The Friend Zone

This week on #TheFriendZone, we show support to those who need the laughs after dealing with their family all day at the Memorial Day cookout and/or events. Dustin brings us this week's hilarious HOT TOPICS. You are welcome, and seen.

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone, we’re joined by Crissle West of the Crissle’s Couch podcast. We talk all things Dr. Cheyenne Bryant, NatureBoy and Cults, Caterpillar Netflix and the Compliance Film.

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone, we're revisiting Carbon Nation after watching Hulu's The Cult of NatureBoy. What once looked like freedom and community reveals a deeper story of control, manipulation, and how it all began.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone, we're talking Pop Culture! The news cycle moves fast, but Dustin moves faster. He catches us up on all of the hottest topics that he believes we need to know about, and it goes exactly how you think it will.

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss Caterpillar on Netflix. Caterpillar is a documentary that follows David, a 50 yr old man from Miami, on a journey to India for a non-FDA-approved surgery to permanently change his eye color. Directed by Liza Mandelup, the documentary explores themes of colorism, transphobia, self-image, insecurity and the desperate need to be seen.

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone, we're talking about what happens when you do everything right...but life still feels unclear? Did success change, or are we just figuring it out in real time?

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone, we have lots to cover. Buckle up as Dustin brings us up to speed by discussing all the latest Hot Topics.

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone, we’re joined by Financial Educator and New York Times Best-Selling author - Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche. We talk about “this economy”, how budgeting alone is not enough, how to make steady money decisions during economic uncertainty, practical shifts that reduce financial anxiety, ethical investing and the 10 pillars of financial wholeness. We also answer listener questions!

Transcribed - Published: 25 March 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.

Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone, we explore the psychology of time - why years feel longer when we’re young and why adulthood can make life blur together. We reflect on school vs adult life and discuss how creating new memories, learning skills and trying new experiences can help life feel fuller.

Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone, Bible Study is back! We have a lesson in love from the book of Genesis. Female Hip Hop, The Traitors, and The Bible have something in common, and Dustin tells us exactly what that is.

Transcribed - Published: 4 March 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone, we close out the last week of Black History Month with a discussion around Mr. Walter Johnson AKA Mr. Tendernism, Uncle Nearest and the ways the Government, racism and violence have suppressed Black innovation and economic progress.

Transcribed - Published: 26 February 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.

Transcribed - Published: 18 February 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone , we continue our Black History Month Celebrations! We explore who really preserves Black history, what gets lost when stories aren’t recorded and how everyday people, not just institutions, keep our culture alive. We end with a simple challenge to preserve one piece of personal history before it fades.

Transcribed - Published: 11 February 2026

This week on #TheFriendZone, we celebrate Black History Month! THE WORDS BLACK BOTTOM HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD THING. We look back at the rich Black History of the now defunct Detroit neighborhoods Black Bottom and Paradise Valley.

Transcribed - Published: 4 February 2026

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.

Transcribed - Published: 28 January 2026

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.

Transcribed - Published: 21 January 2026

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.

Transcribed - Published: 31 December 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 24 December 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 17 December 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.

Transcribed - Published: 10 December 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, we look back at the last 10 years of Black Television & Film.

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, Dustin walks us through the landmark case of Brenay Kennard in North Carolina.

Transcribed - Published: 26 November 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss decisions and circumstances that shifted our trajectory and daydream about alternate lives.

Transcribed - Published: 19 November 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.

Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss the latest AI, Robot and tech developments.

Transcribed - Published: 5 November 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, it’s the end of our 2025 Spooky Season! An intersection of Bible Study and The Crime Zone.

Transcribed - Published: 29 October 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, we’re still in the Crime Zone. Death In Apartment 603 - What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?

Transcribed - Published: 22 October 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.

Transcribed - Published: 15 October 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, it’s another Crime Zone episode! The Multiple Mysteries of Marina Ramos.

Transcribed - Published: 8 October 2025

This month on #TheFriendZone, we’re officially in our spooky season! We kick off Crime Zone October with the case of The Caldwell Triple Homicide.

Transcribed - Published: 1 October 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, you asked us the questions and we answered them! The Q&A episode.

Transcribed - Published: 24 September 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.

Transcribed - Published: 17 September 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk Unknown Number: The High School Catfish documentary on Netflix.

Transcribed - Published: 10 September 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk TikTok story times, a lack of professionalism and AI customer service.

Transcribed - Published: 3 September 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, we’re having Bible Study. The Story of Solomon and The Baby.

Transcribed - Published: 27 August 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, we're celebrating 10 years! Join us on our trip down memory lane.

Transcribed - Published: 21 August 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.

Transcribed - Published: 13 August 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, we assess our digital spending habits.

Transcribed - Published: 6 August 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss the month’s Hot Topics.

Transcribed - Published: 30 July 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, we’re back from break and doing a mid-year mental health check-in.

Transcribed - Published: 23 July 2025

This month on #TheBinge, we're watching Forever Netflix - An American Teen Drama television series adaptation of the book Forever by Judy Blume. Created and Directed by Mara Brock Akil. Join us for a sneak peek into S1E1 of our full series recap available now on Patreon.

Transcribed - Published: 16 July 2025

In honor of the Sinners film joining streaming services this week, we're publishing a teaser of our Patreon recap from May 2025.

Transcribed - Published: 9 July 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the shit episode. No Hot Button. No Segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.

Transcribed - Published: 2 July 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk Future-Proofing?

Transcribed - Published: 25 June 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk the month’s Hot Topics.

Transcribed - Published: 18 June 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone, we vent about this shit show of an Administration and share some theories.

Transcribed - Published: 12 June 2025

This week on #TheFriendZone it’s a shoot the shit episode. No Hot Button. No Segments. Just whatever comes up. Brace yourself.

Transcribed - Published: 4 June 2025