Erik Jensen | Nan School, Posh Older Ladies & The Taste of Grief

It's a mailbag episode! We read your emails, texts, and wish upon a star for a gift in the PO Box.Send us your thoughts, on that or anything else, to 0431345145 on the burner phone, or via email [email protected] or you can pop it in the mail to Fwends, PO Box 24144, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001YOUTUBESoon you can watch clips of the show on YouTube, click through and hit subscribe now: Fwends Pod YouTubeSUBSCRIBEPlease hit follow or subscribe or whatever they call it in your favourite podcast app so you never miss a beat.Follow us all on the Instagrams to see highlights of the show:Fwends PodGeorgia MooneyRhys NicholsonKyran Nicholson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Erik Jensen is an award-winning journalist, biographer, screenwriter and poet. He is the founding editor of The Saturday Paper and editor-in-chief of Schwartz Media. He's written a bunch of incredible books and it's very likely he spells "friend" correctly in all of them. On today's episode, Erik talks about struggling to make friends as a child, Nan School, being almost exclusively friends with older ladies, making friends with people from magazines, cold-calling people out of the phone book, losing a dear friend, writing letters, and an unforgettable story about "cooking your emotions". CONTACTText - 0431 345 145Email - [email protected] - PO Box 24144, Melbourne, Vic, 3001RATE AND REVIEWOf course you've already subscribed or followed the show, now we'd love you to leave a rating and a review. In whatever podcast app you're in right now, just throw down the 5 stars. Will make our day, and help to get the podcast into more people's ears (which will ultimately mean even bigger name guests for you!)INSTAGRAMFwends PodGeorgia MooneyRhys NicholsonKyran NicholsonYOUTUBESoon (how soon we don't know) you will be able to watch clips of the show on YouTube, click through and hit subscribe now to get them the second they appear: Fwends Pod YouTubeSKIP AHEAD00:00 - Georgia, Kyran and Rhys catch up35:55 - Interview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a mailbag episode! We read your emails, texts, and wish upon a star for a gift in the PO Box.Send us your thoughts, on that or anything else, to 0431345145 on the burner phone, or via email [email protected] or you can pop it in the mail to Fwends, PO Box 24144, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001YOUTUBESoon you can watch clips of the show on YouTube, click through and hit subscribe now: Fwends Pod YouTubeSUBSCRIBEPlease hit follow or subscribe or whatever they call it in your favourite podcast app so you never miss a beat.Follow us all on the Instagrams to see highlights of the show:Fwends PodGeorgia MooneyRhys NicholsonKyran Nicholson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Lee began his career as a young teenager in the early 90’s, in the Australian lo-fi punk band Noise Addict, who were discovered by Sonic Youth and the Beastie Boys. That began an extraordinary career that has been both eclectic and eccentric. Ben has put out over 20 solo albums that have made romantics swoon for multiple generations and catapulted him to national treasure status. But enough of all that, we're here to talk about fwendship! In this episode, Ben talks about being occasionally guilty of fair-weather friendship, of friendship within cults, setting friendships loose, World Expo 88, showbiz superfriends, the necessity for admiration in friendship, friendship in family, and his perpetual search for romance in all things.CONTACTText - 0431 345 145Email - [email protected] - PO Box 24144, Melbourne, Vic, 3001RATE AND REVIEWOf course you've already subscribed or followed the show, now we'd love you to leave a rating and a review. In whatever podcast app you're in right now, just throw down the 5 stars. Will make our day, and help to get the podcast into more people's ears (which will ultimately mean even bigger name guests for you!)INSTAGRAMFwends PodGeorgia MooneyRhys NicholsonKyran NicholsonYOUTUBESoon (how soon we don't know) you will be able to watch clips of the show on YouTube, click through and hit subscribe now to get them the second they appear: Fwends Pod YouTubeSKIP AHEAD00:00 - Georgia, Kyran and Rhys catch up25:00 - Interview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a mailbag episode! We read your emails, texts, and wish upon a star for a gift in the PO Box.Send us your thoughts, on that or anything else, to 0431345145 on the burner phone, or via email [email protected] or you can pop it in the mail to Fwends, PO Box 24144, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001YOUTUBESoon you can watch clips of the show on YouTube, click through and hit subscribe now: Fwends Pod YouTubeSUBSCRIBEPlease hit follow or subscribe or whatever they call it in your favourite podcast app so you never miss a beat.Follow us all on the Instagrams to see highlights of the show:Fwends PodGeorgia MooneyRhys NicholsonKyran Nicholson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With an effortless ability to turn low-key yarns into high-stake rollercoasters, Geraldine Hickey is one of Australia’s most beloved stand-up comedians. She's also our great mate. She's won loads of awards and you've definitely seen her on the telly. In this episode, Geraldine talks about the intricacies of WhatsApp groups, failed primary school business ideas, Cold Chisel, a trip for World Youth Day, and she shares some very funny stories about her wonderful "no muckin' about" wife. Enjoy!CONTACTText - 0431 345 145Email - [email protected] - PO Box 24144, Melbourne, Vic, 3001RATE AND REVIEWOf course you've already subscribed or followed the show, now we'd love you to leave a rating and a review. In whatever podcast app you're in right now, just throw down the 5 stars. Will make our day, and help to get the podcast into more people's ears (which will ultimately mean even bigger name guests for you!)INSTAGRAMFwends PodGeorgia MooneyRhys NicholsonKyran NicholsonYOUTUBESoon (how soon we don't know) you will be able to watch clips of the show on YouTube, click through and hit subscribe now to get them the second they appear: Fwends Pod YouTubeSKIP AHEAD00:00 - Georgia, Kyran and Rhys catch up27:15 - Interview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a mailbag episode! We read your emails, texts, and wish upon a star for a gift in the PO Box.Send us your thoughts, on that or anything else, to 0431345145 on the burner phone, or via email [email protected] or you can pop it in the mail to Fwends, PO Box 24144, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001YOUTUBESoon you can watch clips of the show on YouTube, click through and hit subscribe now: Fwends Pod YouTubeSUBSCRIBEPlease hit follow or subscribe or whatever they call it in your favourite podcast app so you never miss a beat.Follow us all on the Instagrams to see highlights of the show:Fwends PodGeorgia MooneyRhys NicholsonKyran Nicholson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gillian Cosgriff is a multi-award-winning actor, singer, writer, musician, composer and comedian. She is also an absolutely world-class friend. In this episode Rhys, Kyran, Georgia & Gill discuss sibling friendships, read receipts (hell), long-distance friends, homemade plays, school reunion revelations, fringe friends, pandemic bonding and chair theory. We also wax lyrical about two national treasures, Cal Wilson and Virginia Gay.CONTACTText - 0431 345 145Email - [email protected] - PO Box 24144, Melbourne, Vic, 3001RATE AND REVIEWOf course you've already subscribed or followed the show, now we'd love you to leave a rating and a review. In whatever podcast app you're in right now, just throw down the 5 stars. Will make our day, and help to get the podcast into more people's ears (which will ultimately mean even bigger name guests for you!)INSTAGRAMFwends PodGeorgia MooneyRhys NicholsonKyran NicholsonYOUTUBESoon (how soon we don't know) you will be able to watch clips of the show on YouTube, click through and hit subscribe now to get them the second they appear: Fwends Pod YouTubeSKIP AHEAD00:00 - Georgia, Kyran and Rhys catch up26:26 - Interview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a mailbag episode! Just Rhys and Georgia this week and it is suitably chaotic. We read your emails, texts, and wish upon a star for a gift in the PO Box.Send us your thoughts, on that or anything else, to 0431345145 on the burner phone, or via email [email protected] or you can pop it in the mail to Fwends, PO Box 24144, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001YOUTUBESoon you can watch clips of the show on YouTube, click through and hit subscribe now: Fwends Pod YouTubeSUBSCRIBEPlease hit follow or subscribe or whatever they call it in your favourite podcast app so you never miss a beat.Follow us all on the Instagrams to see highlights of the show:Fwends PodGeorgia MooneyRhys NicholsonKyran Nicholson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zachary Ruane is best known as one-third of the global comedy phenomenon, Aunty Donna. In his own right, he's a comedian, a writer, an actor, and a world class artiste of the noblest of all pursuits, podcasting. In this episode, Zac talks with hilarious candour (and mild panic) about reaching one's mid-30s and wondering what friendship is supposed to look like. Let's just say the question "are you a good friend?" really takes off. He also pontificates about forming Aunty Donna before they were friends, about the fine line between friendship and podcasting, about the purity of friendship between man and dog, and so much more.Plus, while Rhys is tragically absent, Georgia & Kyran catch up in the intro, covering political campaigning, female wrestling, democracy sausages, a songwriting sabbatical, the weather, and a potential new segment "what has [insert name of host] missed?"CONTACTText - 0431 345 145Email - [email protected] - PO Box 24144, Melbourne, Vic, 3001RATE AND REVIEWOf course you've already subscribed or followed the show, now we'd love you to leave a rating and a review. In whatever podcast app you're in right now, just throw down the 5 stars. Will make our day, and help to get the podcast into more people's ears (which will ultimately mean even bigger name guests for you!)INSTAGRAMFwends PodGeorgia MooneyRhys NicholsonKyran NicholsonYOUTUBESoon (how soon we don't know) you will be able to watch clips of the show on YouTube, click through and hit subscribe now to get them the second they appear: Fwends Pod YouTubeSKIP AHEAD00:00 - Georgia, Kyran and Rhys catch up31:00 - Interview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.