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Monopoly: the game that taught you to ruthlessly bankrupt your friends and family, one hotel at a time. With 250 million copies sold worldwide, â  of American homes have a copy. But you probably don't know its shocking origin story: Monopoly rewards runaway greed â but was originally created by a feminist to teach about the evils of economic inequality. It was a financial flopâŠbut an underground hit when a down-on-his-luck salesman claimed it as his own, making more moolah than Rich Uncle Pennybags â and (almost) writing the original creator out of history. Until an anti-establishment professor with an FBI file blew the lid off Monopolyâs scandalous history. Discover how the best products require iteration, why you need to (sometimes) trust your gut over data, and why Monopoly is the best idea yet.
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Monopoly: the game that taught you to ruthlessly bankrupt your friends and family, one hotel at a time. With 250 million copies sold worldwide, â  of American homes have a copy. But you probably don't know its shocking origin story: Monopoly rewards runaway greed â but was originally created by a feminist to teach about the evils of economic inequality. It was a financial flopâŠbut an underground hit when a down-on-his-luck salesman claimed it as his own, making more moolah than Rich Uncle Pennybags â and (almost) writing the original creator out of history. Until an anti-establishment professor with an FBI file blew the lid off Monopolyâs scandalous history. Discover how the best products require iteration, why you need to (sometimes) trust your gut over data, and why Monopoly is the best idea yet.
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Follow The Best Idea Yet on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to new episodes early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting www.wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/ now.
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