66.  Adam Smith Part 5, The Wealth of Nations continued

66. Adam Smith Part 5, The Wealth of Nations continued

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. How does opulence among nations arise? Smith describes a Newtonian system of non violent market competition operating through the price mechanism which can generate a life for the working poor that is many steps up from the usual run of human misery that everywhere else prevails. That process also leads to a peaceful idyllic countryside, as a surprising outcome. This episode goes into how market competition is a...

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26. Henry VIII Part 3; Anne Boleyn Must Die; Reformation in England

26. Henry VIII Part 3; Anne Boleyn Must Die; Reformation in England

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. One of the most popular episodes. Lighter in tone, driven by the guest Cyrus, who is a visual artist, but also a comedic talent. Again...

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25. Henry VIII The Reformation in England: Part 2; Minimally Murdery

25. Henry VIII The Reformation in England: Part 2; Minimally Murdery

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. This episode is potentially one of the most valuable in understanding England. The Reformation in England continues with Cromwell’s Act ...

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24. Henry VIII The Reformation in England: Part 1

24. Henry VIII The Reformation in England: Part 1

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. This is a really good episode. The Reformation in England; Henry VIII Part 1. The first of a 5 episode arc. The Reformation is dominate...

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23. Drown the Anabaptists!; Reformation in Germany Part 2: Revolting Peasants

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Reformation in Germany Part 2. The bloody parts. We start with the example of astrology as a belief of educated people in the 16th cent...

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22. Martin Luther: Reformation in Germany Part 1: They didn't have a prayer

22. Martin Luther: Reformation in Germany Part 1: They didn't have a prayer

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The Reformation in Germany Part 1. Martin Luther, they didn’t have a prayer. With the help of Kurt Gödel via Scott Aaronson we examine ...

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21. Introduction to the Reformation: The P=NP problem of history

21. Introduction to the Reformation: The P=NP problem of history

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Introduction to an introduction to the Reformation. The Outdoorsman episode. Tools for historical analysis on the Reformation including...

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20. Demeter's revenge.  Agricultural Revolution Concluded: Crop Rotation

20. Demeter's revenge. Agricultural Revolution Concluded: Crop Rotation

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The Agricultural Revolution arc concludes with a discussion of crop rotation, but first a good long look at the tragic element of economi...

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19. Agricultural Revolution: Enclosures

19. Agricultural Revolution: Enclosures

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Enclosures: Efficiency and Tears. Agricultural output increases 80% over rival France, with profits increasing greatly more. We look at...

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