[Unlocked] Feb 17, 2021 – The Natural Ice Trade – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 351
Unlocked Patreon episode: In the early 19th century, the New England region of the United States emerged as the global leader of a lucrative new indus...
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American Money, Part V: Epilogue – Personal Finance – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 399
The 5th part of our miniseries on money itself during the 2nd Industrial Revolution in the US. Bill and Rachel look at the ideology of consumer financ...
American Money, Part IV: The Cross of Gold – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 398
The 4th part of our miniseries on money itself during the 2nd Industrial Revolution in the US. Bill and Rachel look at the political battles over silv...
American Money, Part III: Store Credit, Installments, and Shadow Lending – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 397
The 3rd part of our miniseries on money itself during the 2nd Industrial Revolution in the US. Bill, Rachel, and Kelley look at the initial emergence ...
American Money, Parts I and II: Antebellum Through Reconstruction – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 396
The first episode of our miniseries on money itself during the Second Industrial Revolution in the United States. Bill and Rachel pose philosophical q...
[Unlocked] Feb 23, 2021 – The American Protective League feat. @housetrotter – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 353
[Unlocked] During WWI, a Chicago ad man pitched the Bureau of Investigation on a volunteer secret police, which grew to nearly 300,000 unpaid agents a...
Sept 5, 2021 – Fast Food and Automats – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 395
In September 1921, the first fast food restaurant (White Castle) was launched, taking inspiration from the Hygiene Movement. Guest John Leavitt (@Leav...
August 1921: The Battle of Blair Mountain – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 394
Description: One hundred years ago this week, the Battle of Blair Mountain was in full swing in West Virginia as thousands of heavily armed union mine...
August 1921: FDR Becomes Paralyzed – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 393
Description: Bill, Kelley, and Rachel discuss Franklin D. Roosevelt’s career before his paralysis in August 1921 and how he dealt with his lifelong di...
[Unlocked] The Transatlantic Telegraph Cable – Arsenal For Democracy Ep. 367
Unlocked from our Patreon for a vacation week. Bill and Rachel found the most amazing, still-active web 1.0 history website, and now we can tell you a...