bsnsHistory
Every day of the year has a story where business reshaped the world.
And each day, host Ron Trucks takes you through that story - part history lesson, part trivia fun - in less time than it takes to order your Starbucks.
And on Fridays? We cut loose with bsnsBloopers: the missteps, meltdowns, and epic fails that prove business doesn’t always go according to plan.
Podcasting since 2025 • 37 episodes
bsnsHistory
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Feb 11, 1936: The Day Power Became an Operating Advantage
The real shift wasn’t construction, it was reliability.On February 11, 1936, electricity from Hoover Dam began flowing into regional utility systems and onward to private industry, transforming a New Deal infrastructure project into prac...
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Feb 10, 2026: The Game That Changed How Businesses Trusted Data
Human intuition wasn’t wrong, it just wasn’t enough anymore.On February 10, 1996, IBM’s Deep Blue won a single game against world chess champion Garry Kasparov, revealing that computational scale could outperform expert judgment in narro...
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Feb 09, 2026: When Accusations Became a Corporate Risk
Risk stopped waiting for proof and started responding to perception.On February 9, 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy’s public claims of Communist infiltration signaled a shift in how American institutions assessed exposure. Studios, universi...
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Gerber Tries to Feed Grown-Ups
At the time, the idea seemed like a logical extension of a trusted brand.In the 1970s, a household name known for reliability and efficiency decided to apply those same strengths to a new audience, assuming the product would be judged on...
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Feb 05, 2026: When Mexico Rewrote the Fine Print
The rules didn’t change overnight, but the leverage did.On February 5, 1917, Mexico adopted a new constitution that placed land and subsoil resources under national ownership, quietly reshaping how foreign companies operated inside its b...
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