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The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

Why America Can’t Solve Homelessness — with Anand Giridharadas

Oct 8, 2026 · 50 min · 17 segments

Anand Giridharadas, journalist and author of Man in the Mirror, joins Scott Galloway to discuss what Jordan Neely’s death reveals about homelessness, public safety, and America’s crisis of belonging…

Anand Giridharadas, journalist and author of Man in the Mirror, joins Scott Galloway to discuss what Jordan Neely’s death reveals about homelessness, public safety, and America’s crisis of belonging. He explains why cities struggle to help their most vulnerable residents, the difficult questions around involuntary mental health treatment, and how community can help people rebuild their lives. Plus, what the reactions to Daniel Penny and Luigi Mangione reveal about Americans’ growing sense of abandonment—and the line between protecting others and taking justice into your own hands.

Anand Giridharadas, journalist and author of Man in the Mirror, joins Scott Galloway to discuss what Jordan Neely’s death reveals about homelessness, public safety, and America’s crisis of belonging…

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Speakers: Anand GiridharadasGuestScott GallowayHostIna GartenHost

Top entities: New York×32 Jordan Neely×19 Shane Smith United States×11 Nathan Lane×4

Failed TV Shows and Media Trauma3:47 – 9:08

Scott GallowayHost

3:47

[upbeat music] Anand, thanks for joining us.

Anand GiridharadasGuest

3:59

Thank you so much for having me.

Anand GiridharadasGuest

4:00

I'm glad you're on Substack.

Scott GallowayHost

4:02

Yeah, what a thrill.

Scott GallowayHost

4:03

Um, you're kind of the original or an original gangster here, and just to wax poetic a bit, Anand and I are fellow alumni of the hit-

Anand GiridharadasGuest

4:15

Alumni is an interesting word for that

Scott GallowayHost

4:17

Alumni, yeah, as in it's over.

Scott GallowayHost

4:19

Uh, we both had shows on CNN Plus.

Scott GallowayHost

4:22

So before we get into your book-

Anand GiridharadasGuest

4:23

Wasn't it Vice?

Scott GallowayHost

4:25

Oh, were we both on Vice? [chuckles]

Anand GiridharadasGuest

4:27

Vice.

Scott GallowayHost

4:27

I've had so many failed TV shows.

Scott GallowayHost

4:29

You're right, it was Vice.

Anand GiridharadasGuest

4:30

Vice.

Scott GallowayHost

4:31

Oh, it was Vice.

Scott GallowayHost

4:32

Oh, God.

Anand GiridharadasGuest

4:32

I don't know that alumni is the right word for trauma bonding.

Scott GallowayHost

4:36

Okay, but your show, to be honest, your show was boring, but fine.

Scott GallowayHost

4:42

My show was awful.

Anand GiridharadasGuest

4:44

[chuckles]

Scott GallowayHost

4:45

Awful.

Scott GallowayHost

4:46

I looked like an old man having an epileptic seizure.

Scott GallowayHost

4:49

W- I, I don't know about you, but I had to film it from my garage.

Scott GallowayHost

4:52

It was COVID.

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Mental HealthHealth
Public PolicyGovernment
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Subway Chokehold DeathCrime > Violent Crime > Homicide
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Failed TV Shows and Media Trauma3:47 – 9:08

Scott GallowayHost

3:47

[upbeat music] Anand, thanks for joining us.

Anand GiridharadasGuest

3:59

Thank you so much for having me.

Anand GiridharadasGuest

4:00

I'm glad you're on Substack.

Scott GallowayHost

4:02

Yeah, what a thrill.

Scott GallowayHost

4:03

Um, you're kind of the original or an original gangster here, and just to wax poetic a bit, Anand and I are fellow alumni of the hit-

Anand GiridharadasGuest

4:15

Alumni is an interesting word for that

Scott GallowayHost

4:17

Alumni, yeah, as in it's over.

Scott GallowayHost

4:19

Uh, we both had shows on CNN Plus.

Scott GallowayHost

4:22

So before we get into your book-

Anand GiridharadasGuest

4:23

Wasn't it Vice?

Scott GallowayHost

4:25

Oh, were we both on Vice? [chuckles]

Anand GiridharadasGuest

4:27

Vice.

Scott GallowayHost

4:27

I've had so many failed TV shows.

Scott GallowayHost

4:29

You're right, it was Vice.

Anand GiridharadasGuest

4:30

Vice.

Scott GallowayHost

4:31

Oh, it was Vice.

Scott GallowayHost

4:32

Oh, God.

Anand GiridharadasGuest

4:32

I don't know that alumni is the right word for trauma bonding.

Scott GallowayHost

4:36

Okay, but your show, to be honest, your show was boring, but fine.

Scott GallowayHost

4:42

My show was awful.

Anand GiridharadasGuest

4:44

[chuckles]

Scott GallowayHost

4:45

Awful.

Scott GallowayHost

4:46

I looked like an old man having an epileptic seizure.

Scott GallowayHost

4:49

W- I, I don't know about you, but I had to film it from my garage.

Scott GallowayHost

4:52

It was COVID.

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