The iconic maps, created by the government’s Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) during the New Deal to help assess and guide lending in urban areas, have served as powerful illustrations […]

It is common these days to bemoan the amount of personal information companies like Amazon, Facebook, and other modern telecommunications goliaths collect about us. For many, this invasion of privacy […]

In this episode, Shennette Garrett-Scott explores black financial innovation and its transformative impact on U.S. capitalism through the story of the St. Luke Bank in Richmond, Virginia: the first and […]

This episode takes listeners on a journey to Egypt. Before you go thinking about pyramids and ancient mummies, I should note that we will actually be discussing much more recent […]

The history of globalization is one that has often been told as a story of elites. Foreign investors, eyeing an opportunity in some far-off place, partner with government officials to […]

The 2020 Democratic presidential primary race made history as the first to consider reparations for slavery as a major topic of conversation. Nor were they alone. Thanks to the work […]

Many of us are familiar with the negative health effects of coffee, which include insomnia, nervousness, upset stomach, and increased heart rate. Yet, this hasn’t seemed to stop many Americans […]

It will come as little surprise to most listeners that America’s metropolitan areas are racially segregated and unequal. While the suburbs surrounding American cities tend to be relatively affluent and […]

We’ve all heard the statistics regarding Americans and fast food. According to the National Health and Nutrition Survey, one third of Americans consumed fast food on any given day. Prior […]

David and Alex are retiring from the show! But a new host is joining to take the reins. Listen to hear the founding co-hosts reflect on the past six years […]