Are the Rich Preparing for Civilisational Collapse? With Evan Osnos
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm head of programming, Connor Boyle. Society has always been obsessed with the lives of the wealthiest few, and the recent success of shows like Succession or The White Lotus show that it's only becoming more pronounced in an age of increasing inequality. But who are America's oligarchs and how do they operate? In this episode, we're joined by returning guest and award-winning journalist Evan Osnos to explore the world of America's new ultra-rich.
From private bunkers and super yachts to lavish parties for teenagers, Osnos unpacks how the ultra-rich are redefining power and what that means for the rest of us. Let's join our host, Carl Miller now, with more. Hello and welcome everyone to this Intelligence Squared with me, Carl Miller. I'm delighted today to introduce our guest, Evan Osnos. Evan is a staff writer at the New Yorker and is the author of a number of books, including Wildlands, The Making of America's Fury and Age of Ambition, Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith, and also a new book called The Haves and Have Yots, Dispatches on the Ultra Rich.
Evan, very warm welcome to you. Oh, thanks very much, Carl. It's great to be with you. So, Evan, we we we we begin then in a yacht club. Don't wait.
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