Episode 3: Ya Gotta Have Friends

The Oldster Radio Hour · Nov 5, 2026 · 38m · transcript

This is the third episode of The Oldster Radio Hour, “Ya Gotta Have Friends.” In it, we explore the many joys, health benefits, and challenges of life-long friendship.

We start off by joining Sari’s mom and three of her friends at their long-standing Friday lunch at the Laurel Diner in Long Beach, New York, and interviewing them about what their special bond gives to each of them.

And then we interview Bill Chopik, PhD, an Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences in the Social/Personality area at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Chopik studies friendship and the ways it…