The Lonely Hour

#05 Writing: Will Chancellor, Andrew Friedman, and Carolyn Murnick

The act of writing is a solitary one. We talk to three writers about their process, and about the loneliness of their profession.

#04 Solo Dining: Jamie Feldmar, Keff, Amanda Cohen, and Samantha Rose Widder

Do people like — or are they even growing to prefer — dining alone?

#03 Motherhood: Kate Rope, Molly Guy, and Alyssa Shelasky

Motherhood can be a lonely-making experience, whether it's because of postpartum depression, the pressure of guarding a human life, or the quest to get pregnant in the first place.

#02 Social Media: Patrick Janelle, Molly Guy, Kat Kinsman, Sydney Engelberg, and Anna Caltabiano

"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 than our carefully scripted online persona.

#01 Solo Travel: Alan Feuer, Paula Froelich, and Randall Reeves

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 calls one of America’s loneliest roads. I talk to Yahoo Travel editor at large Paula Froelich, a big fan of solo travel, as seen on her adventure travel web series A Broad Abroad, about “giving myself the gift of reflection” on the road. And I learn what single handing is from Randall Reeves, who plans to circumnavigate both the Americas and the Antarctic in a small sailboat starting in September 2017, passing through four separate oceans and nearing both poles in the process. Oh, and he’s doing it alone.