Abraham Darby, Coincidence and the Industrial Revolution
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The first major advances in ironmaking were the byproducts of industrial espionage and whiskey. We get into a more detailed look at the ...
23 Feb 202326min
The Industrial Revolution; Textiles and Flexibility
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. This episode focuses on cotton industry advances in the 18th century. It covers the unique situation of a demand fueled series of invent...
9 Feb 202330min
The Industrial Revolution in Britain
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. The date is 1760. The Industrial Revolution is about to get underway. Abraham Darby has already broken the Dutch monopoly of brass. He...
26 Jan 202330min
The Industrial Revolution Economic History Arc
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We use The Unbound Prometheus by David Landes to cover the economic history facet of the Industrial Revolution. This episode introduces ...
12 Jan 202343min
Religion for the Lower Classes
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We explore one reason for the remarkable industrial peace experienced by Britain during the Industrial Revolution. Peterloo, Luddites a...
29 Dec 202237min
Education: Does the Lower Class have anything to Offer Besides their Labor
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. Now we get to know the answer to the question: Does the Lower Class have anything to offer besides their labor? We answer the question,...
15 Dec 202228min
Sex and Love for the Lower Class in the Industrial Revolution
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. No joke. We use Emma Griffin's analysis of Lower Class autobiographies in her book, Liberty's Dawn. The love lives of the lower class ...
1 Dec 202241min
Child Labor and Women's Labor
You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We take a look at the grimmest part of the Industrial Revolution and that is Child Labor. Fundamentally, the intersection between lowe...
18 Nov 202234min
