Oct 24 2020 37 mins 24
For the latest LGM podcast, I talked to Michael Hiltzik, the Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the Los Angeles Times, about his latest book Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America. In this conversation, we talk about the craziness of this railroad building mania, the personalities of these capitalists, the comparisons between the first and second Gilded Ages, and other fun topics. Check it out!
