How You Can Help End Polarization and Inequality – and Get Happier, Too | Robert Putnam & Shaylyn Romney Garrett

About this episode

<p>In this episode, Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett discuss the recent book they co-authored, <em>The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again</em>.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Robert Putnam is perhaps best-known for his seminal book <em>Bowling Alone</em>, about the increasing atomization and isolation of American society. He is the Malkin Research Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University. Shaylyn Romney Garrett is a writer and social entrepreneur who holds a BA in History from Harvard.</p> <p> </p> <p>Content Warning: There are multiple references to racism and racial violence in this episode.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Click <a href="http://www.tenpercent.com/gift" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> to give a gift subscription to the Ten Percent Happier app.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong> https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/putnam-romney-garrett-405</p>