Something More Human

What Are The Facts?

Sometimes your brain tricks you into thinking you didn't have a great year. But what if you really did? We're kicking off 2026 by making the case for documentin

Die With A Smirk

The most important relationship you’ll ever have is the one you have with yourself. But how do you deepen it (or even get started)? Our thoughts, self-concept, emotional

In Praise of the Meandering Life

What if freedom and fulfillment came from being bad at things on purpose? What if you let yourself suck at something… and still loved doing it? We're exploring the a

How To Find The Right People

This week, we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes (and one that feels especially relevant during the holidays). We're diving into five essential qualitie

Rejection Therapy

What if the fear of rejection is really just the fear of being seen? A simple question at a brewery set off a chain of events that reshaped an entire evening during our r

Get Your Ass To The Party

Going to the party is arguably more important than self-care for your overall health. Okay, but what does that mean? We're uncovering the urge to bail, balancing res

Copy This Cure For Loneliness (in Denver)

"The Company" is redefining what connection looks like in adulthood and absolutely changed the way we felt about moving to a city where we knew no one and felt immensely

This Is Your Sign To Shoot Your Shot

How the tables have turned! Today's guest is none other than SMH co-host, Samantha Archuleta. We're digging into the reality of marrying young, what legacy real

Deepen Your Relationship With Your Closest Friends

This week's guest is none other than SMH co-host, Elliot Archuleta. With all that's going on in the world, we're reminded how crucial it is to sit with one

Why Connection Feels So Hard with Tim Jones

What if the most radical thing you could do… was invite someone to dinner? We sit down with executive director of Longer Tables (and host of the Mile Long Table!), Tim Jo

The Lost Art of Curiosity

Ever left a social gathering feeling empty because no one asked you a single question? Today I'm swapping Elliot for guest co-host Amanda Fowler and we get real abou

What If You Don’t Want to Go?

You committed to an event and when the day comes... you really don't want to go. Why do we say no to connection, even when we want it most? From attending the Mile L

Spend Your Time Like Your Life Depends On It

The thing that weighs heaviest the older we get? Regret. What does accepting the finitude of our own lives have to teach us about our values? Whether it's "rejection

Are We CHOOSING Loneliness?

We've been named the "Anti-Social Century," but are we truly opting out of in-person connection or have we been conditioned to retreat into isolation with our phones

$50 Amazon Gift Card VS 50 Minutes of Therapy

What did the ten friends we ask choose? Does spending money on others make you happier? Is $50 enough to get you out of a rut? What does budgeting reveal about our values

PowerPoint Parties Will Save the World

It's creative. It's weird. It's way more meaningful than you'd expect. And it might just change how you gather. Born out of a tight budget and a desi

How I Stretched Time and How You Can Too

If a year can feel like just a moment, what does that say about 270 days, or our lives for that matter? By the time Elliot is 60 he calculates he'll only have had 27

The Most Underrated Emotion In History

Sam wakes up in a dream—and inside that dream, a quiet, powerful desire surfaces. What unfolds is a search for something deeper than happiness. Together, Sam and Elliot e

Digital Dementia

Did you know Gen Zers will spend 19.2 years of their life on their phone? We might just be losing our minds to our screens, but there's something we can do about it.

No More Lonely Friends

How do you deal with jealousy in friendship and friendship breakups? We sit down with Marissa Meizz, founder of No More Lonely Friends, to talk about the reality of frien