The True American

Journalist Anand Giridharadas On The Lost Art Of Empathy, Compassion, & Understanding Each Other

The Rich Roll Podcast, 5 October 2026. The author is the guest. The book comes up at 11 min 53 sec in.

Anand Giridharadas references The True American, his book about a white supremacist in Texas, as an example of the empathetic, character-driven journalism he felt he had drifted away from. He mentions giving a TED talk based on it, which led to the Aspen Institute speech that eventually grew into Winners Take All.

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