How to Be a Friend with Barnet Bain

About this episode

Filmmaker Barnet Bain discusses insights from his book on friendship in a world filled with loneliness.

Filmmaker Barnet Bain is the producer behind films including 'What Dreams May Come' and 'Milton's Secret'. In this episode of 'Big Universe', Barnet shares the insights from his latest book, 'How to Be A Friend (In An Unfriendly World)'. We've got an epidemic of loneliness in challenging times. It's time to get out of the bubbles we live in so that we can connect to each other. What does it mean to be a friend? How can we click out of our 'automatic' mindsets and join in with a sense of safety and vulnerability? It's a great discussion! About Barnet Bain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Barnet Bain

Topics covered

• friendship
• loneliness
• connection
• vulnerability
• self-improvement

Keywords

• friendship
• loneliness
• Barnet Bain
• self-improvement
• connection

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: What Dreams May Come, Milton's Secret, How to Be A Friend (In An Unfriendly World)

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