Friendless
By James Avramenko
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Category: Mental Health
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Subscribers: 9
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Episodes: 191
Grahame kent
Mar 1, 2019
a great concept and a really great listen!
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Friendless is a podcast about the strange, tender, often painful work of staying connected. Host James Avramenko talks to writers, thinkers, activists, and everyday people about loneliness, platonic love, community, mental health, and what it actually takes to build a life with people in it. No easy answers, no toxic positivity, no pretending the hard parts aren't hard. Just honest, sometimes uncomfortable, often moving conversations from somewhere in the void. But always fun and safety.
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What's The Worst That Could Happen? (with special guest Marcus Kliewer)
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Oct 27, 2026 |
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Heartbreak, Obsession, and Psychic Bunnies (with special guest Meredyth Cole)
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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Digital Disconnection vs Real World Risks (with special guest Nathan Iles)
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Sep 15, 2026 |
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39 Questions for 39 Years (A Birthday Q&A Special!)
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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Save the world, or save your mom? (with special guest Leandra Guillet)
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Reconciling with our pasts: a conversation with Elder Larry Grant & Scott Steedman
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Writing from the Scar: Brandi Bird on Poetry, Recovery, and Identity (Live at the Book Warehouse)
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Frugality is the best revenge: Steve Burgess on Living Well in Vancouver on Less (Live at the Book Warehouse)
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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welcome to the eh team: on canadian humour, identity, and the complicated love of a country (with special guest Charlie Demers)
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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on belonging, grief, and identity (with special guest Eddy Boudel Tan) Live at the Book Warehouse
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May 12, 2026 |
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so you're no longer mentally ill...(DBT mini-season finale!)
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Celebrating Independent Bookstore Day (with special guests Cathy Jesson & MLA Christine Boyle)
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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balancing boundaries: the GIVE and FAST approach (DBT mini-season part 8)
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Stop Hinting, Start Asking: The Dear Man Skill for Assertive Communication (DBT mini-season part 7)
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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A False Sense of Safety: Iona Whishaw on Trust, Community, and the Lies We Tell Ourselves (Live at the Book Warehouse)
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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when your emotions are lying to you (and what to do instead) DBT mini-season pt.6
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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What Is Forgivable? A Conversation With Robyn Harding (Live from the Book Warehouse)
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Naming What You Actually Feel (or 'Fine' Doesn't Cut It) (DBT mini-season part 5)
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Radical Acceptance Bro! (Distress Tolerance pt. 2)
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Don't Make It Worse: Distress Tolerance Tools (DBT mini-season part 3)
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Mutual Survival: On Community, Grief, and Resistance (with special guest Garth Mullins) LIVE at the Book Warehouse
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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The Guardrails: Mindfulness HOW Skills (DBT mini-season ep. 2)
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Finding the Off-Ramp From Runaway Thoughts (DBT Micro-Season — Mindfulness Part 1)
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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WTF is DBT? (Mini-Season Intro)
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Sometimes Things Work Out (LIVE at the Book Warehouse with Special Guest Susin Nielsen!)
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Practicing Resilience and Gratitude (with special guest Dr. Greg Hammer)
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Sobriety and the Art of Queer Friendships (with special guest Will Pacheco)
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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The Art of Writing and Belonging (with special guest Genki Ferguson)
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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2026? I Hardly 2025-er! (Year End Retrospective Special!)
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Love At First Sight (with special guest Lee Smith)
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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The Woo and The Boo (with special guest Gavin Harper)
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Being the Great Optimist (with special guest Dust Cwaine)
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Live Slow, Die Whenever (Birthday Special)
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Finding Your Village (with special guest Florence Ann Romano)
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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I'm Not at Capacity, I Just Don't Want To (Solo)
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Considering the Lobster (with special guest Tessa Irwin)
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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The Liberating Power of Play (with special guest Nicole Thompson)
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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The Seroquel is kicking in (reflections on June)
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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The Monkey Made Me Do It (with special guest Trevor Hinton)
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Cause Ya Gotta Have Faith (with special guest Zazu Payne)
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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How to Survive the Internet (with special guest Sam Murdock)
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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On Isolation vs Solitude or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love 50 Cent (Reflections on May)
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May 27, 2025 |
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The Hidden Benefits of Bullying (with special guest Magda Baker)
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May 20, 2025 |
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Rebuilding Connection After Mistakes (with special guest Dr. Christine Cooper)
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May 13, 2025 |
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Finding Light in Dark Stories (with special guest Mel Zee)
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May 06, 2025 |
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Sunshine Monkeys Rejoice! (Reflections on April)
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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You Don't Need to Drown (with special guest Brett Cassidy)
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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The Intersection of Art and Activism (with special guest Amy J. Lester)
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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The Art of the Swerve (with special guest "Ravenous" Randy Myers)
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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How to Love in a F*cked Up World (with special guest Dean Spade)
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Don't Call It A Comeback
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Refocusing Jurassic Park's Feminist Lens (with special guest Hannah McGregor)
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Halloween Spook-tacular!
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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How Do Adults Make Friends?
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Building Lasting Connections (with special guest Keira Daniels)
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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The Imp of the Perverse (September Wrap-Up Special)
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Building Online Communities (with special guest Tim Riel)
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Feeling Like a Fraud? Let's Talk Imposter Syndrome
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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i feel that way about garlic too (with special guest jaz papadopoulos)
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Virgo Season Has Arrived! (Season 7 Preview!)
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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All Good Things (Season 6 Finale)
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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The Assets and Liabilities of Being a Human (with special guest Megan Phillips)
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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You Don't Have To Yell To Get Your Point Across (with special guest Nug Nahrgang)
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Embracing Your Artistic Destiny (with special guest Riel Hahn)
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Love Means Mostly Having To Say You're Sorry (May Lil' Guy)
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May 28, 2024 |
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The Intimacy of Pro Wrestling (with special guest RJ City)
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May 14, 2024 |
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How to Make Friends Online and Not Get Murdered (with special guest Beau Schultz)
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May 07, 2024 |
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Processing the Process (April Lil' Guy Wrap-up)
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Celebrating The Inner Teenager (with special guest Sara Bynoe)
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Meeting Our Past and Future Selves (part 2) (with special guest Scott Hendrickson)
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Meeting Our Past and Future Selves (part 1) (with special guest Scott Hendrickson)
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Still Here (with special guest Kat Jeffery)
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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How to Reframe Internal Narratives (March Lil' Guy)
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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The Sober Road Goes On and On (with special guest Bryan Nothling)
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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You Don't Know What You Don't Know (with special guest Jabree Robinson)
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Bridging Distances (with special guest Selin Isik)
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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L'amour c'est fou (February Lil' Guy)
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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What's bringing you joy this week? (with special guest Andrew Wade)
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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So you've been diagnosed with ADHD...(with special guest Shanda Stefanson)
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Getting Dramatic (with special guest Landon Walliser)
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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You're Doing Better Than You Think (January Lil' Guy)
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Cross-continental Connections (with special guest Taylor Padget)
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Burn It Down With Love (with Jaz Papadopoulos)
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Holiday Wrap-Up Extravaganza! (December Lil' Guy)
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Unbreaking Your Brain (with Special Guest Darcy Haywood Stoop)
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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Radical Vulnerability (November Lil' Guy)
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Queer Love on a Dead Planet (with special guest Nathan Iles)
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Navigating Lost Friendships and Setting Boundaries (with special guest Laura Anne Harris)
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Escape from Community (with Rod Peter Jr)
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Halloween Q&A Spook-Tacular!
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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The pitfalls of self-discovery (with special guest Gavin Mac)
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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The Impact of Artistic Intention (with Anton DeGroot)
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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The Comforts of Kink (with Eddie Torres)
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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The Power of Community (with Rachael Alexandre)
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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It's my birthday again, be nice to me! (Season 6 teaser)
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Art at the End of the World with Corey Hardeman
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Overcoming the fear of intimacy (A Lil' Guy episode)
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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What's a renaissance man? With Hank Pine!
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Out of Town Chapter 7: I hope Bret actually likes me and isn't just being nice to not hurt my feelings
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Platonic Intimacy with The Established Shanda Leer
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Navigating Loneliness: Understanding the Impact of Social Isolation (A Little Guy Episode)
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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"Out of Town" Chapter 6 - I was told one time...
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May 02, 2023 |
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Mastering Poetry with Lauren Badillo Milici
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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"Out of Town" Chapter 5: So anyway, where were we?
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Giving up the art life with Brian Alan Ellis
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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"Out of Town" Chapter 4: No offence intended to my dad but my grandpa my example of a man growing up.
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Setting boundaries is hard! With Robbie Towns
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Out Of Town - Chapter 3: The morning of a road trip is one of tense internal negotiation.
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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How to live the art life with Sean Amsing
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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"Out of Town" Chapter 2: This Is What My Life Has Become
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Talking about the Big C with Friends (with special guest Christine Johnson)
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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"Out of Town" Chapter 1: "The last time I saw my grandpa"
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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What's your attachment style? Special Guest Jessica Fern
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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So you wanna reconnect with an old friend huh?
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Aislin Winsor dances the unicorn
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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What the hell is a boundary anyway? (a mini-update!)
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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David Sklar returns
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Carla Svensson calls in from Middle Earth!
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Holly Machado and advocating for the artist
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Elle Nash and the wild world of Diaryland
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Welcome Back! (A re-introduction)
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Jef Caine is gonna draw the future!
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Melissa Tuplin wants to validate your art!
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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It's my birthday again, be nice to me!
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Tyler Klein Longmire and the Art of Performing for an Audience of One
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Julia Mackey and the Renovation of Theatre
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Ming Hudson and Keira Danniels return!
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Kyle Richard McCarthy or The Future Is Better Than The Old Days
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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James Kot and the Vulnerability of Wading Into Deep Water
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Brian Alan Ellis and the Joys of Self-Publishing
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Torquil Campbell and the Art of Joyful Quote Tweeting
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Shiraz Higgins
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Nick Johnson
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May 31, 2022 |
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Kale Penny
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May 24, 2022 |
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Jenna Turk
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May 17, 2022 |
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Kate Costin
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May 10, 2022 |
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Melanie Moore Brown
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May 03, 2022 |
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Sam Mullins
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Natasha Enquist
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Mike Klemak
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Robbie Towns
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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Matthew Quick
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Derek Avramenko
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Keira Danniels
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Gregor Fleming!
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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Jacqueline Bennett!
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Janine Sicotte
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Trevor Gieske
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Eric Pauls
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Liam Johnston!
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Luke Pennock!
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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It's my birthday! Be nice to me!!
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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Meg Wilcox
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Alan Johnson!
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Joanna Iles
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Brandi Bee!
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Bryan Nothling (Episode 100!!!!)
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Karen Johnson-Diamond!
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Jameson Parker
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Susan Miyagishima
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Wes Borg!
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Jelani Grenyion aka Codename: JG
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Shaan Rahman
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Emily Piggford!
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Jacob Richmond
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May 25, 2021 |
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Daniel Johnston!
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May 18, 2021 |
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Julia Katherine!!
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May 11, 2021 |
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Joshua Muise (My Brother-In-Law!!!)
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May 04, 2021 |
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Dirk Van Stralen
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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S.E. Grummett aka Grumms!
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Jane Sanden
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Jensine Emeline Trondson
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Bob Orlando
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Katie-Ellen Humphries
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Sara Tuppen Veloso
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Geoffrey Simon Brown
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Kaitlin Williams
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Chad Wolfgang Veinot
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Aaron Parker
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Kelsey Ledbury
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Stephen Rutherford
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Dave Smith
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Lisa Jane (My Big Sister!)
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Grahame Kent
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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Megan Kent
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Joshua Beaudry
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Hannah Wells
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Angus Wilson
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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Chelsea Haberlin
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Andria Campbell
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Nazneen Adrienne
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Oct 20, 2020 |