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Mel Severin And Shruti Vanderbeek
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Friends With Us
13. Holding Space Hostage
We talk about violence in this ep, and consider if humans are inherently violent, and discuss our relationships with violence. Btw, what’s your fear response? Do you lean more fight or flight or freeze or flip or flambe or fawn? Check out Shruti’s plugs:Hanumankind"Chikkama" by VENGAYO
2025-07-21
55 min
Friends With Us
12. Gay Commas w/ Jordan
How old is being gay? This week we chatted with our friend and yours, Jordan! They talk to us about one of their greatest passions: queer history. We discuss how queerness in history is often suppressed or erased and Jordan gives us a brief timeline of queer history in the U.S., plus they recite lil’ gay excerpts from letters written by Eleanor Roosevelt and Alexander Hamilton.Content warning for use of the “f” slur at 30:29-31:55 when the origin of the word is described.Jordan’s plugs - Support...
2025-07-07
1h 07
Friends With Us
11.5. A Pee-textured Minisode
Ever wonder what getting a colonoscopy is like? Well, you can find out right now in this minisode as Mel shares her experience and some surprising details about the prep and procedure.
2025-06-23
16 min
Friends With Us
11. Jury Duty Magnet
In this ep, Mel shares her experience with jury duty. We talk about what it means to be “impartial” and ask the hard questions like why aren’t juries doing more seances? Then it’s time for Name 5: Courtroom Edition!
2025-06-09
53 min
Friends With Us
10. Humger Grames
It's our 10th episode and we're just here to have fun for once! Gamemaster Shruti leads Mel through a series of goofy games like Rank 'Em, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, Take Some Direction, and Toothless Vegetables, leaving us wondering, is this any fun to listen to?
2025-05-26
56 min
Friends With Us
9. What Would Kevin Do w/ Michael
A guest so good we immediately had him back for another ep! After some ice-breaking word association and talk of nemeses, Michael shares a special story of his childhood celebrity crush.
2025-05-12
1h 02
Friends With Us
8. Watching TV at Walmart w/ Michael
Very good boy Michael joins the pod to share with us how growing up with limited access to secular media shaped his relationship with pop culture.
2025-04-28
55 min
Friends With Us
7. Honk Ok Please
In this ep, Mel and Shruti check in and reflect on their recent trip to India! We're talking the sights, the sounds, the smells, the feelings, and most importantly, the tastes.
2025-04-14
58 min
Friends With Us
6.5. A Bloody Minisode
Just a quick and gross little minisode for your ears this week! Please enjoy as Shruti shares the story of a fleeting relationship with a Band-Aid.
2025-03-31
06 min
Friends With Us
6. Transformative Works w/ Phoebe
In episode 6, we chat with wife of the pod Phoebe about the transformative power of reading and writing fanfiction, parasocial relationships, and Twilight’s cuck tent.
2025-03-17
1h 03
Friends With Us
5. The Horror (Movies)
In this episode, Mel and Shruti discuss fictional horrors (as seen on film) as well as real-life horrors (the American healthcare system). We're greasin' palms and considering careers in medicine.
2025-03-03
59 min
Friends With Us
4. Vombies and Nature's AI w/ Peter
Peter joins the pod to discuss traveling the world, dreams, making connections abroad, and the official beverage of sky people.
2025-02-17
1h 00
Friends With Us
3. Shruti Goes To N'York
Shruti took a bite out of the Big Apple and it tasted like concentrated capitalism. She tells us all about her trip to the city of fashion, comedy clubs, and public transport.
2025-02-03
1h 01
Friends With Us
2. Scammers Got Hacked w/ Bhavna
Nobody REALLY knows how to be safe on the internet. In this episode, we talk to sister of the pod, Bhavna, about scammers, passwords, and how to stay secure in the virtual Wild West.
2025-01-20
59 min
Friends With Us
1. Podcasts
Our very first episode! An episode about podcasts? Yup, that's where we're starting. Made for you, our friends.
2025-01-05
51 min