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Hosted by Alex Alexander · society · EN-US · 200 episodes
Tired of hearing “just put yourself out there” when it comes to friendship or community? Same. Friendship IRL is the podcast that skips the fluff and gets real about what it takes to build meaningful adult friendships and lasting support systems. Whether you're struggling to make new friends, maintain old ones, or just want people in your life who really show up , you're in the right place. Each week, host Alex Alexander brings you honest conversations and tangible strategies to help you connect— for real . You’ll hear stories from everyday people (plus the occasional expert), learn what’s working in modern friendships—and what definitely isn’t—and walk away with ideas, scripts, and action steps you can actually use. Think of it like a coffee date with your wisest, most encouraging friend—the one who tells the truth and hands you the playbook. 🎧 New episodes drop every Thursday. 💬 Want to share your frie
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Signup to Generate a PitchTired of hearing “just put yourself out there” when it comes to friendship or community? Same. Friendship IRL is the podcast that skips the fluff and gets real about what it takes to build meaningful adult friendships and lasting support systems.
Friendship IRL: Real Talk About Friendship, Community, and What It Actually Takes is hosted by Alex Alexander. The show has published 200 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Your Friend Is Carrying an Invisible Backpack (And So Are You) with Stacey Uhrig" (15 October 2026, 54 minutes), "When Friendship Doesn’t Look Like You Thought It Would" (8 October 2026, 27 minutes), and "What a Ugandan Village Taught Tom Karrel About Belonging" (1 October 2026, 57 minutes).
Friendship IRL: Real Talk About Friendship, Community, and What It Actually Takes publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 200 episodes.
Booking probability for Friendship IRL: Real Talk About Friendship, Community, and What It Actually Takes is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Friendship IRL: Real Talk About Friendship, Community, and What It Actually Takes requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Friendship IRL: Real Talk About Friendship, Community, and What It Actually Takes's contact route on record: verified email.
Alex Alexander hosts Friendship IRL: Real Talk About Friendship, Community, and What It Actually Takes, a society show with 200 episodes published.
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Episode #199
What if you stopped needing to “fix” your friends? In this episode, certified trauma care practitioner Stacey Uhrig and I are talking about the “invisible backpacks” we all carry into our friendships. Inside that...
Episode #198
Have you ever seen someone else’s friendship online and immediately felt that little pang? One day I started thinking about the TV show Friends , and girls’ trips, and the friend groups online who live next door to each...
Episode #197
Everyone is talking about building a village right now. It’s on social media, in parenting forums, in wellness content, in the conversations we have when we’re exhausted and lonely and wondering why support feels so...
Episode #196
Do you talk about money with your friends? Money can bring up jealousy, comparison, shame, judgment, and all kinds of feelings we may not want to bring into our friendships. But I also think there is so much power in...
Episode #193
Today’s episode is for the parents who have messaged me over and over again asking, “How do I help my teen daughter through friendship drama?” But it’s also for the adults who are realizing that some of their current...
Episode #192
Last week’s guest said something that really stuck with me: “The cost of community is disappointment.” We feel disappointed when a friend cancels at the last minute, when someone doesn’t show up the way we hoped they...
Episode #191
Making new mom friends sounds simple enough until you’re actually in the thick of it, and that’s where Molly Menning found herself after becoming a full-time stay-at-home mom of two. Many of her mom friends had gone...
Episode #190
Have you ever come home from hanging out with a new friend and you spiral, wondering if you shared too much or scared them off? I call this a new friend hangover. And in today’s episode, I want to talk about what...
Episode #189
This episode will completely change how you show up for the people in your life when they are grieving or going through something. Most of us have heard the advice about what to do when someone is grieving: bring the...
Episode #188
Have you ever caught yourself on your birthday paying a little too much attention to your phone? Noticing who texted, who posted, who sent a voice memo? What about who just “liked” your Instagram story but didn’t...
Episode #187
It’s impossible to talk about friendship or community without the topic of loneliness. What is loneliness doing inside the body? How is it affecting our hearts, our brains, our stress hormones, and our actual day-to-day...
Episode #186
Have you ever left a hangout with a friend and felt like 95% of the hangout was normal, but the other 5% was just… off? Maybe it was a comment that surprised you, or a value that seemed to come out of nowhere. And...
Episode #185
There is something dreamy about the idea of living close to your people. Imagine all of the spontaneous walks, casual dinners, and “come over, I’m on my couch” friendship vibes that so many of us crave. Today I’m...
Episode #184
There’s a specific kind of loneliness that I don’t think enough people talk about — the loneliness you feel EVEN when you have good friends. In this episode, I’m talking about why you might feel lonely, and I’m breaking...
Episode #183
Why does connection, caregiving, parenting, friendship, and community feel so hard right now? Author Stephanie Malia Krauss is here to talk about the “weather” we’re all living in right now: we’re overtapped...
Episode #182
My book is finally out in the world. This week, I'm taking you behind the scenes of the 6-year journey that became Are We Friends Yet? — from a food blog and a 40-page e-book idea, to a 120-page Word document, a...
Episode #181
What do you do if a friend tells you something deeply personal? Maybe they're getting divorced, or they’re pregnant but haven’t publicly announced it. This week, I'm sharing a friendship boundary that Michael and I have...
Episode #180
<p><b>Friendship apps have a reputation for being awkward. They're "not how real friendships happen.” But what if that's not true?</b></p><p><b>When Hayleigh Hayhurst moved to Seattle knowing almost no one, she found...
Episode #179
<p><b>Why does one friendship feel effortless while another feels tense, draining, or rigid?</b></p><p><b>In this episode, I’m diving into a concept I think about constantly: friendship culture. The unspoken norms...
Episode #178
<p>Divorce is one of those life moments where everyone has an opinion, a reaction, or a face they make when they’re told – which is, much of the time, not very helpful. </p><p>… So what IS helpful? That’s what today’s...
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