How Tech
Lost America
How the relationship between Silicon Valley and the rest of America changed, from early internet optimism to today’s backlash.
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HOW WE
GOT HERE
with Nathaniel Whittemore
A weekly video podcast about the history behind today's biggest stories, for people who want to understand everything.
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How Tech
The Wrong
Abundance
Over twenty-five years, America made the things you can live without astonishingly cheap and the things you can’t live without ruinously expensive, and the country’s mood has followed its bills.
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How We Started
Betting on Everything
How gambling became part of everyday American life, from colonial lotteries to sports betting and prediction markets.
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About the show
How We Got Here is a weekly podcast created and hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore. Each episode traces a current issue through its history to understand how we arrived here.
The episode pages bring together the written story, charts, and sources.
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