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Matt & Michael Monday: Daniel Goleman: Rich People Just Care Less

October 14, 2013

Good morning folks! On today’s show, bestselling author Daniel Goleman (@DanielGolemanEI) author of the new book Focus will join us to talk about his new book and why inequality is shrinking empathy. Read his New York Times column Rich People Just Care Less here

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