“Remarkably Human, Flaky People, and Why We Still Need Each Other”

About this episode

Corey reflects on human connection and the challenges of dealing with flaky people while discussing themes from the film Remarkably Bright Creatures.

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Corey Podcast, Corey reflects on Mother’s Day, human connection, emotional honesty, and the exhausting reality of dealing with flaky people in adulthood. Inspired by the Netflix film Remarkably Bright Creatures starring Sally Field and Lewis Pullman, this episode explores loneliness, unexpected friendships, the emotional intelligence of animals, and why humans still need one another even in a world that encourages isolation. Corey also opens up about a diffic...

People in this episode

Host: Corey

Topics covered

• human connection
• emotional honesty
• flaky people
• loneliness
• unexpected friendships
• emotional intelligence
• isolation

Keywords

• Mother's Day
• human connection
• emotional honesty
• flaky people
• loneliness
• friendships
• emotional intelligence
• isolation

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Books & works: Remarkably Bright Creatures

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