Do you ever stop and think with all the stuff that goes on in our world that things couldn't possibly

been as exciting, fascinating, or even disturbing as what we're living in the midst of right now?

Our minuscule bubble in time is unlike any other, except it isn't.

That's what I love about history.

It's a peak at how other folks survived and often

thrived inside their bubbles in time. I'm Patty Steele, surviving this moment, including the

economy, AI, media, and even politics by taking a look at how folks survived the rapid

evolution of the same stuff 100 years ago.

That's next on the backstory.

This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed human.

The backstory is back. A quick thanks to Nina Peckman from Verona, New Jersey for this great story idea.

Doesn't it feel like the supersonic evolution of our world is unnerving, almost painful?

Sure, there's a lot to be grateful for. Advances in medicine, saves lives, and often makes what we

go through less debilitating and less painful. Technology allows us to

communicate faster, get answers at the speed of light, and access information in seconds. We drive

better cars, travel farther, and buy stuff at the click of a key. But you know what? That same

whiplash effect changed people's lives at a number of times in

history. One of the most intense periods of change arrived in the 1920s. The decade was loud. Jazz poured out of

hidden clubs. Wall Street stock tickers clicked like machine guns. Cities exploded upward with steel and electricity.

Radio suddenly connected millions of strangers at the exact same moment so they could hear their

politicians talk, their favorite teams as they played, as well as music and theater without

ever leaving their homes. And of course, cars were replacing horses faster than

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