becoming friends with...
We are on a lil break. New episodes will hit the podiverse November 6th. Get yer heart right, catch up or revisit EVERY episode, and check out https://bit.ly/m/becomefriendswiththepod for all sorts of fun. Until then, we love you!! becoming friends with... is a funny, heartfelt, and slightly hazy longform podcast where four longtime friends—and delightfully weathered stoners—meander through the cosmic maze of adult friendship while gently dismantling macho nonsense and redefining manhood, one laughably profound tangent at a time. Each episode dives headfirst into everything from spaced shower thoughts to deep chats about movies, music, and masculinity. The first half? A delightfully chaotic, free-roaming conversation that pinballs between topics like late-night snacks, dad feelings, and philosophical detours. The second half? A deep-dive into a favorite film, band, or album that gets way more thoughtful than you’d expect from guys this high. With recurring segments like “Coffee Songs”, “Hi, Thoughts”, “Tales of Video Library”, and hilarious hijinks involving weird AI-generated images, becoming friends with... is part nostalgia trip, part emotional check-in, and all good vibes. Whether you’re here to laugh, reflect, or just feel a little more connected, this is the podcast for dudes who cry at movies and laugh at fart jokes—and everyone who loves them. https://bit.ly/m/becomefriendswiththepod friendship. music. movies. dig it. we’d love it if you’d join us.
Episodes
becoming friends with…the wraith (1986)
every time you listen to this podcast, a wraith loses another metal brace. what a thrill to be alive. join everyone’s favorite guys that talk into mics as they discuss the 1986 independent action-fantasy film the wraith. this movie is all over the place, but not nearly as much as the topics discussed in the first segment. everything from a maga chri...
Did you ever watch that movie with Fred Ward called Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins? Good for you. So did we AND we recorded us talking about it so you don’t have to.
That’s right, america’s only podcast is back and talking more meathead movies. This go around, they’re steeped in racism watching Joel Grey pull an Emma Stone four decades before that was even a thing. Isn’t science amazing? This bonker...
flying killer compact discs and plenty of confusion
Listen up, space cadets! This episode of Becoming Friends with... is a real trip. The aging-stoner crew fires up some high-minded chatter in the first segment, debating a confusing photo of MC Hammer and George Michael that's almost as wild as a lightbulb-shaped head. It's a journey, man.
The main event features the Dolph Lundgren classic,...
This week on becoming friends with… the crew sparks up another installment of their “Meathead Movie” saga — and this time, it’s Sylvester Stallone’s Cobra. What starts as random, smoke-hazed chatter about farts, guitars, and accidentally mixing up Spider-Man with Superman, slowly morphs into a surprisingly sharp (and hilarious) takedown of 80s macho cinema.
The gang of aging stoners dissect every growled one-liner, every gratuitous...
Double the Muscle, Double the Mellow, Double the Damme
This week, the smoke is thick, the takes are wild, and the vibes are loose. The crew continues their hazy cinematic pilgrimage through the world of Meathead Movies — those big, sweaty, overly macho classics that beg to be reexamined through the eyes of modern, aging stoners with more nuance than protein powder. This time it’s Jean-Claude Van Damme’s ...
Meathead Movies and Midlife Musings
This week, everyone's favorite podcast pals light one up and dive into the gloriously sweaty, post-apocalyptic fever dream that is Cyborg — the second entry in the “Meathead Movies” series, where they take the most protein-soaked, testosterone-dripping films of yesteryear and crack them open to reveal surprisingly tender truths about modern masculinity.
But before the cinematic deconstruction be...
becoming friends with…Under Siege 2 (Meathead Movies Vol. 1)
The boys kick off their new Meathead Movies series by getting spiritually and chemically aligned with Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, a 90s action flick where Steven Seagal plays a deadly chef (again) on a runaway train (also again?) And also why?
Before that cinematic train leaves the station, there’s some classic detoured nonsen...
You guys...this is gonna be a bit of a placeholder synopsis because I'm in the middle of camp where the only wifi spot is and I just want to get this in your hands. Anyway, I'll update it if I can. Or, if I remember?
Anyway, here's a lil list of some items that are brought up in this episode, besides the panos cosmatos film mandy, which is highly recommended by all of us here at becoming friends with...
becoming friends with…Dune – Spice-Fueled Nostalgia & Wormhole Tangents
In this episode of becoming friends with…, four slightly-fried friends meander through a hazy fog that begins with wayward banter and ends knee-deep in Arrakis sand. The first segment is pure heady chaos—Steven Seagal’s arm-flailing jog becomes a spiritual metaphor, nostalgic VHS memories, and nobody can quite re...
becoming friends with...lost highway
Wet Butts, Vinyl Dust & Lynchian Loops
Before things get dark and dreamy with Lost Highway, the crew takes a long, weird walk through Record Store Day—full of slippery nostalgia, mysterious green vinyl, and just a hint of haze in the air.
There’s talk of swampy music videos, Post Malone being crowned record store wizard, and a heated debate over why no one pressed Monster Magnet on 4/20. Ada...
Lynch, Loops & Losing Your Mind…Am I Watching a Movie or Having a Psychic Break?!!!??!
Three dudes. One Lynch film. Infinite confusion. This week, the boys accidentally watched Inland Empire and now they’re not sure if they’re still in it. What starts as a David Lynch discussion quickly dissolves into a full-blown metaphysical panic attack—screaming Laura Dern faces, cursed rabbit sitcoms, and at lea...
Deep Vibes, Dream Logic & Flaming Nips
This episode finds Rene, Byron & Chris—your favorite philosophically-inclined couch surfers—falling headfirst into David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive. Expect hazy dream logic, espresso-fueled mobsters, voyeur limos, and the mystical terror of the “blue key,” all filtered through that slightly-baked lens where everything means... something?
'Three aging stoners stumble their way into David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet”… eventually.'
In this wildly off-the-rails episode of becoming friends with..., Byron and Rene (both skeptical former film majors) welcome new friend Chris for a hilarious deep-dive that’s equal parts Lynchian cinema, VHS store nostalgia, bizarre high school stories, and chaotic reality TV takes. From Flavor of Love bathroom disasters to passionate defenses of ...
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