History Makes Economics More Interesting!

This is a wonderful blend of history and economics. It effortlessly integrates some major historical practices and concepts (oral histories, searching out the answers to a historical rumor, finding documentation and ultimately revealing some of the complexities that exist between memory and history) as a way to illustrate some economic principles for listeners.

The Cost of Free Donuts, NPR: Planet Money Podcast, August 2, 2013.

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