Atlantic City: A Boardwalk for Hotel Carpets, Rum Row and a Food Desert
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Atlantic City began as a summer retreat for the Lenape before Dr. Jonathan Pitney promoted the b...
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Samsung: The 1983 Tokyo Declaration, Apple Chip Deals and an AI Pay Strike
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Samsung Electric Industries was formed in Suwon in 1969 under a group that once traded fertilize...
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Sallie Mae: A 1972 Federal Charter, a Failed $25B Buyout and Navient
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Student Loan Marketing Association was created by the U.S. government in 1972 as a governmen...
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SWIFT: A Bangladesh Printer Hack, NSA Spying and Russia's Disconnection
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!SWIFT, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, holds no money and settl...
19 Okt 23min
SK Hynix: Failed SRAM, a Forced LG Merger and the HBM Chips Behind AI
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Hyundai founder Chung Ju-yung created Hyundai Electronics in 1983, expecting cars to become comp...
19 Okt 23min
Ruth Handler: Barbie, a Hot Wheels Rocket Scientist and Her Mattel Ouster
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Mattel's name joins Harold "Matt" Matson and Elliot Handler and leaves out Ruth Handler, who ran...
19 Okt 21min
Rupert Murdoch: The Wapping Dispute, a Citizenship Switch and Phone Hacking
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Rupert Murdoch inherited a controlling interest in The News, an Adelaide afternoon tabloid, in 1...
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Port of Rotterdam: Ghost Terminals, the Berge Stahl and Flood Barrier Gates
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Port of Rotterdam covers 105 square kilometers and was the world's busiest port by cargo ton...
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