# Our Friendly World with Fawn and Matt > This is a podcast on the Art of Friendship (how to make and keep lasting friendships). Welcome to "Our Friendly World with Fawn and Matt," the podcast that takes you on a heartwarming journey through diverse cultures, inspiring stories, and fascinating conversations. Join your hosts, Fawn and Matt, as they explore the beauty of our global community, spreading positivity, empathy, … This site is published with Podpage. The links below are machine-readable entry points for AI agents and other automated tools. ## Site - [Homepage](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/) - [Sitemap](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/sitemap.xml) - [RSS feed](https://feeds.castos.com/jm56) - [Contact](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/contact/) ## Recent episodes - [None of Us Grows Alone: The Invisible Forces That Help Us Flourish](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/none-of-us-grows-alone-the-invisible-forces-that-help-us-flourish/): published 2026-11-01 - [Mentor or TorMENTOR? Friendship, Boundaries & Toxic Relationships](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/mentor-or-tormentor-friendship-boundaries-toxic-relationships/): published 2026-10-25 - [Hold Space Without Losing Yourself: The Art of Emotional Boundaries in Friendship](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/hold-space-without-losing-yourself-the-art-of-emotional-boundaries-in-friendship/): published 2026-10-18 - [Friendship Fatigue: When Good People Get Hurt and Pull Away](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/friendship-fatigue-when-good-people-get-hurt-and-pull-away/): published 2026-10-11 - [Friendly Reminders Are Everywhere: Finding Joy When Life Feels Heavy](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/friendly-reminders-are-everywhere-finding-joy-when-life-feels-heavy-1/): published 2026-10-04 - [Friendly Reminders Are Everywhere: Finding Joy When Life Feels Heavy](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/friendly-reminders-are-everywhere-finding-joy-when-life-feels-heavy/): published 2026-10-04 - [What happens to friendship when time, distance, change, memory, and our own expectations get in the way of simply being together.](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/what-happens-to-friendship-when-time-distance-change-memory-and-our-own-expectations-get-in-the/): published 2026-09-27 - [Are We Being Misunderstood? The Things We Say Without Saying a Word](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/are-we-being-misunderstood-the-things-we-say-without-saying-a-word/): published 2026-09-07 - [Are We Still Listening? The Lost Art of Conversation](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/are-we-still-listening-the-lost-art-of-conversation/): published 2026-08-30 - [Are They Seeing Me — or Seeing Themselves? The Problem With Projection in Friendship](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/are-they-seeing-me-or-seeing-themselves-the-problem-with-projection-in-friendship/): published 2026-08-23 — [transcript](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/are-they-seeing-me-or-seeing-themselves-the-problem-with-projection-in-friendship/transcript.txt) - [Stop Trying to Make Friends. Go Play](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/stop-trying-to-make-friends-go-play/): published 2026-08-16 - [The Quiet Voices How True Friends Help Us Find Our Way Back](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/the-quiet-voices-how-true-friends-help-us-find-our-way-back/): published 2026-08-02 — [transcript](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/the-quiet-voices-how-true-friends-help-us-find-our-way-back/transcript.txt) - [Why Walking Together May Be the Secret to Building Real Friendship](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/why-walking-together-may-be-the-secret-to-building-real-friendship/): published 2026-06-28 — [transcript](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/why-walking-together-may-be-the-secret-to-building-real-friendship/transcript.txt) - [“Why Human Connection Can't Be Fully Digitized”](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/why-human-connection-cant-be-fully-digitized/): published 2026-06-21 — [transcript](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/why-human-connection-cant-be-fully-digitized/transcript.txt) - ["Friendship in an Overwhelmed World"](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/friendship-in-an-overwhelmed-world/): published 2026-06-14 — [transcript](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/friendship-in-an-overwhelmed-world/transcript.txt) - [Trusting Life: Friendship, Fear, and Finding Solid Ground](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/trusting-life-friendship-fear-and-finding-solid-ground/): published 2026-06-07 — [transcript](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/trusting-life-friendship-fear-and-finding-solid-ground/transcript.txt) - [Belonging: The Friendship Crisis Nobody Talks About](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/belonging-the-friendship-crisis-nobody-talks-about/): published 2026-05-31 — [transcript](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/belonging-the-friendship-crisis-nobody-talks-about/transcript.txt) - [The Rhythms That Shape Our Friendships](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/the-rhythms-that-shape-our-friendships/): published 2026-05-24 - [Love and Friendship Without Truth Is Indulgence](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/love-and-friendship-without-truth-is-indulgence/): published 2026-05-17 - [Burnout, Friendship & the Stories Exhaustion Tells Us](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/burnout-friendship-the-stories-exhaustion-tells-us/): published 2026-05-10 - [The people who challenge us (without tearing us down) might be the ones who love us the most.](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/the-people-who-challenge-us-without-tearing-us-down-might-be-the-ones-who-love-us-the-most/): published 2026-05-03 - [How to Make Friends as an Adult: Why Friendship Takes Effort - Feeling Disconnected? The Truth About Friendship No One Talks About](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/how-to-make-friends-as-an-adult-why-friendship-takes-effort-feeling-disconnected-the-truth-abou/): published 2026-04-26 - [“Are We Living in Exile? Finding Connection in a Disconnected World”](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/are-we-living-in-exile-finding-connection-in-a-disconnected-world/): published 2026-04-19 — [transcript](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/are-we-living-in-exile-finding-connection-in-a-disconnected-world/transcript.txt) - [“Sweet but Fleeting: Understanding Cotton Candy Friendships”](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/sweet-but-fleeting-understanding-cotton-candy-friendships/): published 2026-04-12 — [transcript](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/sweet-but-fleeting-understanding-cotton-candy-friendships/transcript.txt) - [Where’s the Village? Why Friendship Isn’t Optional—It’s Everything](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/wheres-the-village-why-friendship-isnt-optional-its-everything/): published 2026-04-05 — [transcript](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/wheres-the-village-why-friendship-isnt-optional-its-everything/transcript.txt) ## Notes for agents - Any page on this site can be fetched as Markdown instead of HTML by sending the header `Accept: text/markdown`. The response comes back as `text/markdown; charset=utf-8` with an `x-markdown-tokens` count. - Every page emits schema.org JSON-LD (PodcastSeries, PodcastEpisode, Person, BlogPosting). - Episode transcripts, when available locally, are served as text/plain at transcript.txt. - Respect the directives at [robots.txt](https://www.ourfriendlyworldpodcast.com/robots.txt).