<p>It's the first instalment of our Best of 2025 compilations! And it's a biggie! We revisit some of the highlights from our interviews over the past year, starting with the first Fwend Question we ask our guests: "Who was your First Fwend?"</p><br><p>00:00 - Fwends say hi!</p><p>13:56 - Erik Jensen</p><p>22:53 - Clare Bowditch</p><p>32:23 - Benjamin Law</p><p>45:23 - Geraldine Hickey</p><p>54:52 - Ben Lee</p><p>105:57 - Sarah Blasko</p><p>115:19 - Ben Shewry</p><p>127:10 - Michael Hing</p><p>136:25 - Lazy Susan</p><p>155:14 - Fwends say bye!</p><br><p>FWENDS WITH BENEFITS IS HERE! You can now support us coming into your ears each week. Not like that. Grow up. Details below.</p><br><p>- - -</p><br><p>CONTACT</p><p>Voicemail - <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/fwendspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">speakpipe.com/fwendspod</a></p><p>Email - [email protected]</p><p>Mail - PO Box 24144, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia</p><br><p>FWENDS WITH BENEFITS</p><p>Get ad free listening and access to the Simple Marvellous archive! (Simply Marvellous both the perfect adjective and also actually just the name of the old show).</p><p>Apple - Subscribe above!</p><p>Not Apple - <a href="https://fwends.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fwends.supercast.com</a></p><br><p>RATE AND REVIEW</p><p>Of course you've already subscribed or followed the show, now we'd love you to leave a rating and a review. In whatever podcast app you're in right now, just throw down the 5 stars. Will make our day, and help to get the podcast into more people's ears (which will ultimately mean even bigger name guests for you!)</p><br><p>INSTAGRAM</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/fwendspod?igsh=MWcxcTA5ejZxa283dQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fwends Pod</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/georgiamooney?igsh=MXdsZGxqajJveDlwaA==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Georgia Mooney</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/rhysnicholson?igsh=ZnBkczJlNjNoZmtk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rhys Nicholson</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kyrannicholson?igsh=MXRwYmc3M250MWRiMg%3D%3D&amp;utm_source=qr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kyran Nicholson</a></p><br><p>YOUTUBE</p><p>Soon (how soon we don't know) you will be able to watch clips of the show on YouTube, click through and hit subscribe now to get them the second they appear: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@FwendsPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fwends Pod YouTube</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>