Hi, NSC viewers! We're off this week, so we're resharing one of our team's favorite episodes

from the early days of the show. We'll be back next week with a brand new episode. But

for now, enjoy these conversations from the NSC archive.

So wait, you're saying you're deeper than me?

Yeah, Avi.

Hi!

I'm Antelda Dukworth.

I'm Stephen Dubner.

And you're listening to No Stupid Questions.

Today on the show, do your friendships predict how successful you'll be in life?

My friends are all practically manic. They're so like,

Laah! Also, how do different occupations correlate with happiness?

You were the bricklayer who was not building the Temple of God.

You were just the bricklayer.

Yeah, I was just building the outhouse.

Stephen, I have a question that was tweeted at us by

at death by foie.

Is the correlation of your five closest friends

a real predictor of success and where you're going in life?

Oh, I like that question.

I can see why you like the question too

because I know that you care about and study friendship.

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