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Turn to Your Neighbor

This week on #TheFriendZone, we assess our digital spending habits.

Catch Dustin Ross Live! https://www.dustinrosslive.com

Dustin Ross interview with DVNTV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBgH1IVROnM 

Black Business of the Week - Black Doula Services “Douwella” https://www.douwella.com

#ListensLately:

India Shawn ft. Lucky Day - Cotton Candy Blvd 

Robert Glasper ft. Ant Clemons - Heaven's Here 

Alex Isley - Thank You For A Lovely Time

Amerie - That's What U R

Webbie ft. Boosie Badazz - Full of Dat Shit 

Freedom - Get Up And Dance

Saucy Santana - Bad To The Bone 

Chow Lee ft. Vontee The Singer - redflag! 

Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise 

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Phone Rotting

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This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.

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Hit Her With A Baguette

This week on #TheFriendZone, we're celebrating 10 years! Join us on our trip down memory lane.

Black Business of the Week - iFly Youth https://ifly-youth.org

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Shoutout To Everybody, I Had Fun

This week on #TheFriendZone, we’re having Bible Study. The Story of Solomon and The Baby.

Black Business of the Week - Dr. Bobbi https://bigmouthtoothbrush.com

Wellness Segment - UCLA Article “How To Keep Your Digestive System Healthy As You Age” https://www.uclahealth.org/news/article/how-keep-your-digestive-system-healthy-you-age

#ListensLately:

TAVE, Kenyon Dixon, Stacy Barthe - Into You

Daniel Caesar - Call On Me

Amber Mark - Let Me Love You

Arlene MC - MamaZota 

Jon Secada - Just Another Day 

Mariah the Scientist - Sacrifice 

Teyana Taylor, Tasha Smith - Back To Life 

Justin Beiber - All I Can Take

112 - It's Over Now

K Camp, Qiuntellii - Your Type 

Louis York - Damn I Think I'm Ready 

India Shawn - Wild, Lost & Free 

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Solomon Springer Povich

This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk TikTok story times, a lack of professionalism and AI customer service.

#ListensLately:

Destin Conrad, Terrace Martin - wASH U AWAY 

Alabama Shakes - Another Life 

Jai'Len Josey - Freak 

Black Queen - Witcha Dude 

Offset - Love You Down

Mariah Carey - You're Mine (Eternal) 

Lil Mo, Fabolous - 4Ever 

Jae Stephens - Afterbody 

Jai'Len Josey - Southern Delicacy 

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Don't Be A Bridget

This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk Unknown Number: The High School Catfish documentary on Netflix.

Black Business of the Week - Fierce By Dre Fashion Hub https://www.fiercebydre.com

#ListensLately:

Christian McBride, Antoinette Henry - Come Rain Or Come Shine 

Yukimi, Little Dragon - Sad Makeup 

Amel Larrieux - Get Up 

Quin - ZiP 

Lizzo - IDGAS 

Counting Crows - Hanginaround 

Johnny Venus - Shooter 

Ella Mai - Tell Her

Lady Wray - Be A Witness

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I Got Your Number Hussy

This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.

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Do It For The Vine

This week on #TheFriendZone, you asked us the questions and we answered them! The Q&A episode.

Black Business of the Week - Billie Gene Body https://billiegenebody.com

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Caught Up In The Rapture

This month on #TheFriendZone, we’re officially in our spooky season! We kick off Crime Zone October with the case of The Caldwell Triple Homicide.

Black Business of the Week - Saint Heron Library https://library.saintheron.com

Check out Louis York Live next week!

Atlanta - October 8 7pm https://eddiesattic.com/event/louis-york

New York - October 10 7pm https://www.eventim.us/event/louis-york/660379

#ListensLately:
Tweet - Toot Toot
Jane Handcock - Stingy
Thundercat - I Wish I Didn't Waste Your Time 
Peezy & Babyface Ray - Let's Talk About It 
Mariah Carey - Mi 
Freda Payne - I Get High (On Your Memory) 
Freda Payne - Band Of Gold (Single Mix) 
Justin Beiber - Heartbreaker 
Leonie Barbot - Fingers Crossed 
YFN Lucci - Look What I Did 

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Three Hots And A Got

This week on #TheFriendZone, it’s another Crime Zone episode! The Multiple Mysteries of Marina Ramos.

Black Business of the Week - Chandler Advocacy Firm https://chandleradvocacy.com

#ListensLately:
Immature - Never Lie 
Usher - Think Of You
All-4-One - I Swear
Jeezy & DJ Drama - If You Don't Know Me
Foxx-A-Mill ft. Mouse - Unnecessary Money 
952 Raq - Soldier Love 
Rochelle Jordan - Never Enough 
Odeal - In The Chair 
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz - Crunk Juice 

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The Multiple Mysteries of Marina Ramos

This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.

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The Heavy Show

This week on #TheFriendZone, we’re still in the Crime Zone. Death In Apartment 603 - What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?

Black Business of the Week - Son of James https://sonofjames.co

Wellness Segment - Black Girls Can Inc & The Pathway To Power Wellness Tour 

Black Girls Can Inc website https://www.blackgirlscaninc.org

Black Girls Can, Inc IG https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlscan/# 

Black Girls Can Inc Tour https://www.blackgirlscaninc.org/tour

Kenisha Dennis (Founder) email  kenisha@blackgirlscaninc.org

Nefertiti (Partner) email nefertiti@blackgirlscaninc.org

#ListensLately:
D'Angelo - One Mo'Gin // 0:00 - 2:40
Olivia Dean - Let Alone The One You Love
Mobb Deep, Nas, H.E.R. - Love The Way (Down For You PT2) 
T-Pain - People (Libianca T-Mix) 
Tori Amos - A Sorta Fairytale (2023 Remaster) 
Miguel - New Martyrs (Ride 4 U) 
India Shawn - Gone 
Natalie Nunn - Doin What I Want 

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Apartment 603

This week on #TheFriendZone, it’s the end of our 2025 Spooky Season! An intersection of Bible Study and The Crime Zone.

Black Business of the Week - Undomesticated Podcast Hosted by Michael Arceneaux and Candace Dillard Bassett https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/undomesticated/id1842883739 

Wellness Segment - Food For The Poor Jamaica https://foodforthepoorja.org

Catch Dustin Ross Live on Tour! https://www.dustinrosslive.com

#ListensLately:
Big L, Nas - U Ain't Gotta Chance 
Rachel Chinouriri - What A Life 
Natasha Ramos - Midnight Hour 
Fiend, Mia X - I Think Somebody 
Master P - Swamp N***a 
TRU, Mia X - Freak Hoes 
Monica - The Boy Is Mine
Bankroll Ni - Fine Shit 
Hayley Williams - Good Ol Days 

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A Briefcase Of Spaghetti

This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss the latest AI, Robot and tech developments.

Black Business - UCLA VIP Scholars Program https://giving.ucla.edu/campaign/donate.aspx?Fund=64237C

Dustin Ross Live! https://www.dustinrosslive.com

Hey Fran Hey’s Amazon Storefront - https://www.amazon.com/shop/heyfranhey?ccs_id=442f4c1b-a313-4f4b-9b11-63834e00ed6d 

Wellness Segment - Melissa Hurricane Relief Funds:

Jamaica’s Official Government Hurricane Relief Portal https://supportjamaica.gov.jm 

Food For The Poor - https://foodforthepoorja.org and https://foodforthepoor.org 

American Friends of Jamaica - https://theafj.org 

St. John Ambulance Jamaica - https://stjohnja.org 

Office of Disaster Preparedness (ODPEM) Volunteers needed - https://www.odpem.org.jm 

WalkGood LA https://givebutter.com/walkgood

World Central Kitchen https://wck.org

Hope For Haiti - https://hopeforhaiti.com

Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) Volunteers needed - 
executivedirector@cvssja.org

Mental Health Resources on Site:

Ministry of Health & Suicide Prevention Hotline - 888-639-5433

Bellevue Hospital Jamaica - https://bvh.gov.jm

Local News Media Channels:

Television Jamaica - https://www.televisionjamaica.com

Television Jamaica YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/televisionjamaica

CVM Jamaica - https://cvmtv.com

CVM Jamaica YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@cvmtvnews

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Mouth And Heigth

This week on #TheFriendZone, it's a shoot the sh*t episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.

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Married At Losing Sight

This week on #TheFriendZone, we discuss decisions and circumstances that shifted our trajectory and daydream about alternate lives.

Dustin Ross Live https://www.dustinrosslive.com

The People’s Brief - Redefining Masculinity ft. Dustin Ross - https://youtu.be/Ea1hcOwdwFQ

Hey Fran Hey’s Amazon Storefront - https://www.amazon.com/shop/heyfranhey?ccs_id=442f4c1b-a313-4f4b-9b11-63834e00ed6d 

Black Business of The Week - Crissle’s Couch Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crissles-couch/id1851088933

Wellness Segment:

https://ifly-youth.org

https://www.blackgirlscaninc.org

#ListensLately:
Xavier Omar, Jai'Len Josey - Painting The Stars
Tiana Major9, Yebba - Always 
Sampha - Cumulus/Memory 
Max B - I Gotta Habit 
Tweet - Toot Toot 
Jermaine Dupri, CeeLo - Atlanna 
Juvenile, B.G. & Jacquees - Hotboy Summer 
Teedra Moses - Outta My Head (Reimagined) 
Wale, Leon Thomas - Watching Us
Summer Walker - Don't Make Me Do It /Tempted 
Summer Walker, Anderson Paak - 1-800 Heartbreak

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The Midnight Library

This week on #TheFriendZone, Dustin walks us through the landmark case of Brenay Kennard in North Carolina

Black Business of the Week - Ease The Brand https://www.instagram.com/easethebrand

Wellness Segment:

Everything’s Good - Toni Chapman (The Moody Foody) Cookbook https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593800788?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzhefrhe-20&creativeASIN=0593800788&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.27GAJJMEAZL0F&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin

The New Southern Table - Cordarrius Green https://cordandthekitchen.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqoWNpVc2was3n7R4LoADg7mvby35BEonYWM7PLLFDc_YnooSw8

#ListensLately:

kwn - back of the club 

Sasha Keable, BEAM - Work 

Masego - Unhinged 

The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Remastered 2012) 

The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight 

Elephants & Little Girls - Loch Lomond

V Cartier. - So Good 

Party Next Door - Cheers 

Case - Touch Me Tease Me

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A Pin In Karrin

Listen along every Wednesday as Dustin Ross, HeyFranHey & Assante explore mental health, mental wealth and mental hygiene, because who in the hell wants a musty brain?

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140 mixes.

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Keia and Jade are two happy and hard working (Blackity) Black Women who are just trying to learn how to adult, for real.  

Join us each week for Kitchen TableTalk, Petty Peeves and Lessons in Black Women Self Care, as we try to figure out life as 30-somethings.

New tracks tagged #LSN