{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6204030b1850700013ff991b/631731041aac970012996623?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The End of Solitude, with William Deresiewicz","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6204030b1850700013ff991b/1646767913317-3af4eba59fbdf7aed8f26aae988849a6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>William Deresiewicz, author of the new book \"The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society,\" discusses how technology is changing our sense of self, how every aspect of higher education is failing, the late Harold Bloom, Great Books courses, and more!</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded August 18, 2022</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>LINKS:</p><p><br></p><p>Bill's new book, \"The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society\"</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/End-Solitude-Selected-Culture-Society/dp/125085864X\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.com/End-Solitude-Selected-Culture-Society/dp/125085864X</a></p><p><br></p><p>Bill's essay, \"Why I Left Academia (Since You're Wondering)\"</p><p><a href=\"https://quillette.com/2022/08/17/why-i-left-academia-since-youre-wondering/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://quillette.com/2022/08/17/why-i-left-academia-since-youre-wondering/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Bill's essay in Liberties, \"Soul-Making Studies\"</p><p><a href=\"https://libertiesjournal.com/articles/soul-making-studies/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://libertiesjournal.com/articles/soul-making-studies/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Louis Menand on Great Books courses</p><p><a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/12/20/whats-so-great-about-great-books-courses-roosevelt-montas-rescuing-socrates\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/12/20/whats-so-great-about-great-books-courses-roosevelt-montas-rescuing-socrates</a></p><p><br></p><p>Bill's personal website</p><p><a href=\"https://billderesiewicz.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://billderesiewicz.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow <a href=\"https://twitter.com/WDeresiewicz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@WDeresiewicz</a></p><p>Follow <a href=\"https://twitter.com/AryehCW\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@AryehCW</a></p>","author_name":"Aryeh Cohen-Wade"}