This week on Friendless, James unfriends musician and theatre-maker, Joanna Iles!They discuss river floats, raffle prizes, the anatomy of trust and so much more!Listen to Brain BentSign up for the NewsletterListen to Raised By The MoviesFollow Friendless on INSTAGRAM and TWITTERSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/friendlesspod)

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Joanna Iles

This week on Friendless, James interviews comedy puppet master and JFL North producer superstar, Brandi Bee!They discuss comedy culture, doing mushrooms with Duncan Trussel, practicing your Oscar speech, the Tibetan book of the dead, and so much more!Get your tickets to THE AFRAIDIANS HERESign up for the NEWSLETTERListen to RAISED BY THE MOVIESFollow Friendless on INSTAGRAM Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/friendlesspod)

Brandi Bee!

This week on a super-sized, extra special ONE-HUNDREDTH EPISODE of Friendless, James unfriends internet sensation, mozzarella stick aficionado, and virtuoso keyboard player The Bnoth aka Bryan Nothling!They discuss the wild world of internet fame, getting sober, late-night sing-alongs, THEM MOZZARELLA STICKS, and so much more!Follow Bryan on TIKTOKand follow me on TIKTOK too!!Be sure to sign up for the Friendless NEWSLETTERListen to RAISED BY THE MOVIESBuy a copy of BU TT HE ADGet a ticket to THE AFRAIDIANSSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/friendlesspod)

Bryan Nothling (Episode 100!!!!)

This week on Friendless, James unfriends host of The Breakfast Dish and Bridging the Gap - Karen Johnson-Diamond!They discuss the magic of theatre spaces, the improv routes of pro wrestling, breakfast profiling and so much more!Sign up for the Friendless Newsletter HEREFollow Friendless on INSTAGRAM and TWITTERListen to Raised by the Movies HEREBuy your copy of BU TT HE ADSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/friendlesspod)

Karen Johnson-Diamond!

This week on Friendless James unfriends Vancouver-based film producer Jameson Parker. They discuss the elasticity of long-term friendships, making your own creative path, and peeping Toms!!Be sure to sign up for the Friendless NewsletterFollow Friendless on INSTAGRAM and TWITTERListen to Raised by the Moviesand buy BU TT HE ADSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/friendlesspod)

Jameson Parker

This week on Friendless James unfriends stage manager and arts administrator Susan MIyagishima!They discuss the hidden infrastructures of arts organizations, finding connections in the oddest places, and do their best to avoid talking about Tetsuro Shigematsu and fail miserably. Follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM and TWITTERListen to Raised By The MoviesBuy BU TT HE ADand sign up for the NEWSLETTERSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/friendlesspod)

Susan Miyagishima

This week on Friendless I unfriend intrepid comedian, musician, and one of my personal heroes Wes Borg!Wes and I talk about dismantling the competition of art, the recipe of good friendship, and just who really hurt us. All that and so much more on this very special episode. Be sure to sign up for the NEWSLETTERBuy your copy of BU TT HE ADListen to Raised By The Moviesand follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM and TWITTERSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/friendlesspod)

Wes Borg!

This week on Friendless, James host&apos;s special guest Jelani Greynion aka Codename: JG. They discuss the genius of Emily Dickinson, the storytelling of Bob Dylan, the clarity of Lil’ Wayne, and so much more!Check out Jelani&apos;s music updates on INSTAGRAMfollow Friendless on INSTA and TWITTERListen to Raised by the Movies Buy BU TT HE ADSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/friendlesspod)

Jelani Grenyion aka Codename: JG

This week on Friendless, James has special guest actor, teacher, and science whiz Shaan Rahman!This episode discusses the culture shock of coming to Canada from Bangladesh, navigating theatre school, and the subtle art of having strangers tell you their problems. All that and so much more!Sign up for the Friendless NEWSLETTERand grab your copy of BU TT HE ADand check out our sister show Raised by the Movies!Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/friendlesspod)

Shaan Rahman

This week on Friendless I have actress and producer extraordinaire Emily Piggford (The Umbrella Academy, The Sounds). We discuss the sex lives of vegetables, the joys of auditioning, Canadian apathy towards the arts, and so much more!Buy your copy of BUTTHEAD - HERESign up for the newsletter - HERESupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/friendlesspod)

Emily Piggford!

This week on a very special episode of Friendless, I unfriend the incomparable playwright and co-creator of Atomic Vaudeville and Ride the Cyclone, Jacob Richmond!Jacob and I discuss the first time he was naked on the stage, the first time I was naked on stage, the comedy of male nudity on stage, and so much more!Check out the Friendless newsletter - HERE

Jacob Richmond

This week on Friendless I interview and unfriend Daniel Johnston, Brewery GM and former roommate!Dan and I discuss roommates with benefits if benefits are wallowing in depression together, the unskilled labour of Artistic Directors, choosing a replacement for water, and so much more!Check out Steel & Oak, Daniel&apos;s brewery HEREAnd be sure to  sign up for the Friendless Newsletter HERE 

Daniel Johnston!

This week I’ve got a very special guest on the show lawyer, retired barista, and one of my sister’s best friends, Julia Katherine. Julia and I discuss the Vancouver Island culture of making friends, learning how to speak confidently in front of sleeping judges, abandoning time limits as personal development, blue angels, and so much more!Sign up for the Friendless Newsletter HEREFollow Friendless on Instagram, and Twitter

Julia Katherine!!

This week on Friendless I have special guest video game designer, illustrator, and my brother-in-law, Joshua Muise!Josh and I discuss the unexpected perks of working from home, jocks making video games, joining the Avramenko clan, friendship as a radio dial, and so much more! Sign up for the Friendless newsletter HEREGrab your copy of BU TT HE AD HEREFollow Friendless on Instagram and Twitter

Joshua Muise (My Brother-In-Law!!!)

This week on Friendless I have on special guest, actor, director, historical interpreter, and professional drawer Dirk Van Stralen!!Dirk and I discuss giving art away, the power of the viewer, entangling self-worth with artistic production, the pits and perils of interpretive theatre, what self-love really looks like, and so so much more!Click here if you&apos;d like to sign up for the NEWSLETTERand click here if you&apos;d like to check out the PATREONalso, click here if you want to listen to my other podcast Raised By The MOVIESSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/friendlesspod)

Dirk Van Stralen

Host James Avramenko is on a mission to have no friends on Facebook. Every week he's interviewing one friend off the site. They discuss their past, their ongoing relationship and how they interact with the modern world of social media. In the end, they unfriend and decide how (or if) they'll try to stay in touch going forward.

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