Alone Together

Hello podcast listeners!I'm Peg Fong, writer and creator of "Alone Together."We are continuing our journey exploring loneliness...in Spanish: "Juntos en soledad."Listen to this new adaptation presented by business professor and producer Guillermo Serrano (@guilloserrano)."Juntos ...  Show more

We are living in lonely times, but the human conditions make us wonder, are we alone in our loneliness? And that answer is clear. Somewhere, someone else is taking off for the unknown, moving to small towns or hitting the road to start a new life.We can understand loneliness when ...  Show more

Benches are places in public spaces where people can sit by themselves. They are special because they’re not just a place to sit, they’re spots available to anyone and that availability turns benches into opportunities for connections.Benches are bridges between those eager to ch ...  Show more

The first multiple blind dates in the world are believed to have taken place in April 1827. The story goes that Thomas Swain, a 52 year old bachelor, had vowed to take the first woman to step ashore the world’s most remote island. Her name was Sarah Jacobs, a widow, and Thomas Sw ...  Show more

We Don’t Talk About Bruno, the number 1 hit song, written by Lin-Manual Miranda for the Disney movie Encanto, is all about a member of the Madrigal family who no one talks about, Bruno. Encanto is a movie about family, but it’s also about trauma and how families connect, separate ...  Show more