Miles meets with a fellow teacher to talk about friendships in a small rural town, finding support in co-workers, and navigating platonic relationships between men and women.

Anthony talks with Dr. Angela Dye, social scientist and host of the Podcast, “Empowerment Starts Here” about personality types and friendship. Our co-hosts reflect on their own personality types and we hear from Better With You staff, Andy and Sarah Bisaha as Andy takes the test for the first time himself!

Anthony meets Johnathan at his office in DC where they discuss his therapeutic work with young men who have autism or other developmental disorders. Jonathan outlines their struggles and strengths in the important work of building trust and lasting, meaningful friendships.

Anthony pays a visit to his high school with Katelyn who he’s known since they were in 7th grade. As they page through their yearbooks they remember what it was like growing up together and discuss the value of maintaining childhood friends into adulthood.

Miles interviews his friend Burgandy about her cousin “Pooter.” Our co-hosts talk “chosen family” and the time Anthony crashed the birth of Miles’ first daughter.

Miles sat down with his long-time friend Nick to discuss roommates, mental illness, and how to best help friends in times of crisis.

Lucrezia moved from Italy to the United States when she was 18. Here she met two women who became mother figures, mentors and close friends.

When Miles sat down with his wife Carrie to discuss her interpretation of friendship, it became clear that, to her, the friendships of her past were largely about managing emotions and diffusing conflict.

Anthony met Margarita when she was giving a presentation about DACA recipients. They sat down on a college campus to talk about friendship, and what started as a conversation about ex-boyfriends and roommates turned into a reflection on identity and companionship.

A brief overview of our podcast Better With You.