Dec 9, 202552 min
Imagine living through the Great Depression. It was a bleak time in American history with unemployment as high as 25% and despair all around. Looking back, it looks like a bleak time… but that may not be entirely true...
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Riches and Power
Hosted by Alex Doubet · history · EN
About this Podcast:
Listen in on interviews with world-renowned experts exploring the forces in history that shaped the world both then, and now. The topics we explore vary from whaling, to the Roman games, but they always touch on the intersection between riches and power, particularly in business and economic history.
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What is Riches and Power about?
Listen in on interviews with world-renowned experts exploring the forces in history that shaped the world both then, and now. The topics we explore vary from whaling, to the Roman games, but they always touch on the intersection between riches and power, particularly in business and economic history.
Who hosts Riches and Power?
Riches and Power is hosted by Alex Doubet. The show has published 39 episodes to date.
What has Riches and Power covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Innovation in the Great Depression w. Jason Voiovich" (9 December 2025, 52 minutes), "Constitutional Powers w. Richard Primus of U Mich" (25 June 2025, 61 minutes), and "Economic Crashes w. Harold James of Princeton" (13 May 2025, 49 minutes).
How often does Riches and Power publish?
Riches and Power publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 39 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Riches and Power?
Booking probability for Riches and Power is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Riches and Power requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Riches and Power's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch Riches and Power?
The strongest fits for Riches and Power are Investing & Wealth Management. Riches and Power has a history audience.
About the host
Alex Doubet hosts Riches and Power, a history podcast with 39 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #30
Housing Policy & HUD w. Jack Ryan
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Episode #29
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Why is America so odd in that its citizens drink huge quantities of refrigerated milk? Other Western countries primarily drink shelf-stable milk that does not need to be refrigerated until opened. How did this happen...
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Episode #21
The Cold War w. Fritz Bartel of Texas A&M
Apr 23, 20241h 1mWhy did the Cold War end? Every high schooler in the country would likely answer that with some reference to the steely-eyed resolve of John F. Kennedy, or America's overwhelming economic power. But Professor Fritz...
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Apr 8, 202422 minThe two largest ride share providers in the United States, Uber and Lyft, have recently said that they will be exiting Minneapolis in May. Minneapolis' city council has passed into law a requirement that the ride share...
Recent guests
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Richard Primus
Theodore J. St. Antoine Collegiate Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
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Gary Arndt
Traveling Polymath, Everything Everywhere Daily
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Jack Ryan
Attorney & Co-Director at the Legal and Liability Risk Management Institute, Legal and Liability Risk Management Institute
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Scott Nover
Washington Post
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