Inspired by author Tim Hartford's latest book, Leonard will discuss some of the inventions that help shape the economy to what it is today. You'll be interested in hearing why barbed wire and TV dinners made the list!
Episode Segments:
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy Google,infant formula, paper money... these are just a few of the items Tom Hartford spotlights in his new book Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy. Leonard will discuss some of the more interesting ones, and why they are on the list. We'll also hear this week's batch of dumb criminal stories, including a panty waste, and a big stink robbery.
Labor Day In honor of Labor Day, Leonard serves up a triple play of Words of Wisdom on Labor Day, the greatness of mind, and how you see is what you get.