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.
499. Don't Worry, Be Tacky
498. In the 1890s, the Best-Selling Car Was … Electric
497. Can the Big Bad Wolf Save Your Life?
How to Change Your Mind (Ep. 379 Update)
496. Do Unions Still Work?
495. Why Are There So Many Bad Bosses?
494. Why Do Most Ideas Fail to Scale?
Why Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids? (Ep. 475 Update)
493. Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million?
Are You Ready for a Fresh Start? (Ep. 455 Replay)
492. How Did a Hayfield Become One of America’s Hottest Cities?
491. Why Is Everyone Moving to Dallas?
490. What Do Broken-Hearted Knitters, Urinating Goalkeepers, and the C.I.A. Have in Common?
489. Is “Toxic Positivity” a Thing?
488. Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence?
487. Is It Okay to Have a Party Yet?
486. “The Art Market Is in Massive Disruption.”
485. “I’ve Been Working My Ass Off for You to Make that Profit?”
484. “A Fascinating, Sexy, Intellectually Compelling, Unregulated Global Market.”
How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? (Ep. 444 Replay)
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