Jessica Levy and Dylan Gottlieb

Who Makes Cents?: A History of Capitalism Podcast

History EN ↓ 128 episodes

Who Makes Cents?: A History of Capitalism Podcast is a monthly program devoted to bringing you quality, engaging stories that explain how capitalism has changed over time. We interview historians and social and cultural critics about capitalism's past, highlighting the political and economic changes that have created the present. Each episode gives voice to the people who have shaped capitalism – by making the rules or by breaking them, by creating economic structures or by resisting them.

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Jessica Levy and Dylan Gottlieb

Episodes

Sarah Nicolazzo on 18th Century Vagrancy 02.07.2014 54:54

Sarah Nicolazzo discusses how studying literature can shed light on the history of capitalism – and how the 18th century cultural and legal category of vagrancy shaped the development of labor markets. Ever wondered about the longer history of police programs to push certain people out of public space - like L.A.'s Safer Cities Initiative or New York City's stop and frisk policy? Curious how lite...

Julia Ott on the History of Widespread Stock Ownership 02.06.2014 54:18

Julia Ott discusses how the majority of Americans came to be stock owners. Ever wondered how stockowners came to be some of the most important players in American capitalism? Why do so many Americans own stocks and bonds, and how did we all come to be investors? Who benefits and who loses in our system of investment? How does our system of "investor democracy" shape American lives? Listen to f...

Louis Hyman on the History of Consumer Credit 01.05.2014 43:29

Louis Hyman of Cornell University discusses the changing shape of consumer credit since World War II. Ever wondered how the credit card came to be? Who benefits and who loses in our system of consumer credit? Or how debt shapes American lives? Listen to find out.