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Mentioned in 9 episodes
Strangers and Intimates
Book • 2025
Strangers and Intimates by Tiffany Jenkins traces the dramatic rise of private life from ancient times to the digital age, highlighting its importance as a space for intimacy, self-discovery, and freedom.
The book warns that private life is in mortal danger due to state and corporate surveillance, a confessional culture, and the politicization of personal life.
The book warns that private life is in mortal danger due to state and corporate surveillance, a confessional culture, and the politicization of personal life.
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Mentioned in 9 episodes
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as the basis for the podcast episode discussion.

Lauren Good

41 snips
Public vs private: history behind closed doors
Mentioned as the author of this book on private life, which is the subject of the interview.

36 snips
The Secret Story of Your Private Life & How to Make the Best Use of Your Time
Recommended by 

as a cultural and intellectual history exploring the concepts of privacy and public life from ancient Athens to the present.


Christine Rosen

22 snips
The Podcastosphere and the Legacy Media
Mentioned as a book currently being read by 

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Brendan O'Neill

19 snips
Civilization, Moral Masochism, and Wonders of the Visible World (w/ Brendan O'Neill)
Mentioned as the book written by 

, the guest in this episode.


Tiffany Jenkins

13 snips
The Demise of Private Life
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when introducing Dr. Tiffany Jenkins, the author of the book.

Matthew Syed

12 snips
78. Hide and Seek
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as the author of "Strangers and Intimates", exploring the history of private life.

Tom Sutcliffe

History: private, personal and political
Reviewed by Andrew Hankinson, it examines the erosion of privacy from the Reformation to the internet age.

Spectator Out Loud: Owen Matthews, Bijan Omrani, Andrew Hankinson, Laurie Penny & Andrew Watts
Mentioned by 

as the author of the book being discussed in the podcast.


Carl Miller

A Cultural History of Privacy, with Tiffany Jenkins
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as a book by his client Tiffany Jenkins, published by Picador, about the strange death of private life.

Toby Mundy

The Business of Publishing: Agents and Book Fairs



