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America at a Crossroads

America at a Crossroads

Theo Baker with Larry Mantle: Who Gets to Rule the Future?

Aug 7, 2026 · 58m

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About this episode

Award-winning investigative journalist and George Polk Award recipient Theo Baker joins veteran public radio host Larry Mantle for a conversation on power, privilege, and the institutions that shape America's political, economic, and cultural elite. Drawing on his acclaimed book How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University, Baker examines how elite universities cultivate influence, how networks of privilege are formed, and what these systems mean for leadership, opport...