Podcasts about The Greatest American

On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs walked onstage and declared three "revolutionary" products were actually one: the iPhone. Newt closes his 15-part series with the invention that fused the telephone, the transistor, the internet, GPS, and the camera into a single device now carried by six billion people—three-quarters of humanity. From the App Store's trillion-dollar economy to the industries it upended outright, the smartphone is where every earlier episode converges. Newt closes the series by reflecting on 250 years of American inventors who were told it couldn't be done—and built it anyway.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

By the mid-1990s, the web was drowning in pages and starving for a way to find anything useful. Newt tells how two Stanford PhD students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, had a better idea: rank pages by how the web itself linked to them. Their algorithm, PageRank, became Google—incorporated in a Menlo Park garage with a $100,000 check written to a company that didn't legally exist yet. From 10,000 daily searches to 8.5 billion today, this episode traces how an intellectual question about information became a two-trillion-dollar company, and a case study in curiosity preceding value.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For most of human history, seeing inside a living body meant surgery. Newt tells how Dr. Raymond Damadian and physicist Paul Lauterbur turned 1940s nuclear magnetic resonance research into the MRI scanner—a machine that images soft tissue in astonishing detail without radiation or a single incision. From Damadian's hand-built "Indomitable" scanner to today's 40 million annual U.S. procedures, this episode traces how basic physics research, conducted with no medical purpose in mind, became one of medicine's most powerful diagnostic tools—and examines the controversial Nobel Prize snub that still stings decades later.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a Manhattan sidewalk in 1973, Motorola engineer Martin Cooper made the first handheld cellular call—to his rival at Bell Labs, just to say Motorola got there first. Newt traces the mobile phone from a $3,995 status symbol to a global phenomenon with more subscriptions than people on Earth. Beyond the American story, this episode spotlights the developing world, where mobile networks leapfrogged landline infrastructure entirely—connecting fishermen in India to real-time market prices and bringing mobile banking to millions of unbanked Kenyans through M-Pesa. It's a story of connection reaching where wires never could.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twelve thousand five hundred miles above Earth, 31 satellites quietly guide nearly every navigation app on the planet. Newt tells how GPS, developed by the Department of Defense as a military tool, became a free gift to humanity after President Reagan opened it to civilian use following the 1983 Korean Air Lines tragedy. From synchronizing financial markets to guiding precision agriculture, GPS now contributes over $1.5 trillion annually to the U.S. economy alone. It's a case study in the right relationship between government-funded infrastructure and private-sector innovation—and a daily demonstration of Einstein's physics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beneath a football stadium at the University of Chicago on December 2, 1942, Enrico Fermi's team achieved the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in history—producing just half a watt of power but proving a concept that would reshape the world. Newt traces the Manhattan Project's dual legacy: the atomic bombs that ended World War II, and the nuclear power plants that now generate clean electricity more safely than almost any other energy source, despite enduring public fear. This episode grapples honestly with an invention that carries both extraordinary promise and the shadow of annihilation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Henry Ford didn't invent the automobile—he invented a way to make it affordable. Newt examines how Ford's 1913 moving assembly line cut Model T production time from 12.5 hours to 93 minutes, and how Ford's controversial $5-a-day wage turned his own workers into customers, helping create the American middle class. But this episode doesn't shy away from complexity: the same system that built American prosperity was also dehumanizing for many workers, and Ford himself was a deeply flawed figure. It's a clear-eyed look at innovation's power—and its costs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For thirty years, a computer was something only governments and corporations could own—an entire room of machinery. Newt tells how that changed in 1975, when a $439 kit computer on the cover of Popular Electronics inspired a Harvard student named Bill Gates and an HP engineer named Steve Wozniak to imagine something radical: a computer anyone could own. From Microsoft's garage-built software to Apple's Apple II to IBM's industry-legitimizing PC, this episode traces how outsiders—not the institutions running the computer industry—saw what was coming and put computing power directly into ordinary people's hands.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the night of October 29, 1969, a UCLA student typed two letters into a Stanford-bound terminal before the system crashed—and the internet was born. Newt traces ARPANET's Cold War origins as a decentralized network built to survive nuclear attack, through Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn's TCP/IP protocol, to Tim Berners-Lee's World Wide Web. He argues the internet's true significance lies in a policy choice: the U.S. government built it, then let it go, handing an open network to the world rather than controlling it—a decision that unleashed more innovation than any planned alternative.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before 1955, polio closed swimming pools, filled hospital wards with iron lungs, and terrified American parents every summer. Newt tells the story of Dr. Jonas Salk, who defied scientific consensus with a killed-virus vaccine, tested it on 1.8 million children in the largest clinical trial in American history, and then refused to patent it. "Could you patent the sun?" he asked. Cases plummeted from 58,000 to near zero within years. It's a story about a scientist who chose humanity over royalties—and a reminder of what American science can achieve when purpose outweighs profit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At Bell Labs in December 1947, three scientists—John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley—demonstrated a tiny device that would outlast the vacuum tube and launch the digital age. Newt traces the transistor's evolution from a sliver of germanium into the integrated circuit and, eventually, chips containing over 100 billion transistors. Born from pure scientific curiosity rather than a commercial mandate, the transistor became the most sustained technological advance in history—Moore's Law—and the hidden engine behind every computer, phone, and satellite discussed later in this series. It's a powerful case for funding basic research.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every invention in this series—the phone, the internet, the smartphone—depends on one foundational breakthrough. Newt unpacks the electrical power system's tangled origin story: Thomas Edison's Pearl Street Station, Nikola Tesla's alternating current, and George Westinghouse's bet that AC was the future. Their rivalry erupted into the "War of Currents," settled dramatically at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. From there, electrification swept rural America, transforming domestic labor and daily life. It's the story of how competition and infrastructure investment built the invisible foundation on which the entire modern world now runs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two bicycle mechanics from Ohio, with no college degrees and no government funding, beat every well-financed rival to achieve the impossible. On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright flew 120 feet in 12 seconds over the dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina—and humanity's earthbound existence ended. Newt tells how Wilbur and Orville out-engineered the experts, building their own wind tunnel and testing over 200 wing shapes while a Smithsonian-backed rival failed twice with $50,000 in government money. Within a decade, aircraft reshaped war, travel, and commerce—proof that outsiders willing to do the work can rewrite the rules.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alexander Graham Bell grew up obsessed with the human voice—his family taught elocution and speech to the deaf. That obsession led him, on March 10, 1876, to transmit the first intelligible words over a wire: "Mr. Watson, come here." Newt traces Bell's race against rival Elisha Gray, the birth of what became AT&T, and the telephone's explosive spread from 21 subscribers to millions within decades. More than a faster telegraph, the telephone rewired human expectations, making instant connection across distance the new normal—a standard every communication technology since has been measured against.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1844, a painter named Samuel Morse and machinist Alfred Vail shattered the oldest limit on human civilization: the speed of information. Their electromagnetic telegraph sent messages by wire at the speed of electricity, ending an era when news traveled no faster than a horse or a ship. Host Newt opens his 15-part series, Greatest American Inventions: 1776 to 2026, with Morse's historic first transmission—"What hath God wrought"—and traces how the telegraph created the template every future network would follow: infrastructure, standards, and value that grows with scale. It's the origin story of modern markets, journalism, and connected America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ComicBook Nation is back to discuss the greatest American movies of all time on this july 4th weekend, and break down the incredible second season of X-Men '97, talks some House of the Dragon season 3 and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As an 80s music podcast, and as America recognizes another year of independence, we believe the time is right to recognize our favorite American music artists from the 80s. The rules are simple: 1) You and /or your band must contain at least one American original band member. 2) They must have released their first album in the 80s. Simple, right?  There is a lot of discussion, as well as a number of caveats, but we seem to have come up with a good list of 80s American music artists. Enjoy! And please let us know about the ones we forgot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 -Kicking off the top of the show, Who wasn't invited to the Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift wedding? 1215 - Side - Something unique to America 1220 - Executive director of the White House Task Force on the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Andrew Giuliani joins the show today. How are things going with the World Cup? What will be his next endeavors after the World Cup ends? 1230 - Chris Raabe gives the true history of America? 1235 - Jim Kelly drops by the studio and offers his take on what he's doing for the holiday via celebrity impressions, Mayor Nutter, Howard Stern, Mark Levin and more! 1240 - Your calls. 1250 - Is gas prices really coming down? Your calls. 1 - LTC. Scott Rutter calling into the show, Why aren't we doing more (as far as support) for our veterans? When does his book launch and what is the book about? 110 - AOC thinks Gen Z feels betrayed, however the Press Secretary Karoline Levitt offers a view on Gen Z that is just lazy and has “silver spoons” in their mouth. Does it boil down to AI? Or is it just generational? 120 - Your calls. 130 - Afolnso Riberio calling in the show today to talk about him hosting "A Capitol Fourth: 250th Weekend Celebration on ABC. Who will be appearing on the show? What is his role in the show as far as behind the scenes? When will the new seasons of AFV and Dancing with the Stars start? 150 - Why are only a select few players being invited to the Kelce/Swift wedding? 155 - Your calls 205 - Dr. Nick DiNublie calling in the show today 215 - Dom's Money Melody! 230 - Pope Leo receiving the Liberty Medal. Why did he not show up in Philadelphia to receive it? 235 - Your Calls 240 - More of your calls 250 - The Lightning Round!

As an 80s music podcast, and as America recognizes another year of independence, we believe the time is right to recognize our favorite American music artists from the 80s.  The rules are simple: 1) You and /or your band must contain at least one American original band member. 2) They must have released their first album in the 80s. Simple, right? There is a lot of discussion, as well as a number of caveats, but we seem to have come up with a good list of 80s American music artists. Enjoy! And please let us know about the ones we forgot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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What are the American movies and TV shows that everyone should watch? Chad opens the hour with some fun on that topic before Jason DeRusha joins to talk about his fashion choice today, interviews he had this week with Peggy Flanagan and Angie Craig, and why he never brought his sons to see 4th of July fireworks.

The Greatest American Inventions full 730 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:24:00 +0000 ITfmz76ihfnSaF1u4ZNuOajTfEAlqP7O society & culture Klein/Ally Show: The Podcast society & culture The Greatest American Inventions Klein.Ally.Show on KROQ is more than just a "dynamic, irreverent morning radio show that mixes humor, pop culture, and unpredictable conversation with a heavy dose of realness." (but thanks for that quote anyway). Hosted by Klein, Ally, and a cast of weirdos (both on the team and from their audience), the show is known for its raw, offbeat style, offering a mix of sarcastic banter, candid interviews, and an unfiltered take on everything from culture to the chaos of everyday life. With a loyal, engaged fanbase and an addiction for pushing boundaries, the show delivers the perfect blend of humor and insight, all while keeping things fun, fresh, and sometimes a little bit illegal. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Society & Culture https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2

HOUR 1- ADD News, Greatest American Inventions and MORE full 2057 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:42:00 +0000 e6nlRje9t129UEgSbIvJAJ26Rvsbve6d society & culture Klein/Ally Show: The Podcast society & culture HOUR 1- ADD News, Greatest American Inventions and MORE Klein.Ally.Show on KROQ is more than just a "dynamic, irreverent morning radio show that mixes humor, pop culture, and unpredictable conversation with a heavy dose of realness." (but thanks for that quote anyway). Hosted by Klein, Ally, and a cast of weirdos (both on the team and from their audience), the show is known for its raw, offbeat style, offering a mix of sarcastic banter, candid interviews, and an unfiltered take on everything from culture to the chaos of everyday life. With a loyal, engaged fanbase and an addiction for pushing boundaries, the show delivers the perfect blend of humor and insight, all while keeping things fun, fresh, and sometimes a little bit illegal. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Society & Culture https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?

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What makes a sports moment truly unforgettable? In this episode of The Man Cave Podcast, Dan continues his countdown of the 250 Greatest American Sports Moments, Athletes, Teams, and Games, diving into some of the most iconic moments in sports history. From Tiger Woods' historic 1997 Masters victory and Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, to Jesse Owens silencing the world at the 1936 Olympics, Dan explores the moments that transcended sports and helped shape American culture. Plus:⚾ Don Larsen's perfect game in the World Series

Tune in here to this Thursday's edition of the Brett Winterble Show! Pete Kaliner stops by for the Friday Hangover. In the first hour, Brett plays excerpts from Dr Oz and others on additional fraud cases being brought by the federal government. The government is pursuing denaturalization of over 200 people because of fraud. Brett Jensen joins Brett to discuss the comments by Tulsi Gabbard on Dr Fauci and Covid in the second hour. They also discussed the effects in North Carolina on education and other things. Brett discusses the greatest American inventions and takes phone calls from listeners about American inventions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"The New York Times released their 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters list a short while ago. I know online lists usually have some click bait to start conversation but this list was overtly egregious. Not for who was on it. It was who was left off. We will go over the list and play some artists that should have been on there."

P.T. Barnum was one of the most famous entertainers of the 19th century, a man who turned curiosity, spectacle, and promotion into an art form and money. He built museums, launched tours, entered politics, created legends, and helped define the modern circus.  His life was filled with ambition, controversy, genius…and a fair amount of exaggeration.  Learn more about P.T Barnum, the self-proclaimed Prince of Humbugs, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.  Sponsors Newspapers.com Honor the past by uncovering its stories at Newspapers.com  Promo Code EVERYTHINGEVERWHERE Samsara Don't wait for the next accident to take action. Head to Samsara.com/EVERYTHING ButcherBox Get your choice between chicken breast or top sirloin for a year OR ground beef for life, PLUS $20 off when you go to ButcherBox.com/everything Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Save 50% on Unlimited premium wireless plans starting at $15/month at MintMobile.com/EED Audible Listen to Project Hail Mary Audible.com/hailmary Fast Growing Trees Get 20% off your first purchase when using the code DAILY at checkout at fastgrowingtrees.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Ds7Rx7jvPJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comIt's a special day and by some miracle, Nancy remembered: It's SMOKE ‘EM's third anniversary, thus making this podcast the longest committed relationship of Sarah's life. We celebrate with a quiz, riffing on a news week that brought us a bizarre manifesto, a podcast about eating the rich, a former politician who still inspires, the latest twist in a post-Roe landscape, a mac-and-cheese heist scheme and MORE! Also: What the New York Times' 30 Greatest American songwriters got wrong and why his name is Billy Joel. Also discussed: * Sarah's visit to Colossal Biosciences: Bring back the woolly mammoth! * “We're headed into Nutville”* Blowing up pipelines* The more freedom you give people, the more freedom they want?* Would Sarah hate-f*ck Hasan Piker?* More tragic attempts to pronounce “Douthat” * Sarah's first SUPERlove* How telehealth changed the abortion landscape* What would a GOOD biopic of Michael Jackson look like? * Shout out, Amy's frozen dinner macaroni and cheese* Whither Tom Waits and Paul Westerberg?REMINDER: Zoom hang for paid subscribers TOMORROW, Sunday, May 3, 5pm PT / 8pm ET, link sent day-of. We have the perfect anniversary gift …

Snowstorm delirium, travel exhaustion, and total studio chaos set the stage for a wild Cinco de Luncho as the crew debates the five greatest American sports victories of all time. From a dramatic overtime Olympic hockey triumph that ended a decades-long drought, to the unstoppable dominance of the 1992 Dream Team, to iconic moments that transcended sports entirely, the list sparks instant arguments. Did Hulk Hogan's title win count as a true sports moment? Where does the 1999 Women's World Cup rank in American history? And why the Miracle on Ice still stands alone as the ultimate underdog victory with global stakes. But the segment completely derails when a post-bar Venmo mishap becomes the real controversy. An overzealous attempt to cover the bill turns into a heated debate about tipping, snowstorm etiquette, and whether anyone should actually send money back. A classic Cinco packed with nostalgia, patriotic pride, sports history arguments, and laugh-out-loud dysfunction that only this crew can deliver.

Love Story is an upcoming biographical romance anthology television series created by Connor Hines and executive produced by Ryan Murphy. The fifth installment in the American Story media franchise, it will air on FX and FX on Hulu. The first season, John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, charts the whirlwind courtship and marriage of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.Here's the trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2RakWShdE Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Love Story is an upcoming biographical romance anthology television series created by Connor Hines and executive produced by Ryan Murphy. The fifth installment in the American Story media franchise, it will air on FX and FX on Hulu. The first season, John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, charts the whirlwind courtship and marriage of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.Here's the trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw2RakWShdE Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

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Intro: (0:00)Is Weston McKennie the greatest USA midfielder ever: (4:11)Will Brenden Aaronson or Diego Luna have a bigger World Cup impact: (11:11)Managers getting sacked left and right: (14:29)Ricardo Pepi to the Premier League?: (26:20)#AskAlexi: (31:29)One For the Road: (41:07) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Daily Quiz - Entertainment, Society and Culture Today's Questions: Question 1: What is the name of the 1941 film that topped the AFI's 1998 list of the 100 greatest American films? Question 2: Which of the following describes Guglielmo Marconi? Question 3: What is the name of the monetary unit that is equal to 100 kopecks? Question 4: Which of the following is believed to be a sin in Islam? Question 5: What religion was founded by Lao-tzu ? Question 6: What is the national bird of New Zealand? Question 7: Name the movie that matches the following plot summary: 'A maverick teacher emboldens his students to new heights of self-expression.' Question 8: What is the Russian currency? This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nationally known investment expert, economist, Chapman University professor and author of more than 25 books Mark Skousen joins us to discuss his latest book, The Greatest American, on his distant relative, Benjamin Franklin.  We talk about Franklin's legacy in science, business, economics, politics, and diplomacy, and ponder what Franklin would think about politicians like Zohran Mandami.  He also gives a preview of next year's FreedomFest, the world's largest gathering of free minds.

Tim Chermak, founder/CEO of Platform Marketing, shares why he believes Walt Disney is the greatest entrepreneur of all time. Recorded live at the LevelUp Conference.

Newt talks with Dr. Mark Skousen, “America’s Economist” about his new book, “The Greatest American: Benjamin Franklin, The World’s Most Versatile Genius.” Their conversation explores Franklin's profound impact on American politics and daily life, highlighting his diverse roles as an inventor, scientist and diplomat. Skousen, who is a direct descendant of Franklin, shares insights into Franklin's unfinished autobiography, which he completed using Franklin's letters and papers. They also discuss Franklin's practical approach to science, his mastery of diplomacy, and his personal philosophies, including his belief in the importance of being useful and educated. Dr. Skousen also touches on Franklin's complex relationships with women, his views on religion, and his legacy as a versatile genius. Skousen provides a comprehensive look at why Franklin is considered one of the greatest Americans, emphasizing his ability to connect with people from all walks of life and his enduring influence on modern society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Left is constantly pointing out America's sins and downfalls, but where would your life be if America didn't exist? Ahead of the July Fourth weekend, Glenn highlights some of the good America has done in the last 200 years. Glenn goes through all the things that America created that you likely use in your everyday life. Democrats have dropped 51 points in being proud Americans since 2001. Glenn and Stu uncomfortably watch New York City Democrat mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani eat food with his hands. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) joins to discuss the long road Trump's "big, beautiful bill" has to pass as the Senate is taking an axe to critical issues in the bill. Our Republic president and co-author of “Propaganda Wars” Justin Haskins joins to discuss the vital need for America to win the AI war against China. Glenn gives an important message for the July Fourth weekend. Economist and “The Greatest American” author Mark Skousen joins to give the story of Benjamin Franklin that you haven't heard.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Mark Skousen, an author and descendant of Ben Franklin, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to reflect on the great inventor and thinker's life and philosophy and explain how Franklin shaped America's Founding in key ways. You can find Skousen's book The Greatest American: Benjamin Franklin, History's Most Versatile Genius here. If you care about combating the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Mark Skousen, an author and descendant of Ben Franklin, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to reflect on the great inventor and thinker's life and philosophy and explain how Franklin shaped America's Founding in key ways. You can find Skousen's book The Greatest American: Benjamin Franklin, History's […]

DAMON YOUNG (⁠What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays⁠) is a Pittsburgh writer and humorist. In this episode, Jacke talks to Damon about his work editing and writing an introduction for That's How They Get You: An Unruly Anthology of Black American Humor, which emphasizes how and why Black American humor is uniquely transfixing. PLUS Jacke nominates a joke as the greatest American joke ever told. Learn more about Damon Young and his work at https://www.damonjyoung.com. Information about tour events for the anthology of Black American humor is available at https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2268679/damon-young/#events The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com . Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate . The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Markets change, headlines come and go ... but solid principles still hold up. In this episode, Robert Helms catches up with America's economist Mark Skousen for a conversation about what's happening across the markets ... from stocks and real estate to inflation, interest rates, and gold. They also talk about Mark's latest book, Lessons from the Greatest American ... drawing on the life and legacy of Ben Franklin. Then in our Market Spotlight, Bill Stowell Sr. shares real-world strategies for acquiring businesses ... with or without real estate ... and how that approach can open up new opportunities for your portfolio. Tune in and take the next step toward thinking bigger and investing smarter. Visit our Special Reports Library under Resources at RealEstateGuysRadio.com    

Mark Skousen, a direct descendant of Ben Franklin, shares insights from the life of the man he calls "the greatest American." Sponsors: Monetary Metals & The Tom Woods Elite Mastermind Book Discussed: The Greatest American: Benjamin Franklin, America's Most Versatile Genius Guest's Twitter: @MarkSkousen1 Guest's Event: FreedomFest.com  Show notes for Ep. 2648