The Friendship Paradox

The Friendship Paradox

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The Friendship Paradox episodes

  • S10E20: Our Reading Influences

    Where did Steph and Bri's love of reading come from? In this episode, the duo dive into their reading history. Did they always love reading? What do they love and loathe reading? Have their reading tastes changed over time? Would LeVar Burton be proud of them?



    59 min
  • S10E19: History of Halloween

    It's spoopy spooky season! In this fun episode, Steph and Bri expose (in a very superficial way of course!) the history of Halloween and how our personalities may dictate how we celebrate.

    In this episode:

    • Resource: History.com
    • Resource: History.com
    • Spin the Wheel
    • Depop
    49 min
  • S10E18: The Chinese Zodiac

    It's the Year of the Fire Horse according to the Chinese Zodiac. What does this even mean? Join Steph and Bri as they learn all about the Chinese Zodiac and how it ties to who they are as individuals and as friends!

    In this episode:

    • Enormous Wings by Laurie Frankel
    • 4am Clean Sheets
    40 min
  • S10E17 - Cognitive Bias & the Enneagram

    What influence do our personalities have on the biases we experience? In this episode, Steph and Bri explain the different type sof cognitive biases experienced by people and how your personality may impact which types are most prevalent in one's day-to-day life.

    46 min
  • S10E16: 100th Episode Celebration

    It's Steph and Bri's biggest milestone yet - 100 episodes! Join them as they take a trip down memory lane and share their favorites from the past 99 episodes.


    In this episode

    • you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, album by Olivia Rodrigo
    37 min
  • S10E15: Sweet Talk O' Clock

    What do you prefer: small talk or deep conversations? In this episode, Steph and Bri will tell you which of these communication styles they prefer and which leaves a bitter taste.

    In this episode:

    • Vaseline
    57 min
  • S10E14: Interview with an Enneagram 7 - Sean!

    Steph and Bri continue their Interview with an Enneagram series covering Type 7, otherwise known as The Enthusiast. Bringing his laid back vibes is Sean, our in-house Enneagram 7.


    In this episode:

    • EMDR therapy
    • The Unselected Journals of Emma M Lion series by Beth Brower
    • Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinneman

    38 min
  • S10E13: All About ASMR

    TW: Relaxing or Antagonizing audio, depending on how you feel about ASMR!


    Steph and Bri do a Superficial Deep Dive on ASMR. What it is, how they use it, and a fun section where Steph gets Bri to guess different sounds used in some types of ASMR content.


    For those sensitive to ASMR noises, you can fast forward from 36:00-46:00!


    In this episode:

    • ​Cat Nguyen (Calm)
    • ​Kellsabelle
    • ​ASMR Geographica
    • ​WhispersRedASMR
    • ​Brown ASMR
    • ​ASMR Midnight
    • ​Chomps
    46 min
  • S10E12: Why Does It Feel Like Somebody's Watching Me?

    Steph and Bri dive into the differences between Public versus Private personas, and how they each present differently in these circumstances. They'll also debate whether our personalities determine the divide between the two.

    In this episode:

    • Oura Ring
    • Six the Musical
    52 min
  • S10E11: Summertime Gladness

    You won't find any summertime sadness here! In this cute episode, Steph and Bri share their summertime favorites - taking trips down memory lane of Summers past and discussing their favorite ways to spend the hottest months of the year.

    In this episode:

    • Tarte BB Blur
    • Nuuly
    38 min

About The Friendship Paradox

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We are two women who love personality types and want to talk about them. And we are two women who have completely different personalities and have built a best friendship in spite of our differences, and we want to talk about that and how we approach social situations.