The Friend Request
The Friend Request
The Friend Request is a hilarious new podcast hosted by comedian Chloe Maddren, who explores the intricacies of friendship in her quest to find her very own BFF. With each episode, Chloe and her guests share their experiences navigating childhood and adult friendships, while playing a few sleepover games to test their compatibility. Featuring established comics and entertainers as guests, The Frie…Social links:
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My sister decides if am I the a**hole w/ Nikita Maddren
Hello hello it’s Sunday! I think I want to put out episodes Sundays and Wednesdays now but pls let me know if you have a preference! Amongst the solo episodes where I’m BLABBERING ALL ALONE, I thought it could be fun to sprinkle in a few ‘phone a friend’ where I either call a friend to discuss red…
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Making my friend plan my wedding w/ Cameron Duggan
This week I had another one of my best friends join me, brilliant stand up comedian and return guest, former host of the mugg off, Cameron Duggan! I pretty much spent the whole episode trying to make him plan my wedding! He begrudgingly obliged. We chatted wedding etiquette, wedding drama and whet…
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SOLO: Am I The Asshole? Friendship Edition
Hellooo again Requesties!! I’m back again with a solo ep (SORRY FOR MISSING A WEEK, gunna blame the short month? Or my being useless). On today’s episode we get a lil update from a listener and I go through a couple of juicy Reddit stories. One is from Am I The Asshole? about a mum who doesn’t w…
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Risky Reddit stories and TMI w/ Danielle Walker
This Friday, Chloe is joined by one of our faves, you may remember her from The OG Crew’s first werewolf video and the first season of Taskmaster Australia, it’s Danielle Walker!! These two are giving a glimpse into the minds of AuDHD and it is somewhat psycho. Talking about men and women’s junk f…
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SOLO: Listener stories about terrible best friends
On this solo episode of The Friend Request, Chloe Maddren reads and reacts to shocking listener stories about friendship betrayal. From a best friend love triangle that ended in blackmail, to a confusing relationship that somehow turned into catfishing, Chloe talking red flags, heartbreak, chaos A…
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Would you rather BE a bad friend or HAVE a bad friend w/ Ray Badran
This week on The Friend Request Chloe Maddren is joined by one of Australia’s finest exports, comedian Ray Badran! The two talk about Ray’s brand new podcast Babak And Ray Have Nothing To Say, which is 24 episodes that he and his co-host recorded over 24-hours… straight! Chloe also asks Ray how t…
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SOLO: Losing Your BFF To A Relationship
This week on the solo ep!!! I need help choosing a charity! It must be based in Australia but I’m looking for a cause to raise money for with an upcoming live show and I’d LOVE your help! Please put any suggestions in the comments or email thefriendrequestpodcast@gmail.com Today I’m reading a redd…
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Is authenticity the new currency? w/ Hannah Reilly
The weeeek we are joined by comedian, play-write and actor Hannah Reilly to talk about her growing up with loving parents, and how rare that is, and how it very well may have caused a praise kink! Hannah's in town debuting her new play 'Roleplay', about being an influencer with no morals navigatin…
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A bad way to make friends and housemates w/ John Glover
This week, we're joined by return guest, comedian and good friend of the pod John Glover! Kicking things off with a campaign to get John on WikiFeet and finishing up with some sleepover games, this one's just a good old fashioned cutie pie party!
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SOLO: Do we expect too much from our friends? Also, I’m engaged!
We’re back!! This week we’re kicking off a brand new bit of additional content with a solo episode, welcoming y’all back to the new year, talking life updates (ENGAGEMENT hehe) and whether or not movies have romanticised the perfect friendship too much. We’ll be back again soon with another guest …
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