• #77 - Uncovering the Secrets of American Friendships in 2024 [Harvard Visiting Scholar, Dr. Jeff Hall]

  • Jul 30 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 1 min
  • Podcast

#77 - Uncovering the Secrets of American Friendships in 2024 [Harvard Visiting Scholar, Dr. Jeff Hall]

  • Summary

  • The day this episode releases is NATIONAL FRIENDSHIP DAY. And who better to talk to then a friendship expert, Dr. Jeff Hall. He is a Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas and a visiting scholar at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law.

    Recently, he and his team facilitated the American Friendship Project, which is the most accurate and most complete account of American friendship. With over 4,000 participants, this survey reveals unexpected truths about friendship, including how friends are being made, where people are most likely to make friends, and what people look for most in a friend.

    You can expect to hear:

    • why friendship is crucial
    • how making friends changes as we age
    • the institutional power of work and school in our social life
    • the technicalities of a friendship breakup
    • how social media affects our friendship
    • the difference between texting and video calls
    • and much more

    Here are some graphics from the American Friendship Project: https://www.talktopeoplepodcast.com/p/american-friendship-project

    Here is the 5 Day Friendship Challenge that Jeff mentioned: https://www.nytimes.com/explain/2024/friendship-challenge

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