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What is lost when strangers stop talking to each other?

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June 17, 2026 · 5:00 PM

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Episode 251: Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada explore a simple question that many people rarely stop to consider: What happens when we stop talking to strangers? The conversation begins with a friend of Rada’s who seems to have a gift for striking up conversations wherever he goes — at ballgames, restaurants, airports and coffee shops. Those interactions are rarely awkward and often leave both people feeling better than before. That observation leads to a broader discussion about why many of us