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July 22, 2026: March of the Penguins
Season 1 Episode 26203
In the summer of 2005, a nature documentary about emperor penguins quietly opened on a handful of art house screens and proceeded to rewrite the busi…
2 months, 1 week ago
July 21, 2026: The First Showdown
Season 1 Episode 26202
Davis Tutt thought he had the leverage.
On July 21, 1865, the former Confederate soldier walked into the town square of Springfield, Missouri, wearing…
2 months, 1 week ago
July 20, 2026: One Small Step
Season 1 Episode 26201
Sometimes the most important business lesson inside a historic moment isn't the achievement itself - it's what happens the morning after.
On July 20, …
2 months, 1 week ago
Business Blooper: The Billion Dollar Bet Nobody Watched
Season 1 Episode 26198
Sometimes the idea is right and everything else is wrong.
On April 6, 2020, Quibi launched as the most well-funded streaming debut in history, backed …
2 months, 1 week ago
July 16, 2026: The Nickel That Changed the City
Season 1 Episode 26197
The parking problem in downtown Oklahoma City in the early 1930s was not what anyone thought it was.
On July 16, 1935, Carl Magee's solution went into…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
July 15, 2026: The Stone That Unlocked a Civilization
Season 1 Episode 26196
Few objects in history have done more business work than a broken slab of rock pulled from a demolition site.
On July 15, 1799, French engineer Pierre…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
July 14, 1798: The First Time the US Government Made Criticism a Crime
Season 1 Episode 26195
The First Amendment was seven years old when Congress contradicted it.
On July 14, 1798, a Federalist-controlled Congress passed the Sedition Act, mak…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
July 13, 1930: From Boat Fare to Billions
Season 1 Episode 26194
Nobody in Montevideo in 1930 was building a $7 billion media property. They were just trying to get thirteen teams to show up.
On July 13, 1930, the f…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Business Blooper: The Man Who Opened the Skies and Lost Them
Season 1 Episode 26191
Not every business failure is the story of a bad idea. Sometimes it's the story of a great idea that got used against its own inventor.
On February 5,…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
July 9, 1962: Thirty-Two Cans on a Shelf
Season 1 Episode 26190
Not every turning point looks like one at the time.
On July 9, 1962, a largely unknown artist named Andy Warhol opened his first solo painting exhibit…
2 months, 3 weeks ago