Podcasts by American Capital
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?
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While American Capital is sequential, each episode begins with a short recap of the territory covered in previous episodes. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-capital/support
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🁔 Agri-nation? from 2020-08-27T05:19:16
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...
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🁍 Define "Revolution" from 2020-08-20T20:57:26
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 Transatlant...
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🁆 Poseidon's Sugar: The British West Indies & the Puritan's Iron Cage from 2020-08-14T23:38:24
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 condu...
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🀿 Earmarks, Encounters, & Beaver Fur from 2020-08-13T00:27:58
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...
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🀸 The Who, When & Where of American Capital from 2020-08-05T06:49:59
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 Atlanti...
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American Capital: Trailer from 2020-08-05T06:47:42
Where have we been, and where might we go from here? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/american-capital/support
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