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Dec 2023
33m 37s

Say More - Neil Patrick Harris on Friend...

Esther Perel Global Media
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Friendships are their own love stories. Our friends provide continuity in an ever-changing world. They accompany us through the trials and tribulations of lovers that come and go, job changes, family rifts, births, deaths, and recoveries. And in the case of Neil Patrick Harris it's his 50th birthday that has brought friends from all the corners of his life t ... Show More
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