Talk about friends

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

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 praised the show for the service it offers! Nice.

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

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 of a group of friends can differ widely from the dynamics of a pair of friends.

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 society!

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!

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 poem on friendship.

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

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

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 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.

Dave discuss neighbours and also resolving differences with friends.

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

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

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