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Episode 188

'This Is Your Politics On Solitude'

Many Americans are spending more alone time than ever before. How is that impacting out political lives, and the structures of society?

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

January 10, 202521m 37s

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Show Notes

Many Americans are spending more alone time than ever before. How is that impacting out political lives, and the structures of society?

On Today's Show:
Derek Thompson, staff writer at The Atlantic, author of the "Work in Progress" newsletter and host of the podcast Plain English, and the author, with Ezra Klein, of Abundance (Simon & Schuster, forthcoming 2025), talks about his latest reporting on why so many people feel isolated, and how it impacts their civic lives.

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