Podcast HackHow the Industrial Revolution Changed the WorldBy History Hit, Dan Snow, Duncan Weldon
In a Nutshell
In this October 2025 episode of History Hit, host Dan Snow discusses the Industrial Revolution and its legacy with economist Duncan Weldon.
Favorite Quote
There is this moment when Britain is the only industrial country in the world, when it is just much richer than anywhere else on the planet. That's a half-century or so of Britain just being staggeringly more productive, staggeringly more economically productive than anyone else.
Duncan Weldon
Introduction
We can split human history into two parts: before the Industrial Revolution and after it.
The speed at which technology has developed, economies have grown, and globalization has spread since the Industrial Revolution is staggering, especially when compared to how people lived before it.
Dan Snow's History Hit podcast explores the most influential events in our past and how they have shaped the world.
On this October 2025 episode, Snow invites journalist, economist, and author of 200 Years of Muddling Through, Duncan Weldon, to discuss the lasting impact of the Industrial Revolution.
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