When the founding fathers wrote the U.S. Constitution in the 1780s, life on planet earth had changed very slowly over the previous 10,000 years. Life in 1780 wasn’t all that different from life in 1500. Life in 1500 wasn’t all that different from life in 1250. Life in 1250 wasn’t all that different from life in 1000. And so on, and so on.But then the human experience changed completely: Where we live, how long we live, when we work, when we sleep, how we go about our lives. It’s time we told that story. This is the Industrial Revolutions.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

When the founding fathers wrote the U.S. Constitution in the 1780s, life on planet earth had changed very slowly over the previous 10,000 years. Life in 1780 wasn’t all that different from life in 1500. Life in 1500 wasn’t all that different from life in 1250. Life in 1250 wasn’t all that different from life in 1000. And so on, and so on.But then the human experience changed completely: Where we live, how long we live, when we work, when we sleep, how we go about our lives. It’s time we told that story. This is the Industrial Revolutions. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Introduction

In this episode, we cover the origins of human society, which remained relatively unchanged until the Industrial Revolutions:How we evolved into “smart man”How we stopped foraging and started farmingHow we started building citiesHow we developed trade and moneyHow we developed government and religionHow we invented writingHow we developed a system of social inequalityHow our ideas spread out across the Eurasian landmassThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

In this episode, we cover the origins of human society, which remained relatively unchanged until the Industrial Revolutions: How we evolved into “smart man” How we stopped foraging and started farming How we started building cities How we developed trade and money How we developed government and religion How we invented writing How we developed a system of social inequality How our ideas spread out across the Eurasian landmass This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 1: Genesis

Europe was (rightly or wrongly) considered the backwater of the civilized world for most of history. So how is it the Europeans built global empires and changed the world with industrialization?In this 25-minute episode, I’m going to run through the developments of the Middle Ages and the circumstances of life in Europe that gradually led to a new world order. Topics include:The impact of Ancient RomeThe Dark AgesThe CrusadesThe Black DeathTrade with the Islamic WorldThe early days of modern financeThe rebirth of learning and practical inventionsThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

Europe was (rightly or wrongly) considered the backwater of the civilized world for most of history. So how is it the Europeans built global empires and changed the world with industrialization? In this 25-minute episode, I’m going to run through the developments of the Middle Ages and the circumstances of life in Europe that gradually led to a new world order. Topics include: The impact of Ancient Rome The Dark Ages The Crusades The Black Death Trade with the Islamic World The early days of modern finance The rebirth of learning and practical inventions This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 2: Europe in the Middle Ages

Beginning in the 1300s, a rivalry between two kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula led to a whole lot of exploring, trading, and conquering. Before long, other European powers were getting in on the action. Not only did it transfer the gravity of the world’s political and economic power toward Europe, it set Europe on a path toward industrialization.In this episode, we’ll explore:The early days of European naval explorationPortuguese trade in the EastSpanish conquest in the WestThe mountain of silver at PotosiHow plantation commodities changed the world economyThe foundations of the transatlantic slave tradeThe development of joint stock corporations, modern banking, and insuranceThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

Beginning in the 1300s, a rivalry between two kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula led to a whole lot of exploring, trading, and conquering. Before long, other European powers were getting in on the action. Not only did it transfer the gravity of the world’s political and economic power toward Europe, it set Europe on a path toward industrialization. In this episode, we’ll explore: The early days of European naval exploration Portuguese trade in the East Spanish conquest in the West The mountain of silver at Potosi How plantation commodities changed the world economy The foundations of the transatlantic slave trade The development of joint stock corporations, modern banking, and insurance This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 3: The Rise of the Global Empires

Are we living in Thomas More’s Utopia? In this chapter, we’ll explore his book and his life to chart the path toward the industrialized world we inhabit today, including: The rise of cottage industry; Mechanical innovations; Increasing specialization; The war industry’s impact on mass production; The impact of the Protestant Reformation.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

Are we living in Thomas More’s Utopia? In this chapter, we’ll explore his book and his life to chart the path toward the industrialized world we inhabit today, including: The rise of cottage industry; Mechanical innovations; Increasing specialization; The war industry’s impact on mass production; The impact of the Protestant Reformation. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 4: Creating Utopia

We’ll never know the names of the first farmers of the Neolithic Revolution, but we do know the names of the inventors who kick-started the Industrial Revolutions. Their simple innovations gave us a new world of nearly constant, explosive economic growth and a total restructuring of society everywhere and forever. This is how it happened.In this episode, we’ll cover: The growth of the global cotton trade in the 17th and 18th centuries; The flying shuttle; The spinning jenny; The water-frame; The spinning mule; The first cotton mills of northern England; The impact of the first industrial revolution in the new United States.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

We’ll never know the names of the first farmers of the Neolithic Revolution, but we do know the names of the inventors who kick-started the Industrial Revolutions. Their simple innovations gave us a new world of nearly constant, explosive economic growth and a total restructuring of society everywhere and forever. This is how it happened. In this episode, we’ll cover: The growth of the global cotton trade in the 17th and 18th centuries; The flying shuttle; The spinning jenny; The water-frame; The spinning mule; The first cotton mills of northern England; The impact of the first industrial revolution in the new United States. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 5: The Textile Industry

During the 18th Century, the British came up with many innovations that allowed them to get more out of the land. Not only did the increased production of food, iron, and coal make the first industrial revolution possible, but many innovations had indirect applications for new technologies.In this episode, we’ll cover: Jethro Tull’s seed drill; Turnip Townshend’s crop rotations; The resistance of agricultural laborers; Abraham Darby’s coke smelting process; Henry Cort’s puddling process; The legacy of John “Iron Mad” Wilkinson; The use of iron in cotton mills; Britain’s falling timber resources; New mine ventilation techniques; Sir Humphrey Davy’s safety lamp; and the evolution of rail tracks.Follow along on social media:https://facebook.com/indrevpodhttps://twitter.com/indrevpodhttps://instagram.com/indrevpodThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

During the 18th Century, the British came up with many innovations that allowed them to get more out of the land. Not only did the increased production of food, iron, and coal make the first industrial revolution possible, but many innovations had indirect applications for new <a href="http://technologies.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">technologies.In</a> this episode, we’ll cover: Jethro Tull’s seed drill; Turnip Townshend’s crop rotations; The resistance of agricultural laborers; Abraham Darby’s coke smelting process; Henry Cort’s puddling process; The legacy of John “Iron Mad” Wilkinson; The use of iron in cotton mills; Britain’s falling timber resources; New mine ventilation techniques; Sir Humphrey Davy’s safety lamp; and the evolution of rail tracks.Follow along on social media:<a href="https://facebook.com/indrevpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/indrevpod</a><a href="https://twitter.com/indrevpodhttps://instagram.com/indrevpod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/indrevpodhttps://instagram.com/indrevpod</a> This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 6: Agriculture, Metal, and Mining

The steam engine was the product of centuries of experimentation, economic necessities, strong business acumen, and colorful personalities. This is how it happened.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

The steam engine was the product of centuries of experimentation, economic necessities, strong business acumen, and colorful personalities. This is how it happened. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 7: The Steam Engine

Nearly half the world’s population today lives in an urban area. Before the first Industrial Revolution, only about 3% did. Industrialization created urbanization. Not only did it create incentives for people to pack themselves into dense cities, it also created the means to overcome the challenges of density.What’s most amazing about this process is that many new metropolises were seemingly created from thin air. Some old cities did become big cities and some old big cities did become megacities, yes. But more amazingly, some villages that barely existed 500 years ago are now some of the world’s major population centers. In this episode, we’ll discuss the impact of the first Industrial Revolution on the British cities of Birmingham, Manchester, and London, and the ways the British government had to adapt.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

Nearly half the world’s population today lives in an urban area. Before the first Industrial Revolution, only about 3% did. Industrialization created urbanization. Not only did it create incentives for people to pack themselves into dense cities, it also created the means to overcome the challenges of density. What’s most amazing about this process is that many new metropolises were seemingly created from thin air. Some old cities did become big cities and some old big cities did become megacities, yes. But more amazingly, some villages that barely existed 500 years ago are now some of the world’s major population centers.  In this episode, we’ll discuss the impact of the first Industrial Revolution on the British cities of Birmingham, Manchester, and London, and the ways the British government had to adapt. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 8: Mill Towns Become Mill Cities

At the dawn of the First Industrial Revolution, a new academic field emerged: Economics. (Well, something called “Political Economy” anyway.)  But centuries of economic thought had to be supplanted first.In this Chapter, we review some of the ideas that permeated Europe leading up to the Industrial Revolutions. We’ll discuss the works of Plato and Aristotle, the Scholastics, the Mercantilists, Quesnay and the Physiocrats, Galiani, Beccaria, Verri, and of course, Thomas Robert Malthus.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

At the dawn of the First Industrial Revolution, a new academic field emerged: Economics. (Well, something called “Political Economy” anyway.)  But centuries of economic thought had to be supplanted <a href="http://first.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">first.In</a> this Chapter, we review some of the ideas that permeated Europe leading up to the Industrial Revolutions. We’ll discuss the works of Plato and Aristotle, the Scholastics, the Mercantilists, Quesnay and the Physiocrats, Galiani, Beccaria, Verri, and of course, Thomas Robert Malthus. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 9: Economic Ideas (Part 1: The Oldies)

The story of how a primate species created a world full of skyscrapers, airplanes, nuclear weapons, and vaccines. From the mass production of cotton weaving in the first industrial revolution of the 18th Century, to the digital revolution of today, this podcast will explore the ways our world has rapidly changed.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

I have been binging this podcast. Other history podcast I get bored and quit. Not this one.

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Stumbled across this podcast and wish I’d found it sooner! Very good presentation and perspective.

Entertaining and great handling of subject matter

The story of how a primate species created a world full of skyscrapers, airplanes, nuclear weapons, and vaccines. From the mass production of cotton weaving in the first industrial revolution of the 18th Century, to the digital revolution of today, this podcast will explore the ways our world has rapidly changed. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

The Industrial Revolutions

This month we get to know the first wave of socialist thinkers – the Utopian socialists – including Robert Owen, Étienne Cabet, Jean Claude Leonard de Sismondi, Henri de Saint-Simone, Charles Fourier, and more. We also get to see how Radical associations in Britain – like the trade unions, co-ops, and Chartists – paved the way for a socialist movement.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

This month we get to know the first wave of socialist thinkers – the Utopian socialists – including Robert Owen, Étienne Cabet, Jean Claude Leonard de Sismondi, Henri de Saint-Simone, Charles Fourier, and more. We also get to see how Radical associations in Britain – like the trade unions, co-ops, and Chartists – paved the way for a socialist movement. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 42: The Early Socialists

To support the Independent Labrador Retriever Rescue of Southern California (or to adopt a dog if you live there): http://www.indilabrescue.org -To get your favorite team’s apparel AND support the podcast, use this link: https://industrialrevolutionspod.com/fanatics - The principles of mass production at large worksites – through a combination of technological innovations and improved methods of organizing labor – was applied to a variety of industries in the late 18th and early 19th Centuries.In this episode, we’ll cover: Matthew Boulton and the Soho Manufactory; Arthur Guinness and the St. James’s Gate Brewery; Josiah Wedgwood and the Etruria Works; and the Portsmouth Block Mills – built by Marc Isambard Brunel, Henry Maudslay, and Samuel Bentham.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

To support the Independent Labrador Retriever Rescue of Southern California (or to adopt a dog if you live there): <a href="http://www.indilabrescue.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.indilabrescue.org</a> - To get your favorite team’s apparel AND support the podcast, use this link: <a href="https://industrialrevolutionspod.com/fanatics" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://industrialrevolutionspod.com/fanatics</a> - The principles of mass production at large worksites – through a combination of technological innovations and improved methods of organizing labor – was applied to a variety of industries in the late 18th and early 19th <a href="http://Centuries.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Centuries.In</a> this episode, we’ll cover: Matthew Boulton and the Soho Manufactory; Arthur Guinness and the St. James’s Gate Brewery; Josiah Wedgwood and the Etruria Works; and the Portsmouth Block Mills – built by Marc Isambard Brunel, Henry Maudslay, and Samuel Bentham. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 13: The Factory System

To support the National Alliance on Mental Illness: NAMI.orgWhen Joseph Bramah hired Henry Maudslay to help him make locks, little did he know his assistant would go on to change the world. Maudslay hired and trained a new generation of engineers who gave us everything from standardized tools to the powerful industrial machines of the future.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

To support the National Alliance on Mental Illness: NAMI.orgWhen Joseph Bramah hired Henry Maudslay to help him make locks, little did he know his assistant would go on to change the world. Maudslay hired and trained a new generation of engineers who gave us everything from standardized tools to the powerful industrial machines of the future. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 14: The Machine Makers

At the start of the 19th Century, the U.S. economy was very similar to the cash-crop export economies of the soon-to-be-independent countries of Latin America. But a half century later, the U.S. was the second largest economy in the world, with industrial productivity on par with – or even greater than – Great Britain. How did it happen?This week, we discuss the causes and results of American industrialization, including:The Erie Canal and other transport infrastructureIndustry in CincinnatiSamuel Slater’s and Francis Cabot Lowell’s textile millsEli Terry’s clockmaking innovationsRichard March Hoe’s printing pressesThe American firearms industryBecome a Patreon supporter today: https://patreon.com/indrevpodThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

At the start of the 19th Century, the U.S. economy was very similar to the cash-crop export economies of the soon-to-be-independent countries of Latin America. But a half century later, the U.S. was the second largest economy in the world, with industrial productivity on par with – or even greater than – Great Britain. How did it happen? This week, we discuss the causes and results of American industrialization, including: The Erie Canal and other transport infrastructure Industry in Cincinnati Samuel Slater’s and Francis Cabot Lowell’s textile mills Eli Terry’s clockmaking innovations Richard March Hoe’s printing presses The American firearms industry Become a Patreon supporter today: <a href="https://patreon.com/indrevpod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/indrevpod</a> This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 33: Industry in the USA

In the late 18th Century, increasing religious freedom led to violent rioting in London and Birmingham. The Quakers, meanwhile, kicked a gun manufacturer out of their denomination. And without knowing it, Enlightenment thinkers started to develop a brand-new religion – a religion that most of the world believes in today.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

In the late 18th Century, increasing religious freedom led to violent rioting in London and Birmingham. The Quakers, meanwhile, kicked a gun manufacturer out of their denomination. And without knowing it, Enlightenment thinkers started to develop a brand-new religion – a religion that most of the world believes in today. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 18: Men of Faith (Part 2: Religious Upheaval)

In this episode, we explore the underlying intellectual reasons for the American Revolution, and how that Revolution reshaped those ideas into a philosophy that would take over the world as industrialization spread.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

In this episode, we explore the underlying intellectual reasons for the American Revolution, and how that Revolution reshaped those ideas into a philosophy that would take over the world as industrialization spread. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 19: The American Revolution

This week we explore the lives and careers Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Cornelius Vanderbilt – two of industrial history’s most prolific individuals. One was from the UK, one was from the US. One cared little about profits, the other cared for nothing but profits. But both men had a major impact on the Transport Revolution, spreading railroads across their respective countries and steamships across the world.Support the Industrial Revolutions on Patreon: https://patreon.com/indrevpodThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

This week we explore the lives and careers Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Cornelius Vanderbilt – two of industrial history’s most prolific individuals. One was from the UK, one was from the US. One cared little about profits, the other cared for nothing but profits. But both men had a major impact on the Transport Revolution, spreading railroads across their respective countries and steamships across the world.Support the Industrial Revolutions on Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/indrevpod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/indrevpod</a> This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 34: Brunel and Vanderbilt

As the first President of the United States, George Washington appointed two cabinet secretaries who went to war with each other. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson fought on many fronts, but perhaps the most significant front was Hamilton’s economic agenda. Looking to the recent success of Great Britain, Hamilton tried to bring the Industrial Revolution to America – and Jefferson tried to stop him. In this episode, we’ll discuss the intricacies of Hamilton’s plan, why he fought for it, and why Jefferson fought against it.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

As the first President of the United States, George Washington appointed two cabinet secretaries who went to war with each other. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson fought on many fronts, but perhaps the most significant front was Hamilton’s economic agenda.  Looking to the recent success of Great Britain, Hamilton tried to bring the Industrial Revolution to America – and Jefferson tried to stop him. In this episode, we’ll discuss the intricacies of Hamilton’s plan, why he fought for it, and why Jefferson fought against it. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 20: America's First Great Debate

This week, we’re stepping away from Europe and the United States to look at the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the rest of the world. Among other places, we’ll be visiting Mexico, Brazil, Egypt, India, China, and Australia.Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/indrevpodThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

This week, we’re stepping away from Europe and the United States to look at the impact of the Industrial Revolution on the rest of the world. Among other places, we’ll be visiting Mexico, Brazil, Egypt, India, China, and Australia.Support the podcast on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod</a> This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 32: Industrialization and the Wider World

This week, we discuss the development and impact of the electric telegraph – a new means of communicating through metal wires at the end of the First Industrial Revolution. This episode covers:The possibilities made by Alessandro Volta’s batteryThe early telegraph systems made by von Sömmerring, Ronalds, and SchillingThe first functional telegraph made by William Cooke and Charles WheatstoneThe life of Samuel Morse and his more successful telegraphThe economic and political impacts of the telegraph in the 19th CenturySupport the Industrial Revolutions on Patreon: https://patreon.com/indrevpodThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

This week, we discuss the development and impact of the electric telegraph – a new means of communicating through metal wires at the end of the First Industrial Revolution. This episode covers: The possibilities made by Alessandro Volta’s battery The early telegraph systems made by von Sömmerring, Ronalds, and Schilling The first functional telegraph made by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone The life of Samuel Morse and his more successful telegraph The economic and political impacts of the telegraph in the 19th Century Support the Industrial Revolutions on Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/indrevpod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/indrevpod</a> This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 35: The Telegraph

The Industrial Revolutions is on Patreon! Become a sustaining supporter today: https://patreon.com/indrevpodThe Industrial Revolutions store is live! Get your t-shirts or sticker here: https://industrialrevolutionspod.com/storeAs capitalists invested in machine technology, they put many of their traditional competitors out of business, forcing them into the factories as deskilled workers. Then, between falling incomes and rising prices, those began to strike back. And the Luddites – a shadowy network of militant 20-somethings, led by a man who probably never existed – went to war with the machines and their owners. This is their story.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

The Industrial Revolutions is on Patreon! Become a sustaining supporter today: <a href="https://patreon.com/indrevpodThe" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/indrevpodThe</a> Industrial Revolutions store is live! Get your t-shirts or sticker here: <a href="https://industrialrevolutionspod.com/storeAs" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://industrialrevolutionspod.com/storeAs</a> capitalists invested in machine technology, they put many of their traditional competitors out of business, forcing them into the factories as deskilled workers. Then, between falling incomes and rising prices, those began to strike back. And the Luddites – a shadowy network of militant 20-somethings, led by a man who probably never existed – went to war with the machines and their owners. This is their story. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 24: The Luddites

This week we discuss how railroads rapidly spread across Great Britain, the United States, and Continental Europe between 1830 and 1848. In particular, we’ll focus on the unique ways railroads developed in each country, the civil engineers who built them, and the economic and social impacts of Railway Mania.Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/indrevpodThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

This week we discuss how railroads rapidly spread across Great Britain, the United States, and Continental Europe between 1830 and 1848. In particular, we’ll focus on the unique ways railroads developed in each country, the civil engineers who built them, and the economic and social impacts of Railway Mania.Support the podcast on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod</a> This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 31: Railway Fever Spreads

First came the French, led by Napoleon, ending feudal economic traditions across Europe. Then came the British, bringing their knowledge of new, industrial production methods and business practices. And as a result, the first Industrial Revolution spread to pockets of France, the Low Countries, Germany, and Eastern Europe.Characters in this episode include:John Holker, a former Jacobite who spied on the British for French industryJacques-Constantin and Auguste Charles Perier, who built steam engines and water pumpsClaude Perier, who built a textile-printing empire and became an investment bankerAdolphe and Eugene Schneider, who built a metallurgical empire in Le CreusotLouis Motte-Bossut, who built massive textile factories but couldn’t get his parents’ approvalLieven Bauwens, who built Belgium’s first mechanized spinning millWilliam and John Cockerill, Anglo-Belgians who made industrialization happen across EuropeAlfred Krupp, who created a steel empire in Germany and provided generous benefits for his workersErnest Knoop, who spread industrialization to RussiaThe Silesian weavers, who rose up against the local capitalists and the Prussian authorities This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

First came the French, led by Napoleon, ending feudal economic traditions across Europe. Then came the British, bringing their knowledge of new, industrial production methods and business practices. And as a result, the first Industrial Revolution spread to pockets of France, the Low Countries, Germany, and Eastern Europe. Characters in this episode include: John Holker, a former Jacobite who spied on the British for French industry Jacques-Constantin and Auguste Charles Perier, who built steam engines and water pumps Claude Perier, who built a textile-printing empire and became an investment banker Adolphe and Eugene Schneider, who built a metallurgical empire in Le Creusot Louis Motte-Bossut, who built massive textile factories but couldn’t get his parents’ approval Lieven Bauwens, who built Belgium’s first mechanized spinning mill William and John Cockerill, Anglo-Belgians who made industrialization happen across Europe Alfred Krupp, who created a steel empire in Germany and provided generous benefits for his workers Ernest Knoop, who spread industrialization to Russia The Silesian weavers, who rose up against the local capitalists and the Prussian authorities  This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 22: Industry on the Post-Napoleonic Continent

Going back to the 1600s, the development of modern financial systems transformed life on planet earth. Debt markets and stock markets helped industrialization spread and remain ever-growing. They’ve also created a new phenomenon: The boom-and-bust cycle. And it seems that we, as a species, have decided that the key benefits of financial modernization – technological progress and mostly continuous economic growth – outweigh the anxieties and the risks of it.Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/indrevpodThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

Going back to the 1600s, the development of modern financial systems transformed life on planet earth. Debt markets and stock markets helped industrialization spread and remain ever-growing. They’ve also created a new phenomenon: The boom-and-bust cycle. And it seems that we, as a species, have decided that the key benefits of financial modernization – technological progress and mostly continuous economic growth – outweigh the anxieties and the risks of it.Support the podcast on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/indrevpod</a> This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 27: Finance and Industrialization

Without advancements in artificial light, much of the economic development and material improvement of the Industrial Revolution wouldn’t have been possible. So, in the days before electric lighting was possible, the people of the time needed to come up with alternatives. And innovators from Germany, France, the UK, and the modern-day US and Canada figured out other ways to illuminate the world around them.#ThankYouPatrons! If you want to join these Industrial Revolutionaries and become a sustaining supporter of the podcast, please sign up at https://patreon.com/indrevpod.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

Without advancements in artificial light, much of the economic development and material improvement of the Industrial Revolution wouldn’t have been possible. So, in the days before electric lighting was possible, the people of the time needed to come up with alternatives. And innovators from Germany, France, the UK, and the modern-day US and Canada figured out other ways to illuminate the world around them.#ThankYouPatrons! If you want to join these Industrial Revolutionaries and become a sustaining supporter of the podcast, please sign up at <a href="https://patreon.com/indrevpod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/indrevpod</a>. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 36: Let There Be Light!

If you compare the histories of Great Britain and France in the 16th through 18th Centuries, you see how they led to very different transitions into modernity. For Britain it was the Industrial Revolution. For France it was the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon. This is what Eric Hobsbawm called the “dual revolution.”Today, we explore Hobsbawm further as we step over to France and see how the chaos of these years transformed the political, religious, and economic orders of Continental Europe.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement

If you compare the histories of Great Britain and France in the 16th through 18th Centuries, you see how they led to very different transitions into modernity. For Britain it was the Industrial Revolution. For France it was the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon. This is what Eric Hobsbawm called the “dual revolution.” Today, we explore Hobsbawm further as we step over to France and see how the chaos of these years transformed the political, religious, and economic orders of Continental Europe. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4819349/advertisement</a>

Chapter 21: The French Revolution and Empire

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