Nosheen Iqbal

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3,471 appearances 44 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard yesterday

Nosheen Iqbal’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Today in Focus · Is it cool to have no friends? · 23 Sep 2026 podcast

It's been described as a critical global public health concern linked to voice-verified

One hundred deaths an hour with young people and old people reporting the highest rates of social isolation. voice-verified

Pamela, given your work, I'm sure you're aware of this wave of so called loneliness influences online. voice-verified

You know, mostly women, mostly young, posting content either about having no friends and owning that and publicising that. voice-verified

Or preferring solitude to company, which are two different things to be fair. voice-verified

What do you make of this trend and why it's become so popular now? voice-verified

I wonder about this because there's a balance, isn't there? voice-verified

I mean a lot of them will say that they're voice-verified

Yeah, that they're m trying to make other people feel less lonely and that sharing is desigmatizing. voice-verified

And on the one hand voice-verified

I I mean I'm at a stage of life where voice-verified

I love spending time my own. voice-verified

Th yeah, extrovert, introvert. voice-verified

There is so much chaos in my life, like, Oh my God, give me a restaurant and a dinner by myself with a book. voice-verified

You know, a dream. voice-verified

But I've built up a store of friendships and social connections that I can dip in and out of. voice-verified

I've had experiences as a younger person voice-verified

that are very different to ones I'm having now, and I wonder about the danger of very young people. voice-verified

Who may be very comfortable having a few close friends and voice-verified

Posting about their solitude, influencing voice-verified

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