Is It True That...? (2025) : 2x17
...The Gap Between Rich and Poor Has Never Been Bigger?
25 Min.
Overview
Are the rich today richer than ever? This episode shows how the gap between rich and poor has developed over the millennia: From the first states, through the slave trade and industrialisation, to globalised trade and neo-liberal politics. How did the rich get richer? And can the trend be reversed?
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2 - 1...The principle of "an eye for an eye" used to apply? January 07, 2026 -
2 - 2...Raw materials really make countries richer? January 14, 2026 -
2 - 3...Witch hunts began as early as the Middle Ages? January 21, 2026 -
2 - 4...Only silk was transported on the Silk Road? February 18, 2026 -
2 - 5...The Past Was Less Violent? February 25, 2026 -
2 - 6...There was less paperwork in the past? March 04, 2026 -
2 - 7...Slavery was abolished for moral reasons? March 11, 2026 -
2 - 8...Global trade does make us richer? March 18, 2026 -
2 - 9...The dog has always been man's best friend? March 25, 2026 -
2 - 10...humans have always experienced intoxication? April 01, 2026 -
2 - 11...Columbus was the first to cross an ocean? April 08, 2026 -
2 - 12...dirndls and lederhosen are quintessentially Bavarian? April 15, 2026 -
2 - 13...all African countries were European colonies? April 22, 2026 -
2 - 14...there is no progress without war? April 29, 2026 -
2 - 15...the modern age began with the printing press? May 06, 2026 -
2 - 16...tourism was invented thanks to the railway? May 13, 2026 -
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2 - 18...we have always been addicted to sugar? May 27, 2026 -
2 - 19...the super-rich have made the world a better place? June 03, 2026 -
2 - 20...we have always enjoyed gaming? June 10, 2026 -
2 - 21Have secret messages changed history? June 17, 2026 -
2 - 22Do true geniuses exist? June 24, 2026