ICYMI - How to Thrive as a Party of One
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4.2 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2024
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Candice Lim is joined by Meghan Keane, the founder of NPR’s Life Kit and the author of Party of One: Be Your Own Best Life Partner. We’re approaching “cuffing season,” a viral term that demarcates those colder months when everyone in your life suspiciously couples up. While it’s bred a whole economy of cozy, staying in vlogs and soft (or hard) launches, what happens to those who choose not to cuff up this season — or ever? On today’s episode, we’re talking about what it really means to choose yourself in a world that pressures us to partner, and how the internet helps or hurts this narrative thanks to friendship breakups, dating app screenshots, and unfiltered Reddit advice.
This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim, with production assistance from Alexandra Botti.
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| 0:29.2 | Time for a Diet Coke break. Enjoy what you like. Just how you like it. This is my taste. |
| 0:46.0 | What's yours? |
| 1:12.0 | Celebrate your unique taste with Diet Coke. Hey, I'm Candice Lim and you're listening to I see why am I. In case you missed it, Slade's podcast about internet culture. |
| 1:14.6 | And I'm really excited to welcome my guest today. |
| 1:16.8 | She's the founder and supervising editor of NPR's Life Kit, |
| 1:19.8 | and she's also the author of a new book called Party of One. |
| 1:23.3 | Be your own best life partner. |
| 1:25.0 | Please welcome to the show, Megan. |
| 1:26.8 | Hello, Megan. |
| 1:28.3 | Hello, thanks for having me, Candace. |
| 1:30.2 | Megan, the funny thing about us |
| 1:31.8 | is that we actually used to work on the same floor together at NPR. |
| 1:35.6 | Four floor best views and I'm so glad to reunite with you today. |
| 1:43.0 | Because I have a question to ask you. |
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