This week is more of an examination of history rather than of economics. In the first part, we talk to author Sharon Weinberger about her book “The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World.” We cover ARPA… Read More »The Imagineers of War with Sharon Weinberger
In the second half of this week’s show, we talk to Daniel Kalder, author of “The Infernal Library: On Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy.” This isn’t so much business, or economics, or technology, but it IS relevant. We discuss, among… Read More »The Infernal Library with Daniel Kalder
The history of Silicon Valley is much more diverse than the average person realizes, including orchards and industrial factories. We talk to Leslie Berlin, author of “Troublemakers: How a Generation of Silicon Valley Upstarts Invented the Future” about her new book and the rise of… Read More »The Troublemakers with Leslie Berlin
The rise of innovation is not a new concept (unless you’re specifically talking about the speed in which it happens, now). We talk to the author of “Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism,” Bhu Srinivasan about the book and the comparison between other kinds… Read More »Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism with Bhu Srinivasan Part 1
The rise of innovation is not a new concept (unless you’re specifically talking about the speed in which it happens, now). We talk to the author of “Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism,” Bhu Srinivasan about the book and the comparison between other kinds… Read More »Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism with Bhu Srinivasan Part 2
