About this episode

This episode discusses the financial struggles of P.T. Barnum, who went bankrupt five times, with a focus on a significant event that occurred on July 15th.

P.T. Barnum went bankrupt five times. Once he was bailed out by a partner, on THIS DAY, July 15th with Chris Conley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Conley

Topics covered

• bankruptcy
• P.T. Barnum
• historical events
• financial struggles
• July 15th

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