78. Waiting to Talk - Conversational Narcissism, the Ego Myth, and Reading a Room

We start with the show. Owning our own feed means no platform can switch it off, and when we finally have guests, we'd rather hear how someone thinks over a long conversation than listen to the story they've rehearsed about themselves. That leads into how friendships last once everyone is an adult with too much to do. Most of our closest friends turn out to be the people we're making something with, because a shared project is what keeps a phone call from feeling like time stolen from the wor...