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Mentioned in 6 episodes
Strangers and Intimates
Book • 2025
Strangers and Intimates by Tiffany Jenkins traces the dramatic rise of private life from ancient times to the digital age, highlighting its importance as a space for intimacy, self-discovery, and freedom.
The book warns that private life is in mortal danger due to state and corporate surveillance, a confessional culture, and the politicization of personal life.
The book warns that private life is in mortal danger due to state and corporate surveillance, a confessional culture, and the politicization of personal life.
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Mentioned in 6 episodes
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Lauren Good
32 snips
Public vs private: history behind closed doors
Mentioned as a book currently being read by 
Brendan O'Neill
19 snips
Civilization, Moral Masochism, and Wonders of the Visible World (w/ Brendan O'Neill)
Mentioned as the author of this book on private life, which is the subject of the interview.
17 snips
The Secret Story of Your Private Life & How to Make the Best Use of Your Time
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Tom Sutcliffe
History: private, personal and political
Reviewed by Andrew Hankinson, it examines the erosion of privacy from the Reformation to the internet age.
Spectator Out Loud: Owen Matthews, Bijan Omrani, Andrew Hankinson, Laurie Penny & Andrew Watts
Mentioned by 
Carl Miller
A Cultural History of Privacy, with Tiffany Jenkins
