History of Capitalism and Energy in the US | 1001: Intro to Everything podcast #18 with Sean Adams

Sean Adams (Ph.D. Wisconsin, 1999) is the Hyatt and Cici Brown Professor of History and specializes in the history of American capitalism and energy. He explores the relationship of fossil fuel and the US, and is entitled Home Fires: How Americans Kept Warm in the 19th Century. He also leads the Inquire Capitalism program, which provides resources for students, researchers, and the general public on the history of capitalism as well as writes in his blog called EnergyPast.

OUTLINE:

0:00 - Intro

1:04 - How he got into studying capitalism

6:02 - 19th century US political context

10:45 - Ideology in the north and south US 

17:23 - American industrialization & the Gilded Age

29:04 - Capitalism principles, competition and consequences

36:59 - Business innovations in 19th century 

42:42 - Fossil fuel role in the development of industries

57:12 - The creation of freedom inside capitalism

01:01:49 - Negative impact of coal burning 

01:03:47 - Coal, biggest gamechanger and how the US got addicted to it

01:11:25 - Alternatives to coal as energy generation 

01:15:52 - Motivation for studying energy

01:21:09 - Will we run out of fossil fuels?

01:30:45 - Government regulation of energy 

1:38:00 - Government in 19th century US and Sean’s opinion

1:57:38 - Optimism for the future and inequality

2:07:39 - Comparison US and Venezuela

2:10:14 - Minimum government

2:17:37 - Advice for students

2:19:48 - Gratefullness

EPISODE LINKS:UF Profile: https://history.ufl.edu/directory/sea...

Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sean-Pa...Blog: https://energypast.com/

Inquiry to Capitalism Progam: https://inquire-capitalism.clas.ufl.edu/

PODCAST INFO:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7lIx...

Anchor Website: https://anchor.fm/andres-pulido5

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