EPISODE · Jun 14, 2025 · 41 MIN
How Monopoly was used to Free POWs during WWII
from History and Hearsay · host Christina
0:00 - Intro0:25 - Disclaimer & Inspo for todays episode 1:21 - The Origin of Monopoly2:44 - The REAL Origin of Monopoly12:49 - The History of MI915:33 - Christopher Clayton Hutton 20:45 - Maps & Monopoly 25:58 - Getting the games into the POW Camps30:18 - Knowing what to look for31:42 - Sending a message34:08 - Other ways they snuck stuff in35:17 - The American Effort36:43 - Game Over38:22 - Declassified Sources: https://www.visitforgottonia.com/lizzie-magie-inventor-of-monopoly/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62285/how-brilliant-intelligence-officer-used-monopoly-free-wwii-powshttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/ruthless-monopolys-secret-history/ https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/mi9-the-ingenious-secret-service-of-the-second-world-war https://www.thelegendofq.co.uk/christopher-clayton-hutton.html http://www.ww2rafcollection.co.uk/RAF_Collection/Aircrew_Evasion_&_Escape.html A ton of other sources are linked on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hutton https://invention.si.edu/invention-stories/woman-inventor-behind-monopoly https://etd.ohiolink.edu/acprod/odb_etd/ws/send_file/send?accession=ohiou1651700929726961&disposition=inline Support the show
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