From Awkward Hellos to Real Friends with Sam and Jason Yarborough

From Awkward Hellos to Real Friends with Sam and Jason Yarborough

March 10, 2026 · 49 min · Season 3 · Episode 16

About this episode

Sam and Jason discuss the challenges of making friends as adults and the importance of creating spaces for connection.

Send us Fan Mail Adult friendship isn’t hard because we don’t want it, it’s hard because we don’t know where to start. This week, it’s just us, and we’re talking about the thing we’ve both had to admit out loud lately: making friends as an adult can feel weirdly hard. Sam shares why she set an actual goal to create more spaces for connection and why it feels like we’ve lost the “third place” where friendships used to happen naturally. We get into what’s really getting in the way, includ...

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