The forgotten premise (and promise) of Monopoly the board game
With nearly 300 million units sold since its official release in 1935, Monopoly is hands-down the best-selling board game of all time (not including checkers and chess). But its success is fraught with misunderstanding and controversy, beginning with its very origins.
Elizabeth Magie was a writer …
Born Into Capitalism
Betty tells us about the origin of Monopoly, originally titled "The Landlord's Game" created by Elizabeth Magie
037 | How to Help the World Without Feeling Overwhelmed
Listener Question: "How can I help the world when I feel like nothing I do is enough? It just feels like the problems are too big and I'm just one person. Burying my head in the sand isn't the answer, but I want to." — Feeling Overwhelmed on the East Coast
In this episode, Molly answers a liste…
Women Who Built The Modern World
What if the modern world looked different because the credits finally did too? We set out to restore names to the ideas that power daily life, sharing sixteen stories of women whose discoveries span DNA’s double helix, nuclear fission, pulsars, parity violation, microbial genetics, and the X/Y blue…
She Invented It, He Got Credit
This week on [indistinct chatter], I'm starting with the news you might have missed. The Iran war is still escalating and while everyone's covering the big strikes, I'm talking about the "black rain" falling over Tehran that's barely getting any attention. I also get into the NIH funding situation …
S6.E6 | Game Changer: Rewriting the Rules
A board game may look simple. A set of pieces. A set of rules. A way to win. But every game is a system. It teaches us what to value, how to compete, and what success looks like.
In this episode of What Does It Profit?, we follow the unexpected journey of Elizabeth Hargrave, a health policy consul…
Marvin
Before there was Monopoly, there was another game that is nearly identical, down to the board layout, the properties, the railroads, the jail, and the rule about collecting money every time you pass start aka GO. Before Charles Darrow, there was someone, who didn't just stumble onto the idea at a d…
S:2 E:17 The Forgotten Woman Who Invented Monopoly
Did you know the world's most famous board game has a surprising origin story tied to a brilliant woman? On this episode of Hidden Heroines of History, host Gayvin Powers sits down with award-winning game designer and former Walt Disney Imagineer Scott Rogers to explore the true story of Elizabeth …
The Monopoly Warning
Although Charles Darrow is commonly credited with creating Monopoly, Elizabeth Magie originally patented the design in 1904 under the title The Landlord's Game. Magie intended her creation to serve as a cautionary tool illustrating how land monopolies concentrate wealth and oppress society. During …
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