Listen to the On the Media podcast episode entitled, “ʻBusted’ #3: Rags to Riches” (you can find this anywhere you download or stream podcasts, or here:
https://www.wnyc.org/story/busted-3-rags-riches/
Write a 200-400 word response.
write your response to ONE of the following questions:
- At one point, host Brook Gladstone asks Natasha Boyer, “Do you feel poor?” This leads to a fascinating exchange about whether life is fair. Do you agree with Boyer?
- Over the final third of the podcast (about 12 minutes), Gladstone summarizes and connects the work of a series of economists and other figures. Which of these do you find most interesting and why?
- Gladstone concludes, “So I can say, ‘I’m really self-made.’ But I know I’m not.” Reflect on this in relation to your own experiences. Do you identify with Gladstone’s observation? Why or why not?
- How does this podcast connect to the material from the textbook?
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