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Tackling the Loneliness Epidemic

October 29, 2025 / 00:49

This episode discusses epidemic loneliness, featuring a conversation about young people's feelings of isolation. The guest, who is the host's son, shares personal experiences related to loneliness.

The discussion highlights how many young people feel like outsiders when expressing their loneliness. The guest mentions that admitting to feeling lonely can make one feel like a loser, which resonates with many listeners.

The host emphasizes that loneliness is a common experience among young people, noting that they often lack someone to talk to or listen to them.

Overall, the episode aims to destigmatize feelings of loneliness and encourages open conversations about this widespread issue.

TLDR

The episode addresses epidemic loneliness among young people and encourages open conversations about their feelings of isolation.

Episode

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We are experiencing epidemic loneliness in this country and it is in all honesty I have to say my son is
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uh one of the guests on our show too and it was that we talked a lot about loneliness. He's like the third episode
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or something like that. And I thought, "Oh, this is he" He even said and the
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girl who was on with him were like, "You feel like a weirdo saying, I feel lonely, like nobody likes me. You feel
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like a loser, right?" >> But that's not actually the case. what I
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have seen, and I say this to him all the time. I go, "It's really funny that you
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were that episode cuz I talked to so many young people and one of the underlying feelings of almost every
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single young person that I talk to is a feeling of loneliness, a feeling of, like you said, not having someone there
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who wants to listen." And that's not actually

Episode Highlights

  • The Weight of Loneliness
    Young people often feel isolated and unheard, struggling with their emotions.
    “One of the underlying feelings of almost every single young person is loneliness.”
    @ 00m 38s
    October 29, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • You feel like a loser, right?
    Tackling the Loneliness Epidemic
  • It's really funny that you were that episode.
    Tackling the Loneliness Epidemic
  • Almost every single young person that I talk to is a feeling of loneliness.
    Tackling the Loneliness Epidemic

Key Moments

  • Youth Isolation00:38