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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 joys of s... more
FAQs about The Lonely Hour:How many episodes does The Lonely Hour have?The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.
July 30, 2019#31 Why Boredom Leads to Creativity, with Manoush ZomorodiManoush Zomorodi, host of the Note to Self podcast, makes the case for rethinking our digital habits and being more purposeful about putting boredom into our lives....more10minPlay
April 03, 2019#30 The Loss of Faith and a Marriage, the Gaining of an IdentityHaving 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 didn’t know himself—and that his marriage was crumbling. He turned inward, retreating to a cabin in the Catskills, to figure it all out. This episode is sponsored by Audible and Away. Original illustration by Payton Cosell Turner....more34minPlay
March 27, 2019#29 Facing Dead-of-Winter Maine Alone in a TentBrandon Baltzley is the chef and co-owner of a restaurant called the Buffalo Jump. Determined to kick his substance abuse issues, he climbed a snow- and ice-covered hill in the dark to reach his home for the next month of his life: a yurt with no heat or running water. This episode is sponsored by HelloFresh and Care/of Vitamins. Original illustration by Payton Cosell Turner....more19minPlay
March 20, 2019#28 One Month—No Schedule, No Internet, and No ElectricityHow losing both parents, navigating the transition of her only sibling, and extreme burnout led film producer Annabelle Dunne to seek solitude in Sri Lanka with just a cot and 17 books—and what it taught her about how she should lead her life now that she’s back home. This episode is sponsored by Audible and Away. Original illustration by Payton Cosell Turner....more28minPlay
March 13, 2019#27 Looking for Clarity Halfway Around the WorldAfter 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 friends and familiar places to try to regain control the only way she knew how: She bought a one-way ticket to Cape Town. Original illustration by Payton Cosell Turner....more23minPlay
February 14, 2019Alone Together: Spend Valentine’s Day With Yourself If You Want ToComedian 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 about “stranger luck” and how she plans on spending Valentine’s Day with her dog, Lights....more12minPlay
January 15, 2019We’re baaaaaccckkkkk!Find four new episodes of The Lonely Hour on Stitcher Premium. Subscribe now at stitcher.com/lonelyhour....more3minPlay
June 14, 2017#26 The Loneliness of Losing YourselfAbandon Me author and former heroin addict and dominatrix Melissa Febos discusses what it’s like to lose your identity to addiction and obsession—and host Julia Bainbridge signs off with a meditation on living in that loneliness....more20minPlay
June 07, 2017#25 Weird in a World That’s NotJennifer 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 be here. I spent the first 28 years of my life as a fuckup and a failure. I failed and I failed and I failed.” And then she became a professional success—and wrote a book about it. She speaks about her journey on today’s episode....more24minPlay
May 30, 2017Coming Next Week!Writer Jennifer Romolini visits the show next week. Here's an excerpt from her new book, Weird in a World That's Not....more3minPlay
FAQs about The Lonely Hour:How many episodes does The Lonely Hour have?The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.