The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway · 2025-08-02 · 8 min · 1,124 words

No Mercy / No Malice: Friending

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I'm Scott Galloway, and this is No Mercy, No Malice. You are the average of your five closest friends. And in a country facing a loneliness epidemic. The math on friendship, especially among young men, looks bleak. The question isn't whether to add new friends.

But how? Friending. As read by George Hahn. This year I wrote a book called Notes on Being a Man. My publisher is billing it as

A path forward for men. and parents of boys. Sounds pretentious. It's also my life story. The good.

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