What Are Friends For

What Are Friends For

By Gabrielle Ruiz & Pallavi SastrySociety & CultureRelationships
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What Are Friends For episodes

  • Frankie Grande: Be Your Own Best Friend
    Gabrielle and Pallavi sit down with actor, host, and gamer Frankie Grande and learn what it means to shine bright like a Frankie! The three chat (and even sing a little) about what it means to be your own best friend and how important it is to take care of yourself first before you can be there for anyone else.
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    29 min
  • Sex Positive Friendship
    Friends are for being open about their sex lives. In this solo episode, Pallavi and Gabrielle dive into the the sex positivity movement. Whether watching Bridgerton with your mother or comparing your sex life to what the media says it should be - talking about sex is difficult. But it's always better with a friend.
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    35 min
  • Smiley Poswolsky: Recipes for Friendship
    Gabrielle and Pallavi sit down and discuss their book report on author, speaker, and millennial workplace expert Smiley Poswolsky's new book, "Friendship in the Age of Loneliness." Smiley's book explores how friends stay connected and present with one another across time, space, and modern barriers like technology. Gabrielle and Pallavi share their thoughts on working with friends, making time for friendship outside of the workplace, and the different ways they show their appreciation for friends.
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    35 min
  • AJ Rafael: Funko Friends
    Friends are for coming to your wedding! But how do you choose which ones to invite? Pallavi and Gabrielle sit down with singer/songwriter and content creator, AJ Rafael and talk all things wedding...and Funko Pops. Newly engaged AJ gets advice on narrowing down his invite list and navigating the tricky interactions when people on the lower tier of the friendship cake assume they are invited. 
    May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. WAFF will be amplifying AAPI voices throughout the month.
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    31 min
  • Lilan Bowden: Friends, happiness, YAY
    Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by actor, comedian, and director - Lilan Bowden. The three discuss ways to stay connected to their best friends during the pandemic. They are full of ideas: from exchanging goods, to scheduling phone calls, and imagining the center pieces they will snag from weddings once the pandemic is over! May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. WAFF will be amplifying AAPI voices throughout the month, starting with the incomparable, @yourfriendlilan. 
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    33 min
  • Jealousy vs. Envy
    Green with envy....or green with jealousy? Does it matter when it comes to wanting what your friends have? In this solo episode, Gabrielle and Pallavi dive deep into the uncomfortable conversation of being jealous and envious of your friends and how to deal with these feelings.
    This episode features voice messages from listeners like you!
    To leave us a VM, call ‪(805) 973-SLAY.
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    36 min
  • Amanda LaCount: Friends Breaking the Stereotype
    Pallavi and Gabrielle speak with professional dancer, choreographer, singer, model, and body positivity activist - Amanda LaCount - about friendship, dance, and the challenge of staying connected to both in a virtual world. They discuss loving the body you are in; after all, it is a vessel for your slay self to shine through!
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    29 min
  • Danae Mercer: OG InstaFriend
    This week, Gabrielle and Pallavi  are joined by journalist and self-love advocate Danae Mercer. The three explore their struggles with body image, and the challenge of showing and accepting their real selves on social media. 
    To seek help or speak to someone about your experiences with Eating Disorders, visit
    https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline 
    Get 10% off your HydroJug order with code WAFF10https://www.thehydrojug.com/discount/FRIENDS 
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    31 min
  • Jaime Camíl: Cotorreando con Friends: Babbling with Friends
    Gabrielle and Pallavi sit down with actor/producer Jaime Camíl and discuss the dynamics of Hollywood parties, swap parenting stories, and give each other pro-tips for their next dentist appointments. This high energy, fun conversation with Jaime will give you the urge to call your own dear friends and babble away!  
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    30 min
  • Faith and Friends
    On this week's episode, Pallavi and Gabrielle open up to each other about their experiences with religion growing up and accepting and celebrating one another's differences in faith as adults. Even best friends have more to learn about each other; the two open up about the tenets of Hinduism and Christianity and how these beliefs are tied to their identities.
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    33 min

About What Are Friends For

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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…