#200 - Why Talking to Strangers is Good for Your Friendships (Dr. Gillian Sandstrom)

#200 - Why Talking to Strangers is Good for Your Friendships (Dr. Gillian Sandstrom)

For episode 200 of Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship, I’m joined by Dr. Gillian Sandstrom, an associate professor in the Psychology of Kindness at the University of Sussex and author of Once Upon a Stranger: The Science of How Small Talk Can Add Up to a Big Life. I came into this conversation a little skeptical. Do I really need to talk to more strangers? At the grocery store? On airplanes? When I’m just trying to get through my day? But Gillian makes such a compelling case for why these small, low-stakes interactions matter. We talk about why every friend was once a stranger, how small talk helps us practice the skills we need for friendship, and why loose ties and everyday conversations can make us feel more connected to the world around us. Gillian also explains the “liking gap,” why people usually like us more than we think they do, and how to start—and end—conversations without making it weird. This episode is not about turning every stranger into a future close friend. It’s about noticing the humanity around us and being a little more open to connection. Special thank you, as always, to my assistant producer, Rebekah Jacobs!

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#206 - How Friendships Change When You Stop Drinking (Suzanne Warye)

#206 - How Friendships Change When You Stop Drinking (Suzanne Warye)

What happens to your friendships when you stop drinking but your friends do not? Suzanne Warye, author of The Sober Shift and host of The Sober Mom Life, joins me to talk about socializing sober, chan...

9 Aug 33min

#205 - Get Offline and See Your Friends

#205 - Get Offline and See Your Friends

Fresh off the five-year Dear Nina live event in Minneapolis, I found myself ready to step away from my computer and say yes to time with friends. In this short episode, I’m sharing a simple reminder t...

2 Aug 10min

#204 - "Go where the heat Is”: My Husband on Five Years of Friendship Advice

#204 - "Go where the heat Is”: My Husband on Five Years of Friendship Advice

To mark five years of Dear Nina, I invited my husband, Bryan, who has listened to every episode and occasionally reminds me to follow my own advice. We talk about why so many friendship dilemmas come ...

26 Juli 28min

#203 - College Rankings Don't Predict Where You'll Belong (Alexis White)

#203 - College Rankings Don't Predict Where You'll Belong (Alexis White)

College admissions counselor Alexis White joins me to explain why rankings and prestige cannot tell you where a student will actually thrive. We talk about school size, campus culture, Greek life, com...

19 Juli 46min

#202 - When Friends Make Plans Without You (Danielle Bayard Jackson)

#202 - When Friends Make Plans Without You (Danielle Bayard Jackson)

We have all felt the sting of not being invited. In this replay episode, friendship educator Danielle Bayard Jackson joins Nina to talk about what it means—and does not always mean—when friends make p...

12 Juli 41min

#201 - A Softer Way to Think About Friendships That Faded (Rebecca Kotok)

#201 - A Softer Way to Think About Friendships That Faded (Rebecca Kotok)

Rebecca Kotok, one of my very best friends and one of Dear Nina’s most popular guests, returns for a conversation about the way approaching 50, grief, and life experience can soften how we think about...

5 Juli 30min

Bonus - An Episode Honoring Jill Smokler: Friendship, Cancer, and Community

Bonus - An Episode Honoring Jill Smokler: Friendship, Cancer, and Community

In this bonus episode, I’m honoring my friend Jill Smokler by sharing again the conversation she asked me to record with her in the summer of 2024, soon after she was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an a...

28 Juni 38min

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