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Lilly Friend Project

Lilly Friend Project

Written by: Lilly
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In November 2022, Lilly had an idea that she couldn’t un-have. In February 2023, she put up 400 flyers around New York City asking strangers to apply to be her friend.

The flyers said “Do you want to make a new friend?” and directed people to a website with a questionnaire. Seventy people filled it out. Lilly interviewed 24 of them.

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Episodes
  • CONNECTION
    Oct 27 2025

    In the final episode, Lilly tries to answer the question she's been avoiding: what is connection? She calls random people including a poet, her mom, a barista, a therapist, a Vegas wedding chapel, and accidentally interviews mayoral candidate Brad Lander on election day. After seventy questionnaire responses and twenty-four interviews, Lilly reflects on whether she actually made friends or just performed an elaborate art piece around her own loneliness. Plus, a Rumi quote about patience that initially pissed her off starts to make sense.

    #StillDontKnowWhatConnectionIs #VegasWeddingChapelWisdom #ElaboratePerformanceArtOrJustLonely #RumiWasRightAndItsPissingMeOff #FourHundredFlyersLaterStillFiguring

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    21 mins
  • FUN QUOTES FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR
    Oct 20 2025

    A mashup of the funniest and most memorable moments from all the interviews. Christian explains how he spent a year and a half in a band called The Roasters without knowing what they were roasting, Frances admits her personal brand is compulsive lying but in a fun way, and Thomas thought the whole thing might be Scientology but was ready to join anyway. Plus, someone found an apartment on Craigslist with no photos based purely on vibes, and multiple people reveal their alternate reality addictions ranging from bubble tea to minion porn.

    #TheRoastersRoastedNothing #WhimsicalLyingNotDangerousLying #CraigslistVibesOnly #ScientologyButMakeItFriendship #MinionPornAlternateReality

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    18 mins
  • THE OUTSIDER PERSPECTIVE
    Oct 13 2025

    Lilly meets three people who've found their place by standing apart. Lucas explains how American cities are designed to atomize people and shares his Forrest Gump walking moment, Marley discusses riot grrrl feminism and why she's not an ugly man respecter, and Erika reveals what it's like being the black sheep who moved out during the pandemic. Plus, Lucas dreams of goats in West Virginia, and everyone agrees that sometimes the clearest view comes from standing outside looking in.

    #OutsiderLookingInward #RiotGrrrlPhilosophy #GoatsInWestVirginia #NotAnUglyManRespecter #AtomizedButNotAlone

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    21 mins
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