# The strange death of private life

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Podcast: [The EI Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ei-podcast-916386)
Published: 2026-03-16T13:13:02+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8874453
Audio file: https://audioboom.com/posts/8874453.mp3?modified=1776858823&sid=5029938&source=rss
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## Resource

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

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