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Podcast: The Unspeakeasy With Meghan Daum
Episode: Is Working At Denny's Better Than Going To College? William Deresiewicz on the zombie apocalypse of elite education.
Description: Is college pointless? Is an "elite education" more about networking than learning? Returning guest William Deresiewicz has been pondering these questions for more than a decade. They were the subject of his bestselling 2014 book Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life. That book has just been reissued in a 10th anniversary edition and in this episode, William talks with Meghan about what's changed (i.e. what's gotten worse) and what, if anything, can be done to make things better. They also discuss whether we need affirmative action for men, whether it's...