http://industrialrevolutionspod.comenHistoryCopyright Dave Brokerhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/a005bf9bd20db7bb35a2db61057cd904.jpghttp://industrialrevolutionspod.comThu, 02 Jan 2025 17:43:05 +0000Dave BrokerDave Brokerdave@davebroker.netThe story of how a primate species created a world full of skyscrapers, airplanes, nuclear weapons, and vaccines. From the mass production of cotton weaving in the first industrial revolution of the 18th Century, to the digital revolution of today,...trueserialhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/introduction--43755583Buzzsprout-912474Mon, 07 Jan 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerWhen the founding fathers wrote the U.S. Constitution in the 1780s, life on planet earth had changed very slowly over the previous 10,000 years. Life in 1780 wasn’t all that different from life in 1500. Life in 1500 wasn’t all that different from life...226falsetrailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-1-genesis--43755590How we evolved into “smart man”
How we stopped foraging and started farming
How we started building cities
How we developed trade and money
How we developed government and religion
How we invented writing
How we developed a system of social inequality
How our ideas spread out across the Eurasian landmass]]>Buzzsprout-940135Thu, 31 Jan 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerIn this episode, we cover the origins of human society, which remained relatively unchanged until the Industrial Revolutions: How we evolved into “smart man” How we stopped foraging and started farming How we started building cities How we developed...How we evolved into “smart man”
How we stopped foraging and started farming
How we started building cities
How we developed trade and money
How we developed government and religion
How we invented writing
How we developed a system of social inequality
How our ideas spread out across the Eurasian landmass]]>2410falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-2-europe-in-the-middle-ages--43755593In this 25-minute episode, I’m going to run through the developments of the Middle Ages and the circumstances of life in Europe that gradually led to a new world order. Topics include:
The impact of Ancient Rome
The Dark Ages
The Crusades
The Black Death
Trade with the Islamic World
The early days of modern finance
The rebirth of learning and practical inventions]]>Buzzsprout-940141Fri, 01 Feb 2019 05:01:00 +0000Dave BrokerEurope was (rightly or wrongly) considered the backwater of the civilized world for most of history. So how is it the Europeans built global empires and changed the world with industrialization? In this 25-minute episode, I’m going to run through the...In this 25-minute episode, I’m going to run through the developments of the Middle Ages and the circumstances of life in Europe that gradually led to a new world order. Topics include:
The impact of Ancient Rome
The Dark Ages
The Crusades
The Black Death
Trade with the Islamic World
The early days of modern finance
The rebirth of learning and practical inventions]]>1736falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-3-the-rise-of-the-global-empires--43755598In this episode, we’ll explore:
The early days of European naval exploration
Portuguese trade in the East
Spanish conquest in the West
The mountain of silver at Potosi
How plantation commodities changed the world economy
The foundations of the transatlantic slave trade
The development of joint stock corporations, modern banking, and insurance]]>Buzzsprout-949319Fri, 08 Feb 2019 06:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerBeginning in the 1300s, a rivalry between two kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula led to a whole lot of exploring, trading, and conquering. Before long, other European powers were getting in on the action. Not only did it transfer the gravity of the...In this episode, we’ll explore:
The early days of European naval exploration
Portuguese trade in the East
Spanish conquest in the West
The mountain of silver at Potosi
How plantation commodities changed the world economy
The foundations of the transatlantic slave trade
The development of joint stock corporations, modern banking, and insurance]]>2520falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-4-creating-utopia--43756030Buzzsprout-956250Fri, 15 Feb 2019 06:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerAre we living in Thomas More’s Utopia? In this chapter, we’ll explore his book and his life to chart the path toward the industrialized world we inhabit today, including: The rise of cottage industry; Mechanical innovations; Increasing specialization;...2162falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-5-the-textile-industry--43755588In this episode, we’ll cover: The growth of the global cotton trade in the 17th and 18th centuries; The flying shuttle; The spinning jenny; The water-frame; The spinning mule; The first cotton mills of northern England; The impact of the first industrial revolution in the new United States.]]>Buzzsprout-964709Fri, 22 Feb 2019 06:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerWe’ll never know the names of the first farmers of the Neolithic Revolution, but we do know the names of the inventors who kick-started the Industrial Revolutions. Their simple innovations gave us a new world of nearly constant, explosive economic...In this episode, we’ll cover: The growth of the global cotton trade in the 17th and 18th centuries; The flying shuttle; The spinning jenny; The water-frame; The spinning mule; The first cotton mills of northern England; The impact of the first industrial revolution in the new United States.]]>2281falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-6-agriculture-metal-and-mining--43756033https://twitter.com/indrevpodhttps://instagram.com/indrevpod]]>Buzzsprout-983314Fri, 08 Mar 2019 06:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerDuring the 18th Century, the British came up with many innovations that allowed them to get more out of the land. Not only did the increased production of food, iron, and coal make the first industrial revolution possible, but many innovations had...https://twitter.com/indrevpodhttps://instagram.com/indrevpod]]>2603falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-7-the-steam-engine--43756028Buzzsprout-993801Fri, 15 Mar 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerThe steam engine was the product of centuries of experimentation, economic necessities, strong business acumen, and colorful personalities. This is how it happened.2600falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-8-mill-towns-become-mill-cities--43756026What’s most amazing about this process is that many new metropolises were seemingly created from thin air. Some old cities did become big cities and some old big cities did become megacities, yes. But more amazingly, some villages that barely existed 500 years ago are now some of the world’s major population centers. 
In this episode, we’ll discuss the impact of the first Industrial Revolution on the British cities of Birmingham, Manchester, and London, and the ways the British government had to adapt.]]>Buzzsprout-1005270Fri, 22 Mar 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerNearly half the world’s population today lives in an urban area. Before the first Industrial Revolution, only about 3% did. Industrialization created urbanization. Not only did it create incentives for people to pack themselves into dense cities, it...What’s most amazing about this process is that many new metropolises were seemingly created from thin air. Some old cities did become big cities and some old big cities did become megacities, yes. But more amazingly, some villages that barely existed 500 years ago are now some of the world’s major population centers. 
In this episode, we’ll discuss the impact of the first Industrial Revolution on the British cities of Birmingham, Manchester, and London, and the ways the British government had to adapt.]]>1546falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-9-economic-ideas-part-1-the-oldies--43755594Buzzsprout-1014473Fri, 29 Mar 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerAt the dawn of the First Industrial Revolution, a new academic field emerged: Economics. (Well, something called “Political Economy” anyway.)  But centuries of economic thought had to be supplanted first.In this Chapter, we review some of the ideas...1724falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-10-economic-ideas-part-2-adam-smith--43755595Buzzsprout-1025813Fri, 05 Apr 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerThis week we discuss the life and times of the Father of Economics, including his native Scotland, his early years and education, his intellectual influences, his career, and his magnum opus: The Wealth of Nations.1965falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-11-canal-mania--43755584Buzzsprout-1035688Fri, 12 Apr 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerFrom the 1760s to the 1830s, Great Britain went crazy for canals. America did too. These waterways helped speed up trade and fuel industrialization in the age before trains and highways. In the process, they created all kinds of new jobs and...1915falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-12-the-steamboat--43756025Buzzsprout-1054292Fri, 26 Apr 2019 08:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerCreating the world’s first vessels of powered transportation was no joke. Several competitive inventors put everything on the line to be the first to build profitable steamboats. For most of them, the pursuit ended in failure. It was the most unlikely...2030falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-13-the-factory-system--43756023http://www.indilabrescue.org -
To get your favorite team’s apparel AND support the podcast, use this link: https://industrialrevolutionspod.com/fanatics - The principles of mass production at large worksites – through a combination of technological innovations and improved methods of organizing labor – was applied to a variety of industries in the late 18th and early 19th Centuries.In this episode, we’ll cover: Matthew Boulton and the Soho Manufactory; Arthur Guinness and the St. James’s Gate Brewery; Josiah Wedgwood and the Etruria Works; and the Portsmouth Block Mills – built by Marc Isambard Brunel, Henry Maudslay, and Samuel Bentham.]]>Buzzsprout-1080116Fri, 03 May 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerTo support the Independent Labrador Retriever Rescue of Southern California (or to adopt a dog if you live there): http://www.indilabrescue.org - To get your favorite team’s apparel AND support the podcast, use this link:...http://www.indilabrescue.org -
To get your favorite team’s apparel AND support the podcast, use this link: https://industrialrevolutionspod.com/fanatics - The principles of mass production at large worksites – through a combination of technological innovations and improved methods of organizing labor – was applied to a variety of industries in the late 18th and early 19th Centuries.In this episode, we’ll cover: Matthew Boulton and the Soho Manufactory; Arthur Guinness and the St. James’s Gate Brewery; Josiah Wedgwood and the Etruria Works; and the Portsmouth Block Mills – built by Marc Isambard Brunel, Henry Maudslay, and Samuel Bentham.]]>2639falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-14-the-machine-makers--43755600Buzzsprout-1112108Fri, 10 May 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerTo support the National Alliance on Mental Illness: NAMI.orgWhen Joseph Bramah hired Henry Maudslay to help him make locks, little did he know his assistant would go on to change the world. Maudslay hired and trained a new generation of engineers who...1652falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-15-we-got-chemistry--43756022Buzzsprout-1151375Fri, 17 May 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerThe Industrial Revolutions were made possible thanks to the Scientific Revolution, which began centuries earlier as militaries needed to invest in new ways to gain an edge in battle. With it came the Scientific Method and advancements in chemistry....1890falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-16-men-of-science--43756019Buzzsprout-1201133Tue, 28 May 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerAs the first Industrial Revolution was beginning to turn the world upside down, the Age of Enlightenment produced scientists whose breakthroughs helped shape that upside-down world. Today we discuss three of them: Antoine Lavoisier; Dr. Edward Jenner;...2632falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-17-men-of-faith-part-1-the-great-awakening--43756020In this week’s episode, we’ll talk about the two main Protestant forces behind this first Great Awakening – the Baptists and the Methodists – and how they shaped the new, industrial working class.]]>Buzzsprout-1233074Tue, 04 Jun 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerAfter the suppression of the Puritans, religiosity died down in Great Britain and British America. Then, in the mid-18th Century, a revival of nonconformist churches swept over the English world. And it had a profound impact on the coming Industrial...In this week’s episode, we’ll talk about the two main Protestant forces behind this first Great Awakening – the Baptists and the Methodists – and how they shaped the new, industrial working class.]]>1837falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-18-men-of-faith-part-2-religious-upheaval--43841938Buzzsprout-1262414Tue, 11 Jun 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerIn the late 18th Century, increasing religious freedom led to violent rioting in London and Birmingham. The Quakers, meanwhile, kicked a gun manufacturer out of their denomination. And without knowing it, Enlightenment thinkers started to develop a...2173falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-19-the-american-revolution--43755599Buzzsprout-1326376Tue, 25 Jun 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerIn this episode, we explore the underlying intellectual reasons for the American Revolution, and how that Revolution reshaped those ideas into a philosophy that would take over the world as industrialization spread.2273falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-20-america-s-first-great-debate--43756018Looking to the recent success of Great Britain, Hamilton tried to bring the Industrial Revolution to America – and Jefferson tried to stop him. In this episode, we’ll discuss the intricacies of Hamilton’s plan, why he fought for it, and why Jefferson fought against it.]]>Buzzsprout-1340026Tue, 02 Jul 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerAs the first President of the United States, George Washington appointed two cabinet secretaries who went to war with each other. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson fought on many fronts, but perhaps the most significant front was Hamilton’s...Looking to the recent success of Great Britain, Hamilton tried to bring the Industrial Revolution to America – and Jefferson tried to stop him. In this episode, we’ll discuss the intricacies of Hamilton’s plan, why he fought for it, and why Jefferson fought against it.]]>1982falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-21-the-french-revolution-and-empire--43756017Today, we explore Hobsbawm further as we step over to France and see how the chaos of these years transformed the political, religious, and economic orders of Continental Europe.]]>Buzzsprout-1416097Tue, 16 Jul 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerIf you compare the histories of Great Britain and France in the 16th through 18th Centuries, you see how they led to very different transitions into modernity. For Britain it was the Industrial Revolution. For France it was the French Revolution and...Today, we explore Hobsbawm further as we step over to France and see how the chaos of these years transformed the political, religious, and economic orders of Continental Europe.]]>2519falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-22-industry-on-the-post-napoleonic-continent--43756014Characters in this episode include:
John Holker, a former Jacobite who spied on the British for French industry
Jacques-Constantin and Auguste Charles Perier, who built steam engines and water pumps
Claude Perier, who built a textile-printing empire and became an investment banker
Adolphe and Eugene Schneider, who built a metallurgical empire in Le Creusot
Louis Motte-Bossut, who built massive textile factories but couldn’t get his parents’ approval
Lieven Bauwens, who built Belgium’s first mechanized spinning mill
William and John Cockerill, Anglo-Belgians who made industrialization happen across Europe
Alfred Krupp, who created a steel empire in Germany and provided generous benefits for his workers
Ernest Knoop, who spread industrialization to Russia
The Silesian weavers, who rose up against the local capitalists and the Prussian authorities 
 ]]>Buzzsprout-1445839Tue, 23 Jul 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerFirst came the French, led by Napoleon, ending feudal economic traditions across Europe. Then came the British, bringing their knowledge of new, industrial production methods and business practices. And as a result, the first Industrial Revolution...Characters in this episode include:
John Holker, a former Jacobite who spied on the British for French industry
Jacques-Constantin and Auguste Charles Perier, who built steam engines and water pumps
Claude Perier, who built a textile-printing empire and became an investment banker
Adolphe and Eugene Schneider, who built a metallurgical empire in Le Creusot
Louis Motte-Bossut, who built massive textile factories but couldn’t get his parents’ approval
Lieven Bauwens, who built Belgium’s first mechanized spinning mill
William and John Cockerill, Anglo-Belgians who made industrialization happen across Europe
Alfred Krupp, who created a steel empire in Germany and provided generous benefits for his workers
Ernest Knoop, who spread industrialization to Russia
The Silesian weavers, who rose up against the local capitalists and the Prussian authorities 
 ]]>2278falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-23-the-albion-mills--43756012Buzzsprout-1477642Tue, 30 Jul 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerOne of the world’s first coal-powered factories was the Albion Mills, smack-dab in the heart of London. Built by Boulton & Watt, it put the competition out of business. Its eventual destruction was a source of inspiration, not only for a burgeoning...1318falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-24-the-luddites--43756009https://patreon.com/indrevpodThe Industrial Revolutions store is live! Get your t-shirts or sticker here: https://industrialrevolutionspod.com/storeAs capitalists invested in machine technology, they put many of their traditional competitors out of business, forcing them into the factories as deskilled workers. Then, between falling incomes and rising prices, those began to strike back. And the Luddites – a shadowy network of militant 20-somethings, led by a man who probably never existed – went to war with the machines and their owners. This is their story.]]>Buzzsprout-1509901Tue, 06 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerThe Industrial Revolutions is on Patreon! Become a sustaining supporter today: https://patreon.com/indrevpodThe Industrial Revolutions store is live! Get your t-shirts or sticker here: https://industrialrevolutionspod.com/storeAs capitalists invested...https://patreon.com/indrevpodThe Industrial Revolutions store is live! Get your t-shirts or sticker here: https://industrialrevolutionspod.com/storeAs capitalists invested in machine technology, they put many of their traditional competitors out of business, forcing them into the factories as deskilled workers. Then, between falling incomes and rising prices, those began to strike back. And the Luddites – a shadowy network of militant 20-somethings, led by a man who probably never existed – went to war with the machines and their owners. This is their story.]]>1966falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-25-man-takes-flight--43756013https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod]]>Buzzsprout-1540537Tue, 13 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerAs chemistry advanced in the 18th Century, it was applied to perhaps the all-time greatest dream of humankind: Learning how to fly. In this episode, we meet the men who made it possible as “Balloonmania” took off in France, and then across the...https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod]]>1943falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-26-ending-the-slave-trade--43756010https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod]]>Buzzsprout-1573510Tue, 20 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerThe practice of slavery was as old as the written word. But in the age of Europe’s global empires, it took a racist and even more sinister turn. Then, in the years between 1807 and 1819, with the rise of liberalism and industrialization, western...https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod]]>2409falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-27-finance-and-industrialization--43756056https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod]]>Buzzsprout-1607842Tue, 27 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerGoing back to the 1600s, the development of modern financial systems transformed life on planet earth. Debt markets and stock markets helped industrialization spread and remain ever-growing. They’ve also created a new phenomenon: The boom-and-bust...https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod]]>1937falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-28-economic-ideas-part-3-the-classics--43756006https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod today. Thank you!This week we discuss the so-called “Classical” school of economics, and the various ideas about capitalism, free trade, and labor during that period. In particular, we’ll be discussing the lives and works of Jean-Baptiste Say, David Ricardo, John Stuart Mill, the guys who influenced them, and the guys they influenced in turn.]]>Buzzsprout-1641010Tue, 03 Sep 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerPlease consider becoming a supporter on Patreon. Your support helps pay for the audio hosting service, the website, research materials, and other costs of delivering the podcast. Plus there are special perks available only to Patreon supporters,...https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod today. Thank you!This week we discuss the so-called “Classical” school of economics, and the various ideas about capitalism, free trade, and labor during that period. In particular, we’ll be discussing the lives and works of Jean-Baptiste Say, David Ricardo, John Stuart Mill, the guys who influenced them, and the guys they influenced in turn.]]>2179falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-29-the-rothschilds--43756040Mayer Amschel Rothschild’s business in the Frankfurt ghetto
Nathan Rothschild’s activities in industrial Manchester
The big gamble the Rothschilds made against Napoleon
How Salomon and James Rothschild brought the railroads and other industry to the Continent
And more
Check out “Pessimists Archive” Podcast: https://pessimists.co/
Support the Industrial Revolutions on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod]]>Buzzsprout-1718995Tue, 17 Sep 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerThe Industrial Revolution in Great Britain made the surprising success story of the Rothchilds possible. And the Rothschilds, in turn, made the Industrial Revolution possible across the rest of Europe. In this episode, we’ll cover: Mayer Amschel...Mayer Amschel Rothschild’s business in the Frankfurt ghetto
Nathan Rothschild’s activities in industrial Manchester
The big gamble the Rothschilds made against Napoleon
How Salomon and James Rothschild brought the railroads and other industry to the Continent
And more
Check out “Pessimists Archive” Podcast: https://pessimists.co/
Support the Industrial Revolutions on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod]]>2357falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-30-the-locomotive--43756008https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod]]>Buzzsprout-1758049Tue, 24 Sep 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerBy the 1820s, canal transport could no longer keep pace with the efficiencies of mass production in British factories. It would take a new machine – built by impressive (and often colorful) characters – to move freight and passengers on railways at...https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod]]>2007falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-31-railway-fever-spreads--43756035https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod]]>Buzzsprout-1795186Tue, 01 Oct 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerThis week we discuss how railroads rapidly spread across Great Britain, the United States, and Continental Europe between 1830 and 1848. In particular, we’ll focus on the unique ways railroads developed in each country, the civil engineers who built...https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod]]>2321falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-32-industrialization-and-the-wider-world--43756054https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod]]>Buzzsprout-1831477Tue, 08 Oct 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerThis week, we’re stepping away from Europe and the United States to look at the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the rest of the world. Among other places, we’ll be visiting Mexico, Brazil, Egypt, India, China, and Australia.Support the podcast...https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod]]>1961falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-33-industry-in-the-usa--43756003This week, we discuss the causes and results of American industrialization, including:
The Erie Canal and other transport infrastructure
Industry in Cincinnati
Samuel Slater’s and Francis Cabot Lowell’s textile mills
Eli Terry’s clockmaking innovations
Richard March Hoe’s printing presses
The American firearms industry
Become a Patreon supporter today: https://patreon.com/indrevpod]]>Buzzsprout-1890239Tue, 22 Oct 2019 05:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerAt the start of the 19th Century, the U.S. economy was very similar to the cash-crop export economies of the soon-to-be-independent countries of Latin America. But a half century later, the U.S. was the second largest economy in the world, with...This week, we discuss the causes and results of American industrialization, including:
The Erie Canal and other transport infrastructure
Industry in Cincinnati
Samuel Slater’s and Francis Cabot Lowell’s textile mills
Eli Terry’s clockmaking innovations
Richard March Hoe’s printing presses
The American firearms industry
Become a Patreon supporter today: https://patreon.com/indrevpod]]>3245falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-34-brunel-and-vanderbilt--43755998https://patreon.com/indrevpod]]>Buzzsprout-1996381Tue, 05 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerThis week we explore the lives and careers Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Cornelius Vanderbilt – two of industrial history’s most prolific individuals. One was from the UK, one was from the US. One cared little about profits, the other cared for nothing...https://patreon.com/indrevpod]]>2145falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-35-the-telegraph--43755996The possibilities made by Alessandro Volta’s battery
The early telegraph systems made by von Sömmerring, Ronalds, and Schilling
The first functional telegraph made by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone
The life of Samuel Morse and his more successful telegraph
The economic and political impacts of the telegraph in the 19th Century
Support the Industrial Revolutions on Patreon: https://patreon.com/indrevpod]]>Buzzsprout-2045868Tue, 12 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerThis week, we discuss the development and impact of the electric telegraph – a new means of communicating through metal wires at the end of the First Industrial Revolution. This episode covers: The possibilities made by Alessandro Volta’s battery The...The possibilities made by Alessandro Volta’s battery
The early telegraph systems made by von Sömmerring, Ronalds, and Schilling
The first functional telegraph made by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone
The life of Samuel Morse and his more successful telegraph
The economic and political impacts of the telegraph in the 19th Century
Support the Industrial Revolutions on Patreon: https://patreon.com/indrevpod]]>2072falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-36-let-there-be-light--43756029https://patreon.com/indrevpod.]]>Buzzsprout-2113446Tue, 19 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerWithout advancements in artificial light, much of the economic development and material improvement of the Industrial Revolution wouldn’t have been possible. So, in the days before electric lighting was possible, the people of the time needed to come...https://patreon.com/indrevpod.]]>2203falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-37-photography--43756043https://patreon.com/indrevpod]]>Buzzsprout-2253620Tue, 10 Dec 2019 06:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerIn 1839, inventors in England and France simultaneously introduced the world to photography, putting “a new force in the hands of man.” We’ll learn about the scientists who made it possible, the initial experiments, and the impact it has had from the...https://patreon.com/indrevpod]]>1682falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-38-the-advent-of-modern-advertising--43755997https://amzn.to/2Eqvp9y HARDCOVER VERSION: https://amzn.to/2YWoQoM KINDLE VERSION: https://amzn.to/35usOaz ]]>Buzzsprout-2298470Tue, 17 Dec 2019 06:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerAdvancements made in paper-making, printing, and lithography during the First Industrial Revolution led to many other developments. Among them: They set the foundation for modern advertising. This week we discuss some of the many characters from...https://amzn.to/2Eqvp9y HARDCOVER VERSION: https://amzn.to/2YWoQoM KINDLE VERSION: https://amzn.to/35usOaz ]]>1812falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-39-the-age-of-invention--43756000indrevpod.podbean.com/93f52ff1-c31b-54f2-8e4a-1197f2ffa4a3Fri, 07 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerAt the tail-end of the First Industrial Revolution, a flurry of new goods and tools were invented by professional and hobbyist inventors alike, hoping to get rich in this new era of opportunity. Among the most significant of these breakthroughs were...3442falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-40-the-rise-of-the-liberals--43756002indrevpod.podbean.com/e43d93d6-26c1-52c8-8562-4a9ac4c7cb0bSat, 29 Feb 2020 23:15:00 +0000Dave BrokerFrom 1830 to 1848, a surge of liberalism swept through the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. It not only brought new political and economic reforms, it established the norms that still influence our politics and economic systems today.4222falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-41-the-lives-of-workers--43756001Today we dig deeper into the lives of workers in the First Industrial Revolution – to tell the whole story. We’ll discuss pay and working conditions, the state of the social safety net, the roles of women and children in the mills and mines, the leisure opportunities available to workers, and the conditions of their homes and neighborhoods in the growing industrial cities.
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The first of two episodes devoted to the cultural changes underway in the 18th and 19th Centuries, thanks (at least in part) to the Industrial Revolution. In Part 1, we’ll be talking about how romance became a more important part of marriage and how sexual mores changed with economic growth, urbanization, and labor reform. In Part 2, we shift our focus to the art and literature of the time and how the movement known as “Romanticism” sought to fill the spiritual and emotional voids that increasing material well-being could not.]]>indrevpod.podbean.com/dc508b6b-02ab-5374-a4ee-690ccf74e1d9Tue, 07 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0000Dave BrokerSupport the Industrial Revolutions on Patreon: www.Patreon.com/indrevpod The first of two episodes devoted to the cultural changes underway in the 18th and 19th Centuries, thanks (at least in part) to the Industrial Revolution. In Part 1, we’ll be...www.Patreon.com/indrevpod
The first of two episodes devoted to the cultural changes underway in the 18th and 19th Centuries, thanks (at least in part) to the Industrial Revolution. In Part 1, we’ll be talking about how romance became a more important part of marriage and how sexual mores changed with economic growth, urbanization, and labor reform. In Part 2, we shift our focus to the art and literature of the time and how the movement known as “Romanticism” sought to fill the spiritual and emotional voids that increasing material well-being could not.]]>4016falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-45-faith-fashion-food-and-football--43755988 
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This episode is sponsored by the Techmeme Ride Home Podcast: https://www.ridehome.info/podcast/techmeme-ride-home/]]>4662falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-46-victoria-and-albert--43756046 
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Topics covered in this episode include: Edwin Chadwick’s efforts to modernize Britain’s sewers; Ellis Chesbrough and the construction of Chicago’s sewer system; the underground London Metropolitan Railway; new street layouts in the Age of Enlightenment; Georges-Eugène Haussmann and the renovations of Paris; Ildefons Cerdà and the expansion of Barcelona; model villages like Saltaire; and the life and works of Frederick Law Olmsted.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44198525Mon, 05 Apr 2021 08:00:18 +0000Dave BrokerIn the mid-19th Century, cities across the industrializing world began to modernize. New infrastructure was added, new layouts of streets and city resources were devised, and greater emphasis was placed on improving the quality of life for all people....
Topics covered in this episode include: Edwin Chadwick’s efforts to modernize Britain’s sewers; Ellis Chesbrough and the construction of Chicago’s sewer system; the underground London Metropolitan Railway; new street layouts in the Age of Enlightenment; Georges-Eugène Haussmann and the renovations of Paris; Ildefons Cerdà and the expansion of Barcelona; model villages like Saltaire; and the life and works of Frederick Law Olmsted.]]>4357cities,urbanismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-52-making-modern-war--45195229
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In this chapter we discuss the new fields of genetics and evolutionary biology, the philosophy of Positivism, the development of thermodynamics, the discovery of the electromagnetic field, and the births of new technologies for electrical engineering.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46583212Mon, 20 Sep 2021 08:00:06 +0000Dave BrokerIn the mid-19th Century, scientists would upend everything human beings understood about themselves and the world around them, and they would drive that world forward into a second industrial revolution. In this chapter we discuss the new fields of...
In this chapter we discuss the new fields of genetics and evolutionary biology, the philosophy of Positivism, the development of thermodynamics, the discovery of the electromagnetic field, and the births of new technologies for electrical engineering.]]>4247carnot,comte,darwin,electromagnetism,evolution,faraday,genetics,kelvin,maxwell,mendel,positivism,science,scientists,thermodynamicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-56-the-technological-revolution--47468945
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If you’re in the Boston area, be sure to catch Dave’s upcoming Mill Talk at the Chares River Museum of Industry and Innovation on Tuesday, November 15th! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mill-talk-from-textile-workers-to-rideshare-drivers-tickets-425845614697]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51386361Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:00:07 +0000Dave BrokerIn the mid-19th Century, two new industrial developments were underway. In the UK and US, new discoveries were made for the refining of crude petroleum into numerous useful oils. Meanwhile, in France and Germany, engineers were starting to produce the...
If you’re in the Boston area, be sure to catch Dave’s upcoming Mill Talk at the Chares River Museum of Industry and Innovation on Tuesday, November 15th! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mill-talk-from-textile-workers-to-rideshare-drivers-tickets-425845614697]]>3059engineering,germany,motors,oil,petroleumfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/podcast-special-from-textile-workers-to-rideshare-drivers-the-never-ending-history-of-creative-destruction--52094478https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52094478Mon, 05 Dec 2022 09:00:02 +0000Dave BrokerThe live recording of my recent Mill Talk at the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation.6051ai,automation,automobiles,economics,lowell,luddites,textilesfalsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-62-an-american-aristocracy--52645674https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52645674Mon, 06 Feb 2023 09:00:02 +0000Dave BrokerAmericans had long believed their country was a classless society. But by the end of the 19th Century, that myth had been shattered. In the Gilded Age, a super-rich elite emerged. They spent lavishly on houses, parties, and luxuries, while also...5024capitalism,carnegie,class,constitutionalism,mansions,philanthropy,politics,usa,vanderbiltfalse62fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-63-finance-and-turbulence--53552938https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53552938Mon, 01 May 2023 08:00:02 +0000Dave BrokerAs industrialization drove economic growth all over the Western World, financial systems had to keep growing in complexity and value. And as they did, they continued to drive industrialization further in turn. And, then as now, they were susceptible...3333agriculture,banking,banks,capitalism,capitalists,chicago,economics,finance,morgan,panics,recessionsfalse63fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-64-economic-ideas-the-neoclassics--55011208https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55011208Mon, 03 Jul 2023 08:00:02 +0000Dave BrokerBeginning in the 1870s, the Neoclassical School of Economics emerged. Borrowing the idea of marginal analysis from calculus, and applying it to the ethical theory of Utilitarianism, they revolutionized the way economics was discussed. Today, we...3502bohm-bawerk,clark,economics,economists,history,jevons,marshall,menger,pareto,walrasfalse64fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-65-economic-ideas-the-many-schools-of-socialism--56609211
Topics in this episode include:

• Edward Bellamy and his novel, Looking Backward
• French Solidarism
• Ferdinand Lassalle, Eduard Bernstein, and the German Social Democrats
• The Fabian Society
• Henry George and his treatise, Poverty and Progress
• Mikhail Bakunin and anarcho-collectivism
• Pyotr Kropotkin and anarcho-communism
• The Pittsburg Proclamation and anarcho-syndicalism

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Topics in this episode include:

• Edward Bellamy and his novel, Looking Backward
• French Solidarism
• Ferdinand Lassalle, Eduard Bernstein, and the German Social Democrats
• The Fabian Society
• Henry George and his treatise, Poverty and Progress
• Mikhail Bakunin and anarcho-collectivism
• Pyotr Kropotkin and anarcho-communism
• The Pittsburg Proclamation and anarcho-syndicalism

Watch my 2022 Mill Talk here!
https://industrialrevolutionspod.com/episodes/2022/12/4/podcast-special-from-textile-workers-to-rideshare-drivers-the-never-ending-history-of-creative-destruction

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• Worker internationalism
• Paris Commune
• The Great Upheaval of 1877
• The Haymarket Massacre
• The Homestead and Pullman strikes
• The Belgian General Strike of 1893
• And more!

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57753332Mon, 04 Dec 2023 09:00:02 +0000Dave BrokerAt the end of the 19th Century, workers throughout the world were fighting increasingly bitter, bloody battles against their capitalist bosses and the governments protecting them. In this episode, we will cover such topics as: - Worker...

• Worker internationalism
• Paris Commune
• The Great Upheaval of 1877
• The Haymarket Massacre
• The Homestead and Pullman strikes
• The Belgian General Strike of 1893
• And more!

]]>5292anarchists,communards,internationalism,labor,socialism,strikes,unionsfalse66fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-67-the-iron-chancellor-rise-of-germany--58910652
It was largely thanks to the leadership of the Iron Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck. But after his fall from high politics, the empire redirected its gains toward militarization. And by 1918, that program would prove to be the empire’s doom.

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It was largely thanks to the leadership of the Iron Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck. But after his fall from high politics, the empire redirected its gains toward militarization. And by 1918, that program would prove to be the empire’s doom.

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In this episode, we will cover:

• The emancipation of the serfs in Russia
• The Witte System
• Japanese proto-industrialization
• The Meiji Restoration
• And the Russo-Japanese War

Be sure to check out the Warlords of History Podcast as well!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60258181Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:00:04 +0000Dave BrokerIn the mid-19th Century, two eastern empires were humiliated by industrialized powers. To avoid further humiliation, they both decided to industrialize themselves. In the late 19th Century, Russia and Japan went through rapid modernization. But which...
In this episode, we will cover:

• The emancipation of the serfs in Russia
• The Witte System
• Japanese proto-industrialization
• The Meiji Restoration
• And the Russo-Japanese War

Be sure to check out the Warlords of History Podcast as well!]]>5014imperialism,industrialization,japan,meiji,russia,wittefalse68fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/history-daily-the-great-civil-war-locomotive-chase--62027817History Daily! As we discussed back in Chapter 52, the new railroads played a major role during the U.S. Civil War. About a year into that war, a band of Union spies stole a train to sabotage the Western & Atlantic Railroad, a vital supply line at the heart of the Confederacy.
 
Please be sure to check out History Daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. It covers a broad mix of history, including medicine, science, technology, religion, politics, sports, and more. And it’s a more bite-size podcast than the Industrial Revolutions – each episode is about 20 minutes – making it suitable for your daily commute.
 
https://www.historydaily.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62027817Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:00:02 +0000Dave BrokerA guest episode from the podcast History Daily! As we discussed back in Chapter 52, the new railroads played a major role during the U.S. Civil War. About a year into that war, a band of Union spies stole a train to sabotage the Western & Atlantic...History Daily! As we discussed back in Chapter 52, the new railroads played a major role during the U.S. Civil War. About a year into that war, a band of Union spies stole a train to sabotage the Western & Atlantic Railroad, a vital supply line at the heart of the Confederacy.
 
Please be sure to check out History Daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. It covers a broad mix of history, including medicine, science, technology, religion, politics, sports, and more. And it’s a more bite-size podcast than the Industrial Revolutions – each episode is about 20 minutes – making it suitable for your daily commute.
 
https://www.historydaily.com/]]>1124locomotive,railroads,u.s.,warfalsebonushttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chapter-69-the-new-imperialism--63102229https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63102229Mon, 02 Dec 2024 09:00:08 +0000Dave BrokerIn the late 19th Century, the nature of imperialism was evolving. Driven by Realist geopolitics, capitalist forces, and racist assumptions, Westerners scrambled for power over the rest of the world. In this chapter, we will explore the impact of this...6176africa,america,china,cuba,empire,empires,europe,hawaii,history,imperialism,philippines,spain,usa,war,warfarefalse69full