Experts in friendship, Kat Vellos and Chris Cheers, along with other guests, discuss building connections through acts of friendliness, joining groups, fostering friendships by deepening connections, diverse relationships, and embracing genuine connections in friendships. They also touch on creating connections through neighborhood events like the Neighborhood Biennale.

Exploring friendship dips, the podcast discusses friendship expectations across adulthood, transitional phases like the 'portal' phase, challenges in caregiving, overcoming shame for social connections, and the value of patience in developing meaningful bonds.

Kara and Scott discuss Twitter’s split into three divisions, Spotify’s royalty dispute with comedians, and the charges against parents of the Michigan school shooting suspect. Also, CNN’s messy Cuomo breakup, and Donald Trump’s media group says it’s raised $1 billion. Plus, Friends of Pivot Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Peterson on their new book, “OUT OF OFFICE: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home.”You can find Charlie and Anne on Twitter at @cwarzel and @annehelen.Send us your Listener Mail questions, via Yappa, at nymag.com/pivot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices