5 Podcasts To Help You Feel Less Alone

Podcasts have been a lifesaver for me after breakups and during the pandemic. These podcasts have hosts that feel like friends.

✨ I am not affiliated with these podcasts in any way, just a fan!✨

1. Why Won’t You Date Me with Nicole Byer

Team Coco

Nicole is that girl you meet when you’re crying in a bathroom bar who instantly reassures you that even if you’re a mess, at least you’re a hot mess. This podcast was the first thing to make me feel like a desirable human again after a serious breakup. The show covers a variety of topics outside of relationships, including social justice, acting, workers’ rights, and of course Nicole’s classic dick jokes.

2. Were you raised by wolves?

Apple Podcasts

This podcast should be required listening for every single human. Leah and Nick try to iron out once and for all what the rules of engagement are when it comes to dealing with each other. While a manners podcast might seem like a strange addition to this list, when I listen to Nick and Leah’s banter I feel like I’m dishing the tea with my slightly judgmental, but well-intentioned besties.

3. The Alarmist

Earios/Apple

If Nick and Leah are the judgy friends, then Rebecca, Amanda, and Chris are the friends that you have really weird conversations with at 3 a.m. This show taps into the underlying anxiety of our times and provides an outlet for this unease by deciding who’s to blame for historical or pop culture tragedies. Listening to it feels like some friends shooting the sh*t and laughing away the tears.

4. By the Book

Stitcher/Apple

After a serious breakup I fell down a self-help rabbit hole, but I couldn’t escape the feeling that each author was selling me on their limited perspective of happiness. Enter Jolenta and Kristen; these lovey ladies critically evaluate self-help books with plenty of laughter, feels, and real talk along the way. They are the friends you go to when you need a shoulder to cry on and some honest help.

5. Ologies

Apple Podcasts

Alie is that oddball friend that you absolutely adore and would die for. She asks smart people the stupid questions that you have always wanted answers to. Alice’s unique interview style insures that even causal science fans will be riveted.

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