About this episode

The episode reviews Christopher Lasch's book on the decline of American society from a 1979 perspective.

A famous, but somewhat strange, book from 1979. Of the decline of American society from the perspective of fifty years ago. The written version of this review can be found here (https://theworthyhouse.com/2026/05/16/the-culture-of-narcissism-american-life-in-an-age-of-diminishing-expectations-christopher-lasch/). We strongly encourage all listeners to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). You can also subscribe for email notifications, or subscribe at Substack. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. Other than at the main site, you can follow Charles here: https://x.com/TheWorthyHouse https://charleshaywood.substack.com/

People in this episode

Host: Charles Haywood

Topics covered

• narcissism
• American society
• cultural decline
• book review
• 1970s literature

Keywords

• narcissism
• American life
• cultural critique
• Christopher Lasch
• 1979 book

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