Money Talks: Under the Spell of Someone Else’s Wealth
Author Rumaan Alam’s new novel Entitlement explores how proximity to the rich can transform us.
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Show Notes
For this Money Talks, Emily Peck chats with Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind. His new novel Entitlement explores what happens when normal people enter the lives of the super-rich. Rumaan and Emily discuss class, opportunity, and how the ego and conceit of wealth can be contagious.
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