Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLadder or Lottery? Gary Hoover on the Consequences of Broken Economic Promises
Episode 1524
Today I have the pleasure of speaking with Gary Hoover about his new book, Ladder or Lottery: Economic Promises and the Reality of Who Gets Ahead (Un…
6 months ago
Security and Risk: Challenges for Economy and Business in the Global 20th Century: A Conversation with Marie Huber, Nina Kleinöder, and Christian Kleinschmidt
Episode 1523
The volume addresses issues of security and risk in economic and business history. A focus lies on the study of security in order to highlight the ce…
6 months, 1 week ago
Devika Dutt et al., "Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction" (Polity Press, 2025)
Episode 1522
Decolonization has long been debated across the social sciences, but the economics discipline has so far avoided such critical engagement. Decolonizi…
6 months, 1 week ago
Money Beyond Borders with Barry Eichengreen
Episode 1521
Doubts about the international dominance of the dollar are only growing amid worries about tariffs, political dysfunction, and fraying international …
6 months, 1 week ago
David Kirsch on the Dot Com Bubble and Bust
Episode 1520
We chat with historian David Kirsch, Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship at University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School, about…
6 months, 1 week ago
Christian Henderson, "Monarchies of Extraction: The Gulf States in the Global Food System" (Cambridge UP, 2026)
Episode 1519
In a region known for its export of oil, Monarchies of Extraction: The Gulf States in the Global Food System (Cambridge UP, 2026) explores how the Gu…
6 months, 1 week ago
What's Global about Sven Beckert's Capitalism (Paul Kramer, JP)
Episode 1517
John is joined by the brilliant and affable Paul Kramer of Vanderbilt (The Blood of Government) to discuss Capitalism: A Global History (Penguin, 202…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Avner Greif et al., "Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Episode 1518
It’s one of the biggest questions in economic history: How did a richer, more advanced China fall behind Europe? Why was Europe the home of the Indus…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Kristin Ciupa, "The Political Economy of Oil in Venezuela: Class Conflict, the State, and the World Market" (Brill, 2026)
Episode 1516
The Political Economy of Oil in Venezuela: Class Conflict, the State, and the World Market (Brill, 2026) is the latest book from Dr. Kristin Ciupa, …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Dovev Lavie, "The Cooperative Economy: A Solution to Societal Grand Challenges" (Routledge, 2023)
Episode 1515
Societal grand challenges have taken a toll on humanity, which finds itself at a crossroads. The concentration of wealth and economic inequality, the…
6 months, 4 weeks ago