That's What Friends Are For

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After a head-spinning year in the worlds of health and technology, Audie Cornish of The Assignment sat down with Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Clare Duffy from Terms of Service, to break down the stories that ended up on all their podcasts this year. Producer: Dan Bloom Technical Director ...  Afficher plus

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Did you know that having friends can make you less depressed? One survey found that the average American had ...

Dr. Marisa Franco is a New York Times bestselling Author, Professor, Psychologist, and self-proclaimed friendship expert. Marisa discusses the science of connection — and the importance of platonic friendships. Her new book is called Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can He ...  Afficher plus

Do you want to know why friendships are important?   Friendships are the reason we thrive, it the reason we've progressed socially and even flown to the moon.   Without friendships, we can survive, but don't we want to thrive?   Join us for a multi generational discussion about t ...  Afficher plus

This week is a fascinating show about FRIENDSHIP.This one is so so IMPORTANT.I’ll be HONEST with you…one of the people this week’s show may HELP the most is me!As I’ve mentioned many times before, although I put myself out there all the time, deep inside, I’m still very much an I ...  Afficher plus