
What happens when a nursing student is one semester away from graduating but cannot afford to finish school? Shaina Este is working multiple jobs while navigating depression, anxiety, and the pressure to honor her...


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Hosted by Daryn Kagan · society · EN
Who do you call when life gets real? When the good news hits, the heartbreak lands, or you're just having one of those days—you call a friend. That’s the heartbeat of Call Me Friend—a feel good biweekly podcast that drops you into the kind of conversations that remind us who we are, where we belong, and why friendship matters.Hosted by former network news anchor, wife, mom, and Airbnb host Daryn Kagan, Call Me Friend is your weekly reminder of the joy, laughter, and healing that come with connection. Each week, Daryn picks up the phone from Ms. Lou’s Cabin—a 50-year-old log home she and her husband lovingly restored and turned into an Airbnb—to chat with someone in her world, whether it’s a celebrity, her childhood bestie, or someone she just met along the way or maybe even YOU. No matter who she’s calling, the focus is always the same: celebrating the power of friendship and connection.Every episode kicks off with a ring-ring and drops you into a real-life conversations between frie
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Call Me Friend is hosted by Daryn Kagan. The show has published 28 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "One Semester From Becoming a Nurse, Then Came a Life-Changing Surprise" (27 August 2026, 31 minutes), "Alisyn Camerota on Loss, Love & Starting Over The Moment Everything Changed" (15 April 2026, 61 minutes), and "Alisyn Camerota on Loss, Love & Starting Over The Moment Everything Changed" (15 April 2026, 61 minutes).
Call Me Friend publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 28 episodes.
Booking probability for Call Me Friend is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Call Me Friend requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Call Me Friend's contact route on record: public web form.
Daryn Kagan hosts Call Me Friend, a society podcast with 28 episodes published.
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What happens when a nursing student is one semester away from graduating but cannot afford to finish school? Shaina Este is working multiple jobs while navigating depression, anxiety, and the pressure to honor her...

<p>Grief, loss, career reinvention, and starting over after tragedy take center stage in this powerful conversation with journalist and author Alisyn Camerota. When life changes in an instant, how do you rebuild, find...

Grief, loss, career reinvention, and starting over after tragedy take center stage in this powerful conversation with journalist and author Alisyn Camerota. When life changes in an instant, how do you rebuild, find...

Episode #24
<p>Daryn Kagan reconnects with longtime friend and NFL sideline reporter Laura Okmin to explore career burnout, finding purpose, and building real confidence. Named to Sports Illustrated’s list of the most powerful...

Episode #23
<p>He thought the call was spam. Hours later, he was standing in a hospital NICU meeting a two-pound baby fighting for his life.</p><p>Adoption, fatherhood, healing, and the power of intentional love are at the heart of...

<p>When life delivers unthinkable loss, what happens next can change everything. Cancer survival, grief and healing, a mother-daughter business, resilience after loss, and turning pain into purpose and connection are...

<p>Reinvention after 70 is not about starting over, it’s about evolving with clarity and courage. On Call Me Friend, Daryn Kagan calls bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews for a raw, honest conversation about aging...

<p>Dating after 40 and being single can feel exhausting in modern dating culture. On Call Me Friend, Daryn Kagan talks with dating coach Treva Brandon Scharf about dating burnout and finding love later in life without...

<p>What happens when life knocks you down and you choose service instead of fear?</p><p>Host Daryn Kagan sits down with hospice singer Kevin Dunn, a man whose life changed forever after losing his job, hearing a calling...

<p>Second chances change lives. In this deeply moving episode of Call Me Friend, host Daryn Kagan pulls back the curtain on a moment few people ever see: a surprise grant award that changes everything.</p><p>What begins...

Episode #18
<p>Who do you call when life gets real? When the good news hits, the heartbreak lands, or you're just having one of those days—you call a friend. That’s the heartbeat of Call Me Friend—a feel good bi-weekly podcast that...

<p>What if the most heart hitting story connected to the Savannah Bananas had nothing to do with baseball, trick plays, or viral hijinks, but everything to do with family and purpose? In this friendship podcast...

Episode #16
<p>When the world stopped on 9/11, millions saw Carol Lin on their screens… but no one saw what she was surviving off camera. In this gripping Call Me Friend conversation, Daryn reconnects with her former CNN colleague...

Episode #15
<p>What if the friend who transforms your entire life does not show up until your sixties?</p><p>Two women share a life changing friendship that leads to an 80 day trip at 81. In this inspiring episode of Call Me...

Episode #14
<p>A 70-year-old humanitarian, a 1953 Chevy truck, and Route 66 unite for ShelterBox. Don Crost drives 2,500 miles to spotlight disaster relief, friendship, and doing good, proving it is never too late to chase a...

<p>CNN’s John King, famous for election night coverage at the Magic Wall, opens up about living with multiple sclerosis, how MS shapes his daily life, and why hope and healing keep him going.</p><p>CNN’s John King is...

<p>Bestselling author Kristin Harmel opens up about losing and rebuilding identity during breast cancer treatment, and the friendships that carried her through it. Daryn and Kristin chat about asking for help, receiving...

<p>Addiction recovery and second chances aren’t easy, but Scottie Bowman proves they’re possible. In this episode of Call Me Friend, Daryn Kagan calls her friend Scottie to share how she went from a 12-day drug and...

<p>Addiction recovery and second chances aren’t easy, but Scottie Bowman proves they’re possible. In this episode of Call Me Friend, Daryn Kagan calls her friend Scottie to share how she went from a 12-day drug and...

<p>What does it take to rise from childhood bullying, Tourette syndrome, and the fear of never making it to national television, to becoming one of the most beloved Contributor in America? In this episode of Call Me...
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Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado Anschutz Children's Hospital
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