Ep. 9 - Meritocracy?

Show Notes

As the world struggles with inequality, how do we re-think the meaning of “merit”?

• Isabel Wilkerson - “Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents”
• Michael Sandel - "The Tyranny of Merit"
• Polls: Is America headed in the right direction? On the right track? 27% say “yes”
• Robert Putnam - "Bowling Alone"
• Michael Young - "The Rise of the Meritocracy," origin of term "meritocracy"
• A “K-shaped” economic recovery
• Andrew Yang's Universal Basic Income proposal
• "The Golem" - 1915 Film
• Kenosha, WI Sheriff on "warehousing these people for the rest of their lives"
• Doc Rivers post-game news conference video
• The Beatles - "Penny Lane"
• Miles Davis - “Bitches Brew”
• Miles Davis - “On The Corner”
• Joan Baez - “There But For Fortune”

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