# Long Read | The smart kids who can’t afford to succeed

An episode of [Background Briefing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/73330306), 29 Aug 2025, 20 min.

Audio: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/cn/Z/mn.mp3

Catherine Taylor investigates how money, disadvantage and resources risk holding back our brightest students.

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