Walt Disney World: Shell Companies, Reedy Creek and a Royal Lives Clause
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Walt Disney World began as a fix for Disneyland's limits. Seventy-five percent of Americans live...
19 Okt 24min
Discover Card: From a Sears Experiment to Capital One's $35.3B Takeover
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Discover was born inside Sears, Roebuck and Company. In 1981 Sears bought the brokerage Dean Wit...
19 Okt 21min
Broadcom: The $37 Billion Name Swap Behind a $2 Trillion Chip Empire
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Broadcom Inc. traces its roots to 1961, when it began as HP Associates, a semiconductor division...
19 Okt 20min
Challenger 2 Tank: From a War Thunder Leak to Drone Warfare in Ukraine
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The FV4034 Challenger 2, a 64-ton British main battle tank, grew out of embarrassment. In 1987 t...
19 Okt 19min
Boeing 737 MAX: MCAS's Single Sensor, a 20-Month Grounding and a Door Plug
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!To compete with a fuel-efficient Airbus jet, Boeing fitted its low-slung 1960s 737 design with l...
18 Okt 21min
Fiat Money Explained: New France's Playing Cards, Bank Loans and Nixon
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Fiat money, from the Latin for let it be done, is currency by government decree with no backing ...
18 Okt 22min
Credit Scores Decoded: FICO's 1958 Formula, VantageScore and 60 Versions
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Before the 1950s, credit depended on loan officers judging character, family background and even...
18 Okt 25min
Wendy's Square Patties: Kewpee Roots, Where's the Beef and Recycled Chili
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Dave Thomas opened the first Wendy's in Columbus, Ohio, in November 1969, modeling it on Kewpee ...
18 Okt 18min
