Archive - the examined family

Gender as a generational story

I’m about 100 paid subscribers away from my goal of 1,000 paid subscribers.

Apr 16 •

Courtney Martin

We put out a sweet little audio essay this week featuring Isabel Allende’s wise unknown, Lori Barra, and the chaos at my own family dinner table.

Apr 13 •

Courtney Martin

The great democratic humbling

Thank you so much to all of you that became paid subscribers last week in response to my little plea. Interestingly, right after writing it, I found out…

Apr 9 •

Courtney Martin

A reader pointed me towards this gorgeous portrait of inefficiency and I am so grateful: “The quest is to remain human, part of a bigger ecosystem, so…

Apr 6 •

Courtney Martin

What's your community style?

29 questions and 4 actions to get you more connected

Apr 2 •

Courtney Martin

March 2025

If you’re in the Bay Area…April 18-19, think about heading to the Lawrence Lecture Conference, Emergence: The Futures We Can’t Yet Imagine, featuring…

Mar 30 •

Courtney Martin

Falling out of love with efficiency

There is so much talk of efficiency these days, thanks to our misguided presidential administration and the growth of artificial intelligence.

Mar 26 •

Courtney Martin

My friend has a new YA novel out this week and it looks amazing!

Mar 23 •

Courtney Martin

The hungry ghosts of fading men

My dad, at 77 years old, has become terrifically fragile.

Mar 19 •

Courtney Martin

My honey worked with two incredible collaborators to curate this list of 100 of the most curious people in the country.

Mar 16 •

Courtney Martin

Food, sex, and animal instincts

Life is full and hard this week, so I’m sending along a sampler platter of listening instead of a full-blown newsletter:

Mar 12 •

Courtney Martin

I’ve got a new episode of The Wise Unknown out with the incredible actress Sarah Jones and her bestie, animal advocate Allison Cardona.

Mar 9 •

Courtney Martin

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