0\7Sometimes you don’t know how strongly you feel about something until you hear yourself saying it aloud on a podcast. I got that opportunity today after listening to my interview on Christy Maguire’s podcast Forties Stories—a series about the lives of 40-something women.
We covered my love of acquaintances, why I’m not scared to let new people into my life, why I won’t drive people to the airport, my fear of filler, the emotional energy of running a household, why friends let friends quit, and a whole lot more. It’s not a short interview!
Find the episode and everything you need to know about Forties Stories on Christy’s site. Thanks to Christy for having me as a guest!
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Nina Badzin hosts the top 1% podcast Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship. She's been writing about friendship since 2014 and has had friendship advice in NPR, WSJ, Real Simple Magazine, The Daily Skim, The Guardian, The Telegraph UK, Time Magazine, and elsewhere.
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Can’t wait to listen to this! Thanks for sharing! (and so funny: i am obsessed with driving people to/picking up from airport!)
Nina, I really enjoyed listening to your interview on this podcast. It was fun learning more about your everyday life and friendships. I didn’t know you tried your hand at novel writing!
Thank you so much for listening!