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Welcome to Strange Business History — the podcast that explores the dramatic rise and fall of iconic businesses, beloved brands, and once-ubiquitous products that shaped our culture… and then disappeared.From legendary empires that defined entire eras to everyday favorites we all grew up with, each episode uncovers the fascinating, often strange stories behind their spectacular success, unexpected decline, and ultimate fate. Some vanished completely. Others still linger in our memories — or even make surprising comebacks.If you love tales of ambition, innovation, hubris, cultural shifts, and the strange twists of capitalism, you’re in the right place.Strange Business History — where yesterday’s icons tell today’s most surprising stories.
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Step back in time to the golden age of American dining with the fascinating story of the Automat. Long before fast-food chains and vending machines dominated our lives, Horn & Hardart revolutionized eating out by opening
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Join us at the Strange Business History Cafe for a whimsical dive into the magical world of FAO Schwarz — America's oldest toy retailer and a true icon of retail wonder. Founded in 1862 by German immigrant Frederick Augu
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From the swinging '60s to the excesses of the '70s, the Playboy Clubs were the ultimate symbol of sophisticated hedonism. Hugh Hefner opened the first club in Chicago on Leap Day 1960, where stylish keyholders sipped coc
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