Just Friends Podcast: The Juice

Season 2 episode 8!! Overall it is Episode 26! Took awhile to get this edited because Sammy is recording the Mom Jeans record all month.  

Full house & an another Audio only episode for your ass! This time we got a special appearance not only from Jon Ellery of Unpassing but Kent Soliday of Save Face aka DJ Chuck Salad of Just Friends fame!

We talk movies, Mother Selene release party, Save Face playing with Arm's Length, and someone is playing a prank on Yanko...

"The Real MVP" is a new segment we tried out! Wanted to give love and grace to someone or something that has made our weeks easier! 

we got a double whammy mail bag questions from the Bay Area Party Ppl Discord and the JF Instagram! Like I said a full house tonight!!! 

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Season 2 episode 7!! Overall it is Episode 25. Our Podcast can legally rent a car now wow so grown up! 

We got an another Audio only episode for your ass! The boys are back in town! Yanko is back and better than ever! We also got Jon Ellery of Unpassing, Mr. Brond hanging out with us once again! 

Today's beverage of choice is La Croix from Brond's fridge! 

It's one of the best openers we have ever had, we talk 7-11. A true american staple. Tune in and find out what Taquitos Sammy ate off the floor in Isla Vista, California...

Then the return of Minor Inconveniences we dive into the ocean of what has been pissing us off! 

Sammy's sister's boyfriend Brian pops into the mail bag with a car themed question during the mail bag! Yes the cool sister from the lyric of their song "Dublin, California" off of the Just Friends debut record "Rock 2 The Rhythm"

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Season 2 episode 6!! Overall it is Episode 24

Bay Area Legend Marshawn Lynch aka Beastmode wore #24 while playing in the NFL and it's absolutely no coincidence that in episode 24 we have two Bay Area Legends the dynamic duo of Avi Dey and Cody Furin!!

Avi Dey is a founding member of Just Friends playing Trumpet, Percussion, Samples and running the website! Cody Furin is a Director, Photographer and Musician who has directed music videos for Mom Jeans, Just Friends, Graduating Life and many more! Cody even filled in for Matt Yanko on guitar for Just Friends for multiple tours over the last few years.

Together they are massive part of Honey TV, an art collective and lifestyle brand based in Bay Area. In this episode we talk Honey TV, Just Friends touring and Cody talks about making the "White Trash Millionaire" music video for Mom Jeans. Avi's recent obsession is gonna take the music industry by storm and Cody's may surprise you...

Yanko is still away with The Story So Far on tour so yes in fact the mice will still play. No Cracker Barrel in the UK how will Yanko ever survive? Guess we will find out when he is back. In the themes of dynamic duos, Brond and Sammy hold it down in this episode as always

Sammy's sister Marley Rose pops into the mail bag with a coffee themed question!!! Yes the cool sister from their song "Dublin, California" off of their debut record "Rock 2 The Rhythm"

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Season 2 episode 5!! Overall it is Episode 23 

Michael Jordan and LeBron James both wore #23 and its absolutely no coincidence that episode 23 we have Eric Butler of Mom Jeans in the juice box to announce the support for the Mom Jeans Headline Tour this fall! 

This edition of Road Dawgs we talk to Harrison Gordon of Harrison Gordon while he drives his van to Goodwill to buy a suit for a music video he is filming! 

Eric talks about having Sobs coming over from Indonesia to open the Mom Jeans tour! 

Yanko is away with The Story So Far on tour so yes in fact the mice will play. Not sure how he will be able to survive over in the UK with no Cracker Barrel. Guess we will find out when he is back. Too bad he has to miss the mail bag, truly heartbreaking but there is also next episode!!

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Season 2 episode 4!! Overall it is Episode 22 the big 2-2! (and another audio only one, I swear to god we are getting video back this season)

Yanko is hasn't left, he's counting down the days until The Story So Far takes him across the pond. Take one letter out of that and you get Pod!! Which episode 22 is really something special!

Mr. Brond is back again, The handsome Jon Ellery of the Bay Area Death Metal Band, Unpassing is kicking it with us (definitely not against his will) 

We talk Minor Inconveniences and there is a new segment written by Sammy's brother Mo entitled When I was a Dumb Ass Kid, take one guess at who broke a car windshield...

Hall of Fame Mail Bag question by our awesome listener Ernie from Modesto who asked us "What’s the luckiest thing to ever happen to you guys?" Probably the Juiciest mail bag question we have ever had!!  

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Season 2 episode 3!! Overall it is Episode 21 the big 2-1! We are legal baby! (and another audio only one, I swear we getting video back this season)

Yanko is has returned!! Thank god! The mice were getting tired. We don't just get a cameo from Mr. Brond this episode, we got Jon Ellery of the Bay Area Death Metal Band, Unpassing for the whole episode!!! He joins us to talk about his band Unpassing's debut release Pyrophoria. We also talk food, drums and do anyone of you remember your first "bang-over?"

Bang-over: To have a sore neck/back after going to a heavy metal show and headbanging or moshing too much. My source? Urban Dictionary and the Hardlore Podcast 

Our menu for today? We are sipping some amazing coffee from Ain't Normal (5701 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618)

Brond flips a coin and we land on our favorite segment "My Recent Obsessions" two words: "Tulsa King"

Another Hall of Fame Mail Bag question by our wonderful listener Paulo from Sacramento who asks “Fuck, Mary, Kill” the potato edition! 

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Season 2 episode 2? Yes! But overall it is Episode 20 the big 2-0! (and another audio only one).



Yanko is still away, the mice will still play. Brandon, Brond and Sammy are on the verge of a BBQ where the hot dogs will be delicious! Sammy takes the time to shout out the Walnut Creek Wing Stop for their impeccable service the other night! We also get a cameo from Mr. Brond himself, Jon Ellery of the Bay Area Death Metal Band, Unpassing

Our menu for today? Waiting for Hot Dogs 

We welcome Tyler Povanda of the band Save Face on our segment "ROAD DAWGS" he is currently tour managing the band Pacifica and we chop it up with him while he grabs a $20 pre show burrito. Matt Yanko does not appear in this episode as he is still on tour with Free Throw and still eating meatloaf from cracker barrel every single night after the set, yeah I'm still as shocked as you are.  

Minor inconveniences is back with a vengeance. Which one of these beautiful people you think hasn’t had their wallet for 4.5 weeks because they lost it?

Hall of Fame Mail Bag question by our wonderful listener Paulo from Sacramento who asked “if each just friends album had an ice cream flavor, what flavor would they be?” Tune into this week’s episode and find out!!!!

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Hello & welcome to season 2 episode 1 but overall it is Episode 19 (and another audio only one).

Our menu for today? We are sipping on Strawberry Waterloo from Brond's fridge straight to the dome. 

We introduce a brand new segment today entitled "ROAD DAWGS" we put our brains together and connected a phone to our mixing board, wild stuff. Now we can call any of our friends who are currently on tour and annoy the absolute hell out of them. We speak to Bart Thompson of Mom Jeans fame and of course our beautiful Matt Yanko who is currently on tour with Free Throw for their Moments Before The Wind Headline Tour and he is eating meatloaf from cracker barrel every single night after the set, yeah I'm as shocked as you are.  

We can't start season 2 without our favorite segment "My Recent Obsessions" where we hear about Brandon diving deep into Death Metal and Brond bumping Vanita Leo's new record

And of course what is an episode of the Just Friends Podcast: The Juice without a The Mailbag!!! 

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(in order of appearance)

Produced by Sammy Kless & Brianda Goyos Leon & Kent Soliday

Episode 18 (and another audio only one). It's 2026 and Yanko has walked 10,000 steps everyday for an entire week someone get this man a breakfast burrito from Tacos Don Chai in Martinez, California STAT. 

Our menu for today's Dot's Homestyle Pretzels of parmesan garlic persuasion & Yerba Mates straight from the San Ramon/Danville Costco

We talk Brond's brand new solo single Joy, the 2026 Bottle Rock Line Up and we introduce another new segment, "Minor Inconveniences" we get to the bottom of what is really really spanking our pancakes. Something to do with Pickles maybe??

Like always... our favorite part of the show.... The Mailbag!!! Our Juicers poured up big for us this week! I'm starving aren't you?

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Produced by Sammy Kless & Brianda Goyos Leon & Kent Soliday

Episode 17 (and another audio only one). 2026's inaugural episode!! have a sweet and tasty treat for you today! Kent Soliday aka DJ Chuck Salad live in the Juice Box (the new official name of where we record The Juice).

Kent is an original member of Just Friends but has been playing in Save Face since 2021.

Our menu for today's episode was Nachos BellGrande® a Pepsi and 18 Ounces of Trader Joe's Crispy Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Kent talks the Save Face Record and music video directed by Tades of Hot Mulligan??

We introduce a new segment, "What I Wish I Knew" where we cover topics such as touring, clocking in on the creative process & so much more

And of the real star of the show... The big beautiful mailbag!!! The Juicers had quenched our thirst with their submissions this week! Yanko loved Training Day he wanted to start 2026 off with a bean & cheese from El Molino and watching Denzel do what he does best.

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Produced by Sammy Kless & Brianda Goyos Leon & Kent Soliday