The Friend Zone

This week on #TheFriendZone, we share our thoughts on how 2026 has unfolded thus far. And how our sense of self, goals and hopes for the year have been impacted.

Black Business of the Week - The StoryGraph https://thestorygraph.com

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#ListensLately:

Sault - God Protect Me From My Enemies

Tone Stith - Fly

Tanerelle - feels like love

The Kid LAROI - A Cold Play

Absolutely - I Just Don't Know You Yet (Live)

Junetober - Conversation Pit

42 Dugg & Skilla Baby - Thick One

Ari Lennox - Mobbin in DC

S. Fidelity, Dawn Richard - Play

Girlfriend - Deep

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This week on #TheFriendZone, we're back from Winter Break! It's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.
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Surprise!
It's a bonus episode of The Friend Zone! We asked you to share your favorite moments of the year and we put it all together to make a "Best of 2025" bonus for the holidays.
The Friend Zone returns Wednesday, January 21, 2026.

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The Binge is our weekly TV & Film recap series on Patreon. This month on #TheBinge, we're revisiting the Christmas episodes of our favorite Black Television shows. 
Follow along as Fran recaps Living Single S1E15 - Living Kringle:
"Synclaire is saddened to see that none of her friends share her enthusiasm for Christmas. She tries her best to get everyone in the spirit of Christmas."
Living Single is available now on Hulu.
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This week on #TheFriendZone, it’s the final episode of the year. We take a look back at 2025 - from the community rallying together during the LA Wildfires, Armon’s Diddy coverage on YouTube to Patti LuPone getting cursed out for 15 min straight as an intro! We also take note of the range of conversations we contributed to the Podcast Landscape.
Thank you for another wonderful year together. Have a happy and safe Holiday!
The Friend Zone Returns on Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026
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