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American Capital
by Story Duty
A history of capitalism in America told through the lives of the people who shaped it: the entrepreneurs, slaves, and politicians. How have business models evolved from the foundational colonies up to the massive markets & big business we see today? Where have we been, and where might we go from here?—While American Capital is sequential, each episode begins with a short recap of the territory covered in previous episodes.
Episodes
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🁔 Agri-nation?
How do bonds, coverture, and high commodity prices—along with Abigail Adams & Adam Smith—tie into the development of an early republic? Two visions for the foundation of the American Economy emerge: manufacturing/finance or agriculture. A unique take on the classic debate between Alexander…
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🁍 Define "Revolution"
Revolution and freedom hold different meanings to different people, and the history of the colonial world is no exception. This episode of American Capital explores the impact of the Transatlantic Slave Trade through data: how large it truly was, and what it looked like to those involved...
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🁆 Poseidon's Sugar: The British West Indies & the Puritan's Iron Cage
Early sugar plantations as industrial factories. The origin—and the first hints at challenges—to the conventional story of race-based slavery in the Americas. New England emerges both as a conduit for British trade in the Atlantic & as the potential nexus of a new theology: Capitalism. — EPISODE...
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🀿 Earmarks, Encounters, & Beaver Fur
Mercantilism as a frame of mind and tool for the expansion of empire. A more accurate representation of Native Americans, this time as savvy trading partners, and a revision of who had the upper hand in the early British Atlantic. — EPISODE MENTIONS Who: Algonquin Peoples, Christopher Columbus,...
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🀸 The Who, When & Where of American Capital
Our first podcast episode! We discuss what we'll be covering in American Capital: the people we'll talk about, the timeline, and where it all takes place. (Hint: America—and the "British Atlantic.") — EPISODE MENTIONS Who: John Cotton, Robert Keayne, Abigail Adams, Samuel Slater, Sam Patch…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A history of capitalism in America told through the lives of the people who shaped it: the entrepreneurs, slaves, and politicians. How have business models evolved from the foundational colonies up to the massive markets & big business we see today? Where have we been, and where might we go from here?—While American Capital is sequential, each episode begins with a short recap of the territory covered in previous episodes.
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Story Duty
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A history of capitalism in America told through the lives of the people who shaped it: the entrepreneurs, slaves, and politicians. How have business models evolved from the foundational colonies up to the massive markets & big business we see today? Where have we been, and where might we go from...
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