The Industrial Revolutions

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Chapter 44: Romance and Romanticism Jul 07, 2020

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The first of two episodes devoted to the cultural changes underway in the 18th and 19th Centuries, thanks (at least in part) to the Industrial Revolution. In Part 1, we’ll be talking about how romance became a more important part of marriage and how sexual mores changed with economic growth, urbanization, and labor reform. In Part 2, we shift our focus to the art and literature of the time and how the movement known as “Romanticism” sought to fill the spiritual and emotional voids that increasing material well-being could not.

Chapter 43: The Decline of the Gentry Jun 01, 2020

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With the rise of capitalism, industrialization, and liberal economic policies, the relative power of the old, landed aristocracy was waning. And to fill their place was a nouveaux riche bourgeoisie.
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Chapter 42: The Early Socialists May 04, 2020

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This month we get to know the first wave of socialist thinkers – the Utopian socialists – including Robert Owen, Étienne Cabet, Jean Claude Leonard de Sismondi, Henri de Saint-Simone, Charles Fourier, and more. We also get to see how Radical associations in Britain – like the trade unions, co-ops, and Chartists – paved the way for a socialist movement.

Chapter 41: The Lives of Workers Apr 06, 2020

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Historians have generally had two very different takes on the Industrial Revolution. One take is that it left workers with a lot of grime, exploitation, and suffering. The other take is that it led to workers realizing greater material well-being, greater opportunity, and greater empowerment.
Today we dig deeper into the lives of workers in the First Industrial Revolution – to tell the whole story. We’ll discuss pay and working conditions, the state of the social safety net, the roles of women and children in the mills and mines, the leisure opportunities available to workers, and the conditions of their homes and neighborhoods in the growing industrial cities.
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Chapter 40: The Rise of the Liberals Feb 29, 2020

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From 1830 to 1848, a surge of liberalism swept through the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. It not only brought new political and economic reforms, it established the norms that still influence our politics and economic systems today.

Chapter 39: The Age of Invention Feb 07, 2020

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At the tail-end of the First Industrial Revolution, a flurry of new goods and tools were invented by professional and hobbyist inventors alike, hoping to get rich in this new era of opportunity. Among the most significant of these breakthroughs were three tools I'm going to tell you about in this episode.

Chapter 38: The Advent of Modern Advertising Dec 17, 2019

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Advancements made in paper-making, printing, and lithography during the First Industrial Revolution led to many other developments. Among them: They set the foundation for modern advertising. This week we discuss some of the many characters from France, Great Britain, and the United States who gave rise to this new industry.HOLIDAY BONUS EPISODE COMING!Come back next week for the first Holiday Special of the Industrial Revolutions. We'll be talking about the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol. If you'd like, use the links below to review the story beforehand...AUDIO BOOK VERSION: https://amzn.to/2Eqvp9y HARDCOVER VERSION: https://amzn.to/2YWoQoM KINDLE VERSION: https://amzn.to/35usOaz

Chapter 37: Photography Dec 10, 2019

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In 1839, inventors in England and France simultaneously introduced the world to photography, putting “a new force in the hands of man.” We’ll learn about the scientists who made it possible, the initial experiments, and the impact it has had from the 19th Century to today.Support the Industrial Revolutions on Patreon: https://patreon.com/indrevpod

Chapter 36: Let There Be Light! Nov 19, 2019

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Without advancements in artificial light, much of the economic development and material improvement of the Industrial Revolution wouldn’t have been possible. So, in the days before electric lighting was possible, the people of the time needed to come up with alternatives. And innovators from Germany, France, the UK, and the modern-day US and Canada figured out other ways to illuminate the world around them.#ThankYouPatrons! If you want to join these Industrial Revolutionaries and become a sustaining supporter of the podcast, please sign up at https://patreon.com/indrevpod.

Chapter 35: The Telegraph Nov 12, 2019

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This week, we discuss the development and impact of the electric telegraph – a new means of communicating through metal wires at the end of the First Industrial Revolution. This episode covers:
The possibilities made by Alessandro Volta’s battery
The early telegraph systems made by von Sömmerring, Ronalds, and Schilling
The first functional telegraph made by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone
The life of Samuel Morse and his more successful telegraph
The economic and political impacts of the telegraph in the 19th Century
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