Podcast:Book Club with Michael Smerconish Published On: Fri Aug 05 2022 Description: Michael's conversation on research presented by Dr. Karl Alexander in his new book "The Long Shadow: Family Background, Disadvantaged Urban Youth, and the Transition to Adulthood." The research focuses on children growing up in West Baltimore, MD, 850 of them were tracked for 25 years. Original air date 12 August 2014. The book was published on 15 April 2014.