Segment 1: How long does it take to make a friend? According to a KU professor, it takes 50 hours to make a casual friend (though that's not always guaranteed). We take a closer look into his research, including the online quiz he created to determine the closeness of a friendship. Jeffrey Hall, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies , University of Kansas Anna Yakutenko, reporter for the Kyiv Post in Ukraine; KCUR's Alfred Friendly Fellow Segment 2, beginning at 38:38: The