Every Podcast About the TV Hit Show F.R.I.E.N.D.S That I Could Find (Including My Own)
By: Quinn K. Brunet
Tags: Queer, Podcast Recommendations, Podcasting, 90s, Feminism

This pandemic my sister and I started a podcast all about hit 90s TV show F.R.I.E.N.D.S. And guess what? We were not ahead of the curb. Turns out, many people have decided to do the same thing.

In general, aftershow-style podcasts are quite popular. It’s a genre that has allowed dedicated tv watchers (and even book lovers) the same after-game ritual that sports fans have embraced for decades. Listening to the sometimes professionals, and sometimes not-so-professionals, processing and chit chat about the ins and outs of what we just consumed. There are literally dozens (emphasis on the zzz of the plural of the dozen) different after show podcasts that already exist about one of the most iconic and influential TV shows of the 90s.

Considering F.R.I.E.N.D.S has a dedicated fan base and still makes 1 billion dollars a year in syndication revenue (money made by steaming, reruns and merch — I had to google what it meant), I was well aware we were not going to be unique in our venture. All the same, I still cant help but be floored by how many f.r.i.e.n.d.s podcasts I keep discovering.

So, I decided to just compile them here, because this knowledge is pretty much useless, but it’s at least a little less useless when turned into a Medium article and shared with the world.

Best of Friends Podcast — this one comes first alphabetically, but also might be the most established? but its hard to tell cause I don’t have access to any of theses podcasts’ stats. In general, podcast analytics are a little elusive even to the podcast hosts themselves. However, if you know how to see a podcast’s numbers please let me know — stat… ;)

Drinks With F.R.I.E.N.D.S — only 2 episode in 2017

The One With — This podcast started a long while back and managed to get through all ten seasons. They are now an after show for random other series and movies that are released.

The One With Friends — A more recently started podcast, currently midway through the second season

Friends Like These

The Friends Zone — this is the original name we wanted and were even considering still doing it despite this podcast existing (the most recent episode is in 2018 and it is not in most podcast directories) until we found a similarly named podcast that you can find below

Meet My Friends the Friends - Tom Scharplins podcast that might actually be a parody of all other FRIENDS podcast but is actually legitimately going through every episode of the series.

The Friends Podcast Podcast — which has nothing to do with friends even thought the cover art and description are (the internet is a confusing place)

Insomnia Cafe Podcast — Titled after the original proposed name for the TV series

Ill Be There For You — which seems to just select random episodes that the hosts like with no particular order to them.

F.R.I.E.N.D.S — someone was clever and just grabbed the original name

Friends Challenge Podcast — with 89 episodes, the most recent published in 2015, the premise being to find the best episode out of all 236 FRIENDS episodes.

Friends Till The End

Friends With Friends Podcast — these folks started in may 2020 and have literally just plowed through their project, approaching the end of season 3 when I wrote this (roughly averaging an episode very three days)

Friends With Friends Podcast — Thats right, theres two with the same name.

Friends With Friends Podcast — oh yes my friends, there is a third with the s.a.m.e. name

FRIENDS With Friends — slightly different!

Friends Pod with RedValentine — which is about friends? but then maybe over time isnt?

Central Perk — This one is in Spanish and only has two episodes published in 2016

Central Perk — also in Spanish

Central Perk Podcast — also in Spanish, I find it very interesting that all the shows with this name are Spanish. but this is likely because its a name that would stay english even if the show was airing in Spanish… meaning that this whole article is flawed because I’m only searching for english podcasts, but am including these and I’m realizing that if I started looking in other languages I’d likely find dozens and dozens more friends themed podcasts - whoa.

Podcast Friends — actually this one is also in Spanish, so lets just say this article is all about the podcast you may come across from searching in english

S01E18 of What The Phalange?! Podcast

What The Phalange?! — This is our podcast and after doing the research(ish) for this article, I can confidently say that we are actually quite unique — and not just with the choice of our name! We, thus far, are the only f.r.i.e.n.d.s podcast that is a critical, intersectional feminist analysis of the show. Queer, diehard fans taking on the more difficult conversations, as well as fun fandom. And sharing the implications of how the show influenced our entire culture, as well as our younger more impressionable minds.

→ Show list on Podchaser

Podcasts that sound/look like they’re about F.R.I.E.N.D.S but are not:

Pivot Podcast — about tech

The Friend Zone — notice the name is slightly different from above, but also about mental health and not FRIENDS

Purple Door Podcast — about music

Friend of a Friend — a podcast for entrepreneurs, possibly about nepotism?

Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata — these two rad celebs are decked out in authentic F.R.I.E.N.D.S theme on their podcast cover art but from what I can tell, do not have any content that covers it.

Central Perk — this one is actually in english, but not about friends

If you’re starting a podcast about FRIENDS please let me know and I’ll add you to the list! Or if you know of a f.r.i.e.n.d.s podcast that I didn’t include, reach out! DM me on instagram.