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Episode 230Jul 8, 2020

How college got so unaffordable

Plus, a listener’s heartbreaking housing dilemma, why Molly is canceling cable (again), and a “Hamilton” close read.

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A student packs up and moves out of her dorm at the University of Michigan on March 17 in Ann Arbor.
A student packs up and moves out of her dorm at the University of Michigan on March 17 in Ann Arbor.
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On our recent episode on higher education, Scott Galloway discussed the “Rolexification” of public education. For today’s Whadda Ya Wanna Know Wednesday, we’ll dig a bit into how we got here. Plus, a listener’s heartbreaking housing dilemma, why Molly is canceling “cable” again and a “Hamilton” close read.

Here’s some of the stuff we talked about today:

The Team

How college got so unaffordable