Episodes

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 HERE Grab your copy of BU TT HE AD HERE 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 Fr...

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'd like to sign up for the NEWSLETTER and click here if you'd like to check out the PATREON also, click here if you want to listen to my othe...

This week on Friendless, I unfriend Fringe Festival star and Travelling Wilbury S.E. Grummett aka Grumms! We chat about lockdowns in Australia, screaming at strangers to follow the arrows, lacking object permanence, trying to stay soft in a world that wants to harden you up, being the elder guide on baby’s first MDMA trip, and so much more! Be sure to sign up for the newsletter HERE and make sure you check out Raised By The Movies HERE Support the show If you like this show and want to support i...

This week on Friendless, I unfriend UVic alum and charcuterie extraordinaire Jane Sanden! We discuss the perfect charcuterie board, Rocky Horror Picture Show, reintroducing ourselves after being deceived by beards, learning to appreciate flaky friends, and so much more! Support Friendless on PATREON 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 Friendless Linktree to sign up for the newsletter, get free downloads, an...

This week on Friendless, I unfriend miniature painter, Theatre tech Swiss army knife, and music impresario, Jensine Trondson. Jensine and I discuss her miniature painting series, letting art be imperfect, how to be friends with everyone you meet, holding people accountable for yourself and not performatively, verbalizing your gratitude for others and so so much more! Check out Jensine's art on INSTAGRAM Follow Friendless on INSTAGRAM Sign up for the NEWSLETTER Check out the PATREON and don't for...

This week on Friendless, I welcome Bob "The Builder" Orlando, 3D printer technician, poker wildman, and Dungeon Master extraordinaire. Bob and I talk about the intimidation factor of ghost towns, 3D printing prosthetics, Vegetarian pep talks, taking the blame for house parties at other people’s houses, projecting insecurities onto Dungeons and Dragons characters and so much more! Check out the Friendless Patreon - HERE Follow Raised By The Movies - HERE and sign up for the newsletter - HERE Supp...

This week's guest on Friendless is competitive swimmer turned standup comedian, Victoria's own Katie-Ellen Humphries!! We talk about theatre kids only being vulnerable when drunk, the superstars of Kaleidoscope Theatre, using performance as coping mechanism, athletes dreaming of being artists, turning my butt into a Pink Floyd prop, how to not be so goddamn precious with your terrible art, and so much more! Be sure to check out Katie-Ellen's website HERE Her podcast Horny Off Main - HERE Her com...

This week on a very special episode of Friendless, my sweet wife Jennica returns in our attempt at a glimmer of levity in reflecting on the past year. We chat about regrettable quarantine purchases, the traumas of travel, levelling up new skills, love bombing old friends, and making a playlist of 2020 cultural moments (spoiler: it ain’t great). All that and so much more on this very special episode. Be sure to follow the show anywhere you get your podcasts and review the episode with five stars!...

This week on Friendless, I unfriend Tourguide to the stars and linguistic mage Sara Tuppen Veloso! We talk about day trips in Europe, learning languages for fun, the cultural resurrection of Love, Actually, that one James Bond where he fights Russians, shit-talking on Japanese transit, exposing oneself appropriately to negative content, the labour of giving yourself pep talks in the mirror, and so much more! Check out the new website HERE and get your own with Podpage HERE Grab a copy of BU TT H...

This week I unfriend playwright and producer Geoffrey Simon Brown. We discuss adopting dogs, losing theatre work, founding the Major Matt Mason collective and the inevitable legal ramifications of the name, making friend lists and checking in on them twice, being hit on at poetry shows, and so much more! Grab a copy of BU TT HE AD - HERE Sign up for the monthly newsletter - HERE Follow Friendless on Instagram , Twitter , and on Facebook Support the show If you like this show and want to support ...

This week I unfriend actor, director and Artistic Director Kaitlin Williams! We discuss quarantine theatre, the brilliant idea of recreating the success of Hamilton, how to do the work when there’s no work allowed, nihilistic visions, loose happiness, weaving in and out of each other’s lives, the risks of site-specific theatre, assuming people are cooler than they actually are, intimidating Leonardo DiCaprio and so so much more. Grab a copy of BU TT HE AD - HERE Sign up for the monthly newslette...

This week I unfriend animation wizard and dear friend Chad "Wolfgang" Veinot. Chad and I discuss chosen family, disappointing old friends, the origin of the Average Mango clan, Halloween hijinks, shitty Ironman and feisty bananas, haunted food and so much more! Follow Friendless on Instagram - @friendlesspod Twitter - @friendlesspod Be sure to check out Chad's art HERE and follow him on Instagram @chadveinot.ig and follow Ghost Toast @ghosttoast.ig Get your copy of BU TT HE AD - HERE and sign up...

This week on Friendless I unfriend host of the Mourning Talk show, Aaron Parker. We talk all kinds of fun topics from how we met through email, sending the wrong vibes by association, cbc comment sections, the lonesome genius of Daniel Johnston, the necessary placebo of astrology, where art lives and so so much more. Check out Mourning Talk HERE or on Instagram Check out the Tarot reading Instagram we mention in the show Style by the Signs HERE (Cannot recommend her enough!) Sign up for the Frie...

This week on Friendless, I unfriend my old Bowness High School classmate Kelsey Ledbury. Kelsey and I talk about reevaluating dreams, when the show shouldn’t go on, running away to paradise, artists with jobs, how to make friends at work, and singing Monty Python in Science class. Don't forget to sign up for the montly newsletter HERE And get a copy of BU TT HE AD 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 ...

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 back to normal, the collapse of context through digital media, sharing plates of cheeseburgers, and surprising friends with hidden talents. If you'd like to buy a copy of BU TT HE AD - shop here Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Cof...

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-distance friendships, and the best breakfast. Don't forget to sign up for the Friendless Newsletter HERE just scroll down and fill out the little box! 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...

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 of old men in powdered wigs, trauma effects on memory, and Hamsters! Don't forget to sign up for the Friendless newsletter at the bottom of this page Check out the podcast Finding Fred (as mentioned in the show) HERE it's well worth the listen! And be sure to give the show a...

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), reliving moments like Scrooge and our most selfish wishes for the season. If you would like to buy a copy of my ebook BU TT HE AD click the link here Happy New Year and see you in a few weeks! Support the show If you like this show and want to support it why not Buy Me A Coff...

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 Wrestling and my boo Kenny Omega, eating the rich, and our favourite PS4 games! Check out Grahame’s podcast Dr Frightful Presents: HERE And find me on all social media @friendlesspod Don’t forget to buy the ebook BU TT HE AD at friendlesspod.com/shop Support the show If you ...

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 internet stalking. 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 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 imposter syndrome through routine, finding the bravery to sing in public, and what it's going to take to be a good friend heading into 2021. 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...

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 cities, and best practices in distracting your co-workers at your minimum wage jobs. Don't forget to check out friendlesspod.com for more details on the upcoming collection BUTTHEAD and December's very special Average Advent Calendar. Support the show If you like this show ...

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, approaching relationships with generosity and how to hold on to the right people in your life. 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, 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 about the impetus to direct, founding companies without permission, intelligence versus curiosity, and the need to make bad art. 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,...