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!!!!

Music in this episode

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!!! 

Music in this episode:

(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

Episode 16 (and another audio only one). Recorded in Late November our beloved Matt Yanko is BACK in the studio aka Brond's living room

We have a jam packed episode straight from Bonne Maman!

We talk Fortnite, Better Caul Saul and Make Up, you know the classics! We have Brond run a victory lap for Mother Selene and recap the Chain's first Full USA Tour

And of course, as promised, as always, as bad as you wanna be... The mailbag because the Juicers and their submissions are the heart and the soul of this podcast and while you are at it don't forget to visit El Molino in Concord, California

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Produced by Sammy Kless & Brianda Goyos Leon & Kent Soliday

Episode 15 is our second late-night show (and another audio only one).

Recorded way back in the last week of September 2025 while our beloved Matt Yanko was once again out on tour with The Story So Far, but have no fear... Our very own stage right prince Brandon Downum is back on the show and he may just surprise you with that he has to say...

We hit you with the yin and the yang having both My Recent Obsession and Respectfully, No segment because life is all about balance. Sometimes you gotta eat your veggies!!

And of course, the big beautiful mailbag because the Juicers, as we are calling fans of the pod, are the life blood to this entire operation that and El Molino in Concord, California.

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Produced by Sammy Kless & Brianda Goyos Leon & Kent Soliday

Episode 14 is our first late-night show (and another audio only one). 

We’re back from the West Coast run and doing it PTI style like the ESPN show where two guys argue with a clock, except it’s three bandmates running through every gig, meal, and mess from the road.

Then we roll out a brand-new segment: Respectfully, No. Sammy says no to Reverend Guitars, Yanko says no to San Francisco bikers, and Brond says no to Walnut Creek’s Kinder's Deli.

Music in this episode:

The Juice Intro by Glom

Zero by BURP!

Eyes Like Sponges by Karoshi Boy

Bay Slap Interlude by Halo Davis

Produced by Sammy Kless & Brianda Goyos Leon & Kent Soliday

Recorded in the Goldfield green room in Sacramento after soundcheck, two days into this lil’ West Coast headliner sprint. We’d just sold out Reno at the Holland Project on 8/1 (start the month strong, right?), and the AC is still broken because of course it is. Brandon is in the corner pouring E&J shots and handing out orange slices like some kind of demented soccer coach. Six out of seven band members made the cut (Avi, conspicuously absent). Think summer camp, except no cabins, no lake, just six friends yelling over each other in Sacramento.

Music in this episode:

The Juice Intro by Glom

Complete Degenerate by Cheap Appeal

Sidewinder by Barbed Wire

Chrome Lust by Barbed Wire

Bay Slap Interlude by Halo Davis

Produced by Sammy Kless & Kent Soliday

Audio by Brianda Goyos Leon

Recorded in the Goldfield green room in Sacramento after soundcheck, two days into this lil’ West Coast headliner sprint. We’d just sold out Reno at the Holland Project on 8/1 (start the month strong, right?), and the AC is still broken because of course it is. Brandon is in the corner pouring E&J shots and handing out orange slices like some kind of demented soccer coach. Six out of seven band members made the cut (Avi, conspicuously absent). Think summer camp, except no cabins, no lake, just six friends yelling over each other in Sacramento.

Music in this episode:

The Juice Intro by Glom

Complete Degenerate by Cheap Appeal

Sidewinder by Barbed Wire

Chrome Lust by Barbed Wire

Bay Slap Interlude by Halo Davis

Produced by Sammy Kless & Kent Soliday

Audio by Brianda Goyos Leon

Look who’s back it’s the whole gang: Sammy, Brond, and Yanko. Yanko just got off the road with Balance & Composure and Turnover (he’s still dehydrated). Brond has been running social media from a cruise and somehow ended up hanging out with one of her heavy metal heroes (no, seriously). And we all came together in one place, at the same time for Sammy’s wedding. Miracles happen. Oh, and there’s a mailbag, because of course there is. Stories and questionable wisdom… we missed this. We missed you all. 

Music:

The Juice Intro by Glom

Criminal Banner by Chain Rank

Sensory Overload by Cheap Appeal

Knock It Off by RINGER

Bay Slap Interlude by Halo Davis

Produced by Sammy Kless & Kent Soliday