Thrilling Tales of Modern Capitalism

What Streams May Come: The Story of HBO

It invented the home box office. Can it keep up in the streaming wars?

Episode Notes

HBO pioneered prestige TV and the concept of renting movies from home. Can it be a front-runner in the streaming wars?

Podcast production by Jess Miller and Cleo Levin.

About the Show

Navigating the marketplace is the original choose-your-own adventure. Thrilling Tales of Modern Capitalism takes a company in the news, and looks at its history to figure out why it finds itself in its present circumstances. Host Seth Stevenson brings you stories you may not have heard about the brands that shape how you live and work. And whether they’ve succeeded or failed, these companies have been on more of an adventure than you may have imagined. All episodes

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