Bonus: Evan Osnos on the American Relationship with Wealth

About this episode

Preet Bharara and Evan Osnos discuss the complexities of wealth in America, including skepticism towards billionaires and the political implications of economic ambition.

In the Stay Tuned podcast bonus for members of the CAFE Insider community, Preet Bharara and Evan Osnos continue their conversation with a discussion about billionaires, political power, and why Americans remain both skeptical of wealth and deeply aspirational about success. They also explore what Democrats misunderstand about economic ambition and the difference between economic inequality and political inequality. Thank you for being a member of the Insider community. Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #AskPreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 833-997-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

People in this episode

Host: Preet Bharara

Guest: Evan Osnos

Topics covered

• American relationship with wealth
• billionaires
• political power
• economic ambition
• economic inequality
• political inequality

Keywords

• wealth
• billionaires
• political power
• economic inequality
• economic ambition
• Democrats
• aspiration

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Organizations: CAFE, Vox Media Podcast Network

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