The RUMPette 43 – Makes a Stranger Feel Good!

About this episode

The episode discusses micro-connections, making strangers feel good, and reflections on friendships and media consumption after 50.

It's the short one! We talk about micro-connections, making strangers feel good, glowing up after 50 – is a beret the secret weapon? Meeting up with old friends – are some friends only destined to be seen once a year? Kate's been watching brilliant TV from Small Prophets to Lord of the Flies. And Gwen's been binging a fascinating limited-podcast series exploring the real Salt Path story. And we're still looking for suggestions for our very own limited series pod. If you've got one, get ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Gwen Watson, Kate White

Topics covered

• micro-connections
• making strangers feel good
• glowing up after 50
• meeting old friends
• limited podcast series

Keywords

• micro-connections
• strangers
• glowing up
• friendship
• podcast series

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Small Prophets, Lord of the Flies, Salt Path

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