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The Connection Code with Rachel and Jeana

Jeana Anderson Cohen and Rachel Gillman Rischall

The Connection Code is a show about the relationships that make your life and work just a little bit better.

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00:44:10

FOMO, Friendships & the Feed: Navigating Social Media...

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2026/04/08

What if social media actually made us better friends… instead of just better at watching each other live?Social media connects us, keeps us in the loop, and sometimes… makes us feel like we’re missing out on everything.In this episode of The Connection Code, Jeana Anderson Cohen and Rachel Gillman Rischall dive into the complicated role social media plays in our friendships, from the early days of Friendster and Facebook to today’s world of curated feeds and constant comparison.They explore:How

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00:51:34

Stop Networking. Start Making Friends: Suzy Welch on...

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2026/03/25

What if finding your purpose wasn’t about reinvention, but about alignment?This week on The Connection Code, we’re joined by Suzy Welch, NYU Stern professor, researcher, and New York Times bestselling author of Becoming You.Suzy has built a powerful, data-driven framework to help people uncover their purpose by looking at three key inputs:→ your values→ your aptitudes→ and what the world will pay you forIn this conversation, we explore:Why most people don’t actually know their values and how to find

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01:21:33

Borrowing Confidence & Building Real Connection with...

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2026/03/18

What if confidence isn’t something you have, but something you can borrow?This week on The Connection Code, we’re joined by executive coach and managing partner of Verde Associates, Laura Sanchez-Greenberg. She's the kind of coach whose name gets passed quietly from founder to founder, with a simple message: “If you can get time with her, do it.”Laura has worked with some of the most respected leaders and high-growth brands, helping them navigate everything from team dynamics to personal

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00:52:26

What a secret dinner party series teaches us about...

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2026/03/11

Behavioral scientist and bestselling author Jon Levy joins us to explore the science behind trust, connection, and influence.Jon is known for hosting the now-famous Influencers Dinner, a secret dining experience where strangers cook a meal together before discovering they’re sitting with Olympians, astronauts, Nobel laureates, and cultural leaders. The twist? No one is allowed to share their last name or what they do for work.In this conversation, Jon shares what hundreds of dinners and thousands of

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00:39:13

Reason, Season, or Lifetime: Navigating Friendship...

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2026/03/04

In this capsule conversation, Rachel Gillman Rischall and Jeana Anderson Cohen explore one of the most tender and rarely discussed relationship topics: friendship breakups and estrangement.Inspired by Hillary Duff and her recent reflections on estrangement in an interview with Anthony Mason, Rachel and Jeana unpack what it means to lose someone close to you — and not know how, or whether, to repair the relationship.Together, they discuss:How to tell the difference between a friendship worth

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00:04:10

Trailer: Navigating Friendship Breakups

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2026/03/02

(Catch full video episodes on The Connection Code with Rachel and Jeana's YouTube channel)In this clip from The Connection Code, Rachel and Jeana share the impact of friendship breakups and estrangements. Episode out everywhere March 4, 2026.

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01:00:49

Building a Network From Scratch. (Lessons From Megan...

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2026/02/25

This week’s conversation had us thinking a lot about systems — how people track relationships, follow through on introductions, and stay intentional about connection in busy seasons of life.Our guest, Megan Roudebush (founder of keepwith), shares her approach to networking as a long game — one built on curiosity, follow-through, and respect.It’s a thoughtful episode for anyone who’s ever wondered:“How do people actually do this well?”“And how could I be more deliberate about it?”More to explore:

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00:03:56

Trailer: building a network from scratch with Megan...

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2026/02/23

(Catch full video episodes on The Connection Code with Rachel and Jeana's YouTube channel)In this clip from The Connection Code, Megan Roudebush shares how curiosity, informational interviews, and intentional relationship-building helped her create a network without shortcuts or inherited connections.Episode out everywhere Feb. 25, 2026.

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01:10:04

What Does It Mean to Be “The Luckiest”? Kelly...

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2026/02/18

Content warning: This episode and clip discuss grief, the loss of a child and breast cancer.What does it really mean to be lucky?In this deeply moving episode of The Connection Code, we’re joined by author, grief writer, and patient advocate Kelly Cervantes, whose memoir The Luckiest challenges everything we think we know about fortune, success, and happiness.Kelly shares her extraordinary story on navigating motherhood, caregiving, and devastating loss while her husband starred in Hamilton on

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00:03:23

Episode coming Feb. 18: Kelly Cervantes on Grief,...

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2026/02/16

Content warning: This episode and clip discuss, grief and the loss of a child.In next week's episode, we're lucky to sit down with Kelly Cervantes, whose memoir ⁠The Luckiest⁠ challenges everything we think we know about fortune, success, and happiness.Prepare for a moving and truly human conversation of high-highs and low-lows. Kelly shares her extraordinary story on navigating motherhood, caregiving, and devastating loss while her husband starred in Hamilton on Broadway and in

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00:35:44

A Check-In on Friendship, Networking, and Following-Up

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2026/02/11

On this episode of The Connection Code, it’s just Rachel and Jeana.We kick off the year with a “connection inventory”—a thoughtful, honest look at the season of connection they’re each in right now. From nurturing core relationships to following up without being annoying, this conversation spans friendship, networking, rituals, and the lessons we only learn by getting it wrong first.If you’ve ever wondered:How often should I follow up?How do I build relationships without feeling transactional?What

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00:47:35

Expecting Together Founder Georgia Kastaris on...

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2026/02/04

What if community wasn’t something parents had to find after a baby arrives, but something they could build before?This week on The Connection Code, we’re joined by Georgia Kastaris, founder of Expecting Together, a prenatal social club designed to bring expecting parents together through education, connection, and shared experience.Inspired by the UK’s National Childbirth Trust, Georgia is reimagining how parents prepare for one of life’s biggest transitions—by forming small, intentionally matched

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01:02:46

Shabnam Mogharabi on Meaning, Connection, the Soul,...

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2026/01/28

In this deeply resonant episode of The Connection Code, Jeana Anderson Cohen and Rachel Gilman Rischall sit down with Shabnam Mogharabi, entrepreneur, author, journalist, and co-founder of SoulPancake alongside Rainn Wilson.Shabnam shares her journey from traditional journalism to building one of the internet’s most uplifting corners, creating beloved series like Kid President, The Science of Happiness, and My Last Days. Together, the trio explore big questions about faith, purpose, rejection, and

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01:22:08

NBC’s Morgan Radford on Purpose, Mentorship, and Why...

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2026/01/21

In this deeply moving episode of The Connection Code, Jeana Anderson Cohen and Rachel Gillman Rischall sit down with Morgan Radford. She's an NBC News anchor, correspondent, Fulbright scholar, and debut novelist who joins for a wide-ranging conversation about purpose, connection, and the relationships that shape a life.Morgan describes journalism not as a job, but as a calling and a purpose, explaining why this difficult moment for the press is exactly the moment many journalists were “built for.”

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01:17:18

Holding Hope & Hard Things with Dr. Carlie Thompson

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2026/01/14

Content Note: This episode includes discussion of breast cancer, medical trauma, and serious illness. Please take care while listening, especially if these topics are close to home.In this powerful and deeply human conversation, Jeana Anderson Cohen and Rachel Gillman Rischall sit down with Dr. Carlie Thompson, a breast surgical oncologist, mother of two, and breast cancer survivor, to explore how life’s hardest moments can become catalysts for clarity, connection, and profound transformation.Only

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00:33:46

Looking Back, Looking Forward: What Connection Will...

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2026/01/07

Season 2 of The Connection Code kicks off with a heartfelt conversation between Jeana and Rachel reflecting on what Season 1 taught them about friendship, creativity, and community — and what they hope to build together in the year ahead. From personal connection goals and the surprising science of friendship to dream guests and real-life Connection Code gatherings, this episode sets the tone for a season rooted in intention, curiosity, and meaningful relationships.In This Episode: Season 1

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01:09:09

Connection as a Superpower: Jolene Rodriguez on...

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2025/11/12

In the Season 1 finale of The Connection Code, Jeana Anderson Cohen and Rachel Rischall sit down with film producer Jolene Rodriguez, CEO of Broken English Productions and one of Variety’s “10 Producers to Watch.” Jolene’s story is a testament to what happens when connection meets courage, from keeping her intern badge and showing up at Sony Pictures until she earned a job, to building a career anchored in generosity, inclusion, and heart.She opens up about the loss of her twin sister Julie and the

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01:03:02

How Recovered Tech Exec Carla Piñeyro Sublett Found...

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2025/11/05

This week on The Connection Code, Jeana and Rachel sit down with Carla Piñeyro Sublett — former CMO of IBM, recovering tech executive, and founder of Co-Effect, where she helps people and organizations find more human-centered ways to work.Carla shares her remarkable story of walking away from a high-powered tech career, taking her family offline for a year to reconnect, and rediscovering her purpose, “to be in service of humanity.” She opens up about her “100 first dates” experiment that helped her

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00:42:22

Connection Pet Peeves (and How to Fix Them)

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2025/10/29

What happens when connection goes wrong? In this episode of The Connection Code, Jeana Anderson Cohen and Rachel Gillman Rischall swap stories about their biggest connection pet peeves — from transactional networking emails and unfulfilled promises to the dreaded “we should grab coffee” that never happens.But this isn’t just a vent session. Together, Jeana and Rachel explore what these missteps can teach us about being better friends, colleagues, and connectors. Expect laughter, self-awareness, and

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01:02:19

Hospitality Is Connection: Jason Hammel on the Soul...

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2025/10/08

James Beard Award–winner Jason Hammel, chef/owner of Chicago’s beloved Lula Cafe, joins us to unpack what hospitality really is (“empathy in action”), how a restaurant keeps its soul for 26+ years. We also touch on why showing up for staff, guests, and himself matters more than ever. We talk about teaching “service grammar” vs. cultivating a culture of generosity, the forest-like networks that sustain teams, and the art of building connection beyond the table - from Pilot Light’s food-education

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