# The Empathy Deficit in 2025 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-be-real-6741456/the-empathy-deficit-in-2025 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-be-real-6741456/the-empathy-deficit-in-2025.md Podcast: [How To Be Real](https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-be-real-6741456) Published: 2025-07-11T23:53:39+00:00 Episode link: https://howtobreal.substack.com/p/the-empathy-deficit-in-2025 Audio file: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/168113289/7f53845f30f60fef44be3e0dc370b140.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-to-be-real-6741456/episodes/the-empathy-deficit-in-2025 Duration seconds: 4308 ## Resource We live in a country where violence goes viral, grief becomes content, and policies are passed without care for the people most affected. Empathy these days feels like it’s on life support. In this episode, we talk about the empathy crisis in America, how we got here, and why choosing to care is more necessary than ever. πŸ’œ Tap in for the conversation, stay for the reminders. And remember: we’re not therapists, we just have them! πŸ’Œ Send us a letter or question to be featured on the show πŸ˜‰ Subscribe for more conversations that go beneath the surface πŸ“© Join our Substack: How To Be Real This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit howtobreal.substack.com ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/how-to-be-real-6741456/episodes/the-empathy-deficit-in-2025/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/how-to-be-real-6741456/the-empathy-deficit-in-2025.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.