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The Machine That Never Closed
Season 1 Episode 26245
A frustrated executive stood in a slow-moving bank line in Texas and imagined a machine that could do the job instead. It took 26 years to officially…
4 weeks ago
The Plumbing Company That Broke A Bank Monopoly
Season 1 Episode 26244
Alexander Hamilton stood before New York's legislature and passionately defended a plan to save a grieving city. He had no idea what was actually hid…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
August 31, 2026: Inventing The Job As They Went
Season 1 Episode 26243
(Content note: this episode discusses a historical case involving violent murder.)
A ten-year-old detective department, still recovering from its own …
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Business Blooper: The Beer That Made Milwaukee Infamous
Season 1 Episode 26240
Some business mistakes happen fast. This one took about fifty years to finish playing out.
On June 27, 2026, Wisconsin Brewing Company in Verona, Wisc…
1 month ago
August 27, 2026: The Fifth Beatle's Actual Job
Season 1 Episode 26239
He'd never managed a band before. He built the entire commercial machine behind the biggest one in the world anyway.
Brian Epstein discovered the Beat…
1 month ago
August 26, 2026: The Sound Heard Round The World, Literally
Season 1 Episode 26238
(Content note: this episode discusses a historical natural disaster with significant loss of life.)
A volcano in the middle of one of the busiest ship…
1 month ago
August 25, 2026: From Food Lines, to College Dorms, to Gourmet
Season 1 Episode 26237
A man who'd just lost nearly everything spent a year alone in a backyard shed solving a problem nobody else had managed to crack.
On August 25, 1958, …
1 month ago
August 24, 2026: Missing The Start Of Something
Season 1 Episode 26236
Those startup sounds probably still mean something to you. Here's the story of the day they first played for the world.
On August 24, 1995, Microsoft …
1 month ago
Business Blooper: The Future Was Loading
Season 1 Episode 26233
Not every business failure is about a bad idea. Sometimes the idea is exactly right, and everything else is wrong.
On May 18, 2000, boo.com shut down …
1 month, 1 week ago
August 20, 2026: Not Enough Chairs To Grow Into
Season 1 Episode 26232
Four broke football teams met in a car dealership to stop themselves from competing each other into bankruptcy. A month later, the car brand hosting …
1 month, 1 week ago