{"podcast":{"title":"The Kevin Miller Podcast","slug":"the-kevin-miller-podcast-1066460","podcast_index_feed_id":1066460,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLSS8058688303","website_url":"https://www.kevinmiller.co","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ce7c16d0-a354-11ed-9f45-9b833919c7ef/image/4ee4c9c5d2a9184b98f876d4f92b251e.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Kevin Miller","episode_count":1695,"summary":"The big question - what is the meaning of life? The great quest - to find meaning in life. I devoted my life to filling all the roles, pursuing all the achievements, and engaging with all the relationships I thought would provide the greatest meaning to my life. Only to come to the reckoning that the world doesn't give meaning to my life. I do. Join me as I discuss how we make meaning from our lives and how we can satisfy ourselves in every moment, regardless of the circumstances. kevinmiller.co *Over 75 million downloads, 350 expert guests, 1,700 episodes...and the journey continues on the podcast evolution from 'The Ziglar Show' to 'The Self-Helpful Podcast' to 'What Drives You' to 'The Kevin Miller Podcast'...","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T08:17:30.000848+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kevin-miller-podcast-1066460"},"episode":{"title":"Getting Real With How Friends Can Benefit Your Life (Or Not) w/ Writer & Podcaster Laura Tremaine","slug":"getting-real-with-how-friends-can-benefit-your-life-or-not-w-writer-podcaster-laura-tremaine","published_at":"2026-04-17T18:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kevin-miller-podcast-1066460/getting-real-with-how-friends-can-benefit-your-life-or-not-w-writer-podcaster-laura-tremaine","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kevin-miller-podcast-1066460","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/cohst.app/pdcst/8V6C6E/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/YAP8912733419.mp3?updated=1776449683","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/cohst.app/pdcst/8V6C6E/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/YAP8912733419.mp3?updated=1776449683","summary":"Should you have lots of friends or not? Should you have just some really close ones? I think before this question should be an audit of how you view friends to begin with. What is the purpose of a friend? Is a friend a luxury or a necessity? What are the pros and cons? A few years ago a book came across my desk, titled The Life Council: 10 Friends Every Woman Needs. Just the focus on friends caught my attention, and as I started reviewing the book, I felt it was entirely relevant for men and ultimately, anyone. The author, and my guest in this episode, is Laura Tremaine. I thoroughly appreciated her perspectives on friendships. Some highlights for me was her looking at having multiple friends, for multiple purposes. She actually has 11 chapters for 11 types of friendships. I found that I’d fulfilled some, had some missing that I wanted, and there were some slots I didn’t care to fill. Something else I interested myself with is Laura saying her husband is not her best friend. She had her best friend long before him and he didn’t replace her. But she counts her husband as her most important friend. I’ve never forgotten this conversation and continue to help myself with how I reoriented my perspective on friendships every since. You can find Laura on your podcast platform, she has a very popular podcast called, 10 Things To Tell You where she speaks primarily to women about friendship, anxiety, motherhood, and marriage. Sign up for your $1/month trial period at shopify.com/kevin Go to shipstation.com and use code KEVIN to start your free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Should you have lots of friends or not? Should you have just some really close ones? I think before this question should be an audit of how you view frien…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4784,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-kevin-miller-podcast-1066460/episodes/getting-real-with-how-friends-can-benefit-your-life-or-not-w-writer-podcaster-laura-tremaine/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kevin-miller-podcast-1066460/getting-real-with-how-friends-can-benefit-your-life-or-not-w-writer-podcaster-laura-tremaine.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}