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HoliSLAY Special with Broadway Princess Party

12/10/2020

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#CuddlePuddle

Listen to this week's special episode to find out the story behind the #CuddlePuddle phoTOE!

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Season Finale

12/2/2020

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Special Thanks!

We're grateful for everyone who helps us keep doing this podcast. Every listener, Patreon subscriber, fellow podcaster, and producer is the reason we get to keep having meaningful conversations with our friends, new and old. We want to extend an extra special thank you to @browngirlmag, @kathennessey, @thechaatroompod, @rachelbloomies, and @racheldoestoomuchstuff!

You Slid Into Our VMs!

For the finale, we asked you to send us some old school voicemails. Thank you to Vee (@rebetzels_111), Kayla (@kayla__weston), Samantha (@samjterr), Sarah (@sarahwohlner), Eva (@eva__hazel), and Alex (@ahudo) for submitting!

Submit Your Own Voice Message Here!

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This holiday season, take a load off and let Brady's Bakery do the baking for you.
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Patreon Subscription Includes Monthly Live Shows!*

RSVP to Gabrielle's Birthday Party December 12th with Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's #gurlgroup4evah Rachel Bloom, Donna Lynne Champlin, and Vella Lovell! Hosted by Pallavi Sastry!

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DOUBLE DROP! Kat Vellos: Friendship From Afar & Gabrielle and Pallavi: Slide Into Our VMs

11/18/2020

Author Kat Vellos is on WAFF this week imparting her friendship wisdom. Gabrielle and Pallavi get deep while doing some of her friendship building exercises and they all discuss how the idea of chosen family has been relevant to their lives. Find Kat online on her website, on Instagram, and on Twitter.

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Kat Vellos is an author (We Should Get Together and Connected from Afar), speaker, and UX designer.

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Connected From Afar

Kat Vellos' most recent book, Connected from Afar, is six months worth of connection activities you can do with your friends.

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Indigrow

In GxP's solo episode, Pallavi referenced Indigrow, which is a brand dedicated to creating children's books, games, and stories, all showcasing and exploring the magic of India.

You Changed My Life

"You Changed My Life" is an exercise in Connected From Afar. In episode 224 with Kat Vellos, Gabrielle and Pallavi shared the impact they’ve had on each other.

Slide Into Our VMs!

If you want a chance to be featured in our season finale, head on over to our Anchor and let us know, what are friends for? What have you and your friends been struggling with during COVID? What’s the number one quality you look for in a friend?

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November Live Show: Janet Varney (The Legend of Korra)

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Aneesh Sheth - Spilling the Friendship Tea

11/11/2020

This week, actress and trans activists Aneesh Sheth spills some hot tea on WAFF! She, Pallavi, and Gabrielle discuss friendship breakup drama and talk about how 2020 has brought some friendships to a close. Find Aneesh on Twitter and on Instagram.

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Aneesh Sheth is a singer, actress, producer, director, writer, and transgender activist.

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Unilever and Colorism

In this episode, Aneesh brought up Unilever's "Fair & Lovely" brand skin cream's rebranding and how to combat colorism. Check out this Time article here for more information.

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Insecure on HBO

In this episode, Pallavi also brought up one of her favorite shows, the HBO original Insecure, coincidentally, covers conflict and miscommunication in a friendship in the latest season. You can stream Insecure, which had been renewed for season 5, on HBO Max.

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November Live Show: Janet Varney (The Legend of Korra)

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October 29 Live Show Recap: Jackie Burns

10/30/2020

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This month's live show, we were graced by the Broadway's longest-running Elphaba, the one and only Jackie Burns. You can find her on Twitter.

Jackie Burns is an American musical theatre actress. She holds the record for longest-running Elphaba in the Broadway smash, Wicked, and has also starred as Elizabeth in If/Then.

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Instafriends or Reality or Unfollowed?

Before asking Jackie to be on thee WAFF Live Show, Jackie noticed Gabrielle unfollowed her on Instagram (spoiler alert: it was an accident). Check out the super sweet text Jackie sent to Gabrielle to ask if their friendship went beyond Instagram.

Did Somebody Say Cookies?

WAFF got our first sponsorship! Hurray! We're happy to be working with Brady's Bakery. It doesn't get better than that.
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Thank You!

Without our friends like you, we couldn't do things like this. We sincerely appreciate every subscriber, follower, reviewer, and member of the WAFFam. Like Gabrielle said during the live show,
"In a time of pain, sometimes that’s when art is its most beautiful creation."

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Gloria Calderón Kellett - Mentors are Friends

10/28/2020

This week, Gloria Calderón Kellett shares her wisdom with Gabrielle and Pallavi as they discuss the difficulties of navigating friendships across racial, cultural, and professional lines during a pandemic. Find Gloria on Twitter and Instagram.

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Gloria Calderón Kellett is an American writer, actress, and is the co-showrunner of One Day at a Time. You can stream seasons 1, 2, and 3 of One Day at a Time on Netflx and season 4 on CBS All Access.

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Gloria and Gabrielle at the Imagen Foundation Awards

As we learned in this episode, Gloria likes to bring her friends along to red carpets and award shows. Gabrielle was her date to the Imagen Foundation Awards. Check out this throwback!

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Thursday, October 29: Live Show with Jackie Burns!

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Kelli O'Hara - Back in the Day Friends

10/21/2020

This week, Gabrielle and Pallavi are joined by Tony award winning actress Kelli O'Hara. They reminisce about the "girlfriend chats" that changed their lives, and how they learned to make more room in the world for people who are different than them. Follow Kelli at @kelliohara on Twitter and Instagram.

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Stage and screen star Kelli O’Hara has established herself as one of Broadway’s greatest leading ladies. She is a Tony winner, as well as an Emmy and Grammy nominee.

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Kelli O'Hara Doing the Worm

After winning a Tony for her portrayal of Anna in The King and I, Kelli did The Worm in her dressing room, because what else do you do after you win a Tony for best lead actress?

Kelli O'Hara and Kristen Chenoweth's Mask Challenge

In this episode, Gabrielle, Pallavi, and Kelli talked about Kelli and Kristen Chenoweth's mask challenge on Instagram. The purpose of the challenge was to show off the masks they've been donning during the pandemic and invite their friends to use their platform to show off theirs.

Want Your Own Mask to Show Off?

Gabrielle's friend, Stephanie Jo, handmakes facemasks (and linen robes, and phone pouches... the list goes on).

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Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer - Astonishingly Creative Friends

10/14/2020

She paints, she plays, she sings, she slays, Hadestown star Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer guestfriends on this weeks episode!