bowling alone
Robert Putnam book on social capital decline
Episodes
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#4719: When the Car Rewired Rural AmericaHow the automobile replaced a dense patchwork of towns with a landscape built entirely around driving. -
#2875: How Polls Actually Make Samples "RepresentativeThe secret behind "representative samples" — and why the margin of error is just the beginning of the story. -
#2601: When Your Lease Is a Gamble: Rent, Stability, and CommunityHow tenant protections in Germany and Singapore create community—and why Israel's system destroys it. -
#1411: The I vs. The We: Escaping the Loneliness of 2026We have more ways to connect than ever, yet isolation is at an all-time high. Explore the biological and structural roots of modern loneliness.