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1 month ago | npr.org | Ashley Brown |Kira Wakeam |Ailsa Chang |Barton Girdwood

Lonely? There's an app for that! Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5328750/nx-s1-5394713-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> A number of tech companies have rolled out apps and products aimed at helping ease the loneliness epidemic, but some experts explain how technology itself is part of the issue. Sponsor Message

1 month ago | npr.org | Christopher Intagliata |Ailsa Chang |Kira Wakeam |Gabriel Sanchez

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2 months ago | laist.com | Christopher Intagliata |Ailsa Chang |Kira Wakeam

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2 months ago | laist.com | Christopher Intagliata |Ailsa Chang |Kira Wakeam

Jennifer Lee has been hanging out in Koreatown since she was a kid. Her family would drive up from the suburbs south of Los Angeles to eat at the restaurants or to shop at the Koreatown Plaza, a 3-story mall where the food court features dishes like kimbap and soondae. K-Town is like its own city within the city of L.A., and that's where Lee suggested meeting All Things Considered for our interview.

2 months ago | npr.org | Christopher Intagliata |Ailsa Chang |Kira Wakeam

Electronic music producer and DJ Jennifer Lee — aka TOKiMONSTA. Nolwen Cifuentes for NPR hide caption toggle caption Nolwen Cifuentes for NPR Jennifer Lee has been hanging out in Koreatown since she was a kid. Her family would drive up from the suburbs south of Los Angeles to eat at the restaurants or to shop at the Koreatown Plaza, a 3-story mall where the food court features dishes like kimbap and soondae.