Episode – 2231 : Currencies of the World Podcast Transcript Every day, billions of people exchange pieces of paper, metal coins, and increasingly, numbers on a screen. The names attached […]
Episode – 2230 : The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall and Rise of Deng Xiaoping
Episode – 2230 : The Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall and Rise of Deng Xiaoping Podcast Transcript For decades, China suffered from revolution, war, and the radical policies […]
Episode – 2225 : The History of Catalog Shopping
Episode – 2225 : The History of Catalog Shopping Podcast Transcript Long before smartphones and Amazon, shopping from home was already a global phenomenon thanks to the printed catalog. The […]
Episode – 2220 : The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381
Episode – 2220 : The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 In the late 14th century, England was recovering from the Black Death, fighting an expensive war, and struggling with a labor […]
Episode – 2214 : The History of Shipping and How It Created the Modern World
Episode – 2214 : The History of Shipping and How It Created the Modern World Podcast Transcript Ever since the dawn of human civilization, it has been shaped by the […]
Episode – 2198 : Why Can’t The US Do Better In the World Cup?
Episode – 2198 : Why Can’t The US Do Better In the World Cup? Podcast Transcript In the summer of 2026, the United States caught World Cup fever, just as […]
Episode – 2188 : The Wealth of Nations
Episode – 2188 : The Wealth of Nations Podcast Transcript In 1776, a work was published that challenged an empire, questioned old systems of power, and helped reshape the modern […]
Episode – 2185 : Bobby Bonilla Day
Episode – 2185 : Bobby Bonilla Day Podcast Transcript Every July 1st, retired Major League Baseball player Bobby Bonilla receives a direct deposit from the New York Mets despite not […]
Episode – 2183 : The Kentucky Cave Wars: The Strange Fight Beneath Mammoth Cave
Episode – 2183 : The Kentucky Cave Wars: The Strange Fight Beneath Mammoth Cave Podcast Transcript In the early 20th century, the caves of Kentucky became the center of a […]
Episode – 2182 : Mountain Men: America’s First Frontier Legends
Episode – 2182 : Mountain Men: America’s First Frontier Legends Podcast Transcript Before cowboys became the symbol of the American West, there were the mountain men. They crossed unmapped passes, […]
Episode – 2177 : The 1984-85 Ethiopian Famine
Episode – 2177 : The 1984-85 Ethiopian Famine Podcast Transcript In the 1980s, images of starving children in Ethiopia shocked the world and triggered one of the largest humanitarian responses […]
Episode – 2146 : P.T. Barnum: The Greatest American Showman
Episode – 2146 : P.T. Barnum: The Greatest American Showman Podcast Transcript P.T. Barnum was one of the most famous entertainers of the 19th century, a man who turned curiosity, […]
Episode – 2140 : Stablecoins: What They Are and How They Work
Episode – 2140 : Stablecoins: What They Are and How They Work Podcast Transcript One of the most talked-about topics in finance today is stablecoins. Stablecoins have the potential to […]
Episode – 2135 : The Traitorous Eight and The Birth of Silicon Valley
Episode – 2135 : The Traitorous Eight and The Birth of Silicon Valley Podcast Transcript In 1957, eight young engineers walked away from one of the most important laboratories in […]
Episode – 2129 : The Rise and Fall of OPEC
Episode – 2129 : The Rise and Fall of OPEC Podcast Transcript In 1960, a handful of oil-producing nations made a decision that would reshape the global economy. They formed […]
Episode – 2121 : Cotton: How It Helped Build The Modern World
Episode – 2121 : Cotton: How It Helped Build The Modern World Podcast Transcript It is soft, common, and something most people wear almost every day. Yet behind this humble […]
Episode – 2119 : Jakob Fugger: The Richest Man in History
Episode – 2119 : Jakob Fugger: The Richest Man in History Podcast Transcript When you think of the richest people in history, you usually imagine kings, emperors, or maybe modern […]
Episode – 2109 : Steel: The Metal That Made the Modern World
Episode – 2109 : Steel: The Metal That Made the Modern World Podcast Transcript For over 2000 years, steel has been known and used by humans. It slowly became more […]
Episode – 2102 : Las Vegas: The City That Shouldn’t Exist
Episode – 2102 : Las Vegas: The City That Shouldn’t Exist Podcast Transcript In the middle of one of the harshest deserts in North America sits a city that, by […]
Episode – 2101 : Flags of Convenience: The Hidden System Behind Global Shipping
Episode – 2101 : Flags of Convenience: The Hidden System Behind Global Shipping Podcast Transcript Every day, thousands of ships crisscross the oceans, carrying the goods that power the global […]