Podcasts Culture Freakonomics Radio 549. The First Great American Industry

549. The First Great American Industry

Published: July 13, 2023, 3 a.m.

b'Whaling was, in the words of one scholar, \\u201cearly capitalism unleashed on the high seas.\\u201d How did the U.S. come to dominate the whale market? Why did whale hunting die out here \\u2014 and continue to grow elsewhere? And is that whale vomit in your perfume? (Part 1 of \\u201cEverything You Never Knew About Whaling.\\u201d)'