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.
Episodes
15 episodes
Jan 08, 2026: Elvis Presley Born, Pop Culture Becomes an Industry
A single life quietly helped turn fame into a scalable, enduring business.On January 8, 1935, Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, entering a world far removed from the cultural and commercial machine he would later shape. As h...
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Season 1
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Episode 26008
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8:43
Jan 07, 2026: Six Players, One Ball, and a Dream
A small traveling team quietly proved that sport could be packaged, branded, and sold far beyond the court.On January 7, 1927, Abe Saperstein and a group of young Black athletes played their first game under the name Harlem Globetrotters...
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Episode 22007
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9:27
Jan 06, 2026: The Woman Who Taught the World to Learn
What began as a small classroom experiment quietly reshaped how societies think about learning, talent, and human potential.On January 6, 1907, Maria Montessori opened Casa dei Bambini in Rome’s San Lorenzo district, introducing an appro...
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Episode 26006
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8:56
Jan 05, 2026: IBM Introduces the Floppy Disk, Data Goes Portable
A small engineering workaround quietly changed how information could move, scale, and be sold.On January 5, 1970, IBM introduced the floppy disk as a flexible magnetic storage medium designed to load software into mainframe systems. What...
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Episode 26005
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9:03
Jan 01, 2026: Pasadena Threw a Parade, and Business Joined the March
What began as a local celebration quietly became a blueprint for how business would attach itself to spectacle.On January 1, 1902, Pasadena’s Tournament of Roses Parade shifted from a civic gathering into an early economic engine, drawin...
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Season 1
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Episode 26001
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8:30
Dec 31, 1999: Y2K Panic Peaks and Tech Fear Became Big Business
For years, businesses treated uncertainty as something to minimize. In 1999, they learned it could also be monetized.On December 31, 1999, governments and corporations around the world counted down to midnight after spending more than $...
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9:05
Dec 30, 1903: When the Curtain Caught Fire and Business Finally Faced Consequences
For years, businesses assumed safety failures were unfortunate accidents rather than liabilities.On December 30, 1903, a fire tore through Chicago’s Iroquois Theatre during a packed matinee, killing more than 600 people. The disaster ex...
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Episode 25364
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10:22
Dec 29, 1845: Texas Joined the Union and Brought Its Own Business Plan
What looked like a political formality was, in reality, a large and carefully negotiated economic deal.On December 29, 1845, the Republic of Texas ceased to exist when the U.S. Congress admitted it as the 28th state. Behind the ceremony...
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Season 1
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Episode 25363
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10:13
Dec 25, 1867: Macy Unlocked His Doors on Christmas and America’s Never-Ending Sale Began
Retail did not always assume it had permission to interrupt a holiday.On December 25, 1867, R.H. Macy kept his New York store open on Christmas Day, breaking with tradition and reframing the holiday as a moment for commerce as well as c...
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Season 1
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Episode 25359
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9:32
Dec 24, 1955: When a Wrong Number Became the World’s Longest-Running Brand Campaign
What started as a small printing error turned into a lesson in how brands earn trust without trying to sell anything.On December 24, 1955, a misprinted Sears advertisement sent children’s calls for Santa to a U.S. Air Defense Command ph...
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Season 1
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Episode 25358
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9:23
Dec 23, 2001: Enron Fell and Trust in Business Fell With It
For years, Wall Street and corporate America assumed complexity meant sophistication and safety.On December 23, 2001, thousands of Enron employees lost their jobs as the once-celebrated energy company collapsed under the weight of accou...
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Episode 25357
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11:29
Dec 18, 1944: When Women Filled the Factories and Business Never Looked the Same
This is the moment American business was forced to rethink who work was really for.On December 18, 1944, the U.S. War Manpower Commission announced that women made up more than 40 percent of the civilian workforce. With millions of men ...
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Season 1
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Episode 25352
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9:31
Dec 17, 1989: The Simpsons Airs and Animation Becomes Big Business
This is the moment animation stopped being just entertainment and became a scalable business empire.On December 17, 1989, The Simpsons premiered on Fox, turning a risky network experiment into one of the most valuable intellect...
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Episode 25351
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9:19
Dec 16, 1908: When Mill Workers Owned Their Bank and Changed Finance for Good
This is the moment ordinary workers proved that banking did not have to belong only to the wealthy or the powerful.On December 16, 1908, mill workers in Manchester, New Hampshire opened St. Mary’s Bank, the first credit union in the Uni...
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Season 1
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Episode 25350
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10:11