26 episodes
The Friendship File Podcart
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4.6 • 7 Ratings
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Do you ever wonder how your friends really see you? What would life be like if they weren't around? Parents, partners, children all come and go, but our friends stay - witnesses, cheerleaders, therapists, playmates. Each friendship is unique. But what makes it work? Two friends answer 17 questions about each other - on their own and without conferring. Each episode is a combination of those answers, flipping open the blueprint of one of the world's most valuable things - a friendship.
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2. Helen and Tony
Comedy legends Helen Lederer and Tony Slattery's 41-year friendship has dealt with everything including - literally - the kitchen sink. Why did he send her bouquet saying 'whoops'? Why did she ask everyone at her party for Germolene? Why did they play tennis on a hotel roof in Egypt? And who actually dropped the vase on Going for A Song? Find out in the first of our new series of irresistable friendships.
Find details of Helen's brilliant memoir, Not That I'm Bitter here and her Comedy Women in Print book prize here.
The Friendship File is a Podcart production.
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1 Welcome to Series Three
Aaaaand ... we're back with more friends answering 17 questions about each other - recording on their own and without conferring. Here's a taster. Plus, we reveal which amazing friends start us off in our first episode - coming soon. Have a listen to the trailer to find out who it is.iHk5skcyiznW25KSM9Dz
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7. Glenys and Raafat
Six years ago, a young man climbed off a tiny boat onto a Greek beach. He was clutching his shoes and could only say one thing to the woman holding out her arms to him: "Are we safe now?" It was the start of something no one could have predicted. The Friendship File · The Friendship File
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6. Tony and Rohan
On the steps of a politics tutorial there was an accusation. "You don't know anything about me." That changed. There was a roast chicken involved. More than one. This is the story of thirty years of mutual support ... and insults! t · The Friendship File
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5. The top 5 things friends say ...
Five key things come up again and again as our friends talk about each other and their relationships. Five things that could make a difference to our own friendships. In this short mid-season special, find out what the friends are trying to tell us. The Friendship File · The Friendship File
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4. Elna and Tina
"I am the reason she always carries snacks in her handbag."
"She is like a dance I know all the moves to."
Two young women guiding each other through life, creating a strong, honest, playful relationship as they do it. The Friendship File · The Friendship File
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Customer Reviews
Tender and surprisingly comforting
A quick disclaimer: I have to admit I have a soft spot for a South African accent, and although the show is produced in the U.K., the majority of the interviews to date are South African- which was the initial appeal. I’ve spent nearly two decades living in Cape Town, and since leaving to live in the U.S. in 2019, I miss the authenticity and honesty of old friends-and this podcast has it all. I particularly like the editing-the production team have thought carefully about the pace of the recording, and have inter-spliced similarities and differences between friends sensitively and thoughtfully. The tone of the show is perfect- no unnecessary drama, no loud voices, no shrieking and hysteria, just two people reflecting on how they met, what makes the relationship tick, and reflections around the qualities of a good friend-the reasons they love one another. The themes and threads are comfortingly universal-laughter, steadfastness, humour, thoughtfulness, fun, shared passions, kindness, trust, kept secrets, honesty and a non-judgmental approach to the friendship all come to the surface. The participants have offered us a beautiful little gift- a moment to pause and reflect on their friendships, and at the same time, a space for us to think of our own special people. In this crazy, surreal and sometimes frightening ‘new normal’ world, this series soothes and comforts, reminding us of what is most important. The fundamentals of connection and love.