I just discovered Solo late last year, and have been listening from the beginning. Peter is clever, articulate and has had some incredible guests on his pod. I have listened to 60+ episodes so far, and learn something new from each and every one. Bravo Peter - this is a podcast this solo listener never knew she needed!

What a terrific exploration of unconventional relationships and more importantly, relationship with self. Peter McGraw’s definitions of the 4 types of Solos is smart, useful and validating :)

Whether you're single, partnered, dating, or not this podcast is a gold mine. I have certainly learned how to live a remarkable life with Peter's expert guidance, his depth of knowledge garnered from his years as a researcher and a bachelor. His unique perspective, his teaching skills, and his vulnerability come together to create a unique learning experience that envelopes my heart and makes me laugh.

I am so glad I came across this podcast. It was shortly after I started to identify as “solo” and I was so excited to find it. Knowing there is an entire culture and community out there of people who do relationships the way I do has been revelatory. The topics are so great as well. Thanks, Peter!

‘Aging sexy’ was the best of the casts so far… more of this please!

Dr. McGraw, contributors and guests produce researched and intelligent content about the single life. There’s a lot of empowering and helpful content. Four stars because I am conservative and this podcast is not. There are also many topics that simply don’t align with my boundaries and beliefs. I find myself stopping an episode or passing over those episodes.

Peter is an extraordinarily wise and thoughtful voice in the Solo community. I mean that the research he does and the concepts and topics he discusses are important and accessibly presented, but they are thought-provoking and comforting at the same time. I really feel connected to the worldwide community of Solos thanks to Peter. Listening to these podcasts is a true comfort to my soul and uplift to my spirits.

I enjoy the book. I found your podcast. Thank you for speaking for the Singles.

This is a great podcast for engaging your mind while doing chores. I learn from it, but at the same time I am also feeling validated about my single lifestyle, which is soothing. Aaaand also at the same time, I’m chuckling over the cheeky and snide asides from Peter and his guests. They come from many backgrounds and have expertise on a wide range of topics, some lighthearted and some serious and crucial (like finances, where singles are seriously disadvantaged). Peter and the guests are empathic and relatable. I hope that with time, more married people will start listening.

As a solo individual, I find Dr. Peter McGraw to be somewhat polarizing, a sentiment he acknowledges himself. He's known for his distinctive style, including wearing Stetson hats and hosting "salons," residing in a bubble of tenured academic bourgeois. While his elitist tendencies can be off-putting—he often refers to his listeners and solo members as "everyday normal people," contrasting them with himself and his guests—he remains a pioneer in the solo movement. Despite occasional airs of superiority, he provides intellectual stimulation, maintains political neutrality, and thoroughly explores solo living. Though his guests often mirror his academic background, they contribute to insightful discussions. While I would dread attending one of his "Solo Salons," he emphasizes that it's okay to never feel obligated to do things you don’t want to do and not to feel ashamed for lacking interest, promoting the idea that solo living is about living life on your own terms. His podcast offers compelling insights into living a fulfilling solo life. Overall, despite occasional pretension, Dr. McGraw's podcast is thought-provoking and enriching. 5 stars and a respect for being unapologetically one’s self!

A much needed message

This podcast is fantastic. Dr. Peter McGraw leads insightful, funny, and inspiring conversations that have helped me lead a more remarkable life — and design the relationships I choose to include in it. Peter’s research is fascinating and his guests are wide-ranging and always engaging. And the new book is excellent!!!

Enjoying the information in this podcast. Would agree with previous review on opening music and intro..cringe. I wish the info could be condensed down to at least under an hour. Most people that listen to podcasts are committed to multiple favorites and having one an hour and a half/15 minutes is just too long. There is a lot of useless banter that could easily be tightened up to make this more productive time.

This podcast is about thriving as a single person but also about something deeper - figuring out who you are and living a life that’s deeply imprinted with yourself. Strongly recommend !

Happy new year, Peter! Thank you for creating such important, insightful, and professionally produced content about the rich lives we solos live.

Absolutely love this podcast! Peter brings insightful research, entertaining guests, and controversial topics into a well-blended and ever expanding corner for Solos- exploring what it means to be single and enjoying the status in a world that benefits the couple over the individual legally, institutionally, and morally. In a world where we are conditioned to believe marriage is our inevitable landing/ultimate happiness for adulthood, this podcast redefines what it means to be single, provides alternative perspectives on happiness and fulfillment, and rejoices in living remarkably as a single/ solo despite a couple millennia of conditioned - or legally enforced- coupledom!!!

This podcast is phenomenal. BUT the music and voice at the beginning that introduces Peter feels like a parody of single life. I cringe every time.

I appreciate the research and ideas that evolve into defining items or terms outside of the norm. I find myself teaching people these terms and challenge them to think in a new way. I like the variety and different guests-keeps things interesting. My favorite episodes are when I learn something new about thinking outside the norm. My least favorite episodes are when the speakers derail the focus by talking or engaging with each other off topic. It makes the listener feel like they are outside of the joke…

But please, no more Kym Terribile. That voice… cringe…

I find each episode so informative and thoughtfully done with data and analysis and real life perspectives. I hope everyone would be open to exploring our western culture through the lens of these topics.

I find the guests and variety of topics intriguing. A wonderful mix of empowering messages and opportunities to challenge cultural assumptions. As a 2 yr solo, I have gained great tools—it’s the only podcast I listen to on a regular basis. I see the work of Solo and Dr. McGraw as a growing movement and can’t wait to get his book when it launches!

Highly recommend this podcast for anyone single

Embarking on the Solo journey and this podcast is full of great info and hosts :)

So happy I found Peter’s podcast. It’s so nice to find a community of solos, living wonderful lives and loving it. Peter and his guests cover a range of topics that have enlightened me and provide an open perspective at various stages of my life. I’ve had 2 long term relationships in my life, 1 marriage, 1 partnered, 2 adult sons but I have been solo for 5 years and love it. But having friends and like minded people to network with and do stuff with, is what makes this lifestyle choice so wonderful. Keep up the engaging work, Peter. Thank you!

I admit, I was initially skeptical of the ostensible over-romanticization observed in the subtitle and podcast intro…but the quality of information & conversation, mission of this project, and resulting community, is truly remarkable. I am astonished how validating, informative, and bonding this is for me and so many others. Thank you Peter.

I’ve searched for a way to explain my life for decades, and now I have found it. The Solo podcast makes me feel seen (thank you Dr. McGraw) but also teaches me things. I love the balance between expert interviews and real life solos. I love the balance between data and story telling. And most of all, I love it when an episode gives me language to describe my own experiences to others. I finally feel like I’ve found my people!

I started listening to this podcast recently and I love it so far! It's great to see a podcast like this come along. Dr. Peter McGraw seems like a really wonderful person and makes the podcast quite entertainting, and yet also very informative. It's really good to see someone putting a positive spin on being single, whether that involves any dating or not. I believe that people should be able to live whatever type of life they want to live (as long as they are not hurting anyone), without being discriminated against or pressured to live a different type of life. To name just some examples of this, this would include people who are trans, gay, lesbian, bisexual, childless on prupose, single on purpose, partnered but not married on purpose, in a long term relationship or married but choose to have separate living arrangements etc.

Sorry to hear about u getting stood up. Thanks for sharing. Sounds like this person is just a liar. I mean she had a reason to do it, that’s a fact. Whatever it was, she chose to not be straight forward about it. She may have had another person, she may have not been fully on board with the type of relationship goals you have… Whatever it was she chose dishonesty, that speaks about her, not you. Take care and hope you do find what you’re looking for, as for all the lovely singles out there.

I have been single for many years now, and was pretty hard on myself about it. “Why am I not partnered with anyone? What is wrong with me?” But after finding this podcast, I have a much better, more realistic view of myself. I feel like a complete person now, and I have verbiage to address peoples’ concerns about me not being partnered. This podcast not only changed my outlook, but it changed my life. I have truly never been happier or more comfortable in my own skin. I highly recommend this podcast to anyone that is single or anyone who wants to learn about being single to be a better friend/family to the singles they love. Thank you Peter McGraw!!

I’ve only been listening to this podcast for a week and it’s changed my life. I wish I could share it with the world—I’ve been trying, having shared it with all my single friends. Thank you Peter! You can’t imagine the good you’re doing for us solos around the globe.

I love this podcast. So insightful with intelligent conversation and interviews. Gratifying and affirming for solos looking to live vibrant, healthy and happy lives. Share worthy and I look forward to every episode. I’m finally feel ‘seen’ - I found my tribe.

Do yourself a favor and get to listenin’!

I enjoy this podcast because I often think there’s a myth that living single is “lonely” or something to “fix”. Solo shares the point of view that there are many singles that are not just happy, but thriving.

Peter McGraw and his guests are delivering much-needed insight, information and a positive attitude for listeners from all walks of life who are living solo. This growing community benefits tremendously from his work.

Peter McGraw brings curiosity, humor, and academic rigor to his exploration of all the ways in which it rocks to be a single adult. Celebrating Remarkable Solos, breaking down stereotypes, and learning new ways to find and share fulfillment make for engaging episodes that bring you into the conversation.

I stumbled upon the podcast and decided I’d give it a chance. After so many podcasts, groups, etc where people complain about being single or talk about how to go from single to partnered, I was hesitant because I love being single and have been searching for a community of like minded solo people. This podcast has exceeded my expectations. I love this podcast! I recommend it to all my single friends and singles groups. Partnered people should listen as well to understand life for single people, break down their preconceived ideas, and know how to be part of their single friends’ teams. If nothing else, you’ll just get great overall life advice on many of the episodes.

Love the concept. However, too many episodes I have listened to has Brandon Patrick and the show is just too Joe Rogan-ish. No thank you.

I listen to Solo while I work. It’s always interesting, engaging, educational, and most of all….validating. I highly recommend it to single folks but married folks will also find much to enjoy here.

As a person who’s in recovery and has been single all through out my life and in my recovery life, this podcast is really validating and supportive in ways where my recovery wasn’t able to access. The recovery literature in my fellowship is mostly couple focused. Where are the single recovery stories?? Solo is a podcast where you can get that support and know you are not alone. Maybe a boyfriend will happen and pop up in my life, who knows. Wherever I go there I am and I feel in my core that finding a community of singles to talk about single stuff is a higher priority for me.

I found been loving this podcast- it’s a combo of absolute excellence (the host is super-prepared and highly curious),creativity (wide range of topics and colorful cast of guests) and genuine authenticity that I find rare. Amazing.

This podcast has allowed me to remove stigma and change the narrative on a solo life. The guests and topics are extremely insightful and empowering.

Whether you’re single or not, this podcast will entertain you and expand your horizons. As someone who leads an unconventional life, it’s nice to have a space of understanding and non-judgment that fosters openness and growth. The podcast has changed my world-view and my world. Most importantly, it’s shown me that nothing is wrong with who I am and what I want, and there is a place for me. ❤️

I have been happily single most of my adult life. Finally a podcast that affirms that that is perfectly normal!

A few episodes in and the conversations are meaningful, funny, and edited very well. My new favorite podcast. I might marry it.

For those of you who landed in solo-dom involuntarily, this podcast offers excellent tools on the plethora of issues and challenges you will inevitably face. And, dare I say, make you a better human than your coupled-up self.

As a single 50 year old who didn’t follow the traditional path of getting married and having kids, there is so little in our culture that I can look to for shared experiences, inspiration, positive examples, and general relatability. When you google singles, what you find is info about dating apps and books and articles about how NOT to be the ‘dreaded single’, as opposed to interesting stories, movies, and events that show how that, hey, being single is a pretty frickin great option!! I was thrilled to find this podcast and that there are others out there, like me, living fulfilling, interesting lives! I literally have no other single friends, they are all married and most with kids, so listening to other solo travelers here on a similar path as me is so refreshing! (Also, the more powerful our single demographic becomes, the more market power we can gain to help us beat the high cost of living single!🤑) Rock on man, singles unite!!!!…hey wait, is that an oxymoron!?!? Nah, listen to this podcast. You will be so glad you did!!!

The show description says this podcast is for the unapologetically single; for the happy single. But that’s not the whole truth. It’s also for people like me, who came here single and quite unhappy. And who, after ten years of sincere effort to find a relationship, grew forlorn and exasperated by a defensive posture that became increasingly necessary in conversation with my friends and family. I am single by chance and not by choice. But this podcast has been transformative in how I see myself, my story, my value, and my purpose. It’s been transformative to my relationship with myself and others. This Thanksgiving season, I give many thanks to Dr. McGraw.

I spent years and years of my life either in an unhappy relationships or looking for a relationship and being upset for not being able to find it. After ending my last relationship I decided to be single by choice and don’t date. I was looking for any kind of support in my journey and this podcast is perfect.

As I'm sure many of us are, I'm a busy solo trying to balance work, a social life, hobbies, etc. and have to pick and choose how I allocate my waking hours. Solo was my introduction to podcasts and, while I've explored others, it's the only one that I listen to consistently. If you're curious about how to live a remarkable life, don't hesitate to give it a listen!

Thanks to Peter and all the co-hosts for an honest, engaging and unique discussion about living solo in our society. Each episode is well researched and this series covers a wide range of the many aspects of the solo lifestyle.