Friend Check

Queen City Podcast Netwrk

Joe and Steve are connecting with Facebook friends to find out who they really are. Why are we friends? What was your high school mascot? Where have you lived? What do you do? Should we stay friends, or end it now? Everyone has an interesting story if you take the time to find out, and not just like their posts.

  1. 1 MAR

    A Bad Ass New Mexican-Artist-House Manager-Retail Manager-Theater Person with Cool Ass Glasses

    A Bad Ass New Mexican-Artist-House Manager-Retail Manager-Theater Person with Cool Ass Glasses Meet MK Riddell as she shares her journey from Peoria to Bowling Green State University, where she pursued a master's degree in theater, to her current role as a house manager at a group home in New Mexico. We discuss MK's experiences at Huron Playhouse, where she worked as a cook, and her career transition into working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We also get to hear a little about MK's very unique digital art. Listen now to get to know this lovely woman! Friend Check is a project of History For Jerks. www.historyforjerks.com

    1 h 33 min

  2. 12/12/2025

    A Bearded, liederhosen owning actor, father, husband and fraternity member

    A Bearded, liederhosen owning actor, father, husband and fraternity member Meet Brian McCartney, a successful actor who has been on Chicago Fire, and Chicago Med, as well as films and the stage. Listen to tales of Joe’s first meeting of Brian in Chicago where Brian was the “dad” of his friend group. Find out about how Brian was wooed by a young college classmate at Bowling Green State University with pie who became his wife. Hear stories of the theater, beer enjoyment, being in a nerdy fraternity where he earned the nickname Squeaky, as well as stories from childhood and playing football and singing in the choir in Toledo, Ohio. Other topics discussed include: The Edmund Fitzgerald, Egg Sandwich Experts, Municipal Brew Works in Hamilton, Ohio, and more! Friend Check is a project of History For Jerks. www.historyforjerks.com

    1 h 56 min

  3. 23/10/2025

    A Queer, Non-binary Poet, Storyteller, Comedian, and Event Organizer

    Meet Adrian McQueen Parrish, a queer, non-binary poet, storyteller, comedian, and event organizer. Join us as we explore Adrian's personal journey, including his experiences with religion, education, and creative pursuits. In this episode, we delve into Adrian's coming out as queer and non-binary, his transition from a conservative background to a more progressive identity, and his involvement in various creative projects such as podcasting, storytelling, and stand-up comedy. The conversation also touches on topics like gender identity, sexual orientation, and the impact of living in diverse communities on personal growth and perspectives. Friend Check is a project of History For Jerks. www.historyforjerks.com

    1 h 34 min

  4. 30/08/2025

    A Software Developing Comedian Photographer Cook

    Addy Kapur episode: Recorded December of 2024. Addy Kapur is a software developer, a photographer, a father, a husband, a native Delhiite, a comedian and a cook. Listen as we get to know Addy Kapur who met Joe in 2019 at the Queen City Comedy Experience Festival while photographing the Nate Bargatze show and meet and greet. Follow along as we learn about Addy’s journey from the vastly populated Delhi where he was forced to play basketball because of his height to Silcon Valley in the late 90’s where highways and bars were new to him as he discovered computers, and on to Michigan where he learned about the Michigan/Ohio state rivalry before coming to Charlotte and trying his hand at stand up comedy where he entered Joe’s realm. We discuss the art of stand up comedy, performing in rural North Carolina, learning to cook and more! Friend Check, where a middle aged man scours his Facebook friend list to reconnect with each person and ask….Are we ACTUALLY friends? Why are we Facebook friends? Who actually ARE you? What stories do you have? Should we STAY Facebook Friends?

    1 h 5 min

  5. 11/07/2025

    A Drummer, A Girl-Dad & A Retirement Expert

    Adam Cufr episode:  Recorded September of 2024.   Adam Cufr is a father, a husband, a drummer, a veteran and a Retirement Income Certified Professional. Listen as we get to know Adam Cufr, an upstanding gent who happened to go to high school with Gruff and Joe.  Listen as we discuss Adam’s beginnings as a boy playing with girls, playing drums in bands and in school, getting his first drumset from Santa, his daughters learning how great he is from band camp, how he coped with twin to twin transfusion syndrome, how he learned empathy from tragedy, how he met his wife and almost lost the chance to marry her over a popsicle, and how he became an author and retirement advisor. Friend Check, where a middle aged man scours his Facebook friend list to reconnect with each person and ask….Are we ACTUALLY friends?  Why are we Facebook friends?  Who actually ARE you?  What stories do you have?  Should we STAY Facebook Friends?

    1 h 33 min

  6. 11/07/2025

    A Poet, Actor & Program Manager in Columbus, Ohio

    Aaron Sinclair A Poet, Actor & Program Manager in Columbus, Ohio This episode features Aaron Sinclair, a poet, author, voice actor, actor and program manager in Columbus, Ohio. Listen along as we find out....WHO IS Aaron Sinclair???? Listen while Joe goes through his Facebook Friends list and "checks" in with each person that is willing to record an hour long conversation along with co-host Gruff. Who are these people? Why are we Facebook Friends? Are we ACTUALLY friends? Should we remain friends?

    1 h 32 min

  7. 11/07/2025

    A comedian from South Bronx, the South South Bronx

    This episode features AJ Foster, a comedian from the South Bronx, who now lives in Dallas, Texas. Listen along as we find out....WHO IS AJ FOSTER???? This was actually the first one we recorded in this format, so we were still trying to figure out how this is going to work. Listen while Joe goes through his Facebook Friends list and "checks" in with each person that is willing to record an hour long conversation along with co-host Gruff. Who are these people? Why are we Facebook Friends? Are we ACTUALLY friends? Should we remain friends?

    1 h 9 min

  8. 11/07/2025

    A Transitioning Improv Comedian Who Attended Duke University

    This episode features April Kirby, a Charlotte Improv Comedian from Ridgefield, Connecticut who went to Duke! Listen along as we find out....WHO IS APRIL KIRBY???? Listen while Joe goes through his Facebook Friends list and "checks" in with each person that is willing to record an hour long conversation. Who are these people? Why are we Facebook Friends? Are we ACTUALLY friends? Should we remain friends? I have a theory that EVERYONE has a story to tell, so I want to hear my friends life stories, I want to know what high school they went to and what their mascot was. Are there any true cime or controversies from your hometown?

    1 h 15 min
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Información

Joe and Steve are connecting with Facebook friends to find out who they really are. Why are we friends? What was your high school mascot? Where have you lived? What do you do? Should we stay friends, or end it now? Everyone has an interesting story if you take the time to find out, and not just like their posts.

Ficha técnica

  • Canal
    Queen City Podcast Netwrk
  • Creado por
    Queen City Podcast Network
  • Años en activo
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodios
    13
  • Clasificación
    Explícito
  • Derechos de autor
    © 2025 Queen City Podcast Network
  • Sitio web del podcast
    Friend Check

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