Tulipmania: Episode 1
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Tulipmania: Episode 1
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We kick off with the drama of 17th-century Netherlands: a thriving economy, flourishing trade, and the rise of tulips as the ultimate status symbol. It’s the perfect stage for a speculative frenzy, and we’re here to explore how something as simple as a flower could become a financial mania.
The story of Tulipmania is wild—people mortgaging homes for bulbs that might not even bloom, contracts trading for flowers no one had even seen yet. But the deeper question is: why? What drives people to such irrational behavior?
In this episode, we set the stage for the series. Tulipmania wasn’t just about flowers—it was about trust, uncertainty, and the way human behavior shifts when what’s unknown starts to feel bigger than what’s known.
Host - Michael Alexander Volkonsky
Guest - Jaco Zuijderduijn
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