{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Ventureology","title":"Chicago #1: The Merchants Who Invented Modern Finance","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/113a2514\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1701,"description":"In April 1848, 82 merchants climbed the stairs above a flour store attic and signed a charter that would become the foundation of an $846 trillion global derivatives market. This is that story.\n📧 Full written episode with source citations, maps, and data: https://ventureology.co\nThe first 100 paid subscribers get founding member pricing for life:\n- https://ventureology.co/founding-partner\n🎧 YouTube: https://youtu.be/U2MHUx8UpBQ\n🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Rvt9GARG2mXRM1apLWQVj\nCHAPTERS:\n0:00 — $846 Trillion from a Flour Store Attic\n1:10 — What Is Ventureology?\n1:43 — Gurdon Hubbard: The 75-Mile Walk That Built Chicago\n5:41 — The Richmond-Whiting Meeting\n7:31 — The 82 Merchants Sign the Charter\n9:31 — How Fungibility Created Modern Finance\n14:16 — The April 1848 Convergence\n17:09 — Why Chicago Beat St. Louis\n18:59 — The Chicago Pragmatism Cycle\n20:32 — The Great Fire Test\n23:53 — CME Group Today: $106B Market Cap\n26:23 — Next Episode: The Great Rebuilding","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/OiP8q7Q81_ZDuH8XIDSI52U4DeT83lEWYeMdw75hQr4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNzNk/YjI1YmM5ZGQ2NjRh/MDk4YjU3Njg2ZWVh/YzM1Ny53ZWJw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}