{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Baya Voce on the Cure for the Loneliness Epidemic","description":"Baya Voce has produced \u201cmagic touch\u201d experiences ranging from two-person rituals to elaborate 1,000+-person immersive-theater productions. Whether 20-person Jeffersonian-style dinners or high-end finance conferences at Lincoln Center (and everything in between), Baya\u2019s focus is engineering unforgettable moments. With more than 4 million views, her TEDx talk on loneliness is one of the most-viewed of all time. She has been featured by Forbes, ABC, Fox, MTV, and SXSW for her perspective on experience design and human connection. Sign up for Baya\u2019s newsletter on her website https:\/\/bayavoce.com\/, and follow her on Instagram at https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/baya_voce In this episode Baya and I discuss: How being on the Real World flung Baya into a canyon of loneliness What advice Baya would give her 21-year-old Real World self The invisible public health crisis Baya is happy to see getting more attention How feeling alone at gatherings led Baya to a career in experience design What business event planners get wrong How Baya cultivates a high emotional response from her guests in designing experiences The importance of turning your event into a story What you should think about if you\u2019re moving your real world event online Resources mentioned Real World: Brooklyn Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Lost Connections: Why You\u2019re Depressed and How to Find Hope by Johann Hari 1 in 3 U.S. Adults Are Lonely, Survey Shows by AARP The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake by David Brooks Hitch Hero\u2019s Journey The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker ","author_name":"Famous Failures","author_url":"http:\/\/famousfailures.libsyn.com\/website","html":"