June 24, 2025

A Masterclass in Connecting Status, Power, & the Economy with Tressie McMillan Cottom

A Masterclass in Connecting Status, Power, & the Economy with Tressie McMillan Cottom

Discussing everything from the "vibecession" to concierge medicine to Bama Rush as a cultural harbinger.

Sometimes you encounter a person whose brain is such an effective X-ray for the world that you can’t help but spend 90 minutes working through a backlog of all the topics you’ve ever wanted to ask her about.

Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom is one of America’s foremost sociologists, a 2020 MacArthur Genius, a New York Times columnist, and author of Thick: And Other Essays.  I hope you enjoy listening to this conversation as much as I enjoyed having it.

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