Young Voters: How Our Solitude Gave Trump a Winning Hand (w/ Derek Thompson) | Bulwark Podcast

Americans have been spending more time alone—and less time doing face-to-face socializing—than we have for at least 60 years. And our alone time is impacting the economy, our politics, and our personalities, particularly among young people. Meanwhile, the fires in Los Angeles are a heartbreaking reminder that the California landscape was meant to burn—and it will keep happening whether we like it or not.

Derek Thompson joins Tim Miller.

show notes

Derek's piece, "The Anti-Social Century"
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...

Derek's forthcoming book with Ezra Klein, "Abundance"
https://www.simonandschuster.com/book...

Arlie Russell Hochschild's book, "Strangers in Their Own Land," referenced by Derek
https://thenewpress.com/books/strange...

Hochschild's "Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right"
https://thenewpress.com/books/stolen-...

"Palaces for the People" book Derek mentioned
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...

0:00 American loneliness
14:35 Hello Fresh
23:40 Teen isolation & over-scheduling
27:30 Infrastructure changes
30:20 Solitude & Politics
40:18 Most important breakthrough of 2024
41:30 How Trump won everywhere
44:28 Cali fire mismanagement

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