Sony: A Failed Rice Cooker, the Transistor Radio and the PlayStation
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Sony began in 1946 in the damaged Shirokiya department store in Tokyo's Nihonbashi, where former...
18 Loka 22min
Nike: Bowerman's Waffle Iron, a $35 Swoosh and the Vaporfly Rules Fight
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Nike began in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports, founded by University of Oregon middle-distance runner...
18 Loka 24min
Rudolf Dassler's Puma: A Laundry Room, a Bomb Shelter and Pelé's Laces
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Rudolf Dassler was born in 1898 in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, the son of a shoe factory worker and...
18 Loka 19min
Panic of 1857: Ohio Life's Fraud and the SS Central America's Lost Gold
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Panic of 1857 followed a boom fueled by California gold, which let Eastern banks issue large...
18 Loka 23min
Panic of 1893: A Rope Company's Collapse, Pullman and Morgan's Gold
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Panic of 1893 grew out of a strained Gilded Age economy: the McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised ...
18 Loka 24min
The Shard: Renzo Piano's Menu Sketch, Qatari Money and Romeo the Fox
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Shard began in 1998, when developer Irvine Sellar eyed Southwark Towers, a 1970s office bloc...
18 Loka 22min
Sotirios Voulgaris and Bulgari: Naples Burglaries to the Latin V Logo
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Sotirios Voulgaris was born in March 1857 in Paramythia, in Ottoman-ruled Epirus, one of 11 chil...
18 Loka 19min
Woolworths Australia: A 1924 Name Dare, 10,000 Pokies and Masters
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Australia's Woolworths began in Sydney in 1924, when founders Percy Christmas, Stanley Chatterto...
18 Loka 19min
