Loneliness and You

About Loneliness and You

A podcast on the research and experience of loneliness. In each episode, I have a conversation with a guest who has something interesting to say about loneliness, be it from an academic (and often philosophical), personal, or any other perspective. New episodes air every second Tuesday.

Publisher

Axel Seemann

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jan 2023

Latest episode

5 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

46 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Aug 2025

   Loneliness and Conversational Language Learning

   Axel is joined by Katerina Manoff, the founder & CEO of ENGin, a global nonprofit that has paired over 50,000 English learners and volunteers for online conversation practice and cultural exchange. Katerina and Axel discuss the importance of conversation in language learning, the power of truth, and the role of her project in giving a voice to Ukrainians.

2. 

   23 Jul 2025

   Loneliness and Surviving Christian Patriarchy

   Axel is joined by Cait West, a survivor of the Christian patriarchy movement. Cait and Axel discuss her book, Rift: A Memoir of Breaking Away from Christian Patriarchy, homeschooling, creationism, the possibility of healing and constructing a coherent self.

3. 

   8 Jul 2025

   Loneliness and Urban Planning

   Jennifer Kent, Senior Research Fellow in Urbanism, explores with Axel the impact of urban planning on loneliness, emphasizing the need for public spaces that balance interaction and privacy in this interview.

Who has been a guest on Loneliness and You

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jennifer Kent
• Yazmin Novelo
• Pius Akumbu
• Alexandra Philbin

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.7 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

4.3 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

56

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

67

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.