The Seed Money That Changed America in the Early XX Century

In this episode we are joined by Professor John Fabian Witt of Yale Law School, whose new book The Radical Fund uncoversthis hidden history — the people, the conflicts, the victories, and the visionaries who believed a million dollars could help change America.We’ll explore what happens when radical dreams meet hardpolitical realities, how movements grow when they have even modestbut intentional funding, and what lessons this forgotten experimentoffers for Philadelphia’s community organizers, neighborhoodinstitutions, and justice movements today.