Making Friends Podcast

Making Friends Podcast

di Shut Up Nick Productions

Salute mentale Società e cultura

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Home Grown Haunt with Lynn Kent

This week is a very special haunted house interview episode! Lynn Kent, Jordan's mom, has been running a home haunt in Lakeland, Georgia for several decades now, and we interview her all about it: how she got the idea, how it's grown, and why she loves haunting so much. River Road Haunted House has turned into a beloved community fixture that brings people from all over the Southeast. It's a labor of love that Lynn takes on with a hardworking group of locals every year, bringing joy to adults and children alike. It's a legacy that she's building for herself and her community with no plans of stopping. Music: Intro: Friends (Instrumental) - Whodini + Forgotten Castle - Ludvig Moulin Outro: Friends (Instrumental) - Whodini + Haunted Mansions - Stationary Sign Clips: Trick 'r Treat (2007) Hell Fest (2018) House on Haunted Hill (1958)

Haunted Attraction Community Spotlight

It's our very first spooky season community spotlight: haunted attractions! This episode will give you the background on haunted house history, haunt organizations, and how haunted houses help build community and give back to the communities they’re in - probably in your state or town, even if you don’t realize it. Starting this week and going through the entire month of October, we'll be releasing weekly episodes interviewing haunt owners, operators, and actors about their haunt experiences and what goes into their work, as well as how they feel haunting can bring people together. Music: Intro: Friends (Instrumental) - Whodini + Forgotten Castle - Ludvig Moulin Outro: Friends (Instrumental) - Whodini + Haunted Mansions - Stationary Sign Clips: Trick 'r Treat (2007) Hell Fest (2018) House on Haunted Hill (1958)

A Scene Kid Grows Up with Rudy Salazar

In our twentieth episode, Jake and Jordan sit down with their long-time friend and one of Jordan's closest friends, Rudy Salazar. Rudy is open, vulnerable, and honest, discussing his struggles with addiction, opening up about his feelings, and learning how to be a good husband and father when he didn't have the best role models. Overall, this episode is bro-y, funny, raw, and touching: a great depiction of healthy, positive masculinity. Also, we talk a lot about the early 2000s hardcore scene in South Georgia, and you get to hear some gems Rudy dug up for us. We hope you enjoy! CW: Pornography, addiction, racism, depression, alcohol, cheating

Making Amends with Jamie Jackson

This week, we interview Jamie Jackson, someone who grew up with Jake in the same small town. Today, Jamie works in a mental health hospital and is a wife and mother of two boys. She talks with Jake and Maisy about her passion for mental healthcare, how she's doing her best to raise her boys to be well-rounded, compassionate men, and her struggles with making and maintaining friendships as an adult with a busy life. Jamie also pulls no punches discussing Jake's past and their time growing up together, the way he behaved when he was younger, and how much he's grown. It's a great interview with a truly wonderful, strong, funny, and passionate woman - you're going to fall in love with Jamie. CW: Self harm/suicide, mental health, loss of a child, slut shaming, gaslighting, emotional abuse Music: Friends (Instrumental) - Whodini Clips: May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications The Thing (1982) Ms. Rachel - "Learn About Emotions and Feelings"

A Man Called Possum with Chris "Possum" Joyce

Chris "Possum" Joyce sits down with Jake and Maisy to talk about the origin of his nickname, his absent father, his time in the military, and the connections he's made through gaming and Magic the Gathering. We talk a lot about mental health, skills he's learned through therapy, and how he learned how to be chill and accepting of everyone. TW: Self harm/suicide, mental health, alcoholism, addiction Music: Friends (Instrumental) - Whodini Clips: May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications The Thing (1982) Ms. Rachel - "Learn About Emotions and Feelings"

Stripped Down with Paresh Maharaj

Returning to our regularly scheduled programming, Jake and Maisy sit down with one of Jake's friends from law school, Paresh Maharaj. They chat about all sorts of things from growing up brown during 9/11 to learning life lessons from anime. Get ready to hear about Dungeons and Dragons, karaoke, strip clubs, and the struggles of scheduling hang-outs with groups of busy adults. This is such a fun interview; it's a great episode to get you back used to our regular interview style. We hope you enjoy! TW: Racism, mental health, misogyny If you fell in love with Paresh, here's where you can find and support him: https://www.instagram.com/pmaharaj92/ https://bustedlimes.podbean.com/ Music: Friends (Instrumental) - Whodini Clips: May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications The Thing (1982) Ms. Rachel - "Learn About Emotions and Feelings"

Run Away to the Circus with Alaina Calliope Lucille

Jake and Maisy sit down with Alaina Calliope Lucille, a clown and drag performer who takes us through her 15-year journey with clowning, from locking herself in the bathroom to learn makeup as a kid; through clown college in her early twenties; marriage, family, and transition; and up to her current career as a drag clown. We chat about the intersection between clowning and drag, how gender affects clowning, and how Calliope has found her home in the clown community. If you fell in love with Calliope like we did, here's where you can find and support her: @alainacalliopelucille Music: Friends (Instrumental) - Whodini Clips: May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications The Thing (1982) Ms. Rachel - "Learn About Emotions and Feelings"

You're a Clown, Get Over It with Uncle Stepdad the Clown

"You're a clown, get over it!" Uncle Stepdad walked us through his clowning journey, telling us about his clown found family, battling imposter syndrome and insecurity, and how clowning can be a way to hold a mirror up to society. We also chat about how finding your clown can be a reflection of your truest, most unguarded self. Uncle Stepdad has become a wonderful irl friend for us through this podcast, so this episode is particularly fun because he and Jake spend the whole interview messing with each other and trying to make each other laugh. We had a really good time and I think it shows through in the episode. If you fell in love with Uncle Stepdad like we did, here's where you can find and support him: @unclestepdad1979 Music: Friends (Instrumental) - Whodini Clips: May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications The Thing (1982) Ms. Rachel - "Learn About Emotions and Feelings"

Happy as a Clown with Mother Lucy Goose the Clown

Mother Lucy Goose sits down with Jake and Nick to tell them all about her clowning journey and how it helped her reconnect with herself and laugh again after a bad time in her life. She also discussed the online versus in-person clown communities, advice for people looking to get into clowning, the differences between clown styles, and how to use clowning to fight back against oppression and connect with the people in your community better. If you fell in love with Lucy Goose like we did, here's where you can find and support her: https://linktr.ee/motherlucygoose Music: Friends (Instrumental) - Whodini Clips: May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications The Thing (1982) Ms. Rachel - "Learn About Emotions and Feelings"

Whimsy-Maxxing with Cait the Clown

Now that we've laid the foundation for what the clown community is and some of the benefits it can provide its members, we wanted to talk with some actual clowns and get their perspective! Jake and Maisy sit down with Cait the Clown: professional children's clown, emotional support clown, and possibly the nicest person on the internet. We discuss the clowning journey, how she built her local community in Massachusetts, and the online versus in-person clowning community. You can also expect to hear a lot about how silliness and tomfoolery can be powerful tools for resistance and change in the face of oppression. If you fell in love with Cait like we did, here's where you can find and support her: https://linktr.ee/caittheclown Music: Friends (Instrumental) - Whodini Clips: May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications The Thing (1982) Ms. Rachel - "Learn About Emotions and Feelings"

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