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  • Trains, Tariffs, and Telegraphs – Trade in the Industrial Age

    Trains, Tariffs, and Telegraphs – Trade in the Industrial Age
    Jun 2 2025
    Penny Powers steams into the Industrial Revolution to reveal how steam power, railroads, and telegraph systems revolutionized global commerce. Explore how mass production transformed international trade, protective tariffs shaped national economies, and new technologies created the first modern supply chains. From British textile factories to American railroads, discover how industrialization created unprecedented wealth while establishing trade patterns and economic inequalities that persist today.

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    34 min
  • Empires and Exploits – Trade in the Age of Exploration

    Empires and Exploits – Trade in the Age of Exploration
    Jun 2 2025
    oin Penny Powers as she explores how the pursuit of profit drove European exploration from the 1400s onward. Discover how the search for spices, silk, and silver created the world's first global economy, established colonial trade networks, and gave birth to multinational corporations. Learn about the Dutch East India Company, Spanish silver mines, Portuguese trading posts, and the economic forces that reshaped entire continents while creating unprecedented wealth and devastating human costs.

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    34 min
  • Origins of Trade and Money

    Origins of Trade and Money
    Jun 1 2025
    Join Penny Powers, your finance guru, on an epic journey through economic history in "Barter to Bills: The Birth of Trade." Discover how ancient civilizations transformed from simple sheep-for-pottery swaps into sophisticated trading empires with the world's first currencies, credit systems, and global commerce networks. From the challenges of bartering (imagine needing three different trades just to get new sandals!) to the revolutionary invention of coins and the legendary Silk Road trading routes, Penny breaks down thousands of years of economic evolution with her signature blend of wit, wisdom, and accessibility. Learn how ancient merchants essentially created the world's first multinational corporations, developed early banking systems in Mesopotamian temples, and established the financial foundations we still use today. This fascinating exploration reveals how the fundamental human drive to trade and exchange goods became one of the most powerful forces shaping civilization itself. Ready for more mind-blowing insights into the world of finance, business, and economics? Head over to https://www.quietperiodplease.com/ where you'll find an incredible collection of engaging podcasts that make learning about money, markets, and economic history as entertaining as it is enlightening!

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    18 min