Nov 13, 2023

Three years ago, when I started thinking about making a podcast about insurance and history, I had only one topic in mind: slavery. It took three years of reading and researching before I was ready to share it with you, but this episode represents part one of a three-part series about insurance and slavery—an overview...

Sep 18, 2023

For the first episode of Season 3, I’m talking about Enron and the company’s spectacular rise and even more spectacular fall. It’s a story about how creativity can sometimes mean stupidity, how culture impacts a company’s survival, how hiring decisions matter, how ideas mutate, and how companies that put stock...

Jun 26, 2023

How can insurance save a company from bankruptcy? How does litigation funding work? Why did a lawsuit about a famous wrestler’s sex tape become a warning to journalists everywhere about the power of Silicon Valley?

Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In this episode, I talk about a case called Bollea v...

Mar 20, 2023

Was King Hammurabi’s Code the first written mention of insurance? How did insurance come to be, after all? And how does history change over time?

Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In this episode, I talk about King Hammurabi’s Code, often considered to be the first legal code ever written and the...

Feb 20, 2023

Insurance vs The Mystery of Helen Brach and Horse Insurance Fraud

How did the disappearance of a candy heiress result in the discovery of an insurance fraud ring? And were people hiring someone to murder their horses?

Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In this episode, I tackle the true crime story of Helen...