Summary: 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: <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/jason-rohrer" target="_blank">Jason Rohrer</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/samantha-rose-hill" target="_blank">Samantha Rose Hill</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/claudia-rankine" target="_blank">Claudia Rankine</a> Interviews In This Hour: <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/my-friend-samantha-ai" target="_blank">My Friend Samantha (The A.I.)</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/how-loneliness-can-lead-totalitarianism" target="_blank">How Loneliness Can Lead to Totalitarianism</a> — <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/being-black-and-alone-america" target="_blank">Being Black and Alone in America</a>
