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Riches and Power

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Alex Doubet

Listen in on interviews with world-renowned experts exploring the forces in history that shaped the world both then, and now. The topics we explore vary from whaling, to the Roman games, but they always touch on the intersection between riches and power, particularly in business and economic history.

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Innovation in the Great Depression w. Jason Voiovich

Imagine living through the Great Depression. It was a bleak time in American history with ... more

09 Dec 2025

51 MINS

51:45

09 Dec 2025

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Constitutional Powers w. Richard Primus of U Mich

Imagine a world in which the government has unbounded power, circumscribed by no constitut... more

25 Jun 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:23

25 Jun 2025

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Economic Crashes w. Harold James of Princeton

Imagine a world without economic crashes. A world in which the economy is always up and to... more

13 May 2025

49 MINS

49:11

13 May 2025

#36

Short: China Shock w. Gordon Hanson of Harvard

The China Shock started in earnest in the early 2000s after it entered the World Trade Org... more

11 Apr 2025

17 MINS

17:48

11 Apr 2025

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The Great Air Race w. John Lancaster

Imagine a world in which people dying in airplanes wasn’t international headline making ne... more

09 Apr 2025

45 MINS

45:35

09 Apr 2025

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The Podcast Industry w. Gary Arndt

How much do podcast hosts make? What does it take to get your show listened to? Why is pod... more

24 Mar 2025

53 MINS

53:59

24 Mar 2025

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Mixed Martial Arts & the UFC w. Rolling Stone’s Jack Crosbie (pt. 2)

Part 2: Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) rose from obscurity into being the third most popular spo... more

11 Mar 2025

57 MINS

57:45

11 Mar 2025

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Mixed Martial Arts & the UFC w. Rolling Stone’s Jack Crosbie (pt. 1)

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) rose from obscurity into being the third most popular sport on th... more

21 Feb 2025

43 MINS

43:26

21 Feb 2025

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Housing Policy & HUD w. Jack Ryan (pt. 2)

In Part 2 of our conversation with CEO of Rex, Jack Ryan, we talk about an OpEd in the Wal... more

03 Feb 2025

27 MINS

27:16

03 Feb 2025

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Housing Policy & HUD w. Jack Ryan

CEO and Author Jack Ryan recently wrote an op ed in the Wall Street Journal called "What D... more

20 Jan 2025

44 MINS

44:30

20 Jan 2025

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Consumer Culture w. Jason Voiovich

Imagine walking down an aisle at Target or Walmart looking for a new coffee maker, but the... more

16 Dec 2024

57 MINS

57:01

16 Dec 2024

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Shelf-Stable Milk w. Ellen Cushing of The Atlantic

Why is America so odd in that its citizens drink huge quantities of refrigerated milk? Oth... more

02 Dec 2024

21 MINS

21:25

02 Dec 2024

#27

Asset Managers w. Sahand Moerefy

Imagine a world in which you don’t own index funds, but rather own companies directly. You... more

13 Nov 2024

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:38

13 Nov 2024

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Spirit Airlines w. Scott Nover of Slate

Spirit Airlines is one of the most reviled airlines--and brands--in the country. Yet, it a... more

31 Oct 2024

21 MINS

21:02

31 Oct 2024

#25

Deep Time w. Caroline Winterer of Stanford

Imagine living in a world without a conception of a past greater than a few hundred or tho... more

04 Oct 2024

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:26

04 Oct 2024

#24

Left for Dead w. Eric Jay Dolin

Imagine a world before North Face, Patagonia, or any other cold-weather gear. A world in w... more

10 Sep 2024

49 MINS

49:26

10 Sep 2024

#23

Lie Detection w. Ken Alder of Northwestern

Imagine a world in which you can’t lie because, if you do, you will be found out 100% of t... more

12 Jun 2024

45 MINS

45:57

12 Jun 2024

#22

The Ski Business w. Stuart Winchester

Imagine a world in which you love skiing, but the only way to shush down the mountain is t... more

06 Jun 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:21

06 Jun 2024

#21

The Cold War w. Fritz Bartel of Texas A&M

Why did the Cold War end? Every high schooler in the country would likely answer that with... more

23 Apr 2024

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:04

23 Apr 2024

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