The Ivy League

# Summary

Josh and Chuck dive into the Ivy League in this special 3D audio episode, exploring far beyond just sports to uncover what makes these eight elite institutions—Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn, Columbia, Dartmouth, Brown, and Cornell—such powerful gatekeepers of American success. They reveal how the Ivy League actually started as a sports conference designed to keep athletics from dominating academics, and examine the complex reality of whether these schools are truly meritocratic or just elaborate conveyor belts for generational wealth and privilege. Along the way, they break down the mind-boggling endowments, admission scandals, and the undeniable five-to-six-fold advantage Ivy grads have in reaching the top of business and government.