Episode
The strange death of private life
- Podcast
- The EI Podcast
- Published
- Mar 16, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1046
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- https://audioboom.com/posts/8874453
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Summary
In the early 1970s, the idea of a private life – that citizens ought to be left alone by the state – began to disappear. In this audio essay, Tiffany Jenkins argues that we should mourn its absence. Read by Leighton Pugh. Read the original essay here: https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/the-strange-death-of-private-life/ . Image: 1930s poster for the London Underground. Credit: Alamy