About this episode

This episode explores the intersection of communism and capitalism through the lens of historical events and figures, including the Amana Colonies and the development of the Patriot Missile.

Can you imagine a group running on perfect communism, flourishing in the capitalist market and then eventually spawning the Patriot Missile - to fight actual Communists. And it happened twice. In this episode we cross paths with Quaker Oatmeal, microwave popcorn, Vennevar Bush, the Amana Colonies, Oneida Silverware, Bob Hope and Raytheon.

People in this episode

Host: Dan R. Morris

Topics covered

• communism
• capitalism
• military technology
• historical societies
• American history

Keywords

• Amana Colonies
• Patriot Missile
• communism
• capitalism
• Vennevar Bush
• Bob Hope
• Raytheon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Quaker Oatmeal, Oneida Silverware, Raytheon

Products: microwave popcorn

Places: Amana Colonies

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