Alana Newhouse - Why Everything Is Broken and How to Fix It

<p>This week on The Hope Axis, I’m very happy to welcome Alana Newhouse. Alana is a journalist, editor, and founder of Tablet Magazine, and the author of the influential 2021 essay “Everything Is Broken.” In this conversation, we revisit the idea of brokenism a few years later and talk about how people who are intelligent and well-read enough to despair all day might still find a small ray of hope. Hope you enjoy.</p><p><strong>For the full transcript of our conversation, click here: </strong><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HaBI_AINhbkwXo2aXaVfiUd1qvMTcc1J/view?usp=drive_link" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HaBI_AINhbkwXo2aXaVfiUd1qvMTcc1J/view?usp=drive_link</strong></a></p><p><strong>Important Links: </strong></p><p><strong>X (Twitter) –</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0tNUlk3SFBYSENRaDFkZk1NSVlhV01CbGFnQXxBQ3Jtc0trcFI1bGx3ZjVMRVZtNlhvTVdHdkdQN25VbWNuNE1jdzM1cUxKNUlLcGxHUTdjUzVvQy1zOFNlS3ljbVhyMUhPWm5rMk9tWUdiRllISU1xeVRBRGZlYWVLZHQ5QUJ2eXg0OXV5UTIyM0VfRWl0QjlOTQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Felidourado&amp;v=mmpcuqMiC_0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> </strong></a><a href="https://x.com/alananewhouse" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://x.com/alananewhouse</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Tablet Magazine – </strong><a href="https://www.tabletmag.com/contributors/alana-newhouse" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.tabletmag.com/contributors/alana-newhouse</strong></a><strong>    </strong></p><p><strong>LinkedIn –   </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjJ3M1ozeHl6VVhNWlI3OC1ueHpyU0FCSG95d3xBQ3Jtc0ttc2Faa0w4NFR2WmI0eWxvN1Z5ODU5VmZZZDhTbEZCcFJRUU9TUFNtV0k4eDVUeVotZUcxMUJqaVZqeUd2b3cxWXVCS1J4ck15enU2Mmw1LXZJSXdVb3RCOENPZmU5U1VuOTBpelFuc3V6MjJtNTVFQQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Felidourado&amp;v=mmpcuqMiC_0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>   / </strong></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alana-newhouse-25214716a" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.linkedin.com/in/alana-newhouse-25214716a</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The New York Times –</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWlmRVpTbWFkR2RGb1hUNkRiaF9IandtajhUQXxBQ3Jtc0trc09MMmVSUkdCSVI1d1QydkFBQ085UFRFZ21qTHNmX3h1VS0yOXRPZU9ZOGJfM0F2RmxlNGVtZmstbUl1RXlqUVJQdnBBVHljdmFFeDFyYTBGdDhjQjc5UVhLV1JEYldja0xnREZQWGJYVFlzN3VOSQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elidourado.com%2F&amp;v=mmpcuqMiC_0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> </strong></a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/alana-newhouse" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.nytimes.com/by/alana-newhouse</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Website - </strong><a href="https://www.alananewhouse.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.alananewhouse.com/</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Instagram - </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/alana.newhouse/?hl=en" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/alana.newhouse/?hl=en</a> </p><p><strong>Show Notes: </strong></p><p>(0:00:00) Introduction</p><p>(0:02:01) "Everything Is Broken" - The Backstory</p><p>(0:15:36) The Diagnosis and the Dinner that Changed Everything</p><p>(0:28:01) What It Means to Be a Part of Community</p><p>(0:35:19) The Internet Has Shrunk the World</p><p>(0:38:09) Alana's Concept of Flatness</p><p>(0:46:17) Long-form Content Exercises Your Brain</p><p>(0:49:24) The Legibility Crisis</p><p>(0:56:19) Critical Reception of Media and News</p><p>(0:59:28) The Future of Journalism</p><p>(1:08:12) Extremes, Media and Antisemitism</p><p>(1:13:25) 2030 Predictions and End Notes</p><p><strong>Books, Essays &amp; References Me