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Episode: Is There Really a “Loneliness Epidemic”? | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 407

Published on January 3, 2023

Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!

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Bowling Alone

by Robert D. Putnam

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that sees you know we're bowling alone

Eric Klinenberg references this book as part of a tradition in American intellectual life that sees decline in social ties.

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Going Solo

by Eric Klinenberg

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so kleinenberg wrote another book this one called going solo the extraordinary rise and surprising appeal of living alone

The host mentions Eric Klinenberg's second book about living alone.

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Heat Wave

by Eric Klinenberg

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He ultimately wrote a book about the tragedy called Heatwave

The host mentions Eric Klinenberg's book about the 1995 Chicago heatwave.

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Nudge

by Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein

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and he's just published an updated edition of his Landmark 2008 book Nudge

The host mentions Richard Thaler's updated edition of his book Nudge.

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Palaces for the People

by Eric Klinenberg

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This is the idea kleinenberg plays with in his latest book called palaces for the people

The host mentions Eric Klinenberg's latest book about social infrastructure.

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The Fall of Public Man

by Richard Sennett, Holly Stevens, Wallace Stevens

it's the fall of public man

Eric Klinenberg references this book as part of a tradition in American intellectual life that sees decline in social ties.

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The Lonely Crowd

by David Riesman, Nathan Glazer, Reuel Denney

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you know the lonely crowd

Eric Klinenberg references this book as part of a tradition in American intellectual life that sees decline in social ties.

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Together

by Vivek Murthy

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Morty is also the author of a recent book about loneliness it's called together

The host mentions Vivek Murthy's recent book about loneliness.

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