Talk about friends

My guest suggests that curiosity can revive a flagging conversation with a friend.

Topics discussed include: generosity and curiosity, the importance of friendship to men in particular, the benefits of volunteer work and classification of friends.

In which we discuss geography and lids - inter alia

I apologise for the sound quality which can sound a bit scratchy. In this episode Peter and I discuss: why there is a lid for every pot geography and friendship the need for a conversation geiger counter Finally Peter pr

Brian is a planner who talks about the time and effort in building friendship

Here are some of the topics we covered: Maintaining friends-some tips Transactions vs friendships Making lists Passion precedes Men and women are not the same

Owen discusses some interesting ideas about groups of friends.

We uncovered an interesting truth in our conversation: that a group in conversation is like a sporting team in one way but in another it's totally different because there isn't a coach. Also we discuss how the dynamics o

Sarah connects capitalism with friendship in an interesting way

Sarah describes good will as the fuel of friendship. She also surmises that the lack of books in bookshops on the topic of friendship confirms that friendship is not part of the engine of production in a capitalist socie

Paul talks about his friendships: their duration and strength

Paul discusses the values that underlie his friendships and the importance of trust. He offers a tip for how to enhance your relationships with friends-bushwalking!

Beatrice is English, but lives in South Wales

Listen to how Beatrice found her voice as the key to friendship for her. Then we move to some obervations about male friendship compared to female friendship. I conclude with a reference to John Milton who wrote a famous

Will and I share a love of the Italian language.

In this episode Will talks about trust in friendship, amongst a myriad of other matters.

Rob and I chat about some interesting social conventions.

In this episode we cover many topics including how to be curious in friendship and how to end a catch-uo with a friend.

Aly talks about admiration of the soul

Aly, who is Russian, has some very interesting takes on friendship, such as energy.

Mark discusses grief and friendship

Maja is a young mother and wife

Maja is my youngest guest so far, therefore a lot closer to high school than I am! She ponders what it means to ask: how may friends do I want to have?

Elana July 2024

Elana talks about authenticity and what that means to her, about the influence of her parents on how she constructs friendships, and about friendship in other cultures.

My guest Dave talks about neighbours and other things

Dave discuss neighbours and also resolving differences with friends.

Zoe talks about children and parents in the context of friendship

She shares her thoughts on how friendship can deal with distance and absence.

Interview with Sharon, who is Canadian

Interview with Dino

Dino is my guest in this second episode, giving his different perspective from Kirsty's in episode 1.

Kirsty moved to Australia from the U.K.

My very first guest, a friend of mine, who agreed to be my first guest in the series.