Unintended Consequences

Every weekday, one true story of good intentions gone sideways. From cobra bounties in colonial Delhi to recommendation algorithms, each episode follows a single case through the original idea, how it rolled out, the unintended fallout, and the lessons that still apply — told with empathy for the people who tried.AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production.

Unintended Consequences is a education podcast hosted by Patrick, with 95 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Patrick hosts Unintended Consequences, a education show with 95 episodes published.

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  Episode #96

  Ep 96: Deposit insurance stopped the bank run — then paid for a decade of thrift gambling that…

  Aug 21, 202614 minS1

  Deposit insurance stopped the bank run — then paid for a decade of thrift gambling that cost taxpayers $124 billion. Segment 1 — The Cold Open In March 1933, Americans queued around the block to yank their savings out of banks that might not open tomorrow. Half a century later, a money broker in New York could wire millions to a Texas savings-and-loan he had never seen, because the advertised rate was a quarter-point higher and every dollar was guaranteed by the United States. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com .

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  Episode #95

  Ep 95: The 1986 ban was meant to end commercial whaling. Japan’s scientific permits turned spared…

  Aug 20, 202616 minS1

  The 1986 ban was meant to end commercial whaling. Japan’s scientific permits turned spared minke into the catch. Segment 1 — The Cold Open In the 1987–88 austral summer, a Japanese fleet in the Antarctic took 273 minke whales under a new kind of paperwork: special permits for science. The International Whaling Commission’s commercial moratorium had just come into force, written to drive catch limits to zero and give battered stocks room to recover. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com .

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  Episode #94

  Ep 94: California tried to stop couches from burning — and quietly filled a continent's…

  Aug 19, 202616 minS1

  California tried to stop couches from burning — and quietly filled a continent's bloodstreams with flame retardants. Segment 1 — The Cold Open In a Sacramento testing room in the mid-1970s, a technician held a small open flame to a cube of polyurethane foam and watched the clock. Twelve seconds. If the foam did not keep burning, it passed, and a couch built with that foam could be sold in California. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com .

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  Episode #93

  Ep 93: Switzerland voted to phase out nuclear power — then imported German coal to keep the lights…

  Aug 18, 202614 minS1

  Switzerland voted to phase out nuclear power — then imported German coal to keep the lights on. Segment 1 — The Cold Open On the afternoon of December 20, 2019, the Mühleberg nuclear plant on the Aare River west of Bern disconnected from the Swiss grid for the last time. The 373-megawatt reactor had run since 1972; its owner, BKW, shut it on schedule, and Switzerland’s own power stations looked, on paper, a little cleaner by nightfall. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUfNZ4uXpME Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com .

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  Episode #92

  Ep 92: US sugar tariffs designed to shield American farmers instead pushed the entire soft-drink…

  Aug 17, 20267 minS1

  US sugar tariffs designed to shield American farmers instead pushed the entire soft-drink industry onto high-fructose corn syrup and drove candy plants overseas. Segment 1 — The Cold Open In 1984, Coca-Cola and Pepsi both announced they would replace sugar with high-fructose corn syrup in their flagship colas. The decision looked like a simple cost-saving move, yet it followed directly from two federal policies that had been operating for decades in opposite directions. ... AI Disclosure: This podcast is curated by Patrick but uses AI-generated voice synthesis for audio production. Full show notes, transcript & sources: read the episode page Part of the Nerra Network — explore every show at nerranetwork.com .

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