Hey, your friend isn’t the first one to make a judgment call just by hearing one side of the conversation. Not too sure why you think your friends reaction ‘showed something’.
IMO, what it showed is - your friend gossips and judgment is flawed- has no knowledge of what the other party did/said/is up to nor the one she’s listening to - what it really is all about.
You obviously have a liking to Levin and will defend him no matter. That my friend found Levin's whining on-air annoying and pathetic says more about Levin's broadcast communication skills than my friend's judgment. That is Levin's job.