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EPISODE · Apr 28, 2026 · 51 MIN

Are You Dead? Going Solo in China

from Solo – The Single Person’s Guide to a Remarkable Life

One in four Chinese households is now a single person. Pan Wang, Associate Professor of Chinese and Asian Studies at UNSW Sydney, joins Peter McGraw to talk about the “Are You Dead?” app, one-person hotpot restaurants, date-renting, AI companions, marriage markets, and how TV dating shows reshaped love and marriage in a single generation.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.petermcgraw.org/solo/

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