Inspired by research that connects neurobiological development to social networks in adolescence, Jenny and Yelena trace the history of their friendship and discuss how friends make a difference in life through time. Parsed: differing friend finances, friends with bens, bullies and allies, disappearing friends, death dates, and birth dates. Cheburashka sings a comforting, wistful sad song.

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Useful reading: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/01/friendship-crucial-adolescent-brain/605638/