Downside Up

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What if the parts of our lives we've accepted as normal were totally different? What if dogs had never been domesticated? Or humans had no sense of flavor...what would've happened to the spice trade? And how would that have shaped the future of the world? Join CNN's Chris Cillizza as he spoke with journalists, experts and forward-thinking futurists to help us envision what might have been — and how even a small shift in the status quo could change our world completely.

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Downside Up

Episodes (11)

Dec 5, 2022 What if we lived in a world without credit?
Nov 28, 2022 What if we only worked four days a week?
Nov 21, 2022 What if we lived in a world without sneakers?

Downside Up

Dec 5, 2022
41¼ minutes
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The American economy revolves around credit. We use credit cards for everyday purchases like gas and groceries, but we also take out major loans to pay for school, homes and automobiles. But what if we lived in a world without credit? How would this affect our financial system and our daily lives? Would it reshape human history? On the last episode of this season of Downside Up, Chris Cillizza considers these questions with sociologists Sarah Quinn and Monica Prasad, and New York Times business reporter Emily Flitter. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit c...

Downside Up

What if we lived in a world without credit?

CNN Podcasts

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