Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship

Nina Badzin

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Booking Overview

An interview podcast focused on adult friendship, its challenges, transitions, and repair, it typically features writers, therapists, researchers, creatives, and people with compelling firsthand experience. PR agencies could credibly pitch friendship experts, psychologists, therapists, authors, counselors, and researchers with practical insights or relevant books; booking difficulty is low to medium because the show welcomes accessible professionals alongside more established authors and academics.

Metrics

Episodes: 213

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 3.9k subscribers

Instagram: 14.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Nina Badzin - Nina Badzin is a writer and podcast host who explores the complexities of adult friendship with warmth, candor, and practical nuance.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Therapists, psychologists, counselors, researchers, authors, writers, creatives, and people with substantial firsthand experience of significant friendship or relationship challenges.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Academic research, Professional counseling or psychology experience, Established writing, media, or online platforms, Compelling firsthand experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Rebecca Kotok - Friendships That Fade, Friendship Breakups, Reconciliation, Grief, Midlife Perspective, And Finding Peace With Past Relationships.

Jill Smokler - Friendship During Cancer, Community Support, Practical Help During A Crisis, Lifelong Friendships, And Receiving Care.

Gillian Sandstrom - Small Talk, Loose Ties, Talking To Strangers, Friendship Skills, The Liking Gap, And Everyday Social Connection.

Recent Topics

Friendship, Relationships, Psychology, Therapy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship
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#202 - When Friends Make Plans Without You (Danielle Bayard Jackson)

July 12, 2026

Group dynamics, feeling left out, and not waiting around for invitationsWe have all felt that sting of not being invited. You see the pictures, hear about the dinner, find out there's a group chat, there was a weekend away—and you were not included. It can hurt, even when we know intellectually that every gathering cannot include every person. And even though we do not personally want 15 people at every thing we do.This episode is a replay of a conversation I had with friendship educator ...

#201 - A Softer Way to Think About Friendships That Faded (Rebecca Kotok)

July 05, 2026

How age, loss, and experience can change the way we see friendships from the pastThis week I’m joined by one of my very best friends, Rebecca Kotok, a public school counselor in Maryland and one of the most popular guests in the history of Dear Nina.Rebecca was first on the show in episode 34, where we talked about our friendship breakup in our 20s and our reconciliation. This time, we’re talking about a different kind of friendship shift: the way approaching 50, loss, and life experiences ca...

Bonus - An Episode Honoring Jill Smokler: Friendship, Cancer, and Community

June 28, 2026

My friend, Jill Smokler, touched so many lives. If you loved Jill, I hope hearing her voice is a comfort. If you didn’t know her, I hope this episode gives you a glimpse of why countless longtime followers, fans, and friends felt deeply connected to her candor and warmth.This bonus episode of Dear Nina is a replay of a conversation Jill asked me to record with her in the summer of 2024, soon after she was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Jill died on June 22, 2...

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