Dr. Daniel Maitland is a clinical psychologist, research, and professor at UMKC. He runs the Psychotherapy Research or Study of Connection, Intimacy, and Loneliness (PROSOCIAL) lab.

I read a New York Times article about loneliness that featured Daniel - and this led to us recording a podcast together.

In this episode, expect to hear:

• therapy red flags to be aware of
• how to identify depression
• how to deal with social anxiety
• the digital world's impact on our close relationships
• how to be more vulnerable
• ways to beat depression
• and much more.

Link to Awareness, Courage & Love Global Project: https://www.livewithacl.org/

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12 years ago Andrew Hales had a video go viral on YouTube. This video landed him on TV, in newspapers, and on YouTube's home page. It also landed him with a new career idea - to be a YouTuber.

I remember seeing some of his first videos and CRACKING UP. They were hilarious. After watching a few of them, I felt inspired to go out in the world and crack open conversations with people I have never met.

Andrew Hales takes talking to people to a whole new level.

In this episode, expect to hear:

• what its like to go viral on YouTube
• how Andrew preps for conversations with strangers
• why he quit filming pranks
• how he asks people to be in his videos
• some of the most memorable conversations he's had
• how it feels to be the subject of documentaries
• and much more

Here's the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LAHWF/videos

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Produced by Capture Connection Studios: captureconnectionstudios.com

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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If you want to share feedback, have a great idea, or have a question then email me: talktopeoplepodcast@gmail.com

Produced by Capture Connection Studios: captureconnectionstudios.com