Who Makes Cents?: A History of Capitalism Podcast

We've all heard the statistics regarding Americans and fast food. According to the National Health and Nutrition Survey, one third of Americans consumed fast food on any given day. Prior to the corona...

1 Maj 202029min

David and Alex are retiring from the show! But a new host is joining to take the reins. Listen to hear the founding co-hosts reflect on the past six years of the show and to meet our new host, Jessica...

3 Apr 202036min

Today, we have a special episode. We speak to Zach Carter about COVID-19 and Keyesnianism. Zach is the author of the upcoming book The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard K...

18 Mars 202030min

Dara Orenstein on the Economic Geography of Warehouses If you're like many people throughout the country and world, you've purchased something on Amazon. As a result, you've been incorporated into a s...

2 Mars 202058min

Often, analyses of the intersections between race and capitalism consider how capitalism harms dispossessed communities of color because excluding or neglecting them is profitable. But what if serving...

10 Jan 202040min

Eileen Boris on the Construct of the Woman Worker What is work? Who are workers? Which activities are considered work, and which ones are excluded? These questions are some of the most critical questi...

3 Dec 201959min

Students in U.S. history surveys come away from their lessons on World War I with one conflict fresh in their minds: How could Woodrow Wilson, a president who advocated segregation and famously screen...

9 Okt 201953min

Nan Enstad on Multinational Cigarette Corporations and Jim Crow Capitalism The multinational corporation is a pervasive institution. For example, it's nearly impossible to listen to this show withou...

6 Sep 201959min