Living With Loneliness
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After a pandemic year of social isolation, we knew loneliness would be a problem. But public health officials have been warning for years that in countries all over the world, rates of loneliness are skyrocketing. How did loneliness become a condition of modern life? Original Air Date: April 10, 2021 Guests:  Jason Rohrer — Samantha Rose Hill — Claudia Rankine Interviews In This Hour:  My Friend Samantha (The A.I.) — How Loneliness Can Lead to Totalitarianism — Being Black and Alone in America ➡ Never want to miss an episode? Subscribe to the podcast. 🎧  ➡ Want to read more from us, including photo galleries, extended Q&As and favorites from the archive? Subscribe to our newsletter. 📬
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