Hi, I’m Nina Badzin, I’m the host of the podcast Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship and a Minneapolis-based writer with many credits on a variety of topics in magazines, websites, and anthologies. 

Since 2014 in my friendship advice column, I’ve been fostering discussions about the nitty gritty of adult friendships with sensitivity and practicality. You’d think I’ve have nothing new to say about friendship after almost a decade, but you’d be wrong. Friendship is an endless, timeless, fascinating topic, and the more anonymous letters I receive and consider, the more I personally learn, too.

The podcast, which I started in 2021, has been referenced and/or featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, The Guardian, NPR’s All Things Considered, NPR Life Kit, npr.org, Real Simple Magazine, The Telegraph UK, The Chicago Tribune, Woman’s Day Magazine, The Skimm, SheKnows.com, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, AARP, Next Avenue, Provoked Magazine, and elsewhere.

Ways to get in touch:

Email: dearninapodcast@gmail.com

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