Pandora Papers: 11.9 Million Files, Blair's Stamp Duty and South Dakota
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 2021 the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published the Pandora Papers: ...
18 Okt 23min
Ludlow Massacre: The Death Special, a Burned Tent Colony and Ivy Lee's PR
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In Colorado's coal fields, the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, managed by John D. Rockefeller Jr...
18 Okt 23min
Hummer's Class 3 Loophole: From Schwarzenegger's H1 to the Electric Revival
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Hummer began as the M998 Humvee, built by AM General after the U.S. military issued specs in...
18 Okt 21min
Haymarket Affair: An Unknown Bomber, Eight Anarchists and May Day's Birth
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 1886 Chicago, the push for an eight-hour workday brought more than 300,000 workers nationwide...
18 Okt 20min
Thailand's Baht Float of 1997: Asian Contagion, IMF Austerity and LTCM
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Thailand, Malaysia, South Korea and Indonesia posted growth o...
18 Okt 24min
1994 Mexican Peso Crisis: Tesobonos, Tequila Effect and a $50B Rescue
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!When NAFTA took effect on January 1, 1994, Mexico was a favorite of foreign investors, but outgo...
18 Okt 21min
Ettore Bugatti: Gasketless Engines, the Type 35 and the 100P Racer
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Ettore Bugatti was born in Milan in 1881 to art nouveau furniture and jewelry designer Carlo Bug...
18 Okt 22min
Kiichiro Toyoda: From the Model G Loom to Toyota's Just-in-Time Line
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Toyota's roots lie in Sakichi Toyoda's 1924 Model G automatic loom, which halted itself whenever...
18 Okt 26min
