Why is it so hard to make new friends as an adult? Is it too expensive to socialise in 2026? Is it ever okay to feel left out in a friendship? We chat all this & more in this ep about the so-called friendship epidemic as well as some tips to make or maintain friendships in adulthood. 




🧾LINKS & RECEIPTS

Read Finding Your People: The Ultimate Guide To Friendship

⁠Mel Robbins & The Great Scattering⁠

What is Friendflation?

Ashley Tisdale & Hilary Duff Mum Group drama explained

The friendship recession & the lost art of connecting

⁠The Friendship Market - The New York Times⁠




🎙️CREDITS 

Hosts: Sally McMullen & Alex Hourigan 

Editor: Sheridan Horne

Why is it so hard to make new friends as an adult? Is it too expensive to socialise in 2026? Is it ever okay to feel left out in a friendship? We chat all this &amp; more in this ep about the so-called friendship epidemic as well as some tips to make or maintain friendships in adulthood. 🧾LINKS &amp; RECEIPTS<a href="https://amzn.to/4ropQhb">Read Finding Your People: The Ultimate Guide To Friendship</a><a href="https://www.melrobbins.com/episode/episode-303/">⁠Mel Robbins &amp; The Great Scattering⁠</a><a href="https://fashionjournal.com.au/life/friendflation/">What is Friendflation?</a><a href="https://www.elle.com.au/culture/celebrity/ashley-tisdale-hilary-duff-mums-group-drama-explained/">Ashley Tisdale &amp; Hilary Duff Mum Group drama explained</a> <a href="https://www.happiness.hks.harvard.edu/february-2025-issue/the-friendship-recession-the-lost-art-of-connecting">The friendship recession &amp; the lost art of connecting</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/opinion/friendship-markets-new-friends.html">⁠The Friendship Market - The New York Times⁠</a> 🎙️CREDITS Hosts: Sally McMullen &amp; Alex Hourigan Editor: Sheridan Horne

Journalists, twin flames and ‘Two Broke Chicks’ Sal and Al share their life lessons to help you feel rich in life. 
From landing a full-time gig, to getting dumped, to understanding your sexuality to how to get on top of your finances. The chicks and their guests will share gems of wisdom, confess their mistakes and pass on lessons learnt - all with a side dish of cheeky bants and inappropriate humour. So come hang!

Journalists, twin flames and ‘Two Broke Chicks’ Sal and Al share their life lessons to help you feel rich in life. 
From landing a full-time gig, to getting dumped, to understanding your sexuality to how to get on top of your finances. The chicks and their guests will share gems of wisdom, confess their mistakes and pass on lessons learnt - all with a side dish of cheeky bants and inappropriate humour. So come hang!

Journalists, twin flames and ‘Two Broke Chicks’ Sal and Al share their life lessons to help you feel rich in life.

Two Broke Chicks

Journalists, twin flames and ‘Two Broke Chicks’ Sal and Al share their life lessons to help you feel rich in life. From landing a full-time gig, to getting dumped, to understanding your sexuality to how to get on top of your finances. The chicks and their guests will share gems of wisdom, confess their mistakes and pass on lessons learnt - all with a side dish of cheeky bants and inappropriate humour. So come hang!

Journalists, twin flames and &lsquo;Two Broke Chicks&rsquo; Sal and Al share their life lessons to help you feel rich in life. From landing a full-time gig, to getting dumped, to understanding your sexuality to how to get on top of your finances. The chicks and their guests will share gems of wisdom, confess their mistakes and pass on lessons learnt - all with a side dish of cheeky bants and inappropriate humour. So come hang!

Are We In A Friendship Epidemic?

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