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The Mountaintop

The Mountaintop

FromAmerican Metamorphosis


The Mountaintop

FromAmerican Metamorphosis

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Mar 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Mass movements can inspire leaders to make bold policy promises. In the fifth episode of American Metamorphosis, host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani examines what it takes for leaders to make transformative change actually happen. Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III explains how he built consensus to turn the National Museum of African American History and Culture from an idea into a reality. Author Todd Purdum reflects on how President Lyndon Johnson and civil rights leaders passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Business icon Jim Lowry recalls the challenges of bringing racial equity to corporate America after the civil rights era. And Kedra Newsom Reeves, Managing Director & Partner at BCG, suggests how private companies can help close the racial wealth gap.
Released:
Mar 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (31)

A climate crisis. A pandemic. An economy in free fall. The task of addressing our most pressing national issues requires swift transformations at the highest levels of government. And that starts with an effective presidential transition. Are we getting it right? In American Metamorphosis, a limited-series weekly podcast from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Atlantic Re:think, the branded content studio at The Atlantic, we’re examining how the obstacles and opportunities faced by every new administration connect to everything from boardrooms to blockbusters, scandals and successes.