From politics and economics to psychology and the arts, many of the modern ideas we take for granted emerged a century ago from a single European capital. In this episode of the Freakonomics Radio Book Club, the historian Richard Cockett explores all those ideas — and how the arrival of fascism can ruin in a few years what took generations to build.
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446. “We Get All Our Great Stuff from Europe — Including Witch Hunting.”
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443. A Sneak Peek at Biden’s Top Economist
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441. Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 2: Digital)
440. Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 1: TV)
439. Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears
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437. Many Businesses Thought They Were Insured for a Pandemic. They Weren’t.
436. Forget Everything You Know About Your Dog
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434. Is New York City Over?
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433. How Are Psychedelics and Other Party Drugs Changing Psychiatry?
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