How did a few unpaid mortgages in the suburbs almost destroy the global banking system? In this episode, we strip away the Wall Street jargon to explain the 2008 Financial Crisis using simple, fundamental logic.

We break down the "Mortgage Machine," the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and why the government spent $700 billion on bailouts. Discover how this crash didn't just break the banks—it rewrote the rules for the tech giants and the "cheap money" economy we live in today.

This is the ninth episode of season one: The Greatest Events That Shaped How Business Works Today.

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Remember mail-order catalogues? Ancient history! This episode uncovers the simple logic behind the Web: it turned every bedroom into a global storefront. Find out how Tim Berners-Lee created the rules for the digital world, how pioneers like Amazon killed distance and friction, and why the ultimate product today isn't a physical item—it's your data. Get ready to learn how the entire business world moved online, and why the Internet bubble was the best lesson business ever got!

This is the eighth episode of season one: The Greatest Events That Shaped How Business Works Today.

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Ever bought a plane ticket only to find the price of your hotel room changed before you could book it? That's the wild world of floating currencies! Dive into this episode to witness the moment President Richard Nixon ripped the gold standard safety net right out from under the global economy in 1971. Discover why the world stopped trusting the U.S. dollar, how currencies suddenly broke free and started fighting each other, and how the Nixon Shock created a massive, constant, high-stakes casino known as the modern currency market.

This is the seventh episode of season one: The Greatest Events That Shaped How Business Works Today.

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