{"schemaVersion":1,"publicationId":"e120-friendships-that-never-happened","publicationTitle":"The Friendships That Never Happened — E120 Research Companion","version":"e120-v4","date":"2026-10-17","perspectiveId":"objective","notice":"Fictional roundtable and dramatized scenarios with labeled real-world references. Hypothetical concepts are not product launches. Character outcomes are not evidence of efficacy. Full podcast with its English closing song, plus four companion music videos (Spanish, French, Japanese and Chinese), available on YouTube. A verified final timed transcript is not provided. The artwork is the approved episode cover.","resource":{"id":"evidence-update","title":"Primary-source verification update","type":"text","orientation":"both","status":"available","body":"Two open evidence questions in the production notes have been resolved for the careful script wording: the HHS advisory and 2010 PLOS meta-analysis support the mortality-risk framing, while Bumble’s 2025 Form 10-K confirms the September 2025 U.S. BFF relaunch with groups and event tools. No change to the recording is implied by these checks. Other ledger entries are carried forward from the dated production notes, not represented as a new full audit."}}