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Interviews with top historians about their latest work. Mainly educational, often funny. Conveniently, most of the jokes are about people too far underground to punch back. Hosted by Ben Tumin, creator of the NYT-profiled Skipped History web series. skippedhistory.substack.com
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How Disney Took Over the World (opens the original)
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit skippedhistory.substack.com Today, writer and critic Vicky Osterweil explains how Disney didn't just make movies — it built the intellectual property regime that now shapes our economy, our culture, and, as it turns out, global vaccine access. In The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World , Osterweil argues that Disney's business has never really been about movies. It's been about owning them and using
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