How the Bank of Mum & Dad Is Shaping an Inheritocracy, with Dr Eliza Filby.
Money chats are awkward enough… but money you didn’t earn? That’s next-level uncomfortable.
In this episode, Soph sits down with Dr Eliza Filby, author of Inheritocracy, to unpack the Bank of Mum & Dad and how it’s quietly reshaping everything from the housing market to our friendship groups. We dig into why “inheritocracy” makes people squirm, how Eliza defines it (starting with her own story), and the less obvious privileges that come with family support: free rent, childcare, career safety nets, and the ability to take risks without everything collapsing. We also talk about why you can’t…
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