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.
Extra: What Is Sportswashing — and Does It Work? (Update)
578. Water, Water Everywhere — But You Have to Stop and Think
Is Google Getting Worse? (Update)
Extra: Mr. Feynman Takes a Trip — But Doesn’t Fall
The Vanishing Mr. Feynman
The Brilliant Mr. Feynman
How the San Francisco 49ers Stopped Being Losers (Update)
The Curious Mr. Feynman
574. “A Low Moment in Higher Education”
5 Psychology Terms You’re Probably Misusing (Replay)
573. Can Academic Fraud Be Stopped?
572. Why Is There So Much Fraud in Academia?
571. Greeting Cards, Pizza Boxes, and Personal Injury Lawyers
570. Is Gynecology the Best Innovation Ever?
569. Do You Need Closure?
568. Why Are People So Mad at Michael Lewis?
567. Do the Police Have a Management Problem?
513. Should Public Transit Be Free? (Update)
566. Why Is It So Hard (and Expensive) to Build Anything in America?
Extra: Jason Kelce Hates to Lose
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