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Intelligence Squared

A Cultural History of Privacy, with Tiffany Jenkins

Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared

Arts, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.21.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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What does it mean to have a private life? Our guest today is Tiffany Jenkins, a writer, cultural historian and broadcaster. She is the author of the acclaimed Keeping Their Marbles: How Treasures of the Past Ended Up in Museums and Why They Should Stay There, and a former honorary fellow in the History of Art at the University of Edinburgh. She wrote and presented the BBC Radio 4 series ‘A History of Secrecy’ and ‘Contracts of Silence', about the rise of non-disclosure agreements. Today we’ll be discussing her latest book, Strangers & Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life, which traces the meaning of privacy from ancient times to our digital present, exploring how privacy shaped the modern world and why it remains crucial for our personal and collective freedom. Joining her to discuss the book is Carl Miller, the journalist, co-founder of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at Demos, and host of crime podcast Kill List. ---------- If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events  ...  Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. … Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/newsletter-signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.

1:04.5

I'm producer Mia Serrenti.

1:06.8

What does it mean to have a private life?

1:09.4

In an age of constant sharing, surveillance and blurred

1:12.3

boundaries, can privacy even survive? On the podcast today, cultural historian Tiffany Jenkins

1:18.9

draws on the themes of her latest book, Strangers and Intimates, to trace the meaning of

1:24.1

privacy throughout history. From the strict separations of ancient Athens through

1:28.6

the moral codes of the Victorian home, to the feminist rallying cry that the personal is political,

1:34.6

and right into the uncharted territory of our digital age, Jenkins speaks to Demos fellow

1:39.9

Karl Miller about how privacy shaped the modern world and why it remains crucial for our personal

1:45.9

and collective freedom. Let's join Carl now with more. All right, well, welcome to Intelligence

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