Parasocial Relationships - 11.20.25

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hey, listen, guys.

Speaker 2 (00:02):
Have you ever felt like you had a close relationship
with a celebrity or of friendship with a celebrity even
though you've never met them, Then the friendship you actually
have is parasocial, which happens to be Cambridge Dictionary's word
of the Year. Parasocial describes those one sided relationships some
people form with celebrities where you feel super connected.

Speaker 1 (00:24):
To them while they don't have a.

Speaker 2 (00:26):
Clue who you are. The word received a surge of
attention on Internet surge browsers after Taylor Swift and Travis
Kelcey announced their engagement, and fans felt a deep connection
to the couple. So here's a question for you, guys,
who do you feel like you have a parasocial relationship with?

Speaker 3 (00:47):
I'm in a relationship with me.

Speaker 4 (00:49):
What did you talk about?

Speaker 2 (00:50):
You're in a full, full fledged relations.

Speaker 5 (00:56):
This is really happening in my mind.

Speaker 4 (00:58):
It is yeah, friend, Yes, this is different from fantasy.
They ain't say who you're fantasized.

Speaker 3 (01:04):
About in your yeah yeah to me, it's Jay Z
and Beyonce. I'm friends with him, You're friends with them?

Speaker 4 (01:13):
Who are you friends with?

Speaker 1 (01:14):
Shirley Dinzell and Pauletta. We're having things get together.

Speaker 4 (01:21):
Yeah, that's crazy. What about you, Steve?

Speaker 1 (01:24):
You are? Yeah?

Speaker 5 (01:27):
Yeah, I'm really really close to the Obamas.

Speaker 1 (01:31):
For rocking Michelle in your head.

Speaker 5 (01:34):
Yeah, he called me you know all time, be man time.

Speaker 4 (01:38):
What you want?

Speaker 2 (01:40):
Who play around him? Would you rather?

Speaker 3 (01:42):
Right after this, you're

Speaker 2 (01:43):
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