Podcast:Book Club with Michael Smerconish Published On: Fri Sep 01 2023 Description: A gripping investigation into how a virtual velvet rope divides Americans in every arena of life. Michael talks to New York Times business reporter Nelson D. Schwartz about his book "The Velvet Rope Economy: How Inequality Became Big Business." Original air date 10 March 2020. The book was published on 3 March 2020.