Business History

The Factory That Was Wiped Off The Map (From Cautionary Tales)

The Nobel Winners Who Almost Crashed the Economy

A Store Owner You Can Trust: John Wanamaker, Returns and the Price Tag

The Boy Scout Who Brought us the Age of Disruption

Ida Tarbell: The "Muckraker" Who Beat John D Rockefeller and Big Oil

"Time is Money": How Ben Franklin's Sayings Created American Capitalism and Grind Culture

The Founding Father Who Got Rich in the Revolution

The Dumbest Business Ever... Shipping Melting Ice to Calcutta.

The Match Maker Who Nearly Burned Down Wall Street

Did "Neutron" Jack Welch Nuke GE?

The Widow Who Ruled the Champagne World

The Business of Staying Young and Living Forever (with Kara Swisher)

Sinking the Global Economy: The Lloyds of London Story Part II

The Insurers Who ALWAYS Paid Out: The Lloyds of London Story Part I

Betting on Taylor Swift or Who'll Be Made Pope: The Past and Present of Prediction Markets

Bowie, McCartney & Michael Jackson: How Songwriters Learned to Play Hardball

How GM Beat Ford

Henry Ford Invented the Modern World... Then Got Left Behind

War, Exploration and Beer: How the Tin Can Changed the World

The War on The A&P: When America Decided Cheap Groceries Were "Evil"

When E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Tanked Atari

How a Bad Boss Kickstarted Silicon Valley

Sears: Cocaine Wine, Shotguns, and the World’s Tallest Tower

De-Nazifying the Love Bug: The VW Beetle Story Part II

Hitler's Gift to the Hippies: The VW Beetle Story Part I

How Jim Simons Built a Machine That Beat the Market

Old Warren Buffett: "Never Invest in a Business You Cannot Understand"

Young Warren Buffett: How to Find Value No One Else Can See

How to Make Billions When the Bubble Bursts: Lessons from 1929

The Man who Sued Major League Baseball (Rather than go to Philly)

Edison and the Movie Murder Mystery (The Edison Story Part 3)

Edison, Tesla and the Electric Chair (The Edison Story Part 2)

The Edison Invention People Don't Talk About (The Edison Story Part 1)

The Secret of Southwest's Success: Free Whisky, Hot Pants and Low, Low Fares

Coming Soon: Business History with Robert Smith and Jacob Goldstein