Our American Stories

The LLC, Concrete, and the Index Fund: Fifty Things That Shaped the Modern Economy

On this episode of Our American Stories, Tim Harford, author of the bestselling book <a data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="0" href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FFifty-Inventions-Shaped-Modern-Economy%2Fdp%2F0735216134%2Fref%3Dtmm_hrd_swatch_0%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26qid%3D%26sr%3D&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C98866a54012b4a25582e08dcdbcfd716%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638626932946731832%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=j7seNarmc7%2BvcQnclNxicl9NjuOxEG0c8GPIBx3dcGE%3D&amp;reserved=0">50 Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy</a>, shares the stories of three inventions that changed the way we live today. Support the show (<a href="https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate">https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate</a>)See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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