Matt Berkey's Only Friends Podcast Is Returning

Matt Berkey's Only Friends podcast is returning after taking a break from broadcasting following its 719th episode in April 2025. In a short announcement posted on the show's X account, Berkey and the Solve For Why team said they are preparing to take their seats behind the microphone again.

The first episode will air on Monday, November 9, at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time. Berkey told PokerNews that the show will run from Monday through Thursday, with four episodes planned each week.

The show began in March 2022 and became a regular part of the poker world with a rotating lineup that included Landon Tice, Conrad Simpson, Melissa Schubert and Brian Lamanna. It covered topics such as high-stakes poker, cheating allegations, cryptocurrency and debates within the industry. The podcast won the Best Podcast award at the 2023 Global Poker Awards ceremony.

After three years, the team decided to end the show after losing its studio space in Las Vegas. Berkey later said that YouTube's tightening of rules on some gambling-related content also made the timing right for the decision. The show closed on April 25, 2025, with a four-hour farewell broadcast featuring Nikki Limo, Jesse Sylvia, Jason Somerville, Ryan DePaulo and Mike Holtz, one of the hosts of the PokerNews Podcast.

The podcast's daily broadcasts during the World Series of Poker were especially popular. Beyond tournament results, these broadcasts gave listeners a look at what was happening in Las Vegas.