The Friend Zone
Listen along every Wednesday as Dustin Ross, Hey Fran Hey & Assanté explore mental health, mental wealth and mental hygiene, because who in the hell wants a musty brain? Send inquiries and questions to: TheFriendZone@loudspeakersnetwork.com #TheFriendZone
Episodes
This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss decisions and circumstances that shifted our trajectory and daydream about alternate lives.
Dustin Ross Live! https://www.dustinrosslive.com
The People’s Brief - Redefining Masculinity ft. Dustin Ross - https://youtu.be/Ea1hcOwdwFQ
Hey Fran Hey’s Amazon Storefront - https://www.amazon.com/shop/heyfranhey?ccs_id=442f4c1b-a313-4f4b-9b11-63834e00ed6d
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.
Catch Dustin Ross Live! - www.dustinrosslive.com
Hey Fran Hey’s Amazon Storefront - www.amazon.com/shop/heyfranhey?c…9b11-63834e00ed6d
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This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss the latest AI, Robot and tech developments.
Black Business - UCLA VIP Scholars Program https://giving.ucla.edu/campaign/donate.aspx?Fund=64237C
Dustin Ross Live! https://www.dustinrosslive.com
Hey Fran Hey’s Amazon Storefront - https://www.amazon.com/shop/heyfranhey?ccs_id=442f4c1b-a313-4f4b-9b11-63834e00ed6d
Wellness Segment - Melissa Hurricane Relief Funds:
Jamaica’s Official Government Hurrican...
This week on #TheFriendZone, it’s the end of our 2025 Spooky Season! An intersection of Bible Study and The Crime Zone.
Black Business of the Week - Undomesticated Podcast Hosted by Michael Arceneaux and Candace Dillard Bassett https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/undomesticated/id1842883739
Wellness Segment - Food For The Poor Jamaica https://foodforthepoorja.org
Catch Dustin Ross Live on Tour! https://www.dustinrosslive.com
#Listens...
This week on #TheFriendZone, we’re still in the Crime Zone. Death In Apartment 603 - What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?
Black Business of the Week - Son of James https://sonofjames.co
Wellness Segment - Black Girls Can Inc & The Pathway To Power Wellness Tour
Black Girls Can Inc website https://www.blackgirlscaninc.org
Black Girls Can, Inc IG https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlscan/#
Black Girls Can Inc Tour https://www.blackgirlscaninc....
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.
Catch Dustin Ross Live! - https://www.dustinrosslive.com
Thank you to our Sponsors:
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This week on #TheFriendZone, it’s another Crime Zone episode! The Multiple Mysteries of Marina Ramos.
Black Business of the Week - Chandler Advocacy Firm https://chandleradvocacy.com
#ListensLately:
Immature - Never Lie
Usher - Think Of You
All-4-One - I Swear
Jeezy & DJ Drama - If You Don't Know Me
Foxx-A-Mill ft. Mouse - Unnecessary Money
952 Raq - Soldier Love
Rochelle Jordan - Never Enough
Odeal - In The Chair
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz...
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.
Black Business of the Week - Saint Heron Library https://library.saintheron.com
Check out Louis York Live next week!
Atlanta - October 8 7pm https://eddiesattic.com/event/louis-york
New York - October 10 7pm https://www.eventim.us/event/louis-york/660379
#ListensLately:
Tweet - Toot Toot
Jane H...
This week on #TheFriendZone, you asked us the questions and we answered them! The Q&A episode.
Black Business of the Week - Billie Gene Body https://billiegenebody.com
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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.
Thank you to our Sponsors:
Squarespace - Head over to Squarespace.com for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, go to squarespace.com/friendzone to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.
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This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk Unknown Number: The High School Catfish documentary on Netflix.
Black Business of the Week - Fierce By Dre Fashion Hub https://www.fiercebydre.com
#ListensLately:
Christian McBride, Antoinette Henry - Come Rain Or Come Shine
Yukimi, Little Dragon - Sad Makeup
Amel Larrieux - Get Up
Quin- ZiP
Lizzo - IDGAS
Counting Crows - Hanginaround
Johnny Venus - Shooter
Ella Mai - Tell Her
Lady Wray - Be A Witne...
This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk TikTok story times, a lack of professionalism and AI customer service.
#ListensLately:
Destin Conrad, Terrace Martin - wASH U AWAY
Alabama Shakes - Another Life
Jai'Len Josey - Freak
Black Queen - Witcha Dude
Offset - Love You Down
Mariah Carey - You're Mine (Eternal)
Lil Mo, Fabolous - 4Ever
Jae Stephens - Afterbody
Jai'Len Josey - Southern Delicacy
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This week on #TheFriendZone, we’re having Bible Study. The Story of Solomon and The Baby.
Black Business of the Week - Dr. Bobbi https://bigmouthtoothbrush.com
Wellness Segment - UCLA Article “How To Keep Your Digestive System Healthy As You Age” https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/how-keep-your-digestive-system-healthy-you-age
#ListensLately:
TAVE, Kenyon Dixon, Stacy Barthe - Into You
Daniel Caesar - Call On Me
Amber Mark - Let Me ...
This week on #TheFriendZone, we're celebrating 10 years! Join us on our trip down memory lane.
Black Business of the Week - iFly Youth https://ifly-youth.org
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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.
Thank you to our Sponsors:
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This week on #TheFriendZone, we assess our digital spending habits.
Catch Dustin Ross Live! https://www.dustinrosslive.com
Dustin Ross interview with DVNTV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBgH1IVROnM
Black Business of the Week - Black Doula Services “Douwella” https://www.douwella.com
#ListensLately:
India Shawn ft. Lucky Day - Cotton Candy Blvd
Robert Glasper ft. Ant Clemons - Heaven's Here
Alex Isley - Thank You For A Lovely Time
Ameri...
This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss the month’s Hot Topics.
Catch Dustin Ross live on tour! https://www.dustinrosslive.com
Black Business of the Week - Harbor82 Wellness https://harbor82wellness.com
#ListensLately:
Mariah Carey - Type Dangerous - The Remix of the Gods
Mariah Carey ft Shenseea, Kehlani - Sugar Sweet
October London - Touch On Me
Ying Yang Twins ft. Avant - Bedroom Boom
Clipse, Ab-Liva - Inglorious Bastards
Clipse, Pharre...
This week on #TheFriendZone, we’re back from break and doing a mid-year mental health check-in.
Black Business of the Week - LYS Beauty https://lysbeauty.com
Wellness Segment - Skyelight - Plant-based incense and candles SkyeLightLiving.com
#ListensLately:
Kevin Ross - Love In The Middle
Zyah Belle ft. Dende - Automatic
Rooney - When Did Your Heart Go Missing
Sophie - Bipp
Stevie Wonder - A Place In The Sun
Mobb Deep - Win or Lose
Joe Jackso...
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.
"Forever," a Netflix series inspired by Judy Blume's 1975 novel, follows two Black teens, Keisha and Justin, as they navigate their first love in 2018 Los Angeles. ...
In honor of the Sinners Film joining streaming services this week, we're publishing a teaser of our Patreon recap from May 2025.
The 2025 supernatural horror film written, directed and produced by Ryan Coogler:
"Sinners is set in 1933 in the Mississippi Delta, where Black sharecroppers still work the cotton fields nearly 60 years after the end of slavery. Jim Crow laws bear down on these industrious communities, while the Ku Klux Kla...
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