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Sunday Pick: Do all my friends secretly hate me? | from Corner Piece

Sunday Pick: Do all my friends secretly hate me? | from Corner Piece

TED Talks Daily
Nov 1, 2026 41 min
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<p>Why does making friends as an adult feel like mission impossible?</p><br><p>In today’s Sunday Pick, <em>Corner Piece</em>, host Melissa Fernandes explores what it means to be a friend while grappling with a friendship break up. Along the way, she interviews Anna Goldfarb, journalist and author of “Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valuable Connections,” and Dr. Marisa G. Franco, professor and author of “Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—And Keep—Friends”. They explain why friendship can get so complicated as you get older and how to build closer bonds. Melissa also explores with her co-hosts Taha Khan and Sabrina Cruz what their different types of friendships mean to them.</p><br><p>Find more episodes of Corner Piece on your favorite podcast app or here: <u><a href="https://link.mgln.ai/9hQ2JB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://link.mgln.ai/9hQ2JB</a></u></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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