A CURIOUS EXPLORATION 
OF LONELINESS ​

A CURIOUS EXPLORATION 
OF LONELINESS ​

Alone Together is a podcast that explores loneliness through time, history, art, science, and culture.

It’s a big topic and a universal one. What can loneliness teach us about being alone and how does being alone bring us together? Come join us as we discover how loneliness can be illuminating and share the stories that can help us understand how alone we are together.

The Podcast

A life of solitude was imposed on millions of us during the pandemic due to the coronavirus. That solitude remains. Being alone is a life chosen deliberately by some; others are just alone, not by choice. We can end up unexpectedly alone and for many, the twists and turns of life, brought us to where we are. Experts and researchers around the world share their insights about what we know about loneliness. We find meaning in it from songs, art, books, films, history and pop culture. We isolate the lessons of loneliness from people like you and people like me who have unique stories to tell and to share. Everyone feels lonely at times. Let’s begin to explore why. We may be alone, but we are better together.

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Alone Together: A Curious Exploration of Loneliness

Hardcover – March 12 2024
by Petti Fong (Author), Jonathan Dyck (Illustrator)

Alone Together explores what superheroes can teach us about being alone, the ways kids have survived on their own and how activists in the civil rights movement took a stand against loneliness. Discover what comfort foods, sweatpants and being kind to each other have to do with loneliness.

Based on the podcast of the same name. Readers will learn about loneliness and how being alone can ultimately bring us closer together.

Season 2 interview with writer Peg Fong on CBC

Speaking Engagements

Petti Fong and other experts who have been interviewed for the podcast and the book are available to speak all around the globe on how your community, your school or your company can build better connections.

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