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July 15, 2019+Team HxA
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Episode 60: Oliver Burkeman, How the News Took Over Reality
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Oliver Burkeman is a British journalist and author based in Brooklyn. We discuss his recent Guardian essay where he argues that excessive engagement with political news is unhealthy for individual wellbeing and for democracy. Related Links- How the news took over reality by Oliver Burkeman
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