I'm Andrea Gunning, host of the all new podcast,

There and Gone.

It's a real life story of two people who left a crowded Philadelphia bar,

walked to their truck, and vanished. A truck and two people just don't disappear.

The FBI called it murder for hire.

But which victim was the intended target and why?

Listen to Thereon Gond Southaugh on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts,

or wherever you get your podcasts.

Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

Good morning.

This is Laura.

Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.

Today's tip is to make silence meaningful.

Don't leave yourself wondering how you should act if you don't hear back from someone.

You can reduce stress and uncertainty by giving yourself and them a moment when silence becomes a no.

Today's tip like some others we've heard recently

is from Anna Goldfarb's new book, Modern Friendship.

In this book, Goldfarb shares strategies

for making and growing friendships

and are often disconnected times.

Goldfarb notes that it is great to be the one reaching out and initiating get-togethers. Someone has to do it. It may as well be you. But of course these days a lot of our communication is digital. You are

not necessarily asking someone to do something face-to-face, where they will likely give you a response.

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