Business History
By Pushkin Industries
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Episodes: 52
Frank in Dallas
Feb 1, 2026
Very direct and colorful story telling. Full of details and nuance in lue of over produced sound design. A real joy to consume.
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It’s the history of business. How did Hitler’s favorite car become synonymous with hippies? What got Thomas Edison tangled up with the electric chair? Did someone murder the guy who invented the movies? Former Planet Money hosts Jacob Goldstein and Robert Smith examine the surprising stories of businesses big and small and find out what you can learn from those who founded them.
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The Company That Became a Country
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Nov 04, 2026 |
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The Pigeons That Built a Global News Empire
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Oct 28, 2026 |
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How the Company Conquered the World
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Oct 21, 2026 |
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Sam the Banana Man: Gunboats, Coups, and United Fruit
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Oct 14, 2026 |
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Blockers | A Preview of Michael Lewis's New Audiobook
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Oct 07, 2026 |
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Hitler's Gift to the Hippies: The VW Beetle Story Part I – Rerun
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Sep 30, 2026 |
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King of the Roll-Ups: The Man Who Created a Trash Empire, Then Built Blockbuster Video
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Sep 23, 2026 |
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How Warren Buffet Built His Legacy By Finding Value No One Else Could See – Rerun
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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Herman Petty's Dream: The Struggles of the First Black American to Own a McDonald's
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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The Battle of Fort Frick and the Anarchist Assassin
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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Andrew Carnegie's War with his Workers
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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George Washington’s Trusted Tavern Guide: The Birth of the User Review
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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The DeLorean Saga: Fraud, Drug Deals and Marty McFly's Car
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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The Tangled Story of Instant Ramen
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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Billy Beer: When American Beer Hit Bottom, Then Bounced Back
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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The Printing Press: The Invention Built on Debt and Sin
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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The Robberiest Robber Baron: The Villainy of Jay Gould
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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The Factory That Was Wiped Off The Map (From Cautionary Tales)
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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The Nobel Winners Who Almost Crashed the Economy
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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A Store Owner You Can Trust: John Wanamaker, Returns and the Price Tag
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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The Boy Scout Who Brought us the Age of Disruption
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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The Reporter Who Took Down John D. Rockefeller
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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"Time is Money": How Ben Franklin's Sayings Created American Capitalism and Grind Culture
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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The Founding Father Who Got Rich in the Revolution
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May 27, 2026 |
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The Ice King: How Frederic Tudor Got Rich Shipping Ice to India
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May 20, 2026 |
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Ivar Kreuger: The Match King Behind the Biggest Fraud You’ve Never Heard Of
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May 13, 2026 |
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Did "Neutron" Jack Welch Nuke GE?
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May 06, 2026 |
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Veuve Clicquot: The Widow Who Built a Champagne Empire
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Silicon Valley’s Obsession with Living Forever (with Kara Swisher)
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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How Lloyd’s of London Nearly Sank the Global Economy (Lloyd’s, Pt. 2)
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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The Insurers Who ALWAYS Paid Out: The Lloyds of London Story (Lloyd’s, Pt. 1)
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Prediction Markets: The Wild History of Betting on Taylor Swift and Popes
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Who Owns a Song? Bowie, McCartney, Michael Jackson and the Royalty Wars
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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How GM Beat Ford: The Character Flaw That Cost Henry Ford His Crown
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Henry Ford Invented the Modern World... Then Got Left Behind
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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War, Exploration and Beer: How the Tin Can Changed the World
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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A&P: How America’s Biggest Grocery Chain Became Public Enemy No. 1
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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The Rise and Fall of Atari (and the E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Game That Sank It)
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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How a Bad Boss Kickstarted Silicon Valley
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Sears: Cocaine Wine, Shotguns, and the World’s Tallest Tower
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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De-Nazifying the Love Bug: The VW Beetle Story Part II
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Hitler's Gift to the Hippies: The VW Beetle Story Part I
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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How Jim Simons Built a Machine That Beat the Market
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Warren Buffett vs. Tech: The Investing Rule That Made Him a Legend
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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How Warren Buffett Found Value No One Else Saw
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Jesse Livermore: The Trader Who Saw the 1929 Crash Coming
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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How a Labor Rights Lawsuit Rocked Major League Baseball
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Did Thomas Edison Eliminate His Biggest Rival? (Thomas Edison, Pt. 3)
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Edison vs. Tesla: The Power War That Gave Us the Electric Chair (Thomas Edison, Pt. 2)
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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The Edison Invention People Don't Talk About (Thomas Edison, Pt. 1)
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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The Secret of Southwest's Success: Free Whisky, Hot Pants and Low, Low Fares
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Coming Soon: Business History with Robert Smith and Jacob Goldstein
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Oct 29, 2025 |