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When Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney sued Apple over its App Store, it started a war about antitrust and the internet.

The Black Death was one of the worst catastrophes to ever hit humanity. But it also helped upend feudal hierarchies, redistribute wealth, and make daily life better for a lot of medieval Europeans.

Recycling plastic has never worked very well. So who convinced us this was a good idea? Today on the show, we might have the answer. | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Team Indicator buys Cardiff a surprise present. A terrible, extremely risky, but wildly interesting investment. Then it gets interesting. The company that issued the junk bond declared bankruptcy. But that wasn't the end of the story. | Subscribe to our daily podcast, The Indicator here.

John Law killed a man in a duel, brought the first paper money to France, and became one of the richest people in the world. Then it all collapsed.

We turn over the stage to you, the Summer School graduates | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Stock-picking retail traders have been jumping into the market this year. They may not understand the risks.

When the pandemic hit, the old rules went out the window. What rules will stay broken when things go back to normal?Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Inside one insurance policy is a world of incentives and bad behaviors. Take the final exam and get your diploma here.

The United States Postal Service is in the middle of a political firestorm. What happened, and can it be fixed? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

A Black ad executive figures out how to reach diverse audiences.