Author Kristen Radtke Takes a 'Journey Through American Loneliness'

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🗓️ 29 July 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Is there a difference between feeling alone and being lonely? This is one of the questions that propelled author Kristen Radtke to write "Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness." Evocative yet spare illustrations by Radtke propel her search to understand the biological underpinnings of loneliness, the research around it and the ways in which it is expressed and handled in American culture. A combination of graphic nonfiction and memoir, "Seek You" moves beyond Radtke's own story to look at loneliness through multiple lenses. We talk to Radtke to learn more about what it means to be lonely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.3	When you're feeling lonely, perhaps the ubiquity of the experience is cold comfort.
0:52.8	But a recent study found that 36% of Americans
0:55.7	reported dealing with serious loneliness,
0:57.8	including more than 60% of young adults
1:00.2	and 50% of mothers of young children.
1:03.1	Christian Ratke's new book, Seek You,
1:04.8	A Journey Through American Loneliness is a meditation
1:07.5	that seeks out the roots of these feelings in our society
1:10.5	while also narrating an intensely personal journey.
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