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Podcast: So Money with Farnoosh Torabi
Episode: 1855: The Quiet Billion-Dollar Machine Behind Job Loss, Higher Rents, and Vanishing Services
Description: Ww’re pulling back the curtain on one of the most powerful — and least understood — forces shaping our economy: private equity.My guest is Megan Greenwell, a veteran journalist and former editor-in-chief of Deadspin, whose new book, Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream, is both a searing exposé and a deeply human investigation. Through vivid storytelling and meticulous reporting, Megan shows how private equity firms, often operating in the shadows — have quietly reshaped entire industries: health care, housing, local news, retail, daycare, even emergency services.At the heart of Bad Co...