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Why Making Friends as an Adult Feels So Hard | Real Ones S3E3
Everyone tells you that making friends is easy when you're a kid...but nobody prepares you for what happens when you're an adult.
Between careers, marriage, kids, church, hobbies, and the endless feeling of being "busy," friendships stop happening naturally. They require intention.
In this episode of Real Ones, we talk about why adult friendships feel so much harder, what separates acquaintances from true friends, how priorities change as life gets busier, and why maintaining meaningful relationships takes effort.
If you've ever wondered why it's harder to build deep friendships than it used to be, this conversation is for you.
💬 We'd love to hear from you:
When was the last time you made a brand new friend?
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Because good times are better with real friends.
3 Jul 2026
Who Actually Deserves Access to Your Life? | Real Ones S3E2
Everyone has access to someone these days.
They follow your life.
They know where you are.
They like your posts.
But does that actually make them your friend?
In Episode 2 of our Real Ones series, we're unpacking one of the biggest questions about friendship today:
What's the difference between access and loyalty?
We talk about:
Why social media has blurred the definition of friendship.
The difference between people who know about you and people who truly know you.
Why you can forgive someone without giving them access to your life.
How to recognize the people who actually show up when life gets hard.
And maybe the hardest question of all… Are you the kind of friend you'd want to have?
Whether you've had the same friends for 30 years or you're still searching for your people, this conversation is for you.
If you enjoy the episode, we'd love it if you'd subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who's been a real friend in your life.
19 Jun 2026
Real Ones S3E1: Fifth Grader Trivia & The Next Chapter
For the last year and a half, we've had the privilege of sitting down with incredible guests—authors, coaches, athletes, pastors, business leaders, and friends.
Welcome to Season 3 of Good Times, Bad Friends.
This season is called Real Ones—a series about friendship, loyalty, growth, and the relationships that shape who we become. Before we dive into those conversations, we kick things off the only way we know how: with a UFC debate, a completely unnecessary game of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, and enough trash talk to remind everyone why this podcast started in the first place.
In this episode:
Why we're changing the format of the podcast
What listeners can expect from Season 3
UFC on the White House lawn
Friendship, loyalty, and real conversations
The most humiliating trivia performance in GTBF history
Season 3 starts now.
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