In this heartwarming and laugh-packed episode, Angie and Shelly dive into the beauty, magic, and occasional chaos of online friendships. Whether it’s a TikTok subscriber who sends fan art, a pen pal from decades past, or a community of menopausal misfits finding their people—this conversation is all about connection, even when it’s digital.

📱 Can Online Friendships Be Real? – Spoiler: Yes.

👯 The People We’ve Met on TikTok – Shoutouts to our new moderators, fan artists, and friends who make us feel seen.

💌 Pen Pals and Message Boards – A little nostalgia for how we connected before social media and what’s stayed the same.

💻 Community on the Internet – From Facebook groups to podcast listeners across the globe, we talk about the joy of finding your people online.

🎧 Podcasting vs. Going Live – Why both have their place and how they’ve brought some incredible humans into our lives.

🌐 When You Know Their Handle, Not Their Name – The pros and quirks of virtual friendships and what happens when you’re ghosted by someone you never met.

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💬 Do you have an online friend who became part of your real world? Or someone you’ve never met in person but consider family? Tag them. Celebrate them. Or just tell us what online friendship means to you.