Dear Nina in Time Magazine
I got to contribute quite a bit to a piece by Angela Haupt in Time Magazine on how to make friends at any age.
September 3, 2024
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Dear Nina in The Guardian
Thrilled to add my thoughts on a piece by Sarah Phillips in The Guardian on keeping on revitalizing friendships.
May 1, 2024
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Dear Nina in The Wall Street Journal
Thrilled to add my thoughts on voice memos to Elizabeth Bernstein’s piece in The Wall Street Journal, “When You Only Have Five Minutes
April 27, 2024
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Dear Nina in The Star Tribune
Thrilled to add my thoughts on friendship and loneliness to a 2024 series in The Star Tribune. Let’s connect over all things
March 2, 2024
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Dear Nina in Success Magazine
Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship was an honorable mention in the favorite relationship podcasts in Success Magazine! Let’s connect over all things friendship! My Substack
February 28, 2024
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Friendship Roundup #28
Welcome to another friendship roundup! If you like friendship topics, you’ll enjoy my podcast, Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship, which you can find anywhere you
February 26, 2024
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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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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.