Scene On Radio: Capitalism

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4.8 • 560 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Today, we’re sharing an episode from our friends over at Scene On Radio, the Peabody-nominated documentary podcast that asks big questions about who we are and how we got this way. This is the premiere episode of its season seven series, “Capitalism,” which explores the rise of the world’s dominant economic system — and examines why the concept is now being questioned in ways it hasn’t been in decades. If you’d like to keep listening to Scene On Radio, visit sceneonradio.org. Get ad-free episodes, bonus content and extended interviews by becoming a member at levernews.com/join. To leave a tip for The Lever, click here. It helps us do this kind of independent journalism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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