How to Break Up with Your Friends with Erin Falconer
Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson & Olivia Allen
Headgum
4.7 • 592 Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2025
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Rachel and Olivia sit down with author Erin Falconer to chat about the many different complexities of female friendships and her book, How to Break Up with Your Friends: Finding Meaning, Connection, and Boundaries in Modern Friendship.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Headgum podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | Sometimes when the world feels insane, you can take a little peek inside of Rachel's little brain. |
| 0:18.0 | All these thoughts are swirling, round and round inside to join us on this journey as we take |
| 0:28.6 | a little ride. |
| 0:29.6 | We'll talk about dogs and kids and things. |
| 0:32.6 | We'll talk about chicks and tampon strings. |
| 0:35.6 | We'll talk about boys that'll make you cry. We'll talk about chicks and tampon strings. We'll talk about boys that'll make you cry. |
| 0:39.5 | We'll talk about death because people die. |
| 0:43.3 | Welcome to broad ideas. |
| 0:46.0 | Hey. |
| 0:47.4 | It's after 10 p.m. for me. |
| 0:49.5 | I'm very tired. |
| 0:51.2 | That's late. |
| 0:52.1 | But you know what's going to wake me right up? |
| 0:54.7 | Getting a little bit on. |
| 0:56.8 | Huh? |
| 0:57.4 | What? |
| 0:58.7 | Our conversation with Aaron Faulkner. |
| 1:03.2 | Oh, roll it, please. |
| 1:04.8 | And just make it stop. |
| 1:08.9 | Aaron, thanks so much for coming on. |
| 1:11.2 | Of course. |
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