Episodes (Page 11)
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Stock market collapse of 1929 crashed US economy: businesses closed, banks collapsed, 25% unemployment, families lost housing
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Fintech apps that look like banks aren't actually banks and lack traditional regulatory oversight, exposing depositors to significant risks
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China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea transformed from poor, war-torn economies to prosperous nations in the late 20th century
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Breaking was added as an Olympic sport, but judging an art form based on dopeness and rule-breaking creates scoring challenges
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Covers 250 years of trade history starting with Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations arguing country's value measured in people's purchasing power, not gold/silver
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Class action settlements rising; average person may receive mail or email notifying them of lawsuit settlement they're entitled to claim
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Early US faced choice: centralized bank or not? Single currency or not? Founders initially said 'no' to both with major economic consequences
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The episode traces the invention of stocks and bonds back to 1600s Netherlands, where the Dutch East India Company pioneered business ownership shares
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Joe Biden withdrew from 2024 race, endorsing Kamala Harris as Democratic nominee; episode analyzes economic policy clues from her career
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Artist Stuart Semple discovered all his designs turned black in 2022 when Pantone's color reference guides became unavailable
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Examines how the Black Death in 1347 Sicily shifted economic power toward workers due to labor scarcity, creating a 'silver lining' in the pandemic's aftermath
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Highlights how rooftop solar companies used innovative financing models and aggressive sales tactics to drive rapid growth, prioritizing customer acquisition over service quality
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Investigates the origin of money by visiting a remote Pacific island and tracing how monetary systems evolved from barter-based economies
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Traces the decline of airline comfort and amenities to the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act, which removed government controls on routes, pricing, and subsidies
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Highlights NVIDIA's transformation from a niche gaming graphics card company into a dominant force in advanced semiconductor chips critical for AI and modern electronics
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Examines the heated economic debate over whether immigration reduces job availability and wages for native workers in host cities
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Recounts George Washington's 1794 carriage tax as the first federal wealth tax in U.S. history, designed to fund the government by taxing the wealthy
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Traces Juul's 2015 market entry into a regulatory gray area where e-cigarettes weren't explicitly covered by existing tobacco regulations
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Elon Musk's record-breaking compensation package made him the world's richest person but faced a judicial challenge
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Introduces 'price pack architecture'