© 2025 Michigan State University Board of Trustees
Public Media from Michigan State University
DONATE
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
PBS News Hour

Women find connection and combat loneliness in the Lois Club

Season 2025 Episode 215 | 5m 54s

In 2023, the U.S. surgeon general warned of an epidemic of loneliness, saying that increasing social isolation threatens Americans’ health and well-being. For some women, there’s a special club that offers immediate social connection — a place where everyone knows your name. Special correspondent Megan Thompson reports on the Lois Club.

Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
Extras
Watch • 5:37
PBS News Hour
UN warns trickle of Gaza aid not enough to prevent deaths
Supplies trickling into Gaza not enough to prevent Palestinian deaths, UN office warns
Clip: S2025 E215 | 5:37
Watch • 3:11
PBS News Hour
News Wrap: Ukraine and Russia agree to exchange 1,200 POWs
News Wrap: Ukraine, Russia agree to exchange 1,200 prisoners as aerial strikes continue
Clip: S2025 E215 | 3:11
Watch • 4:31
PBS News Hour
Why American children are less healthy now than years ago
Why American children are less healthy now than nearly two decades ago
Clip: S2025 E215 | 4:31
Watch • 4:39
PBS News Hour
How Delta is leaning into AI to help set air ticket prices
What to know about Delta’s use of AI to adjust ticket prices in real time
Clip: S2025 E215 | 4:39
Watch • 26:45
PBS News Hour
August 3, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
August 3, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
Episode: S2025 E215 | 26:45
Watch • 5:28
PBS News Hour
Former detainees speak out about abuse in El Salvador prison
Former Venezuelan detainees speak out about abuse in El Salvador’s mega-prison
Clip: S2025 E214 | 5:28
Watch • 2:49
PBS News Hour
News Wrap: More aid-seekers in Gaza killed by Israeli forces
News Wrap: Dozens more aid-seekers in Gaza killed by Israeli forces, witnesses say
Clip: S2025 E214 | 2:49
Watch • 5:26
PBS News Hour
Economist analyzes fallout of Trump’s sweeping tariffs
Economist analyzes fallout of Trump’s sweeping new tariffs and firing of BLS commissioner
Clip: S2025 E214 | 5:26
Watch • 5:22
PBS News Hour
How the ‘Creek Crawlers’ are inspiring others this summer
How the ‘Creek Crawlers’ are using their summer vacation to inspire others
Clip: S2025 E214 | 5:22
Watch • 4:47
PBS News Hour
New book explores the science behind ‘super aging’
New book explores the science behind ‘super aging’ and longer, healthier lifespans
Clip: S2025 E214 | 4:47