BackStory

249: Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The History of America’s Wealthy Elite


Listen Later

It’s been ten years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers shook the world’s economy. Today Ed, Nathan and Brian explore the iconic figure of the American Millionaire, telling the story of one of the first African American Millionaires, delving into the ambiguities around Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropy, and finding out that there is more to the board game Monopoly than just rolling the dice and passing “Go.”

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

BackStoryBy BackStory

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

2,892 ratings


More shows like BackStory

View all
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

38,513 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,817 Listeners

This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

90,727 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

37,881 Listeners

Selected Shorts by Symphony Space

Selected Shorts

2,820 Listeners

The Moth by The Moth

The Moth

27,074 Listeners

Stuff You Missed in History Class by iHeartPodcasts

Stuff You Missed in History Class

23,705 Listeners

Snap Judgment by Snap Judgment and PRX

Snap Judgment

11,511 Listeners

the memory palace by Nate DiMeo

the memory palace

6,866 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,337 Listeners

More Perfect by WNYC Studios

More Perfect

14,445 Listeners

East Bay Yesterday by East Bay Yesterday

East Bay Yesterday

423 Listeners

Sidedoor by Smithsonian Institution

Sidedoor

2,194 Listeners

Throughline by NPR

Throughline

16,077 Listeners

Antiques Roadshow Detours by GBH

Antiques Roadshow Detours

678 Listeners