How to Remake America S8 | E9
From Radical Candor: Communication at Work by Kim Scott, Jason Rosoff & Amy Sandler
April 8, 2026 · 47 min · Season 8 · Episode 8
About this episode
Kim interviews Professor John Witt about his book, The Radical Fund, discussing wealth inequality and historical lessons for social movements.
While the podcast team is taking a Radical Sabbatical, Kim is interviewing authors of the books that have had a big impact on her in the past two years. Again we discuss the topic of wealth inequality and the accompanying concentration of political power. It is tempting to think that we live in an unprecedented era, and yet there are lessons to be learned from the past. Today, Kim talks to Professor John Witt of Yale Law School about his recent book, The Radical Fund. It is a fascinating story of The Garland Fund, established by Charles Garland in the early 1920s. The book takes us on a journey showing how the Garland Fund was able to lay the foundation for much less powerful groups in society to fight for their rights such as safe working conditions, free speech, and equal rights. And how those movements help drive the economic successes later in the 20th century. Kim and John discuss these lessons learned and how we can apply those lessons in our communities today. Background on John Watt: John Witt is the Allen H. Duffy class of 1960 professor of law at Yale Law School and a professor in the Yale history department. He is the author of a number of books, including Lincoln’s…
People in this episode
Host: Kim Scott
Guest: John Witt
Topics covered
- wealth inequality
- political power
- historical lessons
- social movements
- economic success
Keywords
- wealth inequality
- political power
- social movements
- The Radical Fund
- Yale Law School
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Yale Law School, The Garland Fund
Books & works: The Radical Fund, Lincoln’s Code
Places: Connecticut
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