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

In this episode, Robert Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett discuss the recent book they co-authored, The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again . Robert Putnam is perhaps best-known for his seminal book Bowling Alone , 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. Content Warning: There are multiple references to racism and racial violence in this episode. Click here to give a gift subscription to the Ten Percent Happier app. Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/putnam-romney-garrett-405