The Friend Zone

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.

Dustin Ross Live in DC! www.dustinrosslive.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.

Dustin Ross Live in DC! www.dustinrosslive.com

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This week on #TheFriendZone, we explore the tragic and horrific end of Alishah Pointer's life in East Cleveland, Ohio.

Black Business of the Week - Willowbrook Farms https://willowbrookmi.com

Dustin Ross Live in DC! - https://www.dustinrosslive.com

#ListensLately:

Monchy & Alexandra - Hoja En Blanco

Antony Santos - Voy Pa'lla

Aventura - Obsesion

My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise)

Gaza Slim - Mama Said

Yung Miami - Freak Like Me

V Cartier - Spinning The Block

Jaymin - Psalm

Remi Wolf - Yellow Rose

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This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss Girl in the Picture - a Netflix original documentary film about the 1990 murder of a 20 yr. old woman and the twists and turns it took to find her identity. The film is based on the books A Beautiful Child and Finding Sharon by Matt Birkbeck, who also serves as executive producer. Directed by Skye Borgman.

Black Business of the Week - Invisible History with Dr. Margarita Rosa

Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/invisible-history-with-dr-margarita-lila-rosa/id6822478457?i=1000796208960

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@InvisibleHistory

Dustin Ross Live in DC! https://www.dustinrosslive.com

#ListensLately:

Robert Glasper, Musiq Soulchild, Chrisette Michele - Ah Yeah

Nao - Burst

Rachel Chinouriri - Parasite

Trinidad Man Man - Suck C**t (Raw)

Meshell Ndegeocello, Destin Conrad - The Closer I Get To You

Inayah - For The Streets

Skip Waiters, Ben Reilly - american IDOL

Remi Wolf - Champagne

Dawn Richard - fiesta

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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.

Dustin Ross Live in DC! https://www.dustinrosslive.com

Thank you to our Sponsors:

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This week on #TheFriendZone, it's officially Spooky Season! Assanté kicks it off by giving us the rundown on the Circleville Letters, small town family secrets and an unsolved mystery.

Black Business of the Week - Heated Cake Stands & Dessert Warmers https://velverawarm.com

Wellness Segment: Dominican/Afro-Latino Platforms to support:

Elaine Feliz https://www.instagram.com/elainefeliz1?stkn=aTdmZjQ1ZzhjMnBp

Dr. Ana Simó - https://www.instagram.com/dranasimo

Anro Rivas - https://www.tiktok.com/@anrosinfiltror=1&t=ZP-9AL3IyNtOhT

Dash Harris - https://www.instagram.com/diasporadash?stkn=Y3IyNnA3cGltMTQ1

#ListensLately:

• Victoria Monet, SZA - See You In My Dreams
• Nick Hakim - Needy Bees
• Rochelle Jordan - Lowkey
• Freddie Jackson - Have You Ever Loved Somebody
• Yung Miami - F You
• Yseult - One More Time
• Dawn Richard - Enough
• Jaymin - Nothing 2 Lose
• OMB Peezy - What She Wants

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This week on #TheFriendZone, we catch up on the latest headlines and Hot Topics.

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Black Business of the Week - Finger Lakes Treehouse https://www.guestreservations.com/finger-lakes-treehouse/booking

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Dustin Ross Live in DC! https://www.dustinrosslive.com

Roomie Diaries hosted by Dustin Ross roomiediaries.com

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#ListensLately:

• SZN4 - Let's Be Clear
• Zyah Belle, MyGuysMars - What Lovers Do
• Kaytranada - DON'T WORRY BABE/I GOT U BABE
• Kwn - Hopeless Romantic
• Figure Flame - PIVOT
• Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind
• V Cartier - So Good
• Tame Impala - Dracula
• Tinashe - Popstar

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This week on #TheFriendZone, we share our thoughts, research and disappointment around the discourse on Nikole Hannah-Jones' article in The New York Times - "In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?"

The New York Times article - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/magazine/ny-public-schools-black-students-segregation.html

Principal Malea Mouton-Fuentes at Willie Brown Middle School in San Francisco - https://sfstandard.com/2026/06/06/sfusd-willie-brown-middle-school-miracle

Black Business of the Week - The Brand Is Strong: A Content Creator Masterclass hosted by Franchesca Ramsey https://www.skool.com/thebrandisstrong

The Roomie Diaries hosted by Dustin Ross - https://theshaderoom.com/roomiediaries

#ListensLately:

• The Womack Sisters - Monster
• Erykah Badu, The Alchemist, Thundercat - They Ain't You
• Jhene Aiko - He Belongs
• Tony Bizarro - Estou Livre 2
• Coi Leray & Diplo - Nothing Into Something
• My Doorbell - The White Stripes
• Fridayy - Cryin
• Jhene Aiko - Neighbors
• Jhene Aiko - So Good

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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.

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This week on #TheFriendZone, from the Teeth to the Streets - a discussion focusing on cameras tracking everything from cavities to cars and the invasiveness of it all.

Black Business of the Week - Portrait Coffee https://portrait.coffee

#ListensLately:

Wyclef Jean, Harvey Mason, Niia, Theo Croker - French Quarter

Washington - Monday Blues

Merna - Magic

The Cranberries - Dreams (Live At The London Astoria II 1994)

Trap Dickey & Key Glock - Down South

Cynthia Bailey, LePrince & Manora - The Peach Life

Rihanna - Fire Bomb

Isaia Huron - overtime

Q Marsden - hey there [I have a compulsive complex]

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