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Matt Berkey’s Only Friends podcast is coming back after more than a year and a half off the air. The Only Friends account announced the comeback on X, confirming that new episodes will begin on Monday, November 9, at 11 a.m. PT.
Berkey told PokerNews that the show will return to a regular schedule, airing four times a week from Monday through Thursday. This mirrors the frequency that made the podcast a staple for poker fans during its original run.
Only Friends debuted in March 2022 and quickly built a loyal following, with Berkey hosting alongside a rotating group that included Landon Tice, Conrad Simpson, Melissa Schubert and Brian Lamanna. The show tackled a wide range of topics, from high-stakes poker and cheating scandals to cryptocurrency and industry drama, earning Best Podcast honors at the 2023 Global Poker Awards.
The podcast ended in April 2025 after 719 episodes, partly due to losing its Las Vegas studio and partly because of YouTube’s tightening policies on gambling content. The finale aired as a four-hour farewell stream featuring guests such as Nikki Limo, Jesse Sylvia, Jason Somerville and Ryan Depaulo.
Only Friends also built strong ties with the PokerNews Podcast over the years, with hosts from both shows frequently appearing on each other’s broadcasts. Berkey himself joined the PokerNews Podcast in May 2025 to discuss major stories at the time.
Fans are now hopeful that the show’s signature daily coverage of the World Series of Poker, which offered an inside look at the drama and stories happening around Las Vegas each summer, will also make a return in 2026.
