Making Friends Podcast

A self-professed curmudgeon, a recovering people-pleaser, and everyone's favorite uncle sit down with friends they've lost touch with over the years, academics, community activists, and all sorts of other guests to discuss how and why our friendships break down, what brings us together, what pushes us apart, and what we can do to build connection and community in a world where we are so often isolated.

Making Friends Podcast is a health podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 19 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Making Friends Podcast, a health show with 19 episodes published.

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  Episode #17

  Stripped Down with Paresh Maharaj

  Jul 28, 20261h 26mS1

  Returning to our regularly scheduled programming, Jake and Maisy sit down with one of Jake's friends from law school, Paresh Maharaj. They chat about all sorts of things from growing up brown during 9/11 to learning life lessons from anime. Get ready to hear about Dungeons and Dragons, karaoke, strip clubs, and the struggles of scheduling hang-outs with groups of busy adults. This is such a fun interview; it's a great episode to get you back used to our regular interview style. We hope you enjoy! If you fell in love with Paresh, here's where you can find and support him: https://www.instagram.com/pmaharaj92/ https://bustedlimes.podbean.com/ Music: Friends (Instrumental) - Whodini Clips: May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications The Thing (1982) Ms. Rachel - "Learn About Emotions and Feelings"

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  Episode #16

  Run Away to the Circus with Alaina Calliope Lucille

  Jul 14, 20261h 18mS1

  Jake and Maisy sit down with Alaina Calliope Lucille, a clown and drag performer who takes us through her 15-year journey with clowning, from locking herself in the bathroom to learn makeup as a kid; through clown college in her early twenties; marriage, family, and transition; and up to her current career as a drag clown. We chat about the intersection between clowning and drag, how gender affects clowning, and how Calliope has found her home in the clown community. If you fell in love with Calliope like we did, here's where you can find and support her: @alainacalliopelucille Music: Friends (Instrumental) - Whodini Clips: May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications The Thing (1982) Ms. Rachel - "Learn About Emotions and Feelings"

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  Episode #14

  Happy as a Clown with Mother Lucy Goose the Clown

  Jun 30, 20261h 25mS1

  Mother Lucy Goose sits down with Jake and Nick to tell them all about her clowning journey and how it helped her reconnect with herself and laugh again after a bad time in her life. She also discussed the online versus in-person clown communities, advice for people looking to get into clowning, the differences between clown styles, and how to use clowning to fight back against oppression and connect with the people in your community better. If you fell in love with Lucy Goose like we did, here's where you can find and support her: https://linktr.ee/motherlucygoose Music: Friends (Instrumental) - Whodini Clips: May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications The Thing (1982) Ms. Rachel - "Learn About Emotions and Feelings"

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  Episode #11

  ADHD, Perverts, & Boy Moms with Erin Harris

  May 26, 20262h 10mS1

  <p>Y'all ever have such a good gossip sesh with your friends that you run the gamut of laughing so hard you cry to talking about your deepest traumas? That's what this interview feels like. </p><p>Jake and Maisy sit down with their friend Erin Harris to talk about things like childhood bullying, how to build a healthy marriage, and raising a boy to be a good person in this perilous modern world. All the while running down numerous ADHD rabbit holes about everything from raptor screams to hallucinogens. This one is so much fun, so grab a beverage...

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  Episode #10

  The Annotated Book Club: Fight Club

  May 12, 20262h 27mS1

  <p>It's our tenth episode, and we're celebrating it with possibly the most influential book on American masculinity in pop culture: Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. Jake, Maisy, and Jordan sit down to discuss the unique time period of the 90s, Fight Club, the book and its movie adaptation, and how they have influenced masculinity, politics, and the current state of affairs. This one's a real chunky episode, so grab a snack and strap in! It's a good one, I promise.</p><p></p><p>Also, there's a lot of wrestling talk in this one, fair warning up top. </p><...

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