S7 E6: Thirty Glorious Years

July 24, 2024

How the balance of power shifted, for a time, in the decades after World War II, and led to a better kind of capitalism – if you think prosperity being broadly shared is a good thing. 

By John Biewen, with co-host Ellen McGirt. Interviews with Eric Rauchway and Brad DeLong. Thanks to the Studs Terkel Archive at WFMT.

Story editor: Loretta Williams. Music by Michelle Osis, Lilli Haydn, Chris Westlake, Alex Symcox, and Goodnight, Lucas. Music consulting by Joe Augustine of Narrative Music. Episode art by Sarah Rogers.  

“Capitalism” is a production of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, in partnership with Imperative 21. 

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