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Mars Incorporated: Inside America's Most Secretive Consumer Goods Empire

Consecutive failures, rapid success, family fallout, suspected espionage, corporate overhaul, innovations, principles, long-term thinking, and an eye…

Nov 16

1:05:23

October 2023

From Great Depression to Nifty Fifty: The Little Known Story About Simplicity Pattern, Part 2

Turning down a buyout, peak price, peak sales, fashion trends, corporate raiders, and the big unwind.

Oct 20

43:16

From Great Depression to Nifty Fifty: The Little Known Story About Simplicity Pattern, Part 1

The American dream, a stroke of luck, rapid growth, a big buyout offer, and everything else you don't know about a forgotten member of the Nifty Fifty.

Oct 5

39:04

August 2023

Vending Machine Mania

The first automated vending machine, the mafia, coin shortages, a stock bubble, and everything else you don't know about the history of vending…

Aug 31

1:20:39

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