Rewind: How private equity kills companies and communities
Decoder with Nilay Patel
- Published
- January 15, 2026
- Duration
- 51:44
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Jun 21, 2026
Discusses Hey everyone, it’s Nilay. We’re settling back in here after the winter break and CES, and we’ll have…
Summary
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. …
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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