Financial Context

<p>Nate & Dan finish the story of the original Black Friday and how Jay Gould and Jim Fisk were able to arrange the New York legislature to award them instead of their rivals. </p>

<p>In September of 1869 some of the country's wealthiest people fought over gold. The bulls were led by Jay Gould and Jim Fisk while the bears were organized by Jay Cooke and James Brown. The sitting US president...

<p>In 1720 the British public were one of the first peoples to experience mass market manipulation. In this month's episode Nate & Dan discuss the story of the South Sea company which was granted a monopoly to trade in...

<p>In this episode Nate and Dan are joined by Dave Blazejewski to discuss the bankruptcy of Penn Station (the largest ever at the time) and why passenger rail transport all but disappeared from corporate America during...

<p>Nate & Dan continue discuss the history of railroads in America. In the month's episode, they talk about the story of the second transcontinental railroad which essential bankrupted one of the country's richest men...

<p>In this month's episode, Nate and Dan recall one of the most corrupt events in American history. At the time it was started, no one believed that the Transcontinental Railroad would be profitable. The federal...

<p>In 1868 two of the country's most powerful and wealthiest men battled it out for control of the Erie Railway. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Daniel Drew were the epitome of "frenemies". They were also not shy about bribing...

<p>In part two of this conversation Nate and Dan talk about how the gold standard in the US began to wane beginning with Great Depression and ending when President Nixon official cut the link. </p>

<p>Today's monetary systems is nothing like the past. In this month FC podcast, Nate and Dan examine the very long transition from a gold standard to a fiat currency in US. In part one, the guys talk about how the gold...

<p>After the clergy took control of Iran in 1979, chaos ensued throughout global oil markets. In this month's podcast Nate and Dan pick up where they left off and discuss how and why oil prices more than doubled in the...

<p>In this month's podcast Nate and Dan discuss the revolution that had the biggest and fastest impact on the global economy. In 1979 decades of US "grooming" in Iran were undone when the clergy overthrew the Shah and...

<p>Nate and Dan keep the revolution streak going this month by retelling one of the most importnat and impactful stories in modern history. </p>

<p>In this month's episode, Nate & Dan examine one of the most important events of the 20th century through the lense of economics. </p>

<p>He's considered one of the greatest investors of all time. In this month's episode Nate & Dan tell the ironic story of how Warren Buffett came to own Berkshire Hataway.</p>

<p>The Panic of 1907 was a financial crisis in the United States marked by a stock market crash and a run on banks. Triggered by the collapse of a major trust company, it led to widespread panic and financial...