What Are Friends For

What Are Friends For

BFFs Gabrielle Ruiz and Pallavi Sastry dive into joyful, meaningful, and uncomfortable conversations about platonic love in a socially distanced world; Whether near, far, or 6-feet apart. Support this podcast: https://www.patreon.com/waffpodcast

Episodes

December 21, 2022 28 mins
Ricki Lake joins Pallavi and Gabrielle and we hear stories, including some behind the scenes of Crazy Ex Girlfriend.
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Pallavi talks with Gabrielle about the struggles of loving your body.
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December 6, 2022 34 mins
WAFF is happy to have returning guest Marissa Meizz from No More Lonely Friends.
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This week WAFF is joined by another pair of podcast hosts from Crappy Friends.
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November 22, 2022 37 mins
This week WAFF is joined by the hosts of The Chaat Room, Keertana and Niki.
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November 15, 2022 32 mins
Gabrielle opens up about a situation that has been pressing on her for almost a year now.
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In this week's podcast, Jamie Zelermyer joins Gabrielle and Pallavi for a spooky Halloween episode.
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October 25, 2022 32 mins
This week, professor, speaker, and author, Dr. Marisa G. Franco joins Gabrielle and Pallavi for an expert informed conversation on friendship.
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October 18, 2022 29 mins
Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined with Devin and Aaron, co-founders of the McNichol Bernbach real estate group.
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October 11, 2022 30 mins
Gabrielle and Pallavi talk about friends, therapy, and being a therapist for your friends.
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September 27, 2022 33 mins
Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by Manu and Laura, two women who are social media experts and podcasters themselves.
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September 20, 2022 30 mins
Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined with Kerri and H Alan from the Golden Girls podcast Out on the Lanai.
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September 13, 2022 31 mins
Gabrielle and Pallavi catch up on all the tea since season 5. They have many exciting announcements and aspirations for the upcoming season.
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For our first episode of the season, Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by Aparna Shewakramani!
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Happy Season 5 Finale, Friends - for this special episode, Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by Melissa Fumero!
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Throwing it back to one of our favorite live shows ever - the June 2021 LIVE show with The Homo Sapien Experience.
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June 7, 2022 31 mins
This week we have a special release of one of our Patreon Pop Culture conversations. The topic: Bridesmaids!
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And just like that...our sweet tooth is activated! Reece Scelfo, Owner and Founder of Brady's Bakery sits down with Pallavi and Gabrielle for a special pop culture conversation surrounding "And Just Like That" and "Sex and the City."
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Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by friendship coach, author, publicist, and educator - Danielle Bayard Jackson to discuss the friendships in the hit show, Insecure.
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May 10, 2022 34 mins
WAFF's dear friend and former producer extraordinaire is back for a conversation with Pallavi and Gabrielle on friendship during a time of loss.
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