The Last Billionaires

Nov 17 2024 35 ep. 35 mins
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How we end this Gilded Age. Hosted by earlyworm's Jason Sattler AKA @LOLGOP.

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This podcast has ended for now. But the work continues Next Comes What uses history to tell us about what comes next. And what to do about it. It's hosted by Andrea Pitzer and produced by me. If you want to know how we got into this mess, check out Ball of Thread with Marcy Wheeler. Thanks for listening.

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