Rhaina Cohen

Why you should listen

Journalist Rhaina Cohen explores the complexities of relationships and human behavior through narrative-driven stories. She is the bestselling author of The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life With Friendship at the Center, a nonfiction book about devoted friendships, and a producer and editor for NPR’s documentary podcast Embedded. Her writing on social connection has been published in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post and other outlets. She previously worked on the podcasts Hidden Brain and Invisibilia, where she got to channel her obsession with social science research.