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354 - The Controversial History of Monopoly

Do Go On

Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

Fact, History, Facts, Comedy

4.92.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2022

⏱️ 134 minutes

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Summary

Monopoly is one of the best selling board games of all time, but it has a controversial history. The game’s inventor was an unemployed salesman named Charles B. Darrow who was struggling to put food on the table during the great depression - at least that was the commonly held belief for a long time. But actually, that’s only a tiny part of the story, tune in to hear more!


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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

The Monopolists by Mary Pilon: https://www.marypilon.com/monopoly

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/business/behind-monopoly-an-inventor-who-didnt-pass-go.html

https://www.henrygeorge.org/dodson_on_monopoly.htm

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/11/secret-history-monopoly-capitalist-game-leftwing-origins

https://www.britannica.com/sports/Monopoly-board-game

https://www.thoughtco.com/monopoly-monopoly-charles-darrow-4079786

https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Monopoly_(1999).pdf

https://www.monopolyland.com/monopoly-pieces/

https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2015/02/13/who-really-invented-monopoly.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20070716173348/http://tt.tf/gamehist/articles/eugene-raiford_ltr_02jan64.pdf



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0:00.0

Hey mates, it's Matt just dropping in here to let you know that my comedy special is now available for free online

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But yeah, we had home in a couple of weeks. So get on all it quick a couple of the shows have already sold out

0:30.2

But there are tickets available for the others check out details at dogoonpod.com now on with the show

0:38.8

Hello, I'm historian Greg Jenner host of the BBC podcast your dead to me and I've written a children's book

0:44.4

It's called you are history

0:46.3

It's a funny fact-filled look at the amazing history behind 50 of the things that you use every day from the alarm clock

0:52.9

That wakes you up to the bed that you collapse in at night because no matter how modern you feel

0:57.6

You're doing the same things that our ancient ancestors did too. You just have cooler shoes

1:01.9

Get your copy of you are history written by me Greg Jenner and illustrated by Jenny Taylor from all good booksellers. Thank you

1:24.1

Hello and welcome to another episode of dogoon my name is just Perkins and I'm joined as always by Matt Stewart Matt hello

1:31.5

Hey, Jess. Thanks so much for having me here at sans pant studio. That's right. It's a pleasure to be here

1:37.5

And I'm doing the intro poorly because Dave isn't here. Who's here instead Matt? Oh my god. I'm so excited

1:46.0

He hasn't been on this show, but he has been on our dogo dnd

1:52.3

I can't remember what it's called but it was a dnd spin-off podcast

1:55.2

I think it was called dogoon dnd

1:56.8

He's the dungeon master himself. Please make him welcome. It's Adam carnivale

2:01.5

Woo. He said please make him welcome and it's just me

2:04.4

Well, I'm picturing people at home doing it as well. Thank you so much for having me

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