{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Beyond the Grift","title":"Money Makes You Stupid. Privilege Makes You Blind.","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3872,"description":"Money makes people stupid. Privilege makes people blind. And the more insulated you become from everyday struggles, the easier it is to lose touch with reality.\nWhy do wealthy CEOs think skipping Starbucks will make you a millionaire? Why do celebrities preach mindfulness and positivity while having personal chefs, nannies, and assistants? And why does society reward attractive people for things others have to work twice as hard to achieve?\nIn Episode 3 of Beyond the Grift, Alexa Leighton takes on wealth, privilege, capitalism, and the uncomfortable truth about how power and status shape our perception of the world.\nBut this conversation isn't just about billionaires.\nWe're examining privilege in all its forms, including:\nWealth and empathy: Does having money make people less compassionate and more disconnected from everyday struggles?\nOut-of-touch CEOs: Why wealthy executives keep telling ordinary workers to stop buying coffee, skip lunch, and return to the office.\nCelebrity culture: When financial security gets mistaken for spiritual enlightenment.\nBillionaires and capitalism: Can extreme wealth exist without exploitation?\nPretty privilege: Why beauty can open doors that talent, intelligence, and hard work sometimes cannot.\nThe illusion of meritocracy: Why success isn't always as simple as working hard and making good decisions.\nEducational privilege: How money, family support, and access to resources shape academic achievement.\nHealth and able-bodied privilege: The everyday freedoms we take for granted until they're no longer available.\nFrom celebrity wellness routines to the realities of poverty, we're questioning the idea that everyone is playing by the same rules.\nAnd here's the uncomfortable part: you don't have to be rich to be privileged.\nWe all have advantages we barely notice, and recognizing someone else's privilege is often much easier than recognizing our own.\n🎙️ BEYOND THE GRIFT WITH ALEXA LEIGHTON\nA podcast examining the systems, ideologies, and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GUqJljVY4rEop81Z4lxWTgCR3U1iCh-jqkE235lHENM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82MWI3/YzVkMmMxZjViNjFk/YjQyMTlmNTY3MmIz/ZjYyOS5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}