A heartwarming story of friendship between a visually-impaired man and another man with developmental disabilities, who despite their differences, found a great bond in each other that has lasted for decades.
The podcast host offers tips for making friends, including smiling and acknowledging people, wearing something interesting, and showing interest in people's tattoos. He emphasizes that making friends is a numbers game and encourages listeners to smile and say hello to five new people each day.
Barnes and Lester worry they have driven their friend mad as they peer at him sleeping, with Barnes even hearing taps and dropping tallow in his nervousness.
Generating exclusivity with someone in a group by developing memories and experiences is key to creating meaningful friendships. Securely attached people who are comfortable with vulnerability and empathic tend to develop healthier relationships than anxiously attached people.
The speaker reflects on the importance of making friends with people more intelligent than oneself when in an environment like Stanford University, and mentions Marissa Mayer as an example. The question of whether the speaker had overlapped with notable alumni such as Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, and Reid Hoffman is raised.
The speaker reflects on reuniting with a friend who has become more successful and famous, realizing the necessity of separation and growth for individuals. They are now able to come back together with their separate lives and experiences.
The speaker reflects on the possibility that sacrificing his friendships for his work and focus on experiments was not worth it and that he may have wished he'd thought about it differently earlier on.
Drew overheard a conversation in Madison Square Park of two girls discussing how they wanted to plan a party on a weekend that their friend Marissa, who they spoke poorly about, would be out of town. This led to an online meetup of people supporting Marissa to find new friends.
Comedians Bert Kreischer and Tom Segura discuss the nature of teasing in their friendship, and recall the first time they addressed Segura's weight.
The speaker admires Joe Rogan's family and feels that they could serve as potential friends who offer valuable advice and a mutual relationship.
The speaker shares an experience of a friend who threatened to go to the police if he didn't receive help. The speaker couldn't offer financial help but decided to approach the friend as an outsider to understand his situation better.
Tommy, a friend of the hosts, has a harrowing experience when he is shot in his furniture store. Despite the urgency of the situation, his friends and local law enforcement come to his aid within minutes.
The importance of memories with friends and family is highlighted in this podcast episode. The hosts discuss the joy of spending time with loved ones and the positive impact it can have during difficult times.
The speaker shares their experience of moving to India and hiring programmers, as well as the importance of teaching adults how to make new friends.
In this episode, the hosts plan to share stories about different types of friends- the good, the bad, and the ugly. They also mention having a swear jar and starting a merch line for the podcast.
The importance of consistency in showing up for people, good or bad, and not settling for mediocre service. Positive friendship traits include continuing to love, show up, and be kind to others no matter what they are going through.
Sherry worries about her friend Donna when she doesn't show up and calls her parents' house to ask if she stopped by. After they do not receive a response, they call around to Donna's other friends and co-workers to see if anyone has heard from her.
In this podcast, the host interviews Lydia Denworth about her new book, "Friendship," discussing the importance of friendship and ways individuals can improve the quality of their friendships, combat loneliness, and deepen their relationships. The podcast also includes an ad for Surfshark VPN.
In this podcast episode, the speaker discusses the importance of giving understanding and grace to your friends when they don't know certain things you might be familiar with.
The speaker and their friends watched an X-Men movie during the day and enthusiastically yelled at the screen. Afterwards, they ate soul food together, feeling a bit sad.
The speaker describes his emotional friendship with a man he called "Unfrozen Caveman," who was prone to intense emotions and needed balance in his life.
The speaker learned about the importance of having a "swim buddy" or close companion from the SEAL community and created a hashtag campaign as a symbol for a friend's legacy.
Join us each week as we talk and laugh about life's chaos with old and new friends. In this episode, they discuss the undercover operations of police officers to catch people engaging in prostitution and how the exchange of money for sexual acts is deemed as prostitution.
The speaker recounts a conversation with an ex-friend after being left a cell phone and car by someone named Robbie.
Two women share a close bond that mimics that of a married couple, emphasizing the importance of female friendships.
The speaker talks about how she and her husband helped their friend around the house after her husband was killed. She also mentions that she last spoke to her friend the day before.
Keeping friendships from college can be challenging when everyone moves away and has different schedules, but having open communication and approaching tough conversations can help. It is important to recognize that friendships may evolve but can still be meaningful in different ways.
Outgrowing friends is hard but it presents an opportunity for self-growth and meeting new amazing people. Embrace your solitude and see it as a chance to reconnect with yourself and form better friendships.
Julie's friend is worried about how she will explain her behavior to her husband, while sirens are heard in the background.
This podcast discusses the three types of friendships - friends for a reason, friends for a season, and lifetime friends - and emphasizes the importance of adapting to changing seasons of life to allow new friendships to emerge.
In this transcript, a person recounts the story of a friend who put gum in their hair seemingly out of nowhere, causing confusion and frustration.
The speaker reconnected with an old friend whom he hadn't seen in 20 years. They explored an amusement park together and reminisced about their childhood, sharing stories and memories.
The speaker talks about going from having no friends to having a lot of friends and feeling like a king. When he moved to live with his father and stepmother, he had piles of friends he didn't even know what to do with.
The guest on the show is someone worth befriending according to the host, as he is a great storyteller.
The importance of building a friendship before falling in love, in a culture where dating and hooking up have become the norm, is discussed in this episode.
The ease of making interactions and forming friendships in high school with shared environments and forced interactions makes it harder to replicate the same experience as an adult without the help of apps.
Kevin Nealon shares about his friendship with Dana Carvey, describing how Carvey interacts with fans on the street and his willingness to stop and have a drink with anyone who invites him.
This podcast discusses how physical touch plays a role in friendships and how it can be perceived differently depending on the gender.
The speaker shares their struggles with making and maintaining female friendships, feeling pressure to explain their lack of female friends and being afraid of confrontation and competition within friendships.
Despite wanting to make friends in his calculus class, the speaker found it difficult and eventually gave up. However, one classmate did approach him for help outside of class.
Susan forms unlikely friendships with a woman who has no children and her new neighbors after moving to a new town, while Josh struggles with parenthood.
The speaker shares a funny experience with his friends wherein they were mistaken as cousins due to their resemblance. They later realized that they looked like a cool squad in a social setting like a bar.
In this podcast episode, the hosts share their personal experiences of making friends as adults, which can be challenging, especially when moving to a new city. They also narrate some interesting stories related to friendship.
In this conversation, the speaker shares their thoughts on gossip and the difficulty of keeping a secret when it's too good not to share with close friends.
A woman talks about how cuddling is a common occurrence at the all-women's camp she attends and how it can lead to new friendships.
The speaker is narrating an incident where a guy invited his female friend over to smell his room, and after he spiked her tea, she was shocked when he made a move on her, as she thought they were just friends.
The speaker expresses their wish for good cheer for their friend, Mandy, during a difficult year and shares their own feelings of waiting for relief and change in their own life.
A listener expresses their disappointment with a story that was supposed to be touching but came across as insincere when describing a lost friend, and offers an anecdote about their own struggle with panic attacks.
The speaker emphasizes on enjoying oneself with friends instead of chasing after dreams every time one goes out, and also discusses the use of someone else's Netflix account along with watching and discussing Gilmore Girls.
In this podcast episode, the hosts discuss the importance and value of long-lasting friendships and the sacred zone of friendship.
The speaker invites his old friend who has been recently released from prison to hang out with him, but the friend cites a lack of money as a barrier.
