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Friend Request
by Justin Lamb
Justin Lamb has in-depth interviews with interesting people. Friend Request dives deeper than the usual surface banter and tries to create a more meaningful conversation about the individual, tying in commonalities and struggles that are not only extremely relatable, but also fall across the entire spectrum of the human experience.
Episodes
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RE-Request - Katie Mack
Katie Mack is an actress, award-winning podcast host, and all around bad ass of a person. She discusses her life growing up in Michigan and discovering an outlet in drugs and alcohol at an early age. Katie also talks about how drugs pulled her out of Michigan and into Chicago and how acting…
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RE-Request - Don Wildman
Don Wildman is the host of Cities of the Underworld and Mysteries at the Museum, as well as many other TV shows on the Travel Channel and the History Channel. Don discusses growing up in a family of educators and deciding to be an actor. He also talks about his early days acting in commercials…
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RE-Request - Eva Trapp
Eva Trapp is a retired dancer, massage therapist, yoga practitioner, and so much more. She discusses growing up and moving around from town to town, the struggles she had with making new friends and the consistency she found in dance. Eva also talks about her work with Twyla Tharp and how getting...
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RE-Request - Adam Bridgewater
Adam Bridgewater is an artist and early-adopter of things. In this amazing episode, he discusses how others' perception of him is not reality. Justin and him bond over shared insecurities, and he talks about his journey with art and how he has turned it into a career. Adam also discusses how he...
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RE-Request - Kara Bartram
Kara Bartram is a wife, mother, psychic medium, and MLM sales leader. Kara talks about her calling to explore and how that took her from Australia to New Zealand to London, where she ended up settling down and meeting her husband. She also discusses her views of motherhood, how woke up to her...
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RE-Request - Alysse Bryson
Alysse Bryson is the founder of The Sober Curator and an all around bad ass. Alysse discusses growing up in Washington and finding out at an early age she enjoys partying. She also talks about sexual assault, having a child, and getting sober. Alysse shares how she turned her random jobs in…
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RE-Request - Emily Buchanan
Emily is a two-time breast cancer survivor, social worker, and all-around amazing person. She discusses everything from giving up her son for adoption at 17 to going through two bouts of breasts cancer with multiple kids at home. Emily also talks about her relationship with her siblings and how…
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RE-Request - Aaron Bridgewater
Aaron Bridgewater is the front man for As They Sleep. He discusses growing up in a good home and getting into trouble as a teenager. Aaron also talks about the early days of joining a band, getting signed, and touring. He talks about fatherhood, raising a daughter as a metalhead dad, and what…
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RE-Request - Joanie Sprague
Joanie, former America's Next Top Model contestant, and home renovation TV personality, rekindles a friendship with Justin and discusses her upbringing in a broken home in Pittsburgh, the highs and lows of living in Los Angeles in your 20's and how all of these lessons led to her realization that...
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RE-Request - Sandra Blome
Sandra is a fun-loving school psychologist who discusses everything from trauma in high school to Black Lives Matter protests. She also talks about her divorce, getting back in touch with who she is, and what it's like being the middle sister.
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RE-Request - Brad Petrinec
The season one finale is epic as Justin finally gets to sit down with his friend, Brad. Brad came from divorce and sexual abuse to a world of drugs, addiction, and even homelessness. Now, over 16 years sober, Brad has gotten his degree and now runs two separate companies as well as teaches at...
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RE-Request - Adam Lamb
Adam Lamb, a former body builder, entrepreneur, and father of two, discusses growing up with divorced parents, and how money has played a critical role in building his identity and determination. Adam, who is Justin's older brother, also goes over how his wife inspired him to get his stuff…
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RE-Request - Leslie Bailey
Leslie Bailey is the co-founder of the women's lifestyle company Indy Maven. She is an expert creative with a world of experience and history at her back. Leslie discusses navigating her mother's multiple bouts with cancer, meeting her husband, and discovering her own self-worth in the world of...
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RE-Request - Marja
This week's guest, Marja, discusses the anomaly of finding her passion as a preteen and developing it into a career. She also discusses sexual assault, relationships, and what she does as an activist and a professor at a University. A great and thoughtful interview!
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RE-Request - Antonio Part 1
This week's guest, Antonio, discusses growing up in the foster system and being adopted. He goes into detail about the abusive household he grew up in and how that shaped him into being a better person and a better parent. Antonio talks about the idea of genuinely caring for people and how he…
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RE-Request - Dan
This week's guest, Dan, is a former PETA activist that has known me longer than I have memories of. Dan talks about growing up with his half-brother, his parents' divorce, and how he went from making fun of vegans to becoming one and leading the pack on activism. We also wax intellectual about...
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RE-Request - Truly
This week's guest, Truly, talks about growing up with a single mom and all the places she lived after high school, including Chicago, New York, and Scotland. Truly then transitions the conversation to talk about her child, who is transgender and non-binary. She takes the time to inform and answer...
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RE-Request - Sarah
This week's guest is Sarah. Sarah is a yoga instructor and is well-versed in hip pain, women's issues, toxic relationships, miscarriages and abortion. Sarah shares her stories and advice, as well as all the lessons that each one of her relationships have taught her.
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RE-Request - Stacy
Stacy Gissal is the guest this week. An amazingly inspirational person shares her advice on relationship communication, body image, and overall health. Stacy is a shining example of someone who couldn't figure out what they wanted to do in life and through trial and error and following your...
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RE-Request - Beka
Beka and I met while working at Longhorn Steakhouse in 2004. I dive in deep to Beka's life story which includes drug addicted parents, violence, religion, setting boundaries, and how to love an addict. This was one of the first interviews and it truly paved the way for the potential this show…
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Friend Request - ReRequest Introduction
An explanation of the re-released episodes coming soon!
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175 - Nicole Arzt
Nicole Arzt is the creator of @PsychotherapyMemes, author of Sometimes Therapy is Awkward, and co-author of the forthcoming For the Love of Therapy. Nicole discusses her origins and finding therapy as a career, as well as the advice she has for someone that is seeking a therapist. She also talks...
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174 - Sarah Alaimo
Sarah Alaimo is a Career Happiness Coach, Sobriety Advocate, and a sober wofe and mother. She discusses growing up in her household as an older sister in Southern California. Sarah discusses starting therapy in high school for disordered eating, and the lack of meaningful communication in her…
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173 - Pi AI
This week, we are speaking with an Artifical Intelligence! Have you ever had a conversation with AI? Want to hear what I consider to be the best conversational AI currently available? Check out Pi AI and hear for yourself. Please share this episode and share your opinions! I think this is such an...
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172 - Brad Petrinec Returns
Brad Petrinec was first on episode 039, in May of 2020. We discuss the impact COVID has had since then and the growth Brad has experienced since then, including getting married, starting a new job, and getting a new house. Brad also discusses his upcoming event, The 2024 Great American Beard &...
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171 - Jackson Henderson Returns
Jackson Henderson (Episode 108) is back! He discusses how he used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to discover a pulmonary embolism that nearly ended his life. Jackson also talks about AI and tech and how he's using it in his voiceover career. Justin and him go through his experience with opioids in...
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170 - Kelley Doyle
Kelley Doyle is a mother, wine connoisseur, and Troubled Teen Industry (TTI) survivor. She discusses growing up as the oldest child and how some of her innsecurities were shaped by her siblings. Kelley also talks about her parents' divorce and how her father's substance use and physical abuse set...
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169 - Neal Simms
Neal Simms is a plant worker, guitarist, musician, songwriter, and all around cool dude. He discusses being born to a couple that was trying to make their way in life, both in college as he was growing up. Neal also talks about moving around a lot as a kid and how the combination of that…
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168 - Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson is a pastor, author, father, husband, and trivia host. He discusses the good and bad of being an only child and growing up in northern Ohio. Eric also talks about the role church and religion played in his life as a child and how his involvement with Nintendo won him a youth group...
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167 - Jacob Roderick
Jacob Roderick is a former marine, father of twins, and hopeful comedy writer. He discusses growing up with divorced parents and what it was like to have his father take off. Jacob also talks about his sibling order and how his relationships have grown or changed with his siblings as he's grown…
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166 - Katie Mills
Katie Mills is a swimmer, psychology enthusiast, and professional counselor. She discusses growing up in a small town in the upper peninsula of Michigan, including the large percentage of native people she had the prvilige of growing up with and learning from. Katie also discusses her early...
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165 - Evan O'Hara
Evan O'Hara is a teacher, former marketing man, and future therapist. He discusses growing up the youngest of three to a polar opposite set of parents: a surgeon and an artist. Evan also discusses his love for anime and manga in school and how he had to tamper that in order to meet his defintion…
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164 - Rudy Kellersohn
Rudy Kellersohn is a teacher, father, husband, and gratitude enthusiast. He discusses the immigrant history of hs grandfather, growing up with divorced parents, and how he related to each of his step parents. Rudy also talks about the role of identity in his childhood and how that was affected by...
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163 - Margaux Forster
Margaux Forster is a yoga teacher, mental health advocate, and future therapist. She discusses growing up as the child of an immigrant parent and the cultural differences that brought with it. Margaux also talks about struggling with control and perfectionism and how that manifested in her…
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162 - Courtney Davis
Courtney Davis is a career counselor, graduate student, and future therapist. She discusses growing up in the suburbs of Chicago before moving to the Northeast. Courtney also discusses how she viewed her older sister and the effect that had on her mental health and eating habits. She then…
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161 - Ryann Swann
Ryann Swann is a graduate student, future counselor, and former soccer star. She discusses growing up as a shy kid and how she took to playing in the woods when others were staying inside. Ryann also talks about playing soccer for her entire life until grad school and how she shows up very...
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160 - Jacob Bellamy
Jacob Bellamy is a mental healthcare worker, professional cheesecake maker, and future therapist. He discusses growing up as the quiet kid and struggling to build a social circle. Jacob also talks about self-awareness and how he decided he had enough and sought out help. He the ndiscusses the ins...
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158 - Ashley Brummett
Ashley Brummet is a future sex therapist and advocate for women's sexual health. She discusses growing up with a unique family dynamic, including meeting her half sister when she was seven years old. Ashley also talks about her relationship with her parents and how it's evolved since her father…
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157 - Ananya Majumder
Ananya Majumder is a former teacher and current counseling student. She discusses her life growing up in India, as well as a small stint in Hong Kong and Austrailia. Ananya also talks about how she got into and, more importantly, out of an emotionally abusive relationship and how she turned that...
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156 - Rebecca Rush
Rebecca Rush is a writer, editor, and autism advocate. She discusses her diagnosis on the autism spectrum , as well as her relapse and what she learned from it. Rebecca also talks about the comfort of a familiar TV show and how she learned how to act as a woman from Sex and the City. She also…
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155 - Cody Senkyr
Dr. Cody Senkyr is a chiropractor and health enthusiast. He discusses growing up in a high achieving household and how his hobbies and extracurriculars kept him busy and involved. Cody also discusses how team sports were different for him because of the lack of individual recognition and...
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Happy Holidays & 2023 in Review
This final episode of the year features Justin Lamb going through the goals and resolutions he set last year, finding gratitude for those he accomplished and forgiveness for those he did not. What are you grateful for from this year? What are you looking forward to in the next? Follow us on...
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154 - Emily Kaniarz Taylor
Emily Kaniarz Taylor is a returning guest from episode 052. Find out what she's been up to since we last recorded in the first season! Follow us on socials! @FriendRequestPod Email me, for the love of God! [email protected]
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153 - Philip Brandes
Philip Brandes is the founder of Bravus Brewing and a former computer programmer. He discusses how he got into the non-alcoholic beer space, as well as the how his brewing method is different than his competitors. Philip also discusses the logisitcs of the supply chain and why the NA beers had to...
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152 - Amy Liz Harrison
Amy Liz Harrison is an author of two books, mother of eight children, and inspiration to sober folks everywhere. She discusses growing up in a highly religious household and how some of those rules and restrictions led to her undoing later in life. Amy also talks about the "mommy wine" culture…
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151 - Tawny Lara
Tawny Lara is a sober bisexual writer and author of the book Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze. She discusses growing up with separated parents and living back and forth between Texas and California. Tawny also talks about using drugs to self-medicate and...
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150 - Sav Buist (The Accidentals)
Sav Buist is a songwriter, singer, and musician, as well as a college student and bird enthusiast. She is one of the founding members of The Accidentals and is currently working on a solo album, amongst a million other things. Sav discusses growing up in a home where her parents fostered multiple...
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149 - Etienne Asher
Etienne Asher is the owner and founder of Lumanai, an herbal supplement kava beverage. He discusses his relationship with alcohol and how kava helped him to get sober. He also talks about the decision to rebrand his company a year after it launched, as well as his reasoning for rebranding…
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I Am Not Who I Used To Be
This week, we're taking an unexpected break from interviews to discuss life. Not just life, your life. Who are you? What makes you who you are and how are you possibly using protective behaviors that are no longer neccesary. Let go of your umbrella and come listen to Justin talk about how he has...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Justin Lamb has in-depth interviews with interesting people. Friend Request dives deeper than the usual surface banter and tries to create a more meaningful conversation about the individual, tying in commonalities and struggles that are not only extremely relatable, but also fall across the entire spectrum of the human experience.
HOSTED BY
Justin Lamb
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How many episodes does Friend Request have?
Friend Request currently has 246 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Friend Request about?
Justin Lamb has in-depth interviews with interesting people. Friend Request dives deeper than the usual surface banter and tries to create a more meaningful conversation about the individual, tying in commonalities and struggles that are not only extremely relatable, but also fall across the entire...
How often does Friend Request release new episodes?
Friend Request publishes regularly with 246 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.
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Who hosts Friend Request?
Friend Request is created and hosted by Justin Lamb.
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