Why does making friends as an adult feel like mission impossible?Today, we’re sharing a special episode of a new TED podcast, Corner Piece. Friendship is hard, especially in adulthood, and this episode explores just that with personal stories from host Melissa Fernandes of her experience grappling with a friendship break up. Along the way, she interviews Anna Goldfarb, journalist and author of “Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valuable Connections,” and Dr. Marisa G. Franco, professor and author of “Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—And Keep—Friends”. They explain why friendship can get so complicated as you get older and how to build closer bonds.Corner Piece is hosted by the trio behind the YouTube channel, Answer in Progress, who start small on life’s biggest questions and follow their curiosities about human connection down rabbit holes to help you, and themselves, understand the world around them a little bit better. Hear more episodes of Corner Piece on your favorite podcast app or here: <a href="https://link.mgln.ai/XDcPEc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://link.mgln.ai/XDcPEc</a> Vote for our show in the Signal Awards for <a href="https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2026/shows/genre/advice-how-to" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Best Advice & How To</a> podcast!For the full text transcript, visit <a href="https://go.ted.com/BHTranscripts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">go.ted.com/BHTranscripts</a>Fill out our survey at <a href="https://bit.ly/BHSurvey6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bit.ly/BHSurvey6</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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