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Jordan Neely’s Subway Death: What 3 Years of Reporting Revealed | Author Anand Giridharadas
Rich Roll Podcast with Author Anand Giridharadas · Published · 2h 14m
Key takeaway
Practice one “mental leap” today: when you feel certain that someone is wrong, pause before reacting and write down one plausible reason their experience, incentives, or environment could make their view feel rational to them. This is not agreement or surrendering your values. It is a discipline of curiosity that makes conversations less reactive, helps you see systems rather than caricatures, and gives you a better chance of finding common ground or influencing change.
Episode overview
Anand Giridharadas discusses Man in the Mirror, his reported account of Jordan Neely’s death on a New York subway and the many systems, people, and failures surrounding it. He and Rich Roll explore dehumanization, homelessness, mental health, political polarization, elite power, and why curiosity about people unlike ourselves is both a civic skill and a practical path toward change.
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