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An extra special episode of Conversations with Friends featuring my dear amazing friend Wendy and also me, your host. I loooooved having this conversation with Wendy because I always love talking to Wendy, and visiting her in California this weekend was a reminder of how precious our friendship has…

"Hailey was so down to clown," Libbie said when I asked what drew them together. Hailey and Libbie met in middle school and bonded over their love of getting into trouble. "It's not like we were skipping class," she continued, and Hailey interjected—"We were. We were. That'…

"There have never been two friends more ready to do this," Vennela said (tragically, before we started recording). I am inclined to agree—Ash and Vennela met while studying abroad in Florence and instantly recognized each others' power. In this conversation, they explain that they were dr…

EPISODE 18!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 WE ARE BACK!!!!! with Emily and Isabella <3 In this conversation, Emily and Isabella talk about the self-sacrifice that can be necessary in some friendships—but not in one like theirs. Emily and Isabella just want to help each other answer the question, &qu…

EPISODE 17!!!! Featuring Shreya and Annie <3 This is a friendship marked by Textbook (Ashvini's Textbook^TM) kanipshon (a word I made up): a shared sense of being overcome with delight. To me, that is the hallmark of a friendship spark, and I feel truly blessed to have witnessed it in this conve…

EPISODE 16 <3 featuring one of the most iconic friendships of all time, Zoe’ and Nandini <3 It was truly an honor to talk to Zoe’ and Nandini for this episode and it actually felt impossible to capture the greatness of their friendship through this or any medium. Another random-roommates-turn…

EPISODE 15 <3 thank you thank you thank you to Jess and Jena, randomly-assigned roommates turned best friends who graced me with the story of their beautiful friendship (and vital information about the Poop Map app). In this episode, you’ll hear Jess and Jena talk about the slow burn of their fr…

Welcome to Conversations with Friends, Special Edition: MOM <3 I’m incredibly grateful to have my mom on the podcast with one of her closest friends, Usha Auntie. I was really excited to have this conversation because I was curious about how friendships are formed and sustained in later adulthoo…

Happy new year <3 Welcome to episode 13 <3 This episode features two of my oldest friends (elementary school!!), Abby and Kristal. I loved hearing them talking about their friendship and their growth from obnoxious (their words but I include myself in this) eight year olds to adults who are t…