Episodes

This week marks the very special mega-sized season finale of Friendless with very special guest Keira Danniels. We discuss the freedom of vulnerability, caging theatre students, lowering expectations for deep friendships, and so much more. Thanks for all the love, catch you back here for season 4 soon!! Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Friendless Linktree to sign up for the newsletter, get free downloads, and so much more!

This week on Friendless your intrepid host James interviews Scotland's favourite son, Gregor Fleming! They discuss bumbling into jobs in Victoria, the long train ride across Canada, drinking as social lubricant and of course so much more. Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Friendless Linktree to sign up for the newsletter, get free downloads, and so much more!

This week on Friendless, your intrepid host James interviews Public Relations extraordinaire Jacqueline Bennett. They discuss brands fumbling their messaging, representation in commercials, moving to Merry old England, and so much more! Follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM Signup for the Friendless NEWSLETTER Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Friendless Linktree to sign up for the newsletter, get free downloads, and so much more!

This week on Friendless, your intrepid host James interviews dancer turned bartender turned lawyer, the incomparable Janine Sicotte!! They discuss the ungenerous process of asking forgiveness, chosen families vs cults, self-medicating, and so much more! Sign up for the Friendless Newsletter HERE Follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM Listen to Raised by the Movies!! (We're coming back soon we promise) Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Frie...

This week on Friendless, James has on special guest comic book creator turned hairstylist Trevor Gieske! They discuss the best way to plan a party, celebrating pivoting, the progression of emotions and so much more! Follow Trevor's Hair Account HERE Sign up for the NEWSLETTER HERE Follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Friendless Linktree to sign up for the newsletter, get free downloads, and so much more!

This week on Friendless, James interviews special guest director, musician, documentarian and all-around top notch fella, Eric Pauls! They discuss the impossibility of making art, trauma bonding with pandemic music, finding happiness through process not product, and so so so much more. Sign up for the NEWSLETTER HERE Follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM Watch To The Mountain HERE Listen to Young Neighbours HERE Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or vi...

This week on Friendless, James is joined by former Persephone Young Company cast member, Liam Johnston. They discuss building trust in power dynamics, how to go from acquaintance to friend, and why all the kids hate Facebook but still have it. Sign up for the NEWSLETTER HERE Follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER Listen to RAISED BY THE MOVIES Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Friendless Linktree to sign up for the newsletter, ...

Friendless is back my sweeties! This week I interview the one and only Luke Pennock! We discuss dealing with ADHD, maintaining long distance friendships, the pressures of long-term connection, and so so much pro wrestling. Be sure to sign up for the Friendless Newsletter HERE Follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM and on TWITTER Listen to RAISED BY THE MOVIES Buy a copy of BUTTHEAD Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Friendless Linktree to s...

Hey y'all! It's a very special microsode because your ol' pal Jimmy goofed up his computer and couldn't get the original episode up in time! So instead thrill to this quickie and listen to the current state of Friendless (it's doing great), your host's mental health (it's doing not so great) as well as plans for new publications along with a very special reading of two brand new poems!!! Buy your copy of BU TT HE AD HERE Follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER Listen to RAISED BY THE MOVIES S...

This week on Friendless, your intrepid host James unfriend podcast professor and producer Meg Wilcox! They discuss navigating the CBC, province hopping, physical copies of poetry, and so so much more!! Be sure to get your copy of BU TT HE AD HERE Sign up for the NEWSLETTER (scroll down a little until you see "Get The Newsletter") Listen to RAISED BY THE MOVIES and follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Fri...

It's a brand new episode of Friendless with your favourite host, James Avramenko, and his special guest actor and co-host of Two Bad Neighbours, Alan Johnson! They discuss the safety of high school drama class, The Simpsons podcasts, university weirdos, cynicism in media discourse, and so much more!! Sign up for the Monthly Friendless Newsletter Follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER Listen to RAISED BY THE MOVIES Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A...

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 Bent Sign up for the Newsletter Listen to Raised By The Movies Follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Friendless Linktree to sign up for the newsletter, get free downloads, and so much more!

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 HERE Sign up for the NEWSLETTER Listen to RAISED BY THE MOVIES Follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Friendless Linktree...

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 TIKTOK and follow me on TIKTOK too!! Be sure to sign up for the Friendless NEWSLETTER Listen to RAISED BY THE MOVIES Buy a copy of BU TT HE AD Get a ticke...

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 HERE Follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER Listen to Raised by the Movies HERE Buy your copy of BU TT HE AD Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Friendless Linktree ...

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 Newsletter Follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER Listen to Raised by the Movies and buy BU TT HE AD Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Friendless Linktree to sign up for the newsletter, get free download...

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 TWITTER Listen to Raised By The Movies Buy BU TT HE AD and sign up for the NEWSLETTER Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the...

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 NEWSLETTER Buy your copy of BU TT HE AD Listen to Raised By The Movies and follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM and TWITTER Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A...

This week on Friendless, James host'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's music updates on INSTAGRAM follow Friendless on INSTA and TWITTER Listen to Raised by the Movies Buy BU TT HE AD Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Friendless Linktree to sign up for the newsletter, get free dow...

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 NEWSLETTER and grab your copy of BU TT HE AD and check out our sister show Raised by the Movies! Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffe...

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 - HERE Sign up for the newsletter - HERE Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Friendless Linktree to sign up for the newsletter, get free downloads, and so much more!

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 Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Friendless Linktree to sign up for the ne...

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's brewery HERE And be sure to sign up for the Friendless Newsletter HERE Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coffee or visit the Friendless ...

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 HERE Follow Friendless on Instagram , and Twitter Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not B...