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Dec. 1, 2020

Joshua Beaudry

This week on Friendless I unfriend former The Aliens director and famed gym rat, Joshua Beaudry. We discuss fighting with strangers online, seeking validation through art, creating alter egos to spark creativity, breaking imp...

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Nov. 24, 2020

Hannah Wells

This week I unfriend Hannah Wells, Lululemon Compensation Analyst and former American Eagle Co-Worker. We discuss the low stakes of making friends as a kid, the archaic way we used to write Facebook messages, how to leave big...

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Nov. 17, 2020

Angus Wilson

This week I unfriend Angus Wilson. Angus is a musician hailing from Calgary through California currently based out of Nashville. We discuss the state of Covid in the states, the kind of people who peak in high school, approac...

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Nov. 10, 2020

Chelsea Haberlin

This week on Friendless, I unfriend Chelsea Haberlin. Chelsea is the Artistic Director of Neworld Theatre in Vancouver as well as one of the co-founders of Itsazoo, one of my all-time favourite theatre companies. We talk abo...

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Nov. 3, 2020

Andria Campbell

This week I have another friend from my deep dark high school past, Andria Campbell. We talk about the wild world of marketing, the need for transparency in corporate behaviour and leadership, emotional intimacy with friends ...

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Oct. 27, 2020

Dale Richardson

This week I interview the founder of the Saskatchewan Podcast Network, Dale Richardson. We discuss networking through podcasts, the one-way intimacy of new media, holding onto memories of old friends, and as always try to get...

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Oct. 20, 2020

Nazneen Adrienne

In the first episode of Season 3 of Friendless, Nazneen Adrienne is our guest. Naz is a junior high school teacher and University of Victoria alum. We discuss the new systems being put in place to protect students and teacher...

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May 19, 2020

Anton de Groot

On the Season 2 finale of Friendless, your host James unfriends the wizard of light and sound Anton de Groot. We talk about the magic of Community (the series), the failings of language to describe essential service, the pitf...

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May 12, 2020

Rachel Aberle

This week on Friendless, I unfriend actor, voice-over artist, youth theatre advocate and new mom (!!!) Rachel Aberle. We discuss the uphill battles of youth theatre advocacy, the ever-expanding borders of Vancouver and life a...

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May 8, 2020

Wes Anderson's Daddy Issues (DIHU 3)

This week on a bonus Does It Hold Up, James and Jennica watch three Wes Anderson classics: Rushmore, The Royal Tennenbaums and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. They discuss the timeless qualities of Angelica Houston and th...

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May 5, 2020

Morgan Cranny

This week I unfriend Morgan Cranny, Fringe superstar and Atomic Vaudeville alumni. We talk about the comedy of the naked male body, how to recover from blanking onstage and respecting the skill of making it look easy. Thanks ...

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May 1, 2020

Batdance vs Batusi (DIHU2)

In this week's special episode of "Does It Hold Up" we review the first three Batman movies, Tim Burton's Batman, Batman Returns, and the greatest movie ever made Batman Forever. Thanks to the Saskatchewan Podcast Network and...

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April 28, 2020

Kazz Leskard

This week on Friendless I unfriend Kazz Leskard, Vancouver based actor and podcast host of "The Fuck Is This?" We talk side hustles ruining passion projects, the struggle of actors with weird last names and the evergreen subj...

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April 17, 2020

Ashlyn George

In the latest episode of Friendless I interview the Lost Girl's Guide herself Ashlyn George. We chat labelling of content creators, alternative friendship platforms and puppy rescues! Thanks always to Conexus and the Saskatch...

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April 14, 2020

Team Sandra vs Team Nicole (DIHU 1)

This week on an all-new episode of Friendlies, we talk about pandemic injuries, the magic of Practical Magic and the wholesome puppy that is Ethan Hunt in the Mission Impossible series. Thanks always to Conexus and the Saskat...

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April 10, 2020

Chris Wilson

In this very special episode of Friendless, I interview Chris Wilson, Second City white man and one half of the Canadian institution Peter 'n' Chris. We talk comedy, knife sales and the horror of making rent in the middle of ...

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April 7, 2020

Kofimania still running wild with Jennica!

With social distancing still in full effect we present another very special episode of Friendlies with Jennica and James! We talk all things poetry, Twin Peaks, Carlo Rossi Wine and WRASSLEMANIA! Thanks always to the Saskatch...

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March 31, 2020

Still friendly with Jennica!

This week we bring you another special quarantine Friendlies episode with my sweet wife Jennica! We talk deep thoughts with internet surveys and an arbitrary number of steps you can take to decrease your productivity this qua...

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March 24, 2020

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Quarantine

This week in a very special episode of Friendless I don't unfriend anyone! No, instead I have on the show my most special guest yet MY WIFE! We talk about her adventures abroad when the pandemic was announced and her journey ...

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March 17, 2020

Sweet Bradley Lynch (Big 50)

In our very special 50th episode I unfriend Sweet Brad Lynch. We chat about thick-skinned artists, the violence of life and what even is a book man? Thanks to the Saskatchewan Podcast Network and Conexus for presenting Friend...

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March 10, 2020

Episode 49 - Neil Alexander

This week I unfriend Neil Alexander, photographer and rent control advocate. We talk the industry of amateurism, unfounded hatred of podcasts and ignoring anything said before the but. Thanks to the Saskatchewan Podcast Netwo...

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March 3, 2020

Episode 48 - Dylan Williams

This week on Friendless, I unfriend Dylan Williams, cell phone shill and moonlighting stand-up comedian. We talk breaking into the business of comedy, video games as part-time jobs and how to stage a hero's return to your hom...

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Feb. 25, 2020

Episode 47 - David Benedict Brown

This week I chat with David Benedict Brown, retired cannibal clown and expert chandelier swinger. We chat the ins and outs of auditions, white men as failed allies and the impending class war of Vancouver. Thanks to the Saska...

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Feb. 18, 2020

Episode 46 - Carey Wass

To launch season 2 I chat with Carey Wass, creator of the hit fringe show Carey-OK and star of the infamous Lionel. We talk travelling the world, the celebration of mediocrity in Canadian culture and meeting The Ace of NJPW. ...

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