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Friendship in the Apocalypse | What About Your Friends?

Ringer Dish

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.31.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On the very first episode of ‘What About Your Friends?,’ Erika Ramirez, host and founder of ILY, explores the ins and outs of friendship in the dire circumstances of an apocalypse or doomsday scenario with her best friend and cohost, Steven Othello (0:05), and builds an ideal doomsday friend with The Ringer’s Joanna Robinson (16:40). They draw from shows like ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘The Walking Dead,’ ‘Yellowjackets,’ and ‘Lost,’ as well as their own experiences and friendships. Please join us every Wednesday on the Ringer Dish feed for ‘What About Your Friends?,’ a podcast dedicated to the many lives of friendship and how it’s portrayed in pop culture. If you have your own thoughts or questions about friendship in the apocalypse, send us an email at [email protected], and we’ll talk about it at the end of next week’s episode. Hosts: Erika Ramirez and Steven Othello Guest: Joanna Robinson Producer: Sasha Ashall Additional Production Supervision: Chelsea Stark-Jones and Juliet Litman Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's no secret the NFL has a problem with race.

0:03.4

Think Colin Kaepernick.

0:04.9

Think Brian Flores.

0:06.6

But this isn't a new problem.

0:08.7

It's one that started as far back as the 1930s

0:12.3

with a ban on black players in the NFL,

0:15.1

with a past that informs the present.

0:18.0

BlackBald is a new miniseries podcast from the ringer,

0:21.2

about the four men who broke the color barrier

0:23.4

in football.

0:24.4

I'm your host, Chelsea Stark Jones.

0:26.8

BlackBald is dropping soon on the ringer NFL feed.

0:31.6

Want to die live up a notch?

0:33.4

Well, in the Maldives, things are dialed way up.

0:37.2

Relaxation is elevated to a national sport.

0:40.3

The sea is not just clear.

0:42.0

It's ultra HD crystal clear, and the colors so vivid.

0:47.2

No one's going to believe your photos.

0:49.7

But this is reality on another level.

0:53.0

Visit the Maldives with Virgin Atlantic holidays.

0:56.1

Seal now on.

0:57.8

Teasing sea supply.

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