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The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Understanding America’s Prison Problem – With Bill Keller

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Vox Media Podcast Network

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.45.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

In place of Office Hours this week, we’re bringing you our conversation with Bill Keller, the author of What’s Prison For, the former executive editor of The New York Times, and the founding editor of The Marshall Project. Bill joins Scott to discuss prison reform, the role race plays in incarceration, and what most of us don’t know about the prison system. You can find him on Twitter @billkellernyc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm Neil Apital, I'm the editor in chief of the Verge and host of decoder.

0:02.9

I want to tell you about a new newsletter called Command Line.

0:05.8

It's written by the Verge's Alex Heath and it's all about the tech industries inside conversation.

0:09.8

The scoops, interviews, and analysis, you won't get anywhere else.

0:12.7

Here's Alex.

0:13.5

Each week you'll get scoops about what's coming next from tech giants like Apple and Meta

0:17.7

and hear about the product and people moves that matter.

0:20.2

And I want you to be part of the conversation, so I'll be answering questions and featuring what you have to say.

0:25.0

Head on over to theverge.com slash command line to subscribe today.

0:28.0

That's theverge.com slash command line.

0:39.6

So the dog is still on holiday, so in place of office hours, we are bringing you our conversation with Bill Keller.

0:45.6

The former New York Times executive editor, the founding editor of the Marshall project and author of the book,

0:51.0

What's Prison 4? Punishment and rehabilitation in the age of mass incarceration.

0:56.5

We discuss with Bill Prisman reform the role race plays an incarceration and what surprised him most about the prison system while researching his book.

1:04.5

We'll be back with our regular schedule programming next week, so please send in your questions about business,

1:10.5

big tech investing career pivots or whatever else is on your mind.

1:13.6

You can do so by sending a voice memo to office hours at profgmedia.com.

1:17.6

Again, that's office hours at profgmedia.com.

1:21.6

Okay, here's our conversation with Bill Keller.

1:24.5

Bill, what is his podcast? Find you.

1:26.5

Find to be at home in Southampton, New York.

1:28.5

Good for you. So let's post right into it.

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