Solo – The Single Person’s Guide to a Remarkable Life

Peter McGraw likes to say, "Create more than you consume." However, he also believes that reading is a cheat code to a remarkable life. In this episode, McGraw invites two voracious readers, Sarah Stinson and Paul Shirley, to inspire you and give you some hacks to read more. Note: In this episode, McGraw references a previous episode on writing as “How to Write a Lot” but it is actually called “Wr...

Peter McGraw invites Jill Cohen, a remarkable solo and frequent contributor to the podcast, back into the Solo Studio. They play "Truth or Truth," where they ask each other questions about single living and pursuing a remarkable life.  Love the show?  Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.petermcgraw.org/solo/

Peter McGraw invites Brandon Patrick, a comedian and musician, into the solo studio to talk about whether a remarkable character, Prince, was a Solo. Whether or not he was, Prince brought joy to the world through his music. Brandon and Peter discuss his remarkable abilities and how they led him to feel alone in the world.   Check out this Prince playlist . Love the show?  Subscribe, rate...

Suddenly the world seems to be filled with narcissists, and a bunch of everyday people is diagnosing their exes and bosses as such. What is going on? To explore this topic, Peter McGraw speaks to Anthony Hermann , a psychology professor at Bradley University and co-editor of the book " The Handbook of Trait Narcissism: Key Advances, Research Methods, and Controversies ." Love the show?  Subsc...

The Solo movement has a "big tent," accommodating a wide array of people—single or not—who see themselves as complete, self-reliant individuals. One group that clearly belongs under the tent is the Hermettes, a secret society of (mostly) single women who embrace a hermit-like life of aloneness. In this episode, Peter McGraw speaks to Risa Mickenberg , the Founder and Editor of Hermette: The Aspira...

Do you value yourself? Peter McGraw welcomes Sarah Stinson and Lawrence Williams back into the Solo Studio to discuss how they value themselves in a world that wants to domesticate them.  Love the show?  Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.petermcgraw.org/solo/

Peter McGraw speaks to Awais Spall about what the gut is and why it is important to physical and mental health and addresses some of the ways to improve their gut health. Love the show?  Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.petermcgraw.org/solo/

Have you ever been stood up? After being stood up for a date, Peter McGraw processes the experience and shares lessons he learned. If you like this episode, please join the conversation in the Solo community; sign up at petermcgrw.org/solo . Love the show?  Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.petermcgraw.org/solo/

Peter McGraw recently left the Solo studio – Indiana Jones style – to investigate why Sweden, in general, and Stockholm, in particular, are the best places in the world to be single. There he came across Lars Trägårdh’s work and new co-authored book:  The Swedish Theory of Love . In this episode, Lars and Peter discuss why Swedes and Swedish society is a model for going solo. Love the sh...

There are many ways to live remarkably. One way is to have more positive emotions daily; when done well, sex creates many positive emotions. Because sexually-active singles have more sexual partners than partnered people, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are of greater concern for singles. Fear, misinformation, and stigma keep some singles from experiencing the joys of sex. Peter McGraw invi...

Peter McGraw loves to tidy up. He invites Suzette Smith, a professional organizer with ten years of experience, into the studio to discuss Marie Kondo, motivations to tidy, and best practices and pitfalls. Suzette is the owner of White Space and is a member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and A proud Solo. She enjoys swing dancing, motorcycle riding, and sp...

As part of the podcast, Peter McGraw has been pointing out his concerns about a subset of single men around the world. In this episode, he invites John McCurdy, a Professor of History at Eastern Michigan University, to discuss the role of bachelorhood in Colonial America (and beyond) through the lens of McCurdy's 2009 book Citizen Bachelors. Love the show?  Subscribe, rate, review, and share!...

Peter McGraw is not afraid to invite his friends into the studio. This week’s episode features two new voices to the podcast: Sarah Stinson and Lawrence Williams. They play a famous game – The Game of Life – and do some editorializing about how this ubiquitous game socializes youngsters to pursue the American Dream. After the game is done, they reflect on the experience, especially how limiting th...

Peter McGraw talks to Kriss Rita, a remarkable solo and member of the solo community. They talk about her journey from single to solo and what makes her life remarkable. They also play a game Peter calls "truth or truth," where they ask each other questions about single living and the solo project. Love the show?  Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.petermcgraw.org/solo/

Polyamory is an increasingly popular type of unconventional relationship. Solo polyamory is a variant for people who don't want to merge their lives with a romantic partner (or partners). Peter McGraw brings two polyamorists—Amy Gahran and Laura Grant—Into the solo studio to discuss solo polyamory, its best practices, and challenges.   Love the show?  Subscribe, rate, review, and sh...

Peter McGraw talks to you about depopulation, its potential costs to humanity, and whether singles and others who don’t have children might be to blame. Love the show?  Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.petermcgraw.org/solo/

Peter McGraw talks to Melanie Notkin , an expert on the rising cohort of childless, often single, women. They discuss aunthood and otherhood, as well as examine the challenges facing boys and men and its implications for women who are seeking to have a family. Love the show?  Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.petermcgraw.org/solo/

What is aromanticism, and what is it like to be an aromantic? Peter McGraw speaks to Jessalyn Dean to answer those questions. Love the show?  Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.petermcgraw.org/solo/

The regular listener of the podcast knows Shane Mauss —a comedian, science communicator, and expert  of  psychedelics. He has a new project called Mind Under Matter , a comedy, and philosophy podcast, with the talented Ramin Nazer . Shane and Ramin are planning their first Mind Under Matter Campout Festival, which will feature comedy, music, live podcasts, art, talks, mysticism, nature,...

Having financial freedom is important to solos given their often-single status. Amy Gibb, aka Money Amy, returns to talk about tactics to help you save money – something especially important given recent economic events. Love the show?  Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.petermcgraw.org/solo/

A remarkable life demands decisions - sometimes big, bold decisions. Big or small, decisions risk regret. Do I get married? Do I have kids? Do I go solo? Peter McGraw invites Marcel Zeelenberg, the world’s expert on regret, to talk about what makes a choice regrettable.  Love the show?  Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.petermcgraw.org/solo/

 More than one in four households in the US have one occupant, a number is as high as one in two in Stockholm. That’s a lot of cooking being done…alone. Hence, Peter McGraw is pleased to deliver this fun, even inspirational episode on solo cooking. Love the show?  Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.petermcgraw.org/solo/

Peter McGraw talks to Kinneret Lahad and Iris Schneider about the substantial costs that singles pay, subsidizing and supporting couples with gifts and attendance at weddings, rehearsal dinners, showers, baptisms, and gender reveal parties. Lahad is the co-author of a paper that investigates single women as exhausted givers and careful complainers—complaining about the asymmetry that comes from wh...

There are an increasing number of resources for singles--resources that do more than help you get hitched. The best books for singles take a thoughtful, researched-backed approach to understanding the complexities of single living. One of those books, The Lonely Hunter: How Our Search For Love Is Broken , was written by Aimée Lutkin . In this episode, Peter McGraw speaks to Aimée about relationshi...

Peter McGraw returns to share recent thoughts on how to live a remarkable life.  Love the show?  Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.petermcgraw.org/solo/