Episodes

This week on Friendless I interview poet, graphic designer and former co-worker of mine, Stephen Rutherford. Stephen and I talk about catch-all jobs in not-for-profits, coping in quarantine like an astronaut, what won’t go ba...

This week I unfriend Dave Smith, a scenic painter, set designer and all-around production whiz. We talk about band vs theatre in high school, black box theatres, teaching university during the pandemic, maintaining long-dista...

This week's guest is a lawyer/yoga instructor hybrid (and my older sister) Lisa Avramenko! We talk about being called to the bar, incremental social justice within systems of oppression, aggressive Zoom angles, the tradition ...

This week in a very special year-end edition of Friendlies I am once again joined by the one and only Jennica Grienke aka THE WIFE! We talk about best and worst Christmas gifts, life long regrets (but the Molson Lite kind), r...

This week I unfriend my close Saskatoon buddy, Grahame Kent (Actor, founder of Buttered Ghost Theatre and Professional Dungeon Master). We talk about echo chambers, Aaron Manke voice, short but intense friendships, All Elite ...

This week on Friendless I unfriend Megan Kent, Video Producer and former Donor Relations Coordinator. We discuss challenges in arts administration, learning to dance, missing bars, and Megan shares a harrowing account of inte...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...