I Know How Epstein Groomed America's Corrupt Elite The Daily Beast Podcast

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Anand Giridharadas joins Joanna Coles to unpack what the Epstein files actually tell us, not just about one disgraced financier, but about the elite network that worked with him. The bestselling author explains why so many of what he calls the Epstein class stayed in his orbit even after Epstein’s crimes were widely known. Coles and Giridharadas dig into the strange rituals of this rarefied class and examine emails involving figures like Larry Summers and former Obama White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler. They also confront the darker question at the center of the scandal: How a network built on access, status, and mutual advantage created a culture where no one ever seemed to break ranks—even when they knew the crimes Jeffrey Epstein committed.

00:00:00 - Jeffrey Epstein’s "Elite Connector" Tactics & The Epstein Class
00:13:08 - Why Billionaires Have 4 Homes: The "Four Pack" & Tax Avoidance
00:28:43 - Kathy Ruemmler’s Emails: Contempt for the "Rest Stop" Class
00:41:09 - Grooming the Powerful: The Promise of "Interesting" and "Fun"
01:00:51 - How Institutions Failed: The Absence of Courage in the Elite
01:12:00 - "Never With Women": Why Epstein Excluded Women from Conversations
01:28:09 - Jordan Neely & Daniel Penny: A Portrait of an Age of Division

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