Rewind: How private equity kills companies and communities
An episode of the Decoder with Nilay Patel podcast, hosted by The Verge, titled "Rewind: How private equity kills companies and communities" was published on January 15, 2026 and runs 51 minutes.
January 15, 2026 ·51m · Decoder with Nilay Patel
Episode Description
Hey everyone, it’s Nilay. We’re settling back in here after the winter break and CES, and we’ll have new episodes for you starting next Monday. In the meantime, we wanted to highlight one of our favorites from last year: an interview with journalist and author Megan Greenwell about her book Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream.
My conversation with Megan last year was extremely illuminating as to why private equity does what it does to industries like healthcare, media and real estate — and just how deeply it's affecting the everyday...
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