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Depressed By Politics? You’re Not Alone.

July 23, 2025

 

UC Merced Professor Christopher Ojeda discussed his new book, The Sad Citizen: How Politics Is Depressing And Why It Matterson KVPR's Central Valley Daily podcast.

Depressed By Politics? You’re Not Alone.

Politics have grown increasingly divisive in recent years, and that is making people more depressed. So, how can we manage in this modern society as informed citizens? On today’s show, UC Merced political scientist Christopher Ojeda discusses his book “The Sad Citizen: How Politics Is Depressing And Why It Matters.”

Listen to the episode at one of the links below:

Website: https://www.kvpr.org/podcast/central-valley-daily/2025-07-21/july-21-depressed-by-politics-youre-not-alone

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0hLiNY4MdmRqbkFpHk5NE3?si=dRzoIqCpSBC_SzhJrXfO0w

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/july-21-depressed-by-politics-youre-not-alone/id1766366773?i=1000718303591