What Are Friends For
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What Are Friends For
BFFs Gabrielle Ruiz and Pallavi Sastry dive into joyful, meaningful, and uncomfortable conversations about platonic love in a socially distanced world; Whether near, far, or 6-feet apart. Support this podcast: https://www.patreon.com/waffpodcast
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Ricki Lake is a Damn Good Friend
Ricki Lake joins Pallavi and Gabrielle and we hear stories, including some behind the scenes of Crazy Ex Girlfriend.

The Body That Carries Me Through Life
Pallavi talks with Gabrielle about the struggles of loving your body.

Friends Everywhere
WAFF is happy to have returning guest Marissa Meizz from No More Lonely Friends.

Crappy Friends x WAFF: Friendship Philosophy
This week WAFF is joined by another pair of podcast hosts from Crappy Friends.

Absence Makes the Friendship Grow Stronger
This week WAFF is joined by the hosts of The Chaat Room, Keertana and Niki.

To Forgive and Forever Forget
Gabrielle opens up about a situation that has been pressing on her for almost a year now.

I Was Never There x WAFF: Mothers and Mysteries
In this week's podcast, Jamie Zelermyer joins Gabrielle and Pallavi for a spooky Halloween episode.

It's Science, Friends
This week, professor, speaker, and author, Dr. Marisa G. Franco joins Gabrielle and Pallavi for an expert informed conversation on friendship.

Bromancing Business
Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined with Devin and Aaron, co-founders of the McNichol Bernbach real estate group.

Friend Therapist (unpaid)
Gabrielle and Pallavi talk about friends, therapy, and being a therapist for your friends.

Close Friends, No Filter x WAFF: Reel Friends
Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by Manu and Laura, two women who are social media experts and podcasters themselves.

WAFF x OOTL: Thank you for being my fam
Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined with Kerri and H Alan from the Golden Girls podcast Out on the Lanai.

Friendship Possible
Gabrielle and Pallavi catch up on all the tea since season 5. They have many exciting announcements and aspirations for the upcoming season.

Season 6 Premiere - Aparna Shewakramani: Matchmaking Friends
For our first episode of the season, Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by Aparna Shewakramani!

Season 5 Finale - Some Fade, Some Forever with Melissa Fumero
Happy Season 5 Finale, Friends - for this special episode, Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by Melissa Fumero!

LIVE Show Re-release: The Homo Sapien Experience
Throwing it back to one of our favorite live shows ever - the June 2021 LIVE show with The Homo Sapien Experience.

Pop Culture Convo - "Bridesmaids"
This week we have a special release of one of our Patreon Pop Culture conversations. The topic: Bridesmaids!

Cookies and Conversation with Reece Scelfo
And just like that...our sweet tooth is activated! Reece Scelfo, Owner and Founder of Brady's Bakery sits down with Pallavi and Gabrielle for a specia...

Pop Culture Convo - "Insecure" - with Danielle Bayard Jackson
Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by friendship coach, author, publicist, and educator - Danielle Bayard Jackson to discuss the friendships in the hit...

Live, Laugh, Love; Friendship
WAFF's dear friend and former producer extraordinaire is back for a conversation with Pallavi and Gabrielle on friendship during a time of loss.

Mom, Are You Really My Friend?
Is your mom your friend? Are you friends with your kids? All these questions are answered and more in this week's special re-release of the latest liv...

Spiritual Friends
This week, Gabrielle and Pallavi reconnect with their dear friend Nick Demos. Demos is an Online Spiritual Business Coach, Filmmaker, Tony-Award Winni...

Are We Really Friends?
Have you ever had a friendship that you wanted to fully commit to, but your friend just wasn't ready to level-up?

Life Changes and Lock Changes
Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by fellow artists, podcasters, and dynamic duo - Lesley Mealor and Courtney Ortiz.

Gorilla Glue Friendship
Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by pregnancy focused chiropractor and fellow podcaster, Elliot Berlin. The three discuss what it means to be best fri...

Friends and Finances
Money - a lot of people want it - but not everyone talks about it. In the first solo episode of the season, Gabrielle and Pallavi share their thoughts...

Romancing Friends with Rhaina Cohen
Friends are for ... being your life partner! Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by Rhaina Cohen, a producer, and editor at NPR.

Et tu, friend?
This week, Pallavi and Gabrielle sit down with Jess and TJ of The TJ Show podcast and throw it back to the days when Gabrielle and Jess first met when...

Season 5 Premiere: Our Bus, Ourselves
For the Season 5 Premiere, Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by Bekah King, Abi Roberts, and Morgan Tabor - aka The BAM Bus (@the.bam.bus)! The three m...

Season 4 Finale
Reunited and it feels so good! Pallavi and Gabrielle are in the same time zone again and have lots to catch up on for the Season 4 Finale! The two are...

Anjelah Johnson-Reyes: The Travel with Friends Handbook
What kind of vacation friend are you? Gabrielle is joined by co-host Anna and guestfriend Anjelah Johnson-Reyes to discuss traveling with friends. We...

Forever Friends
We're backing it up to replay a happy track this week - the July live show with Antoni Porowski and Reema Sampat! These bffs made our hearts melt, wit...

Friends with Your Ex-Files
This week we are throwing it back a little to our slayy September Live Show in which Gabrielle and WAFF's first-ever group of panelists discuss all th...

Pandemic Besties for the Resties
In this special live show re-release, Gabrielle discusses the joys of meeting a new best friend during the pandemic. She brings on WAFF's own Susi Cab...

Solo Episode: Exes and Friendship
Friends are for ... being your ex? Gabrielle and Pallavi have different opinions on the subject and so did a lot of the WAFFam. The two share their ow...

Teresa Lee: Be Your Own Glow-Up
Have you ever gone through a divorce - with your sibling? Comedian and writer Teresa Lee has, and she joins Gabrielle and Pallavi this week to discuss...

Natasha Chandel: Your Friend's F*ck Boys
Gabrielle and Pallavi are reunited with Natasha Chandel: Writer (Netflix's "Mr. Iglesias"), actress, comedian, and host of the Kinda Dating podcast....

Alli Reed: Liquid Gold Friendships
Alli Reed, founder of Stratia- an obsessively researched DTC skincare brand - sat down with Gabrielle and Pallavi to discuss everything from her Liqui...

Sustainable Friendships
Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by Maisa Mumtaz-Cassidy, founder of Consciously - a sustainable fashion marketplace. Maisa shares her values for work...

Punam Patel: Buffet of Friendships
This week, Pallavi and Gabrielle are joined by actor and writer, Punam Patel. The three get real about being open and vulnerable with friends and when...