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No Stupid Questions · 2026-11-08 · 35 min · 5,811 words

100. Is It Weird for Adults to Have Imaginary Friends?

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You know me, Steven. I'm like, let's hug, let's take a selfie. I'm Angela Duckworth. I'm Steven Dubner. And you're listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show, what does it mean to be friends with someone who has no idea that you exist?

Instead of having a conversation with an actual friend, I'll just listen to Steven and Angela have a conversation with each other. Angela, a listener named Caitlin writes to say that the highlight of her day is listening to this podcast on her walks. She writes. It feels like hanging out with close friends.

Oh, I was gonna ask for your response. Your response was aww. That's the opposite of my response, but okay. Yours is ew. No. Caitlin, just so you know Aww. She continues My question is How useful?

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