Delmonico's: The New York Restaurant That Invented American Fine Dining
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 1827, Swiss Italian brothers Giovanni and Pietro Delmonico ran a modest pastry shop at 23 Wil...
7 Okt 20min
Counterfeit Money: From Clipped Coins to North Korean Superdollars
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Counterfeiting is often called the world's second oldest profession, and this episode traces it ...
7 Okt 22min
Black Friday's Real Origin: Philadelphia Traffic Jams, Not Black Ink
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The popular story says Black Friday is the day retailers finally move from red ink to black. Thi...
7 Okt 24min
The Comstock Lode: Stolen Credit, Blue Mud, and a Silver Empire
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The first great silver strike in American history was found by men who thought it was trash. Gol...
7 Okt 22min
Company Scrip: From Coal Town Debt Traps to Amazon Swag Bucks
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 1965, as the United States raced toward the moon, Martin Luther King Jr. met plantation worke...
7 Okt 20min
Shrinkflation Explained: Toblerone Gaps, Pringles, and Skimpflation
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Pringles tube got narrower, the stack got shorter, and the price stayed the same. This episo...
7 Okt 20min
Jiaozi: How Song Dynasty China Invented Paper Money and Inflation
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In 11th century Sichuan, money was made of iron. The coins were cheap, heavy, and so low in valu...
7 Okt 11min
The Chia Pet Story: How Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Sold 15 Million a Year
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!When the New York Times sealed a time capsule in the year 2000 to be opened in the year 3000, a ...
7 Okt 15min
