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Mentioned in 11 episodes

Man in the Mirror

Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City

Book • 2026

Anand Giridharadas

In *Man in the Mirror*, Anand Giridharadas examines the tragic 2023 subway encounter between Jordan Neely and Daniel Penny and its aftermath.

Through immersive reporting and a wide cast of characters, the book explores the social tensions, public debate, and systemic failures that turned one event into a national flashpoint.

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Anand Giridharadas

Molly Jong-Fast

Mentioned in 11 episodes

Mentioned by

Priya Parker

as her husband Anand Giridharadas’s forthcoming book, discussed alongside their simultaneous book launches.

Can Conflict Actually Make Our Relationships Stronger? with Priya Parker

Mentioned by

Anand Giridharadas

and

Priya Parker

as a narrative nonfiction book about conflict, belonging, justice, homelessness, and mental illness.

Good Relationships Need Better Fights

Mentioned by

Anand Giridharadas

as an investigative account of Jordan Neely and Daniel Penny, New York City, and America's crisis of belonging.

Why America Can’t Solve Homelessness — with Anand Giridharadas

Mentioned by

Anand Giridharadas

as his narrative investigation of Jordan Neely’s death and the wider struggle over humanization and belonging.

Journalist Anand Giridharadas On The Lost Art Of Empathy, Compassion, & Understanding Each Other

Mentioned by

Anand Giridharadas

as his book examining the Jordan Neely and Daniel Penny subway case and its broader social conflicts.

The NYC Subway Chokehold That Divided America (with Anand Giridharadas)

Mentioned by

George Hahn

in introducing

Anand Giridharadas

’s examination of the Jordan Neely case and America’s failing institutions.

The Week: A Market With Mixed Signals, the Price of Surveillance, and a Collective Feeling of Abandonment

Mentioned by

Molly Jong-Fast

and

Anand Giridharadas

as an immersive investigation into the Jordan Neely and Daniel Penny case and urban social crises.

Rick Wilson & Anand Giridharadas

Mentioned by

Joanna Coles

and

Anand Giridharadas

as a book examining the Jordan Neely and Daniel Penny case and its broader meaning for America.

This Is Exactly How Trump Broke Our America

Mentioned by

Chris Hayes

as

Anand Giridharadas

’s examination of Jordan Neely’s death, Daniel Penny’s trial, and the social forces surrounding them.

GOP’s Jack Smith “bombshell” collapses over Hawks vs. Hawkeyes mix-up

Recommended by

Julian Walker

as a gripping account of Jordan Neely, Daniel Penny, and New York City's broken social-services system.

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