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Solo-ish

A podcast from The Washington Post about the joys and conundrums of being single – everything from dating to traveling to making a life on your own. Host Lisa Bonos takes on these topics and more in conversations with experts – and sometimes friends – about being unmarried, but far from alone. [This podcast is no longer releasing new episodes.]

  • 22 minutes 57 seconds
    Datelab's matchmaker and reporter remember a decade of dates
    As matchmaker Christina Antoniades and reporter Michelle Leiby prepare to retire from Datelab, they look back on the 550 couples they've set up, revealing their favorite pairings and what they've learned about love.
    3 August 2017, 2:00 pm
  • 2 minutes 54 seconds
    Summer break
    We're taking a break for the summer. We'll be back soon with more stories from the Solo-ish life.
    22 June 2016, 8:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 29 seconds
    How to plan a bachelorette party
    How do you plan a bachelorette party while keeping your sanity and your savings intact? It's not easy, but it is possible. Lisa Bonos gets tips from Veronica Toney, a Solo-ish editor and frequent wedding guest, and professional bridesmaid Jen Glantz.
    8 June 2016, 8:00 pm
  • 19 minutes 7 seconds
    The invention of dating
    If dating feels like hard work, that's because it is. Lisa Bonos chats Moira Weigel talk about love is related to the economy, and other tidbits from her book "Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating."
    26 May 2016, 2:30 pm
  • 26 minutes 23 seconds
    'I would like to court you in friendship'
    Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow join Lisa Bonos to chat about the pleasure and pain of female friendship -- from courting new friends to navigating distance among old ones. Plus a conversation with one of Lisa's longtime friends about how they first met.
    12 May 2016, 2:40 pm
  • 17 minutes 40 seconds
    How to break up
    What was your worst breakup? And what makes a good one? Lisa Bonos chats with two 20-somethings about how their past breakups have influenced those that have come next.
    28 April 2016, 2:45 pm
  • 22 minutes 42 seconds
    We're better as exes. Divorce done well.
    Advice columnist Carolyn Hax and cartoonist Nick Galifinakis are ex-spouses who work together every day and manage to enjoy it. Lisa Bonos chats with them and with Wendy Paris, about how to survive a divorce.
    13 April 2016, 9:00 pm
  • 31 minutes 15 seconds
    The political power of unmarried women
    "These women decide elections," says Page Gardner, founder of the Voter Participation Center. She and journalist Rebecca Traister talk with Lisa Bonos about how candidates are appealing to -- or repelling -- unmarried women.
    30 March 2016, 8:00 pm
  • 30 minutes 41 seconds
    Solo in the city
    Want to try a new bar or restaurant -- or check out a museum exhibit -- but can't find anyone to come along? Go solo. Tips for solo dining, drinking and other outings from Lisa Bonos's Washington Post colleagues.
    17 March 2016, 2:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 51 seconds
    Testing yourself for marriage
    Jill Andres and Brook Silva-Braga dated for years, but were they ready to marry? They put themselves through 40 challenges to find out. Hear about their adventure, plus tips from dating coach Neely Steinberg.
    3 March 2016, 9:00 pm
  • 26 minutes 44 seconds
    Bar-hopping with a professional wingman
    Thomas Edwards gives tips to Lisa Bonos and two colleagues -- Veronica Toney and Lavanya Ramanathan -- on how to approach strangers in a bar, show interest and eventually exchange digits.
    18 February 2016, 3:00 pm
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