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In April 2020, early in the Coronavirus pandemic, the Tortoise Podcast recently published a conversation with the author of Bowling […]

27 April, 2020

In April 2020, early in the Coronavirus pandemic, the Tortoise Podcast recently published a conversation with the author of Bowling Alone, Robert Putnam, about his observations on it through a social capital lens. Click below to listen:

https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2020/04/07/200407-the-tortoise-interview-robert-putnam/?sig=FOnqWzAH_OqmqNHrddGJjgrBB4HO4aIsAawEuFcyHtA&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=7April2020&utm_content=Robert%20Putnam

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