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Podcast: The Unspeakeasy With Meghan Daum
Episode: Why Is Friendship So Fraught? Jennifer Senior on the Complexities of Adult Friendship
Description: Journalist and author Jennifer Senior has been a columnist and book critic for The New York Times and is now a staff writer for The Atlantic, where a recent article, "It's The Friends That Break Your Heart," struck a particular chord with readers. It was about the complexities of friendship in adulthood and how things like professional envy and perceived slights over personal decisions can result in devastating impasses. Jennifer talked with Meghan about what inspired her to write the article, how the pandemic has affected friendships, how her own friendships have changed over the years, and how things like...