out Kyle's work on TIKTOK or at his LINKTREE Visit the Friendless W...

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July 19, 2022

James Kot and the Vulnerability of Wading Into Deep Water

This week your host James Avramenko unfriends actor, producer, and former roommate James Kot. They talk about sweet memories of the boom boom room, the perceived hierarchies of theatre school, allowing yourself to access joy,...

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July 12, 2022

Brian Alan Ellis and the Joys of Self-Publishing

This week on Friendless, host James Avramenko is joined by author Brian Alan Ellis (Sad Laughter, Road Warrior Hawk, Hobbies You Enjoy). They talk about living in Florida vs British Columbia, sensitivity readers, earnest vuln...

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July 5, 2022

Torquil Campbell and the Art of Joyful Quote Tweeting

This week on a very special episode of Friendless, your host James Avramenko is joined by Stars co-front singer and co-host of the Soft Revolution podcast, the one and only Torquil Campbell. They discuss hashtags as marketing...

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June 7, 2022

Shiraz Higgins

This week on Friendless, your boy James unfriends producer and videographer Shiraz Higgins. They discuss social media as a career tool, how not to gaslight people you say you love, when to offer advice, and so much more! Be s...

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May 31, 2022

Nick Johnson

This week on Friendless your host James Avramenko unfriends master comic drawer Nick Johnson! They talk all things Scottish Crocodile Dundee, the siren call of Karaoke, stopping conversations dead in their tracks to tell some...

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May 24, 2022

Kale Penny

This week on Friendless, your host James unfriends actor, singer, dog walker, english teacher, and all around top man Kale Penny. We discuss exposure therapy through science exhibits, the perks of being a travelling artist, b...

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May 17, 2022

Jenna Turk

On this week's episode of Friendless, host James Avramenko unfriends Calgary based actor, director, and producer Jenna Turk! They discuss the origins of their last names, consolidating wealth in artistic leadership, the magic...

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May 10, 2022

Kate Costin

This week on Friendless, your host James unfriends lawyer, costume designer, and first ex-girlfriend to be on the show, Kate Costin!! They discuss King Kong as a last date, the three kinds of people you never speak to, who ge...

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May 3, 2022

Melanie Moore Brown

This week on Friendless, your intrepid host James unfriends theatre creator, talent agent, public servant, and new MOM (!!!) Melanie Moore Brown! They discuss keeping friends alive on pizza, verbatim theatre creation, followi...

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April 26, 2022

Sam Mullins

This week on Friendless, your intrepid host James unfriends actor, writer, and host to the hit podcast Wild Boys, Sam Mullins. They discuss creating the podcast, time traveling to warn against theatre school, the mental heal...

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April 19, 2022

Natasha Enquist

This week on Friendless, your pal James unfriends musician, photographer, and leather fetishist Nathasha Enquist! The talk interesting dicks, boring hot takes, navigating sidewalks in a world of mouth breathers and so much mo...

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April 12, 2022

Mike Klemak

This week on Friendless your pal James unfriends Vancouver based actor, writer, and guardian angel Mike Klemak. They discuss setting boundaries in friendship, showing support without trying to fix things, moving to new cities...

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April 5, 2022

Robbie Towns

This week on Friendless, your pal James unfriends intrepid international star of the stage Robbie Towns! They discuss accepting anger as a healthy expression, their favourite Sex and the City episodes and Pokemons, making up...

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March 29, 2022

Matthew Quick

This week on Friendless, your pal James unfriends actor, playwright, and Wells/Barkerville allumni, Matthew Quick! They discuss who would win in a fight to the death between Steven Segal and Frank the Tank, incorporating lead...

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March 22, 2022

Derek Avramenko

Friendless returns for season 4 with a special mega episode and special mega guest, teacher, surfer, and my little brother, Derek Avramenko!!!! We talk about everything from the Canadian idiom "how's it goin'", Mr Mayor Who a...

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