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Talking about Third Places

Billionaire reboot: Starbucks as Third Place
3x-CEO Schultz has change of heart
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Karen Christensen
3
Life in public: a continuing affair
Defending democracy requires vigilance and a lot of conversation
Civic Life, a history - Part II
How the early media helped develop a democratic public life
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Karen Christensen
It’s the phones: loneliness, conspiracy theories, less empathy, and - argh! - less sex
College students who can’t read, plummeting test scores, and - double argh! - less sex
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Karen Christensen
4
Restaurateur Mark Firth on hosting, farming, & drinking
"It is hard to create community where civilization conspires against you." --Joyce Goldstein
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Karen Christensen
44:15
What Starbucks tells us about America, and about ourselves
Historian Bryant Simon's account includes reflections on "retail therapy"
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Karen Christensen
45:07
Ray Oldenburg on third places during the pandemic
The last interviews with the sociologist who coined the term "third place"
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Karen Christensen
22:55
The 7 characteristics of a third place
From the interview for the WRLDCTY Conference
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Karen Christensen
3
15:03
Politicking in third places
Bars, cafes, and barbershops - then and now
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Karen Christensen
11:01
"I don't need therapy - I just need to go to Italy"
A podcast with Kathy Giuffre about her third place in a mountain village above the Rivera
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Karen Christensen
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Kathy Giuffre
38:20
Celebrating a third place: The Star of Greenwich
A community-owned pub, a not-for-profit social hub
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Karen Christensen
35:32
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