Tale of a city; Part 2 - New York: taking over the world - with Sam Roberts(The New York Times)

The How Things Grow Podcast by Shamanth Rao

Feb 26, 201836:33Business

This episode is the second part of a two part story - and it features the story of New York City - and how it went from a wilderness island in 1600 to the metropolis that we know it as today. If you havent yet listened t...

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