ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱʜɪᴘꜱ 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘂𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🧡 IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/xiaolongbuds/" rel="nofollow">@xiaolongbuds</a>

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We have our first guest on the show to talk about cross culture friendships and with a focus on those relationships in Taiwan with/as expats, third-culture folks, and locals.Episode license: All Rights ReservedIntro/Outro music: Beyond the Clouds by Mindseye, source: Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.

Across Culture Friendships (Guest Lynn)

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Part 2 of talking about whether friendship between women and men is possible. Episode license: All Rights ReservedIntro/Outro music: Beyond the Clouds by Mindseye, source: Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.

Pt 2 Can Women and Men Be Friends?

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Part 1 of talking about whether friendship between women and men is possible.Episode license: All Rights ReservedIntro/Outro music: Beyond the Clouds by Mindseye, source: Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0

Can Women and Men Be Friends?

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Keeping up long distance friendships takes a lot of care just as a long distance relationship requires a lot of care to maintain. We have buds in many other countries and so we&#39;ve come up with different strategies to maintain those friendships.Episode license: All Rights ReservedIntro/Outro music: Beyond the Clouds by Mindseye, source: Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0

Long Distance Buds

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An in depth look at how ADHD affects friendship and tips for those of you with ADHD as well as those of you who have friends that have ADHDIntro/Outro music: Beyond the Clouds by Mindseye, source: Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0

Friendly ADHD

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The Buds take a peek at the science of making friends and talk about their strategies as well as the zombie apocalypseIntro/Outro music: Beyond the Clouds by Mindseye, source: Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0

How Many Hours?

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Introducing the buds Roxy &amp; Laura while chatting about how their friendship started. Intro music: Beyond the Clouds by Mindseye, source: Free Music Archive, CC BY 4.0

Meet the Buds

ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱʜɪᴘꜱ

𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝘂𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🧡

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