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The Lonely Hour is a podcast about loneliness–but it’s not a bummer. Host Julia Bainbridge has created a space to talk openly in hopes of both de-stigmatizing loneliness and underscoring the...
It's a strange time for all of us, but only healthcare workers know the particular stresses of caring for sick people right now—and what it...
Kimberly Chou was already experiencing a period of uncertainty this winter. Now we all are—and the stakes are high. Those of us who are luck...
It’s hard not to think about touch right now, when it’s something so many of us are craving and can't have. In this episode, we explore phys...
In our next isolation diary, host Julia Bainbridge's father records from the Maryland countryside, plus a relaxation meditation to help redu...
The Walking Dead actress Pollyanna McIntosh chooses good vibes over stress while sheltering in place in Los Angeles. Let her be your guide t...
We are social distancing—a term with which we're now all painfully familiar—in order to slow contagion of the coronavirus. In a break from f...
We've been social distancing—a term with which we're now all painfully familiar—and so have you. But we've also been working: The Lonely Hou...
Jenny Odell, author of How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy , talks about wandering, observing without judgment, and letting g...
Poet and philosopher David Whyte discusses his inner life and the importance of loneliness: "I've always felt that when you do feel loneline...
Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering, shares how discussing her childhood dreams with her mother equipped her with the tools to deep...
Manoush Zomorodi, host of the Note to Self podcast, makes the case for rethinking our digital habits and being more purposeful about putting...
Having grown up in a born-again Christian community with strict rules governing how best to live, James finally woke up to the fact that he...
Brandon Baltzley is the chef and co-owner of a restaurant called the Buffalo Jump. Determined to kick his substance abuse issues, he climbed...
How losing both parents, navigating the transition of her only sibling, and extreme burnout led film producer Annabelle Dunne to seek solitu...
After a decade in New York working as a talent agent and a producer in fashion and a loss in her family, Kamey Butler sacrificed leaving her...
Comedian Lane Moore, host of Tinder Live author of the new essay collection How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't, talks ab...
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Abandon Me author and former heroin addict and dominatrix Melissa Febos discusses what it’s like to lose your identity to addiction and obse...
Jennifer Romolini, author of the new memoir and career guide, Weird in a World That's Not , opens her book with this: “I am not supposed to...
Writer Jennifer Romolini visits the show next week. Here's an excerpt from her new book, Weird in a World That's Not.
At the age of 20, Christopher Knight left his car and the rest of the world behind: He didn’t send a letter, spend any money, or use the int...
Brooke Russell stepped onto the scale and couldn’t believe the number she saw. She tells the story of how, as she struggled with disordered...
David Bazan—a touring musician, most notably with Pedro the Lion—always assumed God existed. His life, and music, was centered around his Ch...
Comedian and writer Aimée Lutkin hasn’t dated in a while, and wonders if she ever will again.
Our awareness of an "ism" can lead to loneliness, and in George McCalman’s case, that ism was racism. After living much of his life in New Y...
A personal chef to big-name celebrities, Kat Turner has been behind the scenes for years. Now, she wants to step forward, in front of a came...
Season two picks up on April 19th. Here's a sneak peek of what's coming!
A holiday message from The Lonely Hour, plus, some writers try to define loneliness.
Reid Whitten, an international trade lawyer, willingly moved to his firm’s Brussels office. Three years later, expat life has turned out to...
Writer Samantha Siva discusses the breakup of her marriage, and the loneliness of having been the breaker.
Sex with Shakespeare author Jillian Keenan struggled with understanding her spanking fetish—and so did those around her.
Our host Julia Bainbridge attempts to answer why she's doing this podcast, and shares what's in store for season two.
For writer Charlotte Druckman, wearing a hood lets people know she’d like to be left alone.
Writer and activist Stephen Satterfield reads his Lonely Hour poem, called “Lonely Our.”
Writing professor Rachel Mennies considers the particular breed of loneliness found on Carnegie Mellon's campus.
Former New York Times 'Frugal Traveler' Matt Gross finds himself alone (in Istanbul) for the first time in years.
In the first of our five essay episodes, a pre-season two mini-series, Jamie Feldmar wonders if her lack of loneliness means something might...
Human closeness is fundamental to our mental well-being, but many people have hurdles to human closeness. Whether it’s anxiety, depression,...
Both substance abuse and sobriety can be isolating.
We idolize the Mark Zuckerbergs of the world, but many of those entrepreneurs struggle through anxiety and loneliness on their way to the to...
The act of writing is a solitary one. We talk to three writers about their process, and about the loneliness of their profession.
Do people like — or are they even growing to prefer — dining alone?
Motherhood can be a lonely-making experience, whether it's because of postpartum depression, the pressure of guarding a human life, or the q...
"Technology has distracted us from the age-old truths of what is most important — true friends whom we can be ourselves in front of, rather...
In this episode, New York Times writer Alan Feuer expands on what he wrote about his 400-mile drive on Alaska’s Dalton Highway, which he cal...