354 - The Controversial History of Monopoly

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Aug 03, 2022•2 hr 12 min

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Episode description

Monopoly is one of the best selling board games of all time, but it has a controversial history. The game’s inventor was an unemployed salesman named Charles B. Darrow who was struggling to put food on the table during the great depression - at least that was the commonly held belief for a long time. But actually, that’s only a tiny part of the story, tune in to hear more!

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

The Monopolists by Mary Pilon: https://www.marypilon.com/monopoly

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/business/behind-monopoly-an-inventor-who-didnt-pass-go.html

https://www.henrygeorge.org/dodson_on_monopoly.htm