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Our hobbies, ourselves

KERA's Think

English - January 22, 2022 04:48 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 799 ratings
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If you picked up baking sourdough during the pandemic, 59-percent of Americans joined you in a hobby, too. Julie Beck, senior editor at The Atlantic, joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss why our free time is often seen as a hole to fill with activity and productivity, and why that might be more a reflection on capitalism rather than personal goals. Her recent article is “How Hobbies Infiltrated American Life.”