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Hi, I’m Nina Badzin, a writer with a focus on friendship for over a decade and the host of the top 1% charted podcast Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship.

Even after a decade of writing about and studying adult friendships, I always have something new to say on the topic. Friendship is an endless, timeless, fascinating relationship to examine, and the more anonymous letters I receive and consider or the interviews I record, the more I personally learn, too.

The podcast, which I started in 2021, has been referenced and/or featured in The Wall Street JournalThe Washington PostTime Magazine, The Guardian, NPR Life Kit, npr.org, The Telegraph UK, The Chicago TribuneWoman’s Day Magazine, The Skimm, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, AARP, Next Avenue, and elsewhere. I always love hearing from readers and listeners. My work on friendship is meant to be a conversation between us and between you and your friends. I hope you will share your thoughts with me and with each other.

I’m also the co-founder of the writing groups at ModernWell in Minneapolis where I still lead writing groups and the occasional podcasting workshop.

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Email: ninabadzin@gmail.com

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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 JournalThe Washington PostTime Magazine, The GuardianThe Chicago TribuneThe Minneapolis Star Tribune, and elsewhere

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