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Jul 14
30m 5s

#193 - Peak Friendship

Matt Ritter and Aaron Karo
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Have we reached peak friendship? Karo and Matt explore this idea on three levels: 1) the high-water mark of an individual friendship, 2) why research suggests most people have the largest social circles around age 25, and 3) whether friendship itself has peaked as a cultural force. manoftheyearpodcast.com 
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