Chapter 69: The New ImperialismDec 2, 2024 - 102:56In the late 19th Century, the nature of imperialism was evolving. Driven by Realist geopolitics, capitali...View more
History Daily: The Great Civil War Locomotive ChaseSep 30, 2024 - 18:44A guest episode from the podcast History Daily ! As we discussed back in Chapter 52, the new railroads pl...View more
Chapter 68: Industrialization Spreads EastJun 3, 2024 - 83:34In the mid-19th Century, two eastern empires were humiliated by industrialized powers. To avoid further h...View more
Chapter 67 - The Iron Chancellor & Rise of GermanyMar 4, 2024 - 64:38The Second Industrial Revolution more or less coincided with the lifespan of the German Empire. From 1871...View more
Chapter 66: The Revolt of LaborDec 4, 2023 - 88:12At the end of the 19th Century, workers throughout the world were fighting increasingly bitter, bloody ba...View more
Chapter 65: Economic Ideas (The Many Schools of Socialism)Sep 4, 2023 - 86:54During the late 19th Century, socialism fractured into numerous schools. In this episode, we explore the...View more
Chapter 64: Economic Ideas (The Neoclassics)Jul 3, 2023 - 58:22Beginning in the 1870s, the Neoclassical School of Economics emerged. Borrowing the idea of marginal anal...View more
Chapter 63: Finance and TurbulenceMay 1, 2023 - 55:33As industrialization drove economic growth all over the Western World, financial systems had to keep grow...View more