25 Years of Friendship - Denise and Drew

Date: January 10, 2024

Name of podcast: The Forever Friends Podcast

Episode title and number: S01E05 - 25 Years of Friendship - Denise and Drew

Brief summary of episode: Denise Thurlow, an artist, author, and Forever Friends Podcast media editor, reminisces with her friend Drew Wooster about moments both fun and momentous over their decades-long friendship. They both vulnerably share their personal coming-of-age stories about identity and how they've each shaped the other.

Chapters:

Introducing Our Guest - Drew Wooster [0:27]
First Impressions [1:37]
Timing a Move Based on Ease for Friendship [4:20]
Being Forgettable [5:25]
High School Friend Groups [8:12]
Drew's First Crush [11:40]
Coming Out and Coming of Age [12:43]
Betraying Confidence, then Friendship Recovery [23:58]
Maryland Crab Feasts and Surly Men [33:33]
Officiating the Wedding [43:35]
Living on the Same Street [46:36]
Emergency Contact [48:46]

Guest:

Drew Wooster was born in San Clemente, CA and lived in multiple cities and states before his family settled down in Los Gatos, CA during his 7th grade. After graduating high school and obtaining his B.A. from University of California, Berkeley, Drew joined the United States Navy where he became a helicopter pilot, flying the Knighthawk, MH-60S. After multiple training tours in the Southeast, he finally landed in San Diego, CA. After over a decade of military service, he left the Navy and decided to go back to school to obtain his Master, Business Administration from the University of San Diego. He currently works in the Biotech community as a Service Delivery/Business Process Manager. He loves music (a big band/colorguard nerd in highschool), riding his motorcycles, line dancing/2-stepping, and horseback riding. He still resides in a house in San Diego with his husband, 3 dogs, and 2 tortoises and hopes to have a barn filled animals some day (goats, pigs, cows!)

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