Uncomfortable Numbers

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Uncomfortable Numbers

Uncomfortable Numbers takes a closer look at the facts and stats that make people pause. Each episode focuses on one—or a few—uncomfortable numbers and shows what they reveal about today’s hottest topics and biggest debates.

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    Are We Back in the Gilded Age?

    The richest 10% now control roughly 75% of global wealth, while the bottom half owns just 2%. Are we entering a new Gilded Age, or something even more unequal? This episode explores how modern wealth inequality compares to past eras, why the divide is hardening into owners versus non-owners, and how housing, compounding, and inheritance quietly reshapes opportunity.   Uncomfortable Numbers - data-driven stories about society, money, and power.

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Uncomfortable Numbers takes a closer look at the facts and stats that make people pause. Each episode focuses on one—or a few—uncomfortable numbers and shows what they reveal about today’s hottest topics and biggest debates.

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