{"podcast":{"title":"Great Company with Jamie Laing","slug":"great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737","podcast_index_feed_id":6839737,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/65d737dfdc02e00016c413b2","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/great-company","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65d737dfdc02e00016c413b2/1711487298871-b756059f93a7cbbeb13d72822c0f05a9.jpeg","author":"Jampot","episode_count":161,"summary":"I’m Jamie Laing and this is Great Company – a weekly podcast full of inspiring conversations about resilience, joy and self-improvement. Each week I sit down with fascinating guests from entertainment, business and psychology to share the stories that help us learn, grow and feel more connected. New episodes every Wednesday. A JamPot Productions Original Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T10:19:30.848408+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737"},"episode":{"title":"Alain De Botton: How To Make Real Connections | GREAT MOMENTS","slug":"alain-de-botton-how-to-make-real-connections-great-moments","published_at":"2026-04-12T23:03:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737/alain-de-botton-how-to-make-real-connections-great-moments","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737","url":"https://shows.acast.com/great-company/episodes/alain-de-botton-how-to-make-real-connections-great-moments","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65d737dfdc02e00016c413b2/e/69d904f04bb3d9eb301b78fe/media.mp3","summary":"Making connections and building relationships in the age of social media is hard. Many of us are having to relearn what it means to really click with another person, beyond the swipe culture of dating apps and the pressure to live up to the ‘perfect’ relationships we see online. Alain De Botton is a modern-day philosopher who founded the School of Life to help people understand the aspects of life we don’t get taught at school.  In this Great Moment, he explains how love doesn’t just need closeness, it also needs distance, and how that space can help us better understand our partners. Listen to the full episode HERE ! If you enjoyed the show, you can also follow us:  Instagram- @greatcompanypodcast TikTok - @greatcompanypodcast  And if you've got thoughts, questions and comments, you can email us at: greatcompany@jampotproductions.co.uk   THE CREDITS Exec Producer: Ewan Newbigging-Lister & Jemima Rathbone Producer: Helen Burke Assistant Producer: Issy Weeks-Hankins Video: Jake Ji Social Media: Laura Coughlan Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Making connections and building relationships in the age of social media is hard. Many of us are having to relearn what it means to really click with anot…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1042,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737/episodes/alain-de-botton-how-to-make-real-connections-great-moments/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/great-company-with-jamie-laing-6839737/alain-de-botton-how-to-make-real-connections-great-moments.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}