Dear Nina in The Star Tribune

Thrilled to add my thoughts on friendship and loneliness to a 2024 series in The Star Tribune.

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Nina Badzin

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.

Latest posts by Nina Badzin (see all)

#219 – “She Was Never Your Friend” is Not Good Advice - November 8, 2026
#218 – Why We Should Be a Little More Social (Even When We Don’t Feel Like It) - November 2, 2026
#217 – The Friendship Conversation You’ve Been Avoiding - October 26, 2026
#216 – Are You Expecting Too Much From One Friend? - October 19, 2026

Podcast Transcript

Nina Badzin
March 2, 2024

Hi, I'm Nina

DEAR NINA: Conversations About Friendship is a top 1% podcast and newsletter that dives into the nuanced, gray areas of adult friendship.

I’m the host, Nina Badzin, a writer who accepted a position as a friendship advice columnist in 2014 and never stopped writing about the topic.

DEAR NINA, the podcast, started in 2021, and has been referenced in NPR, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Real Simple Magazine, The Skimm, and many other media outlets.

Take a look around! With over 200 episodes and years of articles, your friendship dilemma is probably covered here. Welcome!

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Hi, I'm Nina

HI, I’M NINA BADZIN. I’m a writer fascinated by the dynamics of friendship, and I’ve been answering anonymous advice questions on the topic since 2014. I now also answer them on my podcast, Dear Nina! I’m a creative writing instructor at ModernWell in Minneapolis, a freelance writer and editor, and an avid reader who reviews 50 books a year. Welcome to my site!

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Hi, I'm Nina

DEAR NINA: Conversations About Friendship is a podcast and newsletter about the ups and downs of adult friendship. I’m the host, Nina Badzin, a Minneapolis-based writer who accepted a position as a friendship advice columnist in 2014 and never stopped. DEAR NINA, the podcast, started in 2021, and has been referenced in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, The Guardian, The Chicago Tribune, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, and elsewhere!

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I send emails through Substack with the latest anonymous friendship letters, podcast episodes, book reviews, and more.