Podcast:Fresh Air Published On: Wed Apr 26 2023 Description: Financial journalist Gretchen Morgenson explains how private equity firms buy out companies, then lay off employees and cut costs in order to expand profits. Her new book is These are the Plunderers.Also, jazz critic Kevin Whitehead remembers pianist Ahmad Jamal.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy