Bestselling author and Harvard professor Robert Putnam speaks with Ned about the growing opportunity gap between the rich and poor, how it affects all of us, and what we can do about it. 

Links mentioned in this episode:

http://robertdputnam.com/about-our-kids/

https://www.theopportunitygap.com/

Jacob Riis, How The Other Half Lives: http://www.authentichistory.com/1898-1913/2-progressivism/2-riis/index.html

This episode was originally released in September 2016. 

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