ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
The only podcast about the powerful influence of childhood friendships from the places that we call home. We discuss friendship in general and how these relationships make life worth living. My guests are regular people and experts who know about friendship. These are the stories that define our lives!
Hosts:
Update frequency:
monthly
Average audio length:
50 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
38 episodes
since Jan. 15, 2024
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
DJ Dave on Berkeley Identity, Comedy, DJing, and the Hometown Friend Effect
This episode with DJ Dave, also known as David Whitman, a Berkeley creative whose music, comedy, and hometown references helped shape a broader discussion about place identity.
Being “Berkeley Enough” is a metaphor for how…
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Homies Katie Padilla and Pierre Muzak connect with host Chandler Hoffman to talk about a high school friendship that began in French at El Camino High School. This indescribable (Je Ne Sais Quoi) friendship deepened 20 years later through shared spiritual reflection. The conversation explores how …
Resilience, Friendship, and Self-Discovery: The Life Journey of William Rogers
In this episode, William Rogers shares his remarkable story of overcoming childhood challenges, navigating complex identities, and finding strength through community and friendships. His journey from adversity to leader…
This conversation with artist Brett Cook explores how he uses interdisciplinary art, mindfulness, and community engagement to foster belonging, bridge cultures, and enact social change. Discover how his personal journey from graffiti art to social activism exemplifies the power of art as a verb — a…
From Berkeley to Hollywood, the journey of Hansford Prince is a compelling story of a Berkeley CA native turned Hollywood actor. Hansford is portraying a small reoccurring character Earl on the MAX series The Pitt. This episode exemplifies resilience, community, and the importance of staying conn…
Celebrating Lifelong Friendships:
Friendship stories that span decades reveal the deep bonds formed in childhood and adolescence, shaping our identities and emotional well-being. This episode highlights the enduring connection between two women who met in seventh grade in Berkeley, California, illu…
In this conversation, Dr. Janice McCabe discusses her new book: Making, Keeping and Losing Friends, and her research on college friendships. We explore how personal experiences, vulnerability, and social dynamics shape the way friendships are formed, maintained, and lost. The discussion highlights…
In this episode, Dr. Chandler Hoffman, a clinical psychologist for over 25 years, continues to explores the profound impact of friendships with Phil Tagami, an executive, real estate developer and his former lacrosse coach. They discuss the significance of hometown friendships, the role of mentors,…
Hometowns and Friendships are both sources of belonging. In the quick take episode, Dr Chandler Hoffman introduces the concepts of internal Hometown Friendships (IHTF). This wellbeing practice prescribes both inhabiting our body and minds by creating a hometown within and cultivating self friends…
This Episode explores the a deep-rooted friendships formed in adolescence, by two women who didn't fit in to the popular crowd but found each other and connected over academic achievement. Finding one friend is shown in the research to be more important in overall wellbeing than hanging with …
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